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Iyaz 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 Lane, and Iyaz Akhtar. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazons-bee-launches-two-new-personal-ai-devices-starting-at-75/ https://bee.computer/products/eclipse https://bee-v2-staging.webflow.io/products/frontier https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/youtube-music-launches-new-labels-as-ai-generated-music-floods-streaming-platforms/ https://www.engadget.com/2287331/youtube-audiobook-offering-rumor/ https://www.techtimes.com/articles/328981/20261014/nvidia-rtx-spark-launches-friday-74-billion-parameter-ai-fits-24gb-laptop.htm https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/we-test-the-rtx-spark-superchip-in-microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-nvidias-windows-on-arm-platform-impresses-in-local-ai-but-gaming-isnt-its-strong-suit https://www.techpowerup.com/353681/nvidia-rtx-spark-game-ready-for-dozens-of-aaa-titles-at-launch-including-dlss-5-and-anti-cheat-support https://www.engadget.com/2287388/adobe-rebuilt-photoshop-and-premiere-for-nvidia-rtx-spark/ https://youtube.com/@livewithitshow https://patreon.com/livewithit https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/web-browsers/342856/opera-gets-a-major-refresh https://opera.com/ https://www.engadget.com/2286631/xreals-new-flagship-one-pro-ar-glasses-offer-better-brightness-and-increased-comfort/ https://www.thurrott.com/games/342839/xbox-to-release-pocketable-nano-controller-in-november https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-quietly-made-low-ram-systems-better-for-windows-11-but-theres-a-catch/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/smartphone-shipments-crash-22-in-worst-quarter-ever-idc-says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/openai-sued-by-8-states-over-chatgpt-safety-concerns-.html https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-intelligence-china-december-eu https://www.ft.com/content/11632d03-358c-454b-af95-d06d4072932b?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/anthropic-mythos-bank-of-america-hiring-cost.html https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-devs-drop-obligatory-confession-of-ai-tool-usage/5303140 https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/electric-vehicle-sales-in-the-u-s-are-showing-signs-of-life/ https://www.youtube.com/PCMAG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh3fnIgjVMo https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/ive-been-testing-googlebooks-for-a-week-so-far-theyre-just-for-android https://www.pcmag.com/news/googlebooks-first-look-acer-asus-dell-hp-lenovo https://www.engadget.com/2282244/are-chromebooks-worth-buying-after-googlebooks-release/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/We-tried-the-new-Googlebook-OS-What-can-it-do-and-what-not.1424310.0.html https://www.pcmag.com/news/googlebook-os-on-macbooks-modders-already-got-it-working https://Patreon.com/dtns

Plus, Fortnite on Linux gets closer and what really makes you a developer. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes OpenAI Employee Arrested by FBI After Allegedly Planting a Recording Device FBI Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Hidden Recording Device in Conference Room Saudi National Charged With Bugging OpenAI’s Office OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Bugging Executive Conference Room OpenAI Says Staffer Arrested for Hidden Recording Device in Office New Epic Games Launcher Arrives in Preview for Windows, Mac, and Linux Fortnite Is Coming to Linux, Confirms Epic Games Tiny11 Puts Windows 11 on a Diet Without the PowerShell Workout Breville Eye Q Toaster Review 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Review: A Fabulous Switch 2 Controller at a Fraction of the Price Google Wants to Host Your Personal Vibe-Coded Apps in the Play Store Estonian Energy Storage Firm Skeleton Becomes Unicorn With Siemens Deal Google DeepMind, European Researchers, and AlphaFold Funding People Are Hating on Apple Music’s Redesigned Black-and-White Logo WhatsApp Adds a Guest Option for Joining Calls Without an Account Android Will Use Gemini to Warn You About Scammy Messages Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro Reach End of Support Beat the iPhone Duo Preorder Rush With Apple’s Get Ready Tool Financial Times Report Support DTNS on Patreon

