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01:00:19

Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366

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2026/10/02

OpenAI 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: Do you want your AI agent to be proactive? Plus Amazon unveiled a new Kindle lineup this week aimed at new readers. Amazon says 60% of buyers are first-time Kindle owners. The second question of the week: Ebook or real book?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger

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00:58:47

Can Googlebook Bridge The Gap? – DTNS 5361

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2026/09/25

Can 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 question “Which jobs will be looked upon as buggy whip manufactures in the near future?”Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Iyaz Akhtar, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, JoeLink to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Google Gemini Now Supports Live Avatars for Enterprise

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00:59:32

Is Obsolescence Planned, or is It Natural? - DTNS 5356

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2026/09/18

Molly Wood joins to talk about the upgrade cycle of devices, whether you should get permission from people before summarizing your conversations with them and does anyone need smart glasses?Featuring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe, Jenn Cutter, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Molly Wood.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Motorola just shared a cryptic teaser for a new devicehttps://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-september-event-teaser-3712582/Advanced AI Society joins the Linux Foundation, launches

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01:01:42

Too Many iPhones in the Fold? – DTNS Live 5351

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2026/09/11

Scott Johnson joins us to talk about Apple's ever-growing list of iPhones and whether we still want or need game consoles. Plus, if AI is unsafe, what do we want done to make it safe? It's the Friday BIG TECH QUESTIONS episode. Join us!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:‘Lenovo Googlebook 15’ specs leak in full with ‘Google facial

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01:08:04

Do You Own Your Game? - DTNS Live 5142

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2026/09/03

What does gaming look like without discs? As companies race toward a future where physical media becomes a relic of the early 21st century, will gamers embrace the all-digital future—or will the industry have to change to keep them on board? Plus Apple new CEO John Ternus has only three days in the office. So we judge his three day performance like some supercilious alien race from Star Trek. And Thomas Wilde from Geek Wire argues that the video game industry is heading towards a big crash in an

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01:09:12

To Pay, or Not to Pay? That is the Question - DTNS...

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2026/08/27

Ransomware is a looming threat for any business or entity that has an online footprint. But we ask the big question. Should companies pay ransomware or not? We engage each other in a debate for the ages. Plus Walmart began accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at its Walmart and Sam’s Club locations. Robb wants to ask us why aren’t more people using tap to pay? Xbox announced its disc-to-digital program that will let owners of physical game discs claim digital copies. You can use those digital copies

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01:10:27

Is That Photo Real? - DTNS Live 5140

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2026/08/20

How is generative AI impacting creatives who have had their worked copied or used without permission. Meta’s trial in Oakland, California began this week. 29 US states allege that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to drive compulsive use by children and tried to hide known risks of using their products. Plus we explore what media executives think what the TV market will look like in three years.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Don Komarechka, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show

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01:06:42

Phones Are Just Phones These Days - DTNS Live 5139

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2026/08/13

Android Faithful’s Jason Howell is here with details on the Pixel 11 phone. Plus Anthropic announced this week it would embed watermarks in text. And a plea for a revival of reading from 120 years ago. Finally we end our week with the Great Debates: Smartphones that can always find the perfect place to eat or a phone that can always find the right things to say in any conversation.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top

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01:07:07

Agents Gone Wild - DTNS Live 5138

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2026/08/06

OpenAI and Anthropic have confirmed their AI models were involved in separate third-party cybersecurity testing incidents resulting in a real website being breached and social engineering attacks against sites outside the intended testing boundaries. Plus Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.2 billion. We ask everyone what they think of Bending Spoons track record so far in managing the companies they’ve acquired so far. And we close the week with a quiz about desserts! Or was that deserts? Find

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01:09:51

Hard Prices For Hard Drives - DTNS Live 5137

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2026/07/30

As computer RAM and NAND prices continue to go through the roof, other PC components are feeling the effects besides memory and solid-state storage. Is open-source AI the key to cybersecurity in the age of threats powered by LLMs, tech companies think so.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top Tech Story of the

