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- Modular Synthesis Explained! - Everything is Voltage! · 42 minRich Stroffolino joins Jason Howell to explain modular synthesis with a live VCV Rack demo that covers control voltage, cable patching, and why some musicians would rather build…
- NVIDIA's Next Big CEO - DTNS 5394 · 1 h 2 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5394This week NVIDIA co-founder Jensen Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy and follow up reporting disclosed additional affairs with…
- Huang’s Gone, So Who’s Next to Lead NVIDIA? - DTNS 5393 · 37 min · Episodio 5393Plus Google tries to be the privacy-forward smart glass maker and Apple ends its support forums. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- How Good is Gemini 4 Carbon - Jason Howell Tells Us - DTNS 5392 · 36 min · Episodio 5392Google’s new top model is out and Jason’s been trying it. Plus, Anthropic has a new top model and one of the makers of Cyanogen is developing an AI-based version of Linux…
- The Huang Affair: A Threat to NVIDIA's Dominance - DTNS 5391 · 43 min · Episodio 5391Which Huang is which, who knew what when, and what we think might happen to NVIDIA. Plus Googlebook got a firmware update. Can it change Robb’s heart? Starring Tom Merritt, Robb…
- The Jellyfish Deserves a Nobel Prize - DTNS WEEKEND · 14 min · Stagione 13Dr. Niki explains why work on optogenetics won the Nobel Prize. It can turn neurons on and off with light. She also makes a case for the jellyfish winning the Nobel Prize next…
- Picking New Wireless Headphones - DTNS Weekend · 36 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5391Eileen is looking for new headphones. She has a her eye on Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro but is also considering the; Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones, Bose…
- The Data Center Debates - DTNS 5390 · 1 h 1 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5390Data center opposition became a powerful campaign issue in this week’s midterms, with several winning candidates promising restrictions. The days following the election results…
- Touch is Nice-To-Have On The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR - DTNS 5389 · 41 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5389OpenAI shares the many ways that it plans to build out its data centers in ways that respect residents nearby, and Kamyl Bazbaz from DuckDuckGo shares that schools have options…
- America Votes Against Data Centers - DTNS 5388 · 37 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5388More than 40 data center measures were on the ballot across 10 states and restrictions won almost every time Plus, Apple thinks you want to record yourself doing karaoke. Two…
- Google Holds Search Hostage for Schools That Don’t Want AI - DTNS 5387 · 34 min · Episodio 5387Google came very close to giving schools true control over how they use AI. Also, Apple faces a supply crunch, and it looks like Open Weight models are the best nove for big…
- Why Attackers Are Targeting Grocery Store Freezers - DTNS 5386 · 37 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5386Another round of food getting spoiled by hacks on freezers. And a cool DIY kit to make a cheap e-paper display. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Dr. Niki. Links to…
- Tech Authors Use - DTNS WEEKEND · 53 min · Stagione 13Tom Merritt and authors Mallory O'Meara, Philip Fracassi and J-F Dubeau talk about the tech they use in their writing, from the low to the high. From composing to submission to…
- Vibing to Art - DTNS Weekend · 54 min · Stagione 13Scott Johnson has been trying out the Artcraft apps that are meant to take place of Adobe apps. Find out what he likes, doesn’t like and where he thinks the whole vibe coded apps…
- Is The Touchscreen A Big Deal? - DTNS 5385 · 1 h 2 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5385This week Apple released the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, a touchscreen laptop. Something Steve Jobs called an “ergonomically terrible” idea. Will this move to other…
- Google Says It Did Not Kill Its Golden Ad Goose - DTNS 5384 · 27 min · Episodio 5384Look, Google has plans, OK? They’ll be fine. Just ask them. And NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a spy. We’re sure that will be fine too. Starring Tom Merritt and…
- Apple Launches Ergonomically Terrible Laptops - DTNS 5383 · 34 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5383Apple added a touchscreen laptop to its lineup, a design once called “ergonomically terrible” by Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, Amazon tried to steal Apple’s hardware thunder with the…