Apple 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? Starring Tom Merritt, Jason Howell, Sarah Lane and Nica Montford Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://www.engadget.com/2285079/everything-apple-announced-home-view-homepod-mini-2-event/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/apple-homeview-smart-home-siri-ai.html https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/apple-debuts-homeview-hub-as-it-reinvents-smart-home-strategy-131744984.html https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/apple-tv-4k-2026-gains-onboard-mics-and-better-processor-but-whoa-that-price/ Apple’s new smart home lineup includes a smart lock, thermostat, and video doorbells https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/introducing-apple-home-collection-a-new-lineup-of-smart-home-accessories/ https://www.engadget.com/2285346/some-older-apple-tv-models-are-also-getting-siri-ai/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/13/apple-homepod-mini-2/ HomeView for your wall doesn’t include mount, which costs $59 minimum LG and Schneider Home Smart Thermostats cost $199.95 with Adaptive Temperature https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-homeview-first-impressions-615ac94c?mod=rss_Technology Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-claims-its-new-wonder-frontier-models-can-rival-chatgpt-claude Gemini app rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to AI Pro and AI Ultra STORE https://dailytechnewsshow-shop.fourthwall.com/products/dtns-rainbow-logo-hat Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model byu/rwnash inDailyTechNewsShow https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/epic-games-delays-disney-project-asks-developers-to-use-more-ai https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-warns-of-self-replicating-ai-worm-threat-that-doesnt-need-data-centers-to-self-improve-and-spread-current-deployment-is-impractical-but-could-become-a-worry-as-tech-improves https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-shuts-down-refrigerators-at-french-supermarkets/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-16-launches-with-fastest-display-refresh-and-higher-price.1422061.0.html Apple has reportedly increased its iPhone Duo orders by 30% https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-android-xr-smart-glasses-specs-colors-leak-3722498/ Console market craters as Xbox sales crash 33% to the lowest since launch 25 years ago, PS5 sales drop 25% — steep price hikes push Series X to $800 and PS5 Pro to $900 byu/motang inDailyTechNewsShow https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/console-market-craters-as-xbox-sales-crash-33-percent-to-the-lowest-since-launch-25-years-ago-ps5-sales-drop-25-percent-steep-price-hikes-push-series-x-to-usd800-and-ps5-pro-to-usd900 https://www.patreon.com/dtns

Developer Brandon Thomas of Artcraft says he used Claude Opus 5.5 to build “clean-room replacements” for seven Adobe products, with Word, Excel and PowerPoint clones in the works. He declared software dead. Is software over? Ring announced a smart lock with a hand crank for emergency power. So, when it comes to your front door, are you Team Smart Lock or Team Simple Lock? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes click here to read the show notes.

Amazon 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 Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/goodbye-fire-tablet-amazons-new-alexa-tablet-is-a-flashy-portable-entertainment-hub/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/amazon-alexa-tablet-release.html https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-amazon-alexa-tablets-alexa-plus https://9to5google.com/2026/10/08/gemini-agent-google-cloud/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/google-launches-universal-gemini-ai-agent-for-workplace https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/google-cloud-unveils-persistent-gemini-agents-for-long-running-tasks-and-they-get-their-own-gmail-calendar-and-drive-storage https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/google-releases-a-new-local-first-granola-competitor/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software-is-over-bold-ai-developer-takes-aim-at-adobe-with-open-source-clones/ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warnings https://getartcraft.com/apps https://youtube.com/@livewithitshow https://patreon.com/livewithit https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-welcome-home-event-october-13 https://www.thurrott.com/games/342587/xbox-creates-new-xp-division-focused-on-movies-tv-live-events-and-partnerships https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/08/crowdstrike-finds-possible-bank-hackers-cv-among-exposed-ai-logs/5301908 https://www.neowin.net/opinions/mathematicians-want-openai-out-of-math-research-but-their-argument-doesnt-add-up/ https://www.ahmath.org/statements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-07/samsung-reaches-new-profit-record-with-memory-chip-windfall https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1x06z8s/new_linux_tech_compresses_memory_in_ram_as_ram/ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/new-linux-tech-compresses-memory-in-ram-as-ram-for-452x-speedup-new-cram-method-offers-giant-boost-to-compressed-memory-reads https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1x0eyb7/tplink_problems_in_us_grow_amid_fcc_router_ban/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/florida-sues-tp-link-claiming-it-hides-router-security-risks-and-links-to-china/ https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/08/icann-reveals-bids-for-new-top-level-domains/5301857 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/microsoft-adobe-green-card-labor-suspension.html https://www.arabnews.com/world/nasa-apollo-pioneer-margaret-hamilton-dies-at-90-3005202 https://patreon.com/dtns

