Tom Merritt and a rotating panel cover daily tech news, from Artemis 2 to the OpenAI-Anthropic rivalry.
Daily Tech News Show covers the day’s technology headlines with quick explanations, measured reactions, and a steady habit of separating hype from what is actually known. Recent episodes move from phone loyalty and Gmail encryption to layoffs and AI tooling, satellite networks, creator cameras, and drones used in science.
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Daily Tech News Show is a panel-format daily news podcast anchored by Tom Merritt, with a rotating cast of co-hosts — Sarah Lane, Jen Cutter, Jason Howell, and Rob Dunwood — who take turns working through the day's tech stories. Each episode typically opens with one lead story given fuller treatment (a moon mission, a corporate acquisition, a lawsuit) before moving into a faster back half covering AI, gaming, security, and business headlines. Recurring threads include the competitive and political maneuvering between OpenAI and Anthropic, government and military relationships with AI companies, consumer device launches from Samsung and Sony, app store and platform policy rulings, and cybersecurity incidents. A weekend edition brings in recurring guest Justin Robert Young for a more conversational, interview-style discussion of AI policy questions. The show also runs recurring segments, including 'Live With It' for long-term product reviews and a Spanish-language recap segment ('Noticias de Tecnología Express') with contributor Dan Campos. Episodes run roughly 25 to 38 minutes and are framed as a briefing rather than an investigative piece — hosts summarize and react rather than conduct long interviews. Listener feedback and corrections are worked into episodes on an ongoing basis. The show suits people who want a fast, opinionated recap of tech industry news without needing to track individual outlets themselves. Its long episode numbering (in the 5200s during the sampled period) indicates a long-running, high-frequency publishing schedule rather than an occasional-release show.
Made for: People who want a fast, daily spoken briefing on tech industry, AI, and gaming news rather than long-form analysis.
What sets it apart: A rotating multi-host panel format with a long-running daily cadence, plus recurring segments like a long-term product review slot and a Spanish-language news recap.
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Daily Tech News Show translates fast-moving hardware, AI and security stories into practical questions, clear distinctions and informed conversation.
Daily Tech News Show turns a crowded news cycle into a brisk conversation about what changed and why it matters. Tom Merritt and the team move between hardware releases, AI disputes and security threats, pairing reported details with questions about their practical consequences…
Spec soup gets translated, so your next gadget opinion rests on more than a launch slide.
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A clear political read on Anthropic's White House meeting and the AI fight that moved into public view.
A White House meeting involving Anthropic's CEO opens into a sharper look at the uneasy overlap between AI policy, company positioning, and pressure from Washington.
Samsung Messages' July 2026 shutdown reads as a staged move to Google Messages and a clear win for RCS.
The episode treats Samsung Messages' July 2026 discontinuation as a staged shift rather than a hard stop, with most users moving toward Google Messages and support still remaining on Android 11 and earlier.
A concise look at how Cinemersive's AI-driven 3D tools may shape Sony's rendering work.
Sony Interactive Entertainment's acquisition of UK-based Cinemersive Labs gives this Daily Tech News segment a focused hook: AI tools that can turn ordinary 2D photos and video into 3D volumes are now part of Sony's Visual Computing Group.
A brisk tech roundup that gives the moon mission top billing and keeps the rest moving.
DTNS opens with the moon headline and gives it enough space to feel like the lead story it is. NASA's trip toward the moon, with Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen on board, gets a clear, plainspoken treatment.
OpenAI's revenue story gets weighed against the harder question of whether massive scale can become a durable business.
OpenAI's push to present itself as a more profitable business gives this Daily Tech News Show episode its main tension. The company says it makes $2 billion a month, with enterprise at 40 percent of revenue, while an expected IPO later this year sits in the background.
A bourbon-waste supercapacitor story that stays concrete and fast.
DTNS opens with an odd but grounded science story: University of Kentucky chemists turning bourbon waste, or stillage, into electrodes for supercapacitors.
A blunt security warning that makes DarkSword's iOS risk feel immediate.
Daily Tech News Show spends this stretch on a plain security warning: a newer DarkSword build is circulating on GitHub, and the hosts walk through how a website-delivered exploit can pull passwords, photos, browser history, and messages from WhatsApp and Telegram before wiping…
A sponsor-heavy opener gives way to a concise tech brief with beginner-friendly chatbot advice.
This episode spends its first stretch on sponsor material before the news gets going, so the pace takes a moment to settle. After that, it turns into a beginner-friendly run through chatbot advice for people trying Gemini and Claude, with Tom's Guide offering the practical…
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Jason Snell and Myke Hurley debate Apple's product roadmap, leadership, and rumors weekly.
Long-form Apple talk with sharp product judgment and deep tech history.
Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell break down Microsoft's week in Windows, Xbox, and AI.
Anthropic filed two lawsuits against the U.S.
