Season 13, Episode 5362 · Daily Tech News Show
OpenAI Pauses Training Again After More Agent Alignment Issues - DTNS 5362
28 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Season 13, Episode 5362 · Daily Tech News Show
28 Sep 2026 · 29 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E5365 · 1 Oct 2026 · 33 min
We 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 acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5364 · 30 Sep 2026 · 35 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5363 · 29 Sep 2026 · 32 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5361 · 25 Sep 2026 · 59 min
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 Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5360 · 24 Sep 2026 · 34 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5359 · 23 Sep 2026 · 37 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5371 · 9 Oct 2026 · 59 minNew
Brandon 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 the big software makers play? Plus, whether you need a smart lock or a simple lock. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
E5370 · 8 Oct 2026 · 30 minNew
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 Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S13 · E5369 · 7 Oct 2026 · 37 min
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 . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
E5368 · 6 Oct 2026 · 34 min
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 Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.