The 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 Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Robb Dunewood. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes Everything Announced at Microsoft’s Windows and Surface Event Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Microsoft May Have Finally Fixed Windows Search by Turning It Into a Chatbot Microsoft and Nvidia Launch Surface Laptop Ultra Microsoft Surface and Windows Event 2026: Live Announcements and Analysis Microsoft Windows and Surface Event 2026 Live Blog Google’s New SynthID Website Can Identify AI-Generated Media Google Launches Public SynthID AI Content Checker SynthID OpenAI Verify Google Experiments With an AI-Powered Gaming Platform Financial Times Report on Google’s AI Gaming Platform Google’s Experimental Playground Platform Uses AI to Create Games for You Google Introduces Its Experimental Playground Gaming Platform Google Playground Apple’s Smart Home Push Includes Doorbell, Lock, and Thermostat Codeveloped With LG Apple Reportedly Worked With LG on Gadgets for Its Smart Home Push Leaked Images Reveal Apple’s New Home Smart Lock, Thermostat, and More The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Official Press Release Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics XREAL’s Aura Android XR Smart Glasses Will Cost at Least $1,279 Ring’s Smart Lock Has a Hand Crank So It Works Even if the Power Is Out Formula 1 on Apple TV Is Getting Dolby Atmos This Month Garmin Enduro 4 Smartwatch ChatGPT for Teens Is Not Safe for Kids, Common Sense Media Report Says OpenAI Just Posted Hundreds More Results on Major Math Problems OpenAI Unleashes Hundreds More Math Results Upon a Field Already in Shock INBRAIN’s MiniGraph Uses Magnetic Robots for Graphene Brain Implants Dutch Tax Office Weighs Microsoft 365, On-Premises, and Open-Source Options Toast: Voice of the Retail Industry Survey 2026 Biohub’s $1.8 Billion AI Biology Data Initiative DTNS Feedback Email Support DTNS on Patreon

Mistral 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 Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/ Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/why-mistral-s-1t-model-is-a-hedge-against-lock-in https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-backed-startup-builds-open-weight-model-to-challenge-chinese-labs https://www.semafor.com/article/10/05/2026/reflection-ai-unveils-an-open-source-answer-to-chinese-labs At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI https://www.techradar.com/pro/buy-this-24gb-nvidia-rtx-5080-class-gpu-and-get-a-free-ai-pc-generous-19-year-old-us-startup-ceo-happy-to-pass-on-our-savings-to-the-customer-as-he-raises-usd11m-from-andreessen-horowitz-and-others LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature STORE https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-betting-on-local-ai-with-nvidia-as-its-wingman-on-oct-7-well https://www.engadget.com/2278504/google-removes-free-access-gemini-flash-pro-october-9/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/openai-agents-tried-to-hack-wikipedia-tools-and-flooded-it-with-traffic/ https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/hackers-use-chinese-ai-tool-to-hit-south-korean-banks-exposing-new-risk-5d4d3885 https://qz.com/ofcom-meta-instagram-instants-investigation-100626 https://carnegieendowment.org/china/features/whos-ahead-in-the-global-ai-talent-race https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-two-sets-of-product-launches-october/ Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-10-06-2026/card/constellation-energy-google-strike-nuclear-deal-hIw5hpEQ5v0n9SkTZXMt https://www.polygon.com/paramount-plus-hbo-max-combined-streaming-service-skydance/ https://www.bakerlaw.com/insights/who-is-liable-when-an-ai-agent-hacks-a-third-party/ https://www.ft.com/content/a5caf8d4-992f-4832-89c3-6c73f6f111fe mailto:feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com https://www.patreon.com/dtns