Daily Tech News Show on March 18, 2026 leads with the Musi v.
Anthropic walks into a public policy fight, and the awkward bits get aired.
This episode discusses a survey revealing high phone brand loyalty among U.S.
This episode discusses DJI's release of the Osmo Pocket 4 vlogging camera, highlighting its features like gimbal stabilization, 4K video, and slow-motion capabilities, though noting it's not available in the US.
This episode discusses Snap's announcement of laying off 1,000 employees, exploring whether it's due to AI advancements, cost-cutting pressures from an activist investor, or a combination of both.
This episode discusses Amazon's $11.57 billion acquisition of Globalstar and its implications for Amazon's Leo satellite broadband network, including gaining satellites, ground infrastructure, and spectrum for direct-to-device services.
Meta is developing a virtual avatar of CEO Mark Zuckerberg as part of a system to create photorealistic 3D characters for real-time interaction, with potential applications for employee feedback and content creation.
This episode covers a new study using drones to film sperm whales head-butting and explores broader drone applications in science.
Daily Tech News Show covers the latest tech news, including Google rolling out end-to-end encryption for Gmail on mobile.
Daily tech news show covering Microsoft blocking VPN and encryption software, and a newsroom strike over AI.
Daily tech news briefing covering Amazon ads, Anthropic's security cooperation, and community engagement.
A daily tech news show covering the latest technology stories, with a focus on Claude Cowork and its impact on software products.
RCS wins the messaging lane.
Sony buys Cinemersive Labs, and Jason Howell and Jen Cutter use the PS5 Pro rendering news as the way into the weirder part: turning ordinary 2D photos and videos into 3D volumetric data.
Humans are headed back to the moon.
OpenAI talks scale and growth.
A monthly review of the biggest tech news stories from March 2026, including Anthropic's military dispute, DLSS5 backlash, and OpenAI ending video generation.
Yep, bourbon waste gets useful.
A newer DarkSword build is up on GitHub.
Mostly ads, right out front.
Jason Howell delivers a week-long hands-on mini-review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, highlighting the privacy display, horizon-lock 8K video, and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 performance, with pricing starting at $1,300.
Linters get the first laugh and the first serious point.
A tri-fold phone gets its early market reality check.
Cloud makes the pitch cleaner.
Ads crowd the runway.
A wiper attack hits Striker first.
WhatsApp tightens up on scams while opening access for pre-teens.
World models get the big-money moment.
This episode examines what it means for the U.S.
The Pixel 10a is in hand.
Fortnite may be on its way back to the Play Store.
A $599 MacBook shakes up the Chromebook fight.
Apple's M5 MacBook Pros lead the show.
MWC Barcelona is underway.
February 2026 got loud.
Daily Tech News Show covers AMD's earnings call revealing Microsoft's Xbox launch timeline and Valve's Steam Machine release.
This episode discusses SpaceX's acquisition of xAI and X, exploring the strategic merger's implications for space-based AI compute and data centers ahead of a planned IPO.
Tom Merritt and Rob Dunwood discuss the latest tech news, focusing on the rebranding and security implications of the open-source AI agent system OpenClaw.
This episode reviews the biggest tech stories of January 2026, including Apple partnering with Google for AI, TikTok splitting off in the U.S., and CES, using insights from LLMs like Anthropix Claude.
Daily Tech News Show covers Google's Project Genie, an AI-powered tool for generating interactive 3D worlds from text or image prompts.
A daily tech news show discussing rumors about Apple's foldable device and competitors' reactions.
Daily tech news briefing covering Amazon ending palm scanning and layoffs, and Google's Gemini agentic skills for Chrome.
A daily tech news briefing covering Yahoo's new AI-powered search product Scout and Bandcamp's ban on AI music.
A daily tech news podcast covering Apple's new AirTag and other technology stories.
This episode covers the new TikTok joint venture deal and its implications for U.S.
Tom Merritt and Jen Cutter discuss Apple's plans to upgrade Siri into a more conversational chatbot, powered by Google's Gemini models, and the controversy around Grok's image generation.
Daily Tech News Show covers tech news including YouTube's annual letter, AI for creators, and BBC's YouTube strategy.
This episode discusses Sony spinning off its TV and home audio business into a joint venture with TCL, where TCL will own 51% and handle manufacturing while Sony retains branding and technology, along with a segment on AI terminology recommendations.
A daily tech news show covering the trend of non-developers using AI to code their own apps, with discussion from a developer perspective.
A daily tech news briefing covering the latest technology stories and updates.
Daily Tech News Show covers the latest tech news, including Google's new Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini.
Daily Tech News Show covers Microsoft's community-first AI infrastructure plan and its impact on power and water resources.
This episode discusses how AI companies, particularly Nvidia, are expanding into the healthcare industry with generative models and significant investments.