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Los Angeles, CA

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Keep up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy discussion of the tech news of the day. Tom Merritt and co-host's home for daily tech news.

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@ACEDTECT

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English


Episodes
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The Thick and Thin of Smartphones – DTNS Live 4954

2/11/2025
How thin can you make a book-foldable smartphone? Oppo has the answer. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed Americans primarily watch YouTube on TV screens vs mobile screens. Are Jeep infotainment systems filled with persistent ads? And is the next big thing on Netflix, podcasts? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3Continue reading "The Thick and Thin of Smartphones – DTNS Live 4954"

Duration:00:59:33

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Musk Organizes $97.4B bid for OpenAI – DTNSB 4954

2/11/2025
The AI Action Summit wraps up in Paris, NotebookLM Plus gets a wider release, and Tim Stevens and Ron Richards discuss pinball preservation. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks toContinue reading "Musk Organizes $97.4B bid for OpenAI – DTNSB 4954"

Duration:00:37:11

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AI Drains Brains – DTNS Live 4953

2/10/2025
Are generative AI tools detrimental to our ability to think critically? The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit is being held in Paris this week. Do we need to pay attention? Did Super Bowl LIX highlight a tipping point for cryptocurrencies and sports betting? And Google Calendar is paring back its default notable dates in events. DoesContinue reading "AI Drains Brains – DTNS Live 4953"

Duration:01:05:53

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AI Summit Begins in Paris – DTNSB 4953

2/10/2025
President Macros promotes it with deepfakes and huge spending on Data Centers. Plus why the US doesn’t get cheap EVs. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–withoutContinue reading "AI Summit Begins in Paris – DTNSB 4953"

Duration:00:31:48

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Goud Do Better, Google! – DTNS Live 4852

2/7/2025
We discussed our cable management habits. The UK’s government has reportedly ordered Apple to create a backdoor encrypted user data in iCloud data. Google updates Gemini’s AI response in its Super Bowl ad. And it’s Friday. We test our panel with another round of quiz questions centered on the topic of distillation. Starring Sarah Lane,Continue reading "Goud Do Better, Google! – DTNS Live 4852"

Duration:01:06:53

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UK Orders a Back Door to Apple Encryption – DTNSB 4952

2/7/2025
Huawei sees its fastest growth in four years, the ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra is here, and cheese gets Google AI in hot water yet again! Starring Tom Merritt and Shannon Morse. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/61954547cb03c875f7617118/episodes/67a662043eadb4f808a7fe96.mp3MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A specialContinue reading "UK Orders a Back Door to Apple Encryption – DTNSB 4952"

Duration:00:34:58

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Creating Distilled Models is Half the Battle! – DTNS Live 4951

2/6/2025
Could the threat posed by Ransomware be diminishing? A new cyber security report holds some tantalizing data. Why is Microsoft Teams getting Facebook-like functionality? Are tech companies looking a new round of belt-tightening. And Stanford and the University of Washington AI researchers trained an AI “reasoning” model for under $50. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood,Continue reading "Creating Distilled Models is Half the Battle! – DTNS Live 4951"

Duration:01:01:52

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Researchers Create a Reasoning Model for Less Than $50 – DTNSB 4951

2/6/2025
Huawei sees its fastest growth in four years, the ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra is here, and cheese gets Google AI in hot water yet again! MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading "Researchers Create a Reasoning Model for Less Than $50 – DTNSB 4951"

Duration:00:30:04

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Saving Game History – DTNS Live 4950

2/5/2025
The Video Game History Foundation has made its archive available for early access, free of charge. Google updates its AI principles removing references to weapons and surveillance. Sonos is planning to launch a streaming TV device later this year in the $200-$400 price range. And we discuss DJI explanation on why it won’t stop dronesContinue reading "Saving Game History – DTNS Live 4950"

Duration:01:03:31

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Why DTNS Doesn’t Cover the DOGE – DTNSB 4950

2/5/2025
And actual tech news like a bad Zyxel router vulnerability, Amazon may finally improve its voice assistant and the Verge got a sneak look at Sonos’s streaming TV device. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or getContinue reading "Why DTNS Doesn’t Cover the DOGE – DTNSB 4950"