Some 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 risk for great AI rewards. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebooks-android-app-support-complicated-3718943/ https://www.engadget.com/2277034/google-admits-some-complex-android-apps-run-poorly-on-intel-googlebooks/ Google Acknowledges Some Android Apps Don’t Run Well on Intel-Based Googlebooks Lenovo Googlebook 15 First Impressions OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-will-show-visual-ads-in-chatgpt-while-you-generate-images/ https://thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt-visual-ads-dsa-europe https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/04/sam-altman-decoded-interview-ai-01106217 https://www.vanityfair.com/story/sam-altman-exclusive-interview-part-1 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apple-says-it-will-flag-ai-requests-mac-data-after-metas-muse-draws-complaints-2026-10-02/ https://www.youtube.com/dailytechnewsshow Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-intelligence-removal-tool-frees-mac-storage/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/qualcomm-licenses-patents-on-huawei-s-logicfolding-chip-tech https://www.engadget.com/2276208/samsung-and-google-are-raising-prices-on-their-budget-phones/ https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-data-center-memory-chip-shortage-cheap-smartphones-digital-divide/ https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/01/ai-agents-hacked-the-hackers-stealing-email-addresses-from-security-research-org/5300652 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-halts-open-source-bug-bounty-program-amid-ai-spam-surge/ https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydance-hbo-max-paramount-streaming-bundle-1237145362/ https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-getting-a-shortcut-that-makes-jumping-into-appdata-much-easier/ John Ternus is taking a more ‘hands-on’ role in Apple’s design teams as CEO: report https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ai-token-spending-businesses-431ee94a?st=1trc2u&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.patreon.com/dtns

Tom 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 he thinks it can go on. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes

Robert 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. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/tcl-is-right-to-question-samsungs-use-of-the-term-mini-led/ https://www.rtings.com/

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 Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR4aJ9WrJhmr37IDZP44Z1Et6m_QA5NPiWJqZ5HFx88wS0DSGJ1k46tRdSVyj_Nz9XAvXqbtXnwpoFK/pubhtml?gid=1427063148&single=true

We break down the new Kindles, talk about Gemini 4 Argon, and assess the iPhone’s China comeback. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/amazon-debuts-2026-kindles-6-inch-kindle-paperwhite-colorsoft Amazon Launches New Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft Models https://www.engadget.com/2274088/amazon-latest-kindle-accessories-bring-physical-buttons-to-ereaders/ Amazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet https://www.axios.com/2026/09/30/google-gemini-4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-30/google-grapples-with-employee-skepticism-about-new-gemini-model Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn’t take a clear lead The iPhone 18 Pro is selling well in China for three reasons https://www.lapost.com/content/huawei-unveils-mate-90-phones-leans-on-homegrown-chip-design-to-offset-us-curbs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/huawei-predicts-more-smartphone-price-hikes-due-to-memory-crunch https://www.engadget.com/2273550/hps-omnibook-5-features-an-oled-screen-and-costs-dollar699/ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/hp-boards-the-macbook-neo-competitor-train-omnibook-5-comes-in-four-colors-with-wildcat-lake-and-starts-at-usd699-99 https://youtube.com/@livewithitshow https://patreon.com/livewithit https://kotaku.com/base-ps5-is-getting-ai-upscaling-starting-with-wolverine-and-ghost-of-yotei-to-make-the-smallest-details-look-even-crisper-2000738994 Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ps5-emulation-is-suddenly-making-big-strides-on-pc/ https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-duo https://www.engadget.com/2271652/neurable-one-eeg-headphones/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/01/1145588/ai-mind-reading-reconstructs-what-youre-looking-at/ https://thenextweb.com/news/tokyo-court-ai-voice-clone-kenjiro-tsuda-tiktok Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform byu/GreggN inDailyTechNewsShow Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform https://kotaku.com/asha-sharma-says-xbox-is-not-for-sale-amid-concerns-microsofts-gaming-business-is-being-streamlined-for-a-spin-off-2000738651 https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/01/ram-supply-set-to-worsen-says-micron-as-ceo-celebrates-much-higher-prices/5300346 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/micron-mu-q4-earnings-report-2026.html https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s26-plus-ultra-us-prices-officially-increased_id183747 https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/30/youtube-lunatic-designed-and-3d-printed-a-working-mechanical-calculator/5300273 https://Patreon.com/dtns