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01:09:52

A Hole In The Sandbox – DTNS Live 5136

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2026/07/23

Samsung announced new foldables including a phone with an unfolded aspect ratio that makes it wider than it is tall. Plus OpenAI released some details about how one of its agents broke out of a sandbox and hacked Hugging Face to find the solutions to a benchmark challenge. And we debate a recent Redfin poll on how Americans feel about data centers being built in their neighborhood. Finally its the end of the week and we got some Zillow game show action. Can you figure out the price before the panel

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01:09:04

Unvisible Yourself - DTNS Live 5135

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2026/07/16

Can AI help improve the lives of wildlife and people who enjoy them. Meta is leading the pack in smart glasses, but people have a negative view of them often causing owners to not wear them in public.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Blair Bazdarich, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top Tech Story of the Week:Apple’s Lawsuit Threatens to Disrupt OpenAI’s Bid to Rival the

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01:09:41

Commit to the Creative Process – DTNS Live 5134

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2026/07/02

Digital photographer, Ant Pruitt, is here to talk about his 30-day personal photography challenge and how it made him a better photographer. Plus Netflix, ElevenLabs and the Gene Wilder estate recreated the voice of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka to use as the narrator for its new reality show “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” We discuss the implications and what it really means for the afterlife of well-known actors likenesses being used after their death. Sony announced it would end production of physical

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01:11:24

RAM Prices Are Too Darn High! – DTNS Live 5133

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2026/06/25

Sarah shares her experience Vibe coding her new website. Tim Cook warns customers that prices for iconic Apple products are going up. We check out the new prices and share what we think of them. Plus the prices for the new Steam Machines have been made public and aren’t cheap. Finally we end our week with a quiz on American culinary delights.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top Tech Story of the Week:Valve's Steam Machine Ships June 29 for

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01:11:35

Do It Scared - DTNS Live 5132

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2026/06/18

Show regular Andrea Jones-Rooy decided to challenge themselves by facing their fears and posting videos on Instagram every day for 100 days. Andrea explains how the experiment worked and if it did indeed help them overcome their fears. Plus this week the US Government ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its Fable 5 and Mythos models to only US citizens causing Anthropic to restrict its access for everybody. And we end the week with a horror quiz!!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood,

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01:00:56

GemiSiri - DTNS Live 5131

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2026/06/12

Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines from the, snobOS podcast, share their thoughts on the announcements from WWDC 2026. Plus 2026 FIFA World Cup has started and we talk about all the tech being used to keep track of the games and elevate security at the different venues. Finally its the end of the week and we have another great debate around what we would give up for a million bucks.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Len Peralta, Roger ChangTop Tech Story

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01:11:04

Data Centers That Are Out of This World! – DTNS Live...

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2026/06/04

The CEO of Sophia Space, Rob DeMillo, is here to explain what’s different about space startups in 2026 vs. five years ago. Plus Nvidia announced a new SoC the RTX Spark which combines 20-Core Grace CPU With a 5070-Like Blackwell GPU and a partnership with Microsoft that will see a version of Windows for the platform. And we’ve got a special space movie quiz to help end the week.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top Tech

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01:05:44

The Practical Ferrari – DTNS Live 5129

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2026/05/28

Ferrari unveiled its EV supercar and Tim Stevens is here with a first hand appraisal of the new machine. Plus DuckDuckGo, provides an AI free version of its search engine at noai.ducduckgo.com. Is this backlash against Google’s AI search implementation? And would you be interested in test driving old and obsolete Operating Systems from days of yore? Then the Virtual OS Museum is the place for you. Finally we end the week with a road trip quiz!Starring Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe.Link

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01:09:18

Rightsizing or AI Took Our Jobs? - DTNS 5128

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2026/05/21

Google I/O 2026 was this week and Google unveiled a new Gemini search tool allowing you to add images and video to your search query. TechCrunch says “Google Search as you know it is over”, we discuss what that means. Plus Warby Parker worked with Google and Samsung on new smart glasses that were also announced at Google I/O. Is the smart wearables market big enough for another entrant? And we end the week with a weighty debate.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len

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01:08:06

Google I/O is now Google AI/O – DTNS Live 5127

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2026/05/14

Google announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the big highlights. Plus A professor and research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University posted five tips on The Conversation for using screens as a parent. We review what was said and share what we think of them.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Ron Richards, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top Tech Story of the Week:Everything You Need to Know From

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