Duration:00:37:52

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Taking Driver Assistance to New Levels – DTNS Live 4949

2/4/2025
A new app from the Icon Factory called Tapestry pulls together feeds from Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, YouTube, and more into one timeline. Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch told analysts the company will finally get into the mainstream paid streaming subscription game this year. Adobe is adding a new Contract Intelligence feature to its Acrobat “AIContinue reading "Taking Driver Assistance to New Levels – DTNS Live 4949"

Duration:01:03:19

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Twitterific Team Tames Timeline with Tapestry – DTNSB 4949

2/4/2025
Apple takes on Evite with Invites, and Kenneth Kohlmann talks about a modular landscaping robot called Yarbo Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none ofContinue reading "Twitterific Team Tames Timeline with Tapestry – DTNSB 4949"

Duration:00:36:55

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Deep Seeking Deep Research – DTNS Live 4948

2/3/2025
OpenAI’s announced Deep Research, an agentic ChatGPT tool, that lets users ask the chatbot to perform “multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks”. AI companies like Anthropic would like job applicants NOT to use AI on their submission. Fitness+ adds hours of Kendrick Lamar themed workouts to celebrate Super Bowl LIX. And where areContinue reading "Deep Seeking Deep Research – DTNS Live 4948"

Duration:01:03:40

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Failure Is a Good Option – DTNS 4948

2/3/2025
Gary Shapiro tells us when failure is good, and OpenAI launches an agent with the same name as Google’s agent. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–withoutContinue reading "Failure Is a Good Option – DTNS 4948"

Duration:00:35:59

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LinkedIn’s Break Room – DTNS Live 4947

1/31/2025
LinkedIn’s efforts to bring more video creators on board seems to be paying off. Why is Nintendo going after a Costa Rican grocery store owner? Plus OpenAI launched o3-mini, a new AI reasoning model designed to be both powerful and more affordable. And its Friday and time for another end of week Fun Time Quiz.Continue reading "LinkedIn’s Break Room – DTNS Live 4947"

Duration:01:04:27

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Deep Week for DeepSeek – DTNS 4947

1/31/2025
We also talk to Gary Shapiro about what it takes to put on CES and why it’s been so enduring. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–withoutContinue reading "Deep Week for DeepSeek – DTNS 4947"

Duration:00:37:57

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Throwing Spaghetti at the Facebook Wall – DTNS Live 4946

1/30/2025
Microsoft integrates OpenAI’s o1 model into Copilot and gives Copilot users free access to it. PLus Microsoft is making a NPC optimzed version of DeepSeek’s R1 model to run locally on Copilot+PC machines. Google is launching “Ask for me,” a new Search Lab experiment that uses AI to call businesses for local service pricing andContinue reading "Throwing Spaghetti at the Facebook Wall – DTNS Live 4946"

Duration:01:04:09

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Popular Hacking Forums Cracked and Nulled Shuttered – DTNS 4946

1/30/2025
New Intel Lunar Lake Surface laptops, plus a look at how tariffs could impact tech in the US. Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, noneContinue reading "Popular Hacking Forums Cracked and Nulled Shuttered – DTNS 4946"

Duration:00:34:26

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Goodness Scrape! – DTNS Live 4945

1/29/2025
OpenAI tells the Financial Times that it found evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used OpenAI’s proprietary models to train its system. An anti-AI scrapping activist creates a tarpit to trap AI crawlers in an endless maze of links to nowhere. Plus Xbox’s Phil Spencer made an interesting comment about hard exclusives on the platform.Continue reading "Goodness Scrape! – DTNS Live 4945"

Duration:00:59:45

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Don’t Fear Apple’s Chip Hack – DTNS 4945

1/29/2025
A chip vulnerability in Apple Silicon isn’t great, plus why OpenAI’s concern about DeepSeek is hilarious but justified. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, noneContinue reading "Don’t Fear Apple’s Chip Hack – DTNS 4945"

Duration:00:33:55