Apple’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 Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes Apple Is Finally Ready to Enter Its Next Big Category: the Smart Home Apple’s HomePad Smart Home Hub Launching on Oct. 13 With iMac G4 Design Amazon Unveils a Thinner and Faster Fire TV Stick 4K, Plus a New Remote Amazon Debuts New Fire TV Stick 4K With Sleeker Remote Control Amazon’s New Fire TV Interface and Mobile App Will Come With Alexa+ Upgrades OpenAI, Anthropic Face FTC Scrutiny on AI Safety After Security Breaches Trump Responds to AI Backlash With ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand Pledge Signed by President Trump and Top AI Leaders Misspells the United States Trump’s AI “Constitution” Crowns Day of Accelerating Ambition McDonald’s Is Reportedly Using AI to “Dynamically” Price Its Burgers McDonald’s Is Reportedly Using AI to “Dynamically” Price Its Burgers Modern Rogue on YouTube Cloudflare Plans to Issue Quantum-Safe TLS Certificates Instagram Rolls Out an AI Video Editor for Creators DoorDash Unveils Text-to-Order AI Agent That Works With Apple’s iMessage Windows 11 26H2 Update Has Known Issues. You Might Want to Wait The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3’s Special Feature Is Being a Pet Activity Monitor Anthropic Claims Popular Chinese AI Model Has Mythos-Class Hacking Abilities Apple Pay Launches in India Apple Makes the AirPods 5 Slightly Less Hostile to Repair Google Paying About 100 Publishers 0.1% of Ad Revenue in AI Contribution Pilot Microsoft Is Rolling Out Linux Container Support to WSL Microsoft Is Rolling Out Linux Container Support to WSL Signal Adds Encrypted Local Backup Support to iOS and Desktop Apps DTNS Feedback Email Support DTNS on Patreon

It’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 have to be a financial pro to understand it. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes OpenAI DevDay Live Blog: ChatGPT News and Announcements OpenAI Cancels ChatGPT Model Release Over Safety Concerns OpenAI to Establish Australian Taskforce on AI Cyber Risk OpenAI Reopens $200 Pro Plan but Cuts API Credits in Half OpenAI Unveils Always-On AI Agent Dots and New $500 Paid Tier OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Space for Work OpenAI Gives Codex Reusable Cloud Environments That Work Across Devices OpenAI Adds $500 Pro Subscription and Nerfs Existing $200 Tier Dots Are OpenAI’s New Personal Agents OpenAI Launches Dots, Its Bubbly Agentic Avatar OpenAI Launches GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Plugins With App-Like Interfaces and Automations Still Running iOS 26? Update for This Urgent Security Fix iPhone Duo Reportedly Facing Production Problems Report: Anthropic Lost $42 Billion in 2025 and Will Spend $51.8 Billion in 2026 Anthropic Financial Report Anthropic Leaders Control AI Lab Through Founder LLC Anthropic Releases Sonnet 5.5 New Device Captures Carbon Dioxide by Pumping It Across a Battery Daily Tech News Show Store Framework Desktop With Ryzen AI Max Pro 495 Gets Official Preorder Date Meta Launches Muse for Small Business QALO Launches a Smart Band to Wear Alongside Its Smart Ring Opera Adds a Free 3GB eSIM to Its Android Browser Google Assistant Makes Way for Gemini on Android Google Is Killing Off Gemini’s Gems in Favor of Skills Dutch Police Arrest Reformed Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation AMD to Buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 Billion Oura Postpones IPO Due to Market Uncertainty Nothing Debuts $399 Metal-and-Glass Pro Headphones Mozilla Firefox 157 Arrives With a Brand-New Design DTNS Feedback Email

NVIDIA’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 into the growing wired headphone resurgence. Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes OpenAI Agents Scanned UNCTAD Statistics Site OpenAI Rogue Agents Targeted Government Sites in 53 User Images OpenAI Agents Targeted US Government Websites OpenAI Pauses Some Training Amid Rogue Agent Allegations OpenAI and Anthropic Report Tens of Thousands of AI Incidents Intelligence Explosion Report AI Pioneers Warn About an Intelligence Explosion Top AI Researchers Call for Urgent Oversight of Self-Improving Systems Nvidia Announces New Releases Bose Noise-Cancelling Wired Earbuds Review Bose Debuts $99 Noise-Cancelling Wired Earbuds Daily Tech News Show on YouTube Google Details Chromebook Updates Through 2034 as Many Models Move to Googlebook OS SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit Apple Working on Four New Vision Pro Concepts New Mexico Jury Reaches Verdict in Meta Cambridge Analytica Case How the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute Over AI Safeguards Escalated Sony Is Skipping CES in 2027 as It Focuses More on Entertainment Netherlands Launches DAWO Initiative Raspberry Pi Reports Record First Half After Memory Stockpiling Xbox Series X Can Play PlayStation 5 Games With PS5X Support DTNS on Patreon