- Apple Won’t Stop Releasing Hardware This Week - DTNS 5382 · 32 min · Episodio 5382OpenAI won’t stop releasing science and why LLMs are more expensive if you don’t speak English. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- Anthropic Doesn’t Lose as Much Money As You Think - DTNS 5381 · 34 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5381What the average person will find interesting about the Anthropic IPOs. Plus iFixit figures out what’s causing iPhone Duo screens to crack. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb…
- Fooling Your Friends to Make You Both Safer · 30 min · Stagione 13- Deception is a virus - Passive protection doesn't work. - Build up your deception immune system (And why you need a DM for your corporate wolf masking strategy) "Wolfmasking |…
- How to Vibe Code Custom Firmware for Audio Gear · 41 minRich Stroffolino joins Jason Howell to geek out on the state of audio technology in the age of agentic AI that enables anyone to safely modify the inner workings of their gear to…
- What's The Next Apple-gate? - DTNS 5380 · 57 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5380The top stories of the week are about AI discovering a critical bug in the Web, Responsible Disclosure and patching systems breaking down, and how nation-states may be getting a…
- Talk to Your DNA - DTNS 5379 · 27 min · Episodio 5379Hugging Face releases an on-device open model for studying DNA. And Amazon security researchers say PHP2Shell may have been exploited as early as Saturday. Starring Tom Merritt…
- The Day the Internet Broke - DTNS 5378 · 35 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5378Eight insecure TLS certificates seemed to be bad enough, but then folks leaked out a PHP vulnerability that could compromise more than 70% of the Web. Thank goodness there’s a…
- Vibe Code Ads Right Off of Your TV - DTNS 5377 · 35 min · Episodio 5377People are removing the smart from their TVs using agents. Plus, the discovery that could help us actually understand what goes on within LLMs. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason…
- Airship Successfully Delivers Cell Service in Japan - DTNS 5376 · 30 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5376A New Mexico company delivers LTE from a zeppelin in Japan, Samsung may shift its S-series announcement back to January, and iPhone Duo preorders start shifting earlier. Starring…
- The Scampocalypse: How to Survive the Present Attacks · 22 min · Stagione 13- What's changing now - Bad habits in the past are now dangerous. - Cognitive security - Patient Zero: Madison Square Garden hack Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood…
- Is the DIY PC Era Over? – DTNS Weekend · 44 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5376On this episode of DTNS Weekend, Roger and Patrick go head-to-head over the possible death of DIY PC building. Who or what is killing the hobby, and is this the end of an era, or…
- Who's Running Your Smart Home? - DTNS 5375 · 58 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5375This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devices in cooperation with LG and Schneider. So our BIG QUESTION this week is: Do you want…
- Who the GoogleBook is For - DTNS 5374 · 33 min · Episodio 5374Iyaz Akhtar from PC Mag joins us to talk about his experience using a Googlebook as his daily driver. Plus Amazon’s Bee has new note-taking gadgets. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah…
- Spy Rhymes with AI - DTNS 5373 · 34 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5373Plus, Fortnite on Linux gets closer and what really makes you a developer. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here…
- Apple Wants to Lock You Into Your Home - DTNS 5372 · 42 min · Episodio 5372Apple has a new smart home hub and a door lock among other things. Plus, Jason’s been trying out Google’s flagship Gemini 4 Argon. Has Google caught back up in frontier models?…
- Social Engineering 101 · 23 min- What has worked up until now - 3 psychological back doors (plus social proof) - What DTNS listeners think of as social engineering "Wolfmasking | Enterprise Deceptive Role…
- Is Software Over? - DTNS 5371 · 59 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5371Brandon Thomas of Artcraft has used that declaration to get attention on his Artcraft product. But does he have a point? When you can vibe code whatever you want, what role do…