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 Sara Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Iyaz Akhtar, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. 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 of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Google Gemini Now Supports Live Avatars for Enterprise Agents Google Brings Video Avatars to Gemini 3.8 Live Agents Microsoft Expands Copilot AI Coding With Anthropic Microsoft Readies Its AI Agent for Putting Work on Autopilot Meta Horizon Create Lets You Make AI Games on Your Phone Bill Gates Warns AI Could Become Powerful Enough to Lead to a Billion Deaths Google Tests AI-Powered Call for Me Feature on Pixel 11 Series Google Photos’ Clueless-Inspired Virtual Closet Arrives on Android and iOS SpaceX Sets Starship’s First Orbital Flight for September 28 Tesla Moves to Electrify Trucking After a Decade of Work and Delays OpenAI Is Preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Plan With Faster Codex Can Googlebook? Pre-Order Googlebook Live With It on Patreon Everything Announced at Meta Connect 2026

Meta’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 Rob DeMillo. 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 of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Meta Launches $1,299 VR Headset That Looks Like Glasses to Rival Apple Vision Pro Mark Zuckerberg Unveils $1,299 Meta VR Glasses With AI Agent Meta VR Glasses Promise a Lightweight Headset Launching in Spring 2027 Meta Holograph Avatar for AI and VR Glasses Hands-On Meta Debuts $349 Camera-Free Ray-Bans and Brings Muse to Glasses Meta Will Stop Training AI on Smart Glasses Visual Data if You Opt Out Meta Brings Muse AI Agent to Smart Glasses Everything New Coming to Meta’s AI Agent Muse Meta Puts Its AI Assistant on a Keychain Meta Debuts Palm-Sized Muse Charm AI Device Zuckerberg’s AI Muse Charm Could Be Meta’s iPod Moment Everything Announced at Meta Connect 2026 Meta’s VR Glasses Are One-Sixth the Weight of Apple Vision Pro Google Project Suncatcher Launches Its First TPU Alphabet, Google, SpaceX and AI Data Centers OpenAI Agents Tried to Hack Four More Websites While Seeking Data OpenAI Agent Hacked an Australian Government Website Live With It on YouTube Support Live With It on Patreon Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 Qualcomm Brings AI to Audio Wearables With Snapdragon Sound Elite Apple and Qualcomm Renew Global Patent Licensing Agreement Google Says Gemini 4 Is Coming as Soon as Possible Oracle Cites Force Majeure for Project Jupiter in New Mexico Oracle Cites Force Majeure on Controversial Data Center Claude Helps Discover CRISPR-Like Enzyme System in Bacteriophages Microsoft Unveils New Surface Pro and Surface Laptop With Snapdragon X2 Plus Amazon to Expand Robot-Making Capacity With $100 Million Indiana Hub Tencent Offers Payment App for Visitors to China Apple Software Update Fixes iPhone 18 Pro Rebooting Bug Apple Releases watchOS 27.0.1 McDonald’s New AI Drive-Thru Voice Takes Orders in English and Spanish iPhone 18 Pro Technical Specifications Support DTNS on Patreon

Jason 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 Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Jason Howell. 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 of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Qualcomm Launches Two New Smartphone Chips With Emphasis on AI Qualcomm Is Making Two Versions of Its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chip Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Upgrades Android Flagships Optimism About AI Is Globally Widespread but Uneven Global Views on AI: Gallup Poll Americans’ Views of Data Centers Have Turned More Negative The More Americans Hear About Data Centers, the Less They Like Them Google Announces Custom YouTube Feeds and New Podcast Features YouTube Clinches Coachella Livestream Through 2030 YouTube’s Conversational Video Editor Lets Creators Make Edits in Natural Language YouTube Custom Feeds Let You Steer the Algorithm YouTube Makes Comments More Fun and Fandom More Lucrative for Creators Logitech Unveils New Gaming Accessories in Its Pro Line Logitech’s Yeti 2 Brings the USB Mic Into the Modern Age Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification PitPro’s First Tire-Changing Robot Goes Live in Canada Microsoft Wants to Show You Ads Between Boss Fights If Your Mac Is Running Out of Space After macOS 27, Check This Setting Apple Intelligence Is Using 30GB on Some Macs With macOS 27 Mac Studio SSD Storage Is Replaceable While Mac Mini Loses the Option Apple Reportedly Working on a Screenless Fitness Tracker Apple Developing New Fitness Tracker to Rival Whoop OpenAI Daybreak Heads to Ukraine for Cyber Defense AI Glasses Shipments Surged 263% in the First Half of 2026 OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Sol and Luna Geely Unveils Ultrafast AI-Powered EV Charging Jev’s New AI Primitives for Coders OpenAI Forms Maths Advisory Group Around 100 Open Problems Why AI Is Leaving Many Employees More Overworked and Less Productive Support DTNS on Patreon

A 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 and Dr. Niki. 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 of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Xbox Transfers Rare and Halo Franchise to Activision, Proposes Ninja Theory Closure Amid Restructure Xbox Announces More Job Cuts and Studio Reorgs, With Next Halo Developed by Activision Xbox Reset Continues With 268 Job Cuts and Activision Making the Next Halo Ninja Theory Faces Closure Amid Xbox Layoffs Recapping a Devastating July for Xbox Shopify to Use Meta’s Muse for Agentic Checkout Muse, Meta’s Extraordinarily Privileged AI Assistant, Has a Serious Zero-Day Meta’s New Muse AI App Tops Charts and Draws Strong Early Reviews Wall Street Expects Meta’s AI Agent to Become a New Revenue Engine Beats Announces $350 Beats 360 Headphones Beats 360 Headphones Launch Beats 360 Headphones Review Xiaomi Introduces MiMo V2.6 Open-Source AI Model Family Xiaomi’s MiMo V2.6 Pro Debuts Alongside Cheaper V2.6 Flash Tencent Releases AI Image Model to Catch ByteDance and Alibaba Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5 AI Models Built From Rat Brains Are About to Become a Reality Apollo AI Model Helps Unlock Ancient Greek Secrets From Papyrus Adobe Premiere Launches on Android Alibaba Unveils AI Chip to Drive 20GW of Data Centers by 2032 XPeng’s Humanoid Robots Walk Out After Being Assembled Apple Music Hall Adds Live Event Recording Sonos Ships Beam Ultra Soundbar and Ace Ultra Headphones iPhone 18 Pro Users Report Face ID Issues Amazfit Takes on Garmin With Its Own Solar Technology watchOS 27.2 Beta 2 Brings Back the App Switcher With a New Gesture Bungie Tries to Hit the Reset Button After Years of Mistakes Microsoft to Retire Microsoft 365 Companion Apps Microsoft to Retire Microsoft 365 Companion Apps in December Vibe-Coded Modern Task Manager Runs on Mac and Linux DTNS Listener Message DTNS Listener Message

Ron 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. Yet. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Ron Richards. 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 of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Pre-Order Googlebook Google’s $899 Googlebook Is a Bet That You’ll Buy a New Laptop for Gemini Googlebook Is a Laptop That Works Better With Your Android Phone Googlebook Laptops Launch October 4 Starting at $899 Googlebook Launch Googlebook OS Hands-On Googlebook Questions Answered MediaTek’s Dimensity CX-C10 Max Will Power New Googlebook Initiative Inside the Tiny, Unfixable Eye: iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max Teardown The iPhone 18 Pro Is Tricky to Repair According to iFixit Apple Mac Mini Late 2026 Review Apple M6 Mac Mini Review: $300 Price Hike Spoils a Nice Upgrade Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra Review M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra Review Could AI Really Kill All Humans? Amazon Blocks Muse as Perplexity Files Amended Complaint Google Fined by Irish Watchdog for Location Data Rule Breach Siri AI Settlement Website Is Now Live Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI Clicks Communicator Shipments Begin in December HomePad to Launch Next Month With New Features Apple’s Home AI Hub Details, Apple Fitness Layoffs, and More OnePlus 16 Design and Color Options Officially Revealed Xiaomi 18 Pro Series Gets an Official Launch Date RatHat Malware Attacks Android Phones PlayStation x LISA Controller Collaboration Announced YouTube Video Humanoid Robot Sales Hit 7,000 Globally Last Year China Slows Humanoid Robot IPOs