- Amazon Goes Full Android for Tablets - DTNS 5370 · 30 min · Episodio 5370Amazon announced a new smart tablet lineup, plus a developer at Artcraft vibe code replacements for all of Adobe’s Creative Suite. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show…
- Microsoft Brings 1 Trillion Parameters to the Desktop - DTNS 5369 · 37 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5369The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is also out and can do a lot of parameters locally too. And Tom vibe codes a crappy but cute game on Google’s new Playground service. Starring…
- Open Weights Aren’t Just Chinese Anymore - DTNS 5368 · 34 min · Episodio 5368Mistral and a New York company get competitive in open weights, and a startup wants to sell you a cheap AI PC. Cheap by AI standards. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell Show…
- Googlebooks Have a Tiny Intel Problem - DTNS 5367 · 33 min · Episodio 5367Some Android apps don’t work as well on the Intel Googlebooks. How many? Google says don’t worry about it. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says we need to put up with a little…
- The Floppy Disk is Not Dead, Yet. - DTNS Weekend · 25 minTom Merritt talks to Tom Persky, the proprietor of Floppydisk.com, about how he’s still able to sell new blank floppy disks, how he ended up in the business, and how much longer…
- Why TCL is Suing Samusng over MiniLEDs - DTNS Weekend October 3, 2026 · 13 minRobert Heron from Heron Fidelity joined us to talk about the lawsuit over the meaning of MiniLED, what it means to you, and what to keep in mind when shopping for a TV. Show…
- Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366 · 1 h 0 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5366OpenAI introduced Dots this week; proactive agents that run in the cloud and act for you without being asked. Meta’s Muse and Manus offer similar capabilities. The big question…
- New Kindles or New Google Gemini 4 Model. Which is Better? - DTNS 5365 · 33 min · Episodio 5365We break down the new Kindles, talk about Gemini 4 Argon, and assess the iPhone’s China comeback. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- Apple Comes for the Amazon Echo - DTNS 5364 · 35 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5364Apple’s going to release a smart home hub in a few weeks. Plus, the real US AI story you’re not hearing as much about and why you should care about a new Fire TV Stick! Starring…
- OpenAI Release Proactive Dots on Your Computer - DTNS 5363 · 32 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5363It’s Dev Days for OpenAI, so they added a new $500-a-month plan. Plus, a way to use batteries to remove CO2 from the air. And we interpret Anthropic’s IPO filing so you don’t…
- OpenAI Pauses Training Again After More Agent Alignment Issues - DTNS 5362 · 29 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5362NVIDIA’s Open Agent Safety Platform is a reference design for how agents can be confined and monitored, and Bose released its USB-C powered Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds to tap…
- Can Googlebook Bridge the Gap? - DTNS 5361 · 59 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5361Can Googlebooks replace a MacBook or PC laptop? Are AI charms the future of personal AI or just a dead end? We discuss these important topics plus answer this important viewer…
- Meta Wants AI on Your Backpack - DTNS 5360 · 34 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5360Meta’s new Muse Charm makes agentic AI cute. Plus Rob DeMillo joins to talk about Google launching its Tensor Processing Units into space. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and…
- Qualcomm Wants Your AI on Device - DTNS 5359 · 37 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5359Jason Howell reports from the Snapdragon Summit on the new Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 models, plus most of the world feels good about AI, so why is the West such a downer? Starring…
- Xbox Reset Moves Halo to Activision - DTNS 5358 · 36 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5358A few hundred layoffs and some other studio moves continue the changes at Xbox, plus Beats 360 modular headphones and an LLM for ancient Greek. Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter…
- Who the GoogleBook is For: Android Users - DTNS 5357 · 35 min · Stagione 13 Episodio 5357Ron Richards got his hands on the new Googlebooks, which are great laptops for Android users. Plus, the Mac Mini and Mac Studio reviews are out, and why AI might NOT kill us all…
