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  DTNS July 2026 in Review 02.08.2026 23min

  Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of JulyStarring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.Links to storied discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Anthropic's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Too... Sort Of - DTNS 5322 31.07.2026 32min

  Sony says its reserved enough memory for all those PS5s it plans to sell this year with the release of GTA 6, and CipherX sells a mail-order permanent tattoo technology that's pain free and pretty cheap.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Amazon Zoox Just Cleared an Important Federal Bar for AVs - DTNS 5321 30.07.2026 29min

  DJI's Osmo Pocket 4B is out but you might have a hard time getting it in the US, and Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 aims to be the Android OS for physical AI and humanoid robots.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  DoorDash Delivery Drones Are Coming With A Hot Pizza - DTNS 5320 29.07.2026 29min

  Google is shutting down the DeepMind AlphaFold team and moving researchers into Gemini and Isomorphic Labs, and Hugging Face is one of four entities impacted by OpenAI's agentic cyberattack.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.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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  Will You Lease Your Next iPhone With Apple Upgrade? - DTNS 5319 28.07.2026 31min

  Motorola's new Android app called Indigenous Collections is all about the preservation of indigenous language and culture, and Model Context Protocol got its biggest update to date to make AI agents in the enterprise more practical at scale.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.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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  Claude Chats Leak Out onto the Internet - DTNS 5318 27.07.2026 30min

  But it’s a weird search index quirk that’s causing it. Plus, a bellwether case about data rights at the US border.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bans on Smart Glasses Mean Smart Glasses are HERE TO STAY - DTNS 5317 24.07.2026 33min

  When you have to have a ComicCon policy for something, it’s mainstream. And everyone but OpenAI and Anthropic signs an open letter supporting open weight models. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Google Unlocks The Power of the Selfie - DTNS 5316 23.07.2026 28min

  Amazon Hopes that adding games will make Prime Video more stickyStarring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How OpenAI Broke Containment and Hacked Hugging Face - DTNS 5315 22.07.2026 34min

  You’d think they’d be mad, but Hugging Face has nothing but praise for OpenAI. Plus, Robb Dunewood joins us to break down the new Samsung Galaxy Foldables.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, 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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  How Garmin's Cirqa Smart Band Compares to Other Fitness Bands - DTNS 5314 21.07.2026 35min

  Samsung has a new credit card that goes toe to toe to the Apple Card, and xMEMS announced a new fan-on-a-chip that's designed to keep heat down on smartglasses and XR headsets.Starring Jason Howell, 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.
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  How Should the US respond to China’s Latest AI Success - DTNS 5313 20.07.2026 30min

  Kimi is the second coming of Deep Seek, and Hugging Face thinks the US needs to change how ti thinks about AI safety.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Honda is Getting Out of the EV Market in the US - DTNS 5312 17.07.2026 31min

  Kimi K3 is a new frontier-level open-weights model from Moonshot AI out of China that gives properietary models a run for their money, and robotics research has now given us the ability to get dressed without having to use our hands and it's... kinda wierd.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Suno Hacks Suggest How Deep Its Music Scraping Went - DTNS 5311 16.07.2026 29min

  Vital Signals introduced a $399 smart ring that is meant to replace Blood Pressure Cuffs without a subscription fee attached, and 1Password says it is letting Claude tap into its password vault and 2-factor codes safely.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Samsung’s Foldable Display Tech Fixes the Crease (Mostly) - DTNS 5310 15.07.2026 34min

  OpenAI's new Codex Micro keyboard is a $230 niche control center for ChatGPT agents, and Bloomberg says OnePlus is days away from announcing its exit from the US market.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.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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  Demis Hassabis Has a Watchdog Framework - DTNS 5309 14.07.2026 28min

  Microsoft announced its finally removing promotional noise from the Windows 11 Search Box, and New York has become the first US state to place a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.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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  Apple Sues OpenAI For Alleged Trade Secret Theft - DTNS 5308 13.07.2026 31min

  More than 200 economists and tech leaders signed a “We Must Act Now” letter encouraging policymakers to understand and address the AI moment, and the European Union is planning a ban of children under 13 from using social media with staged access as they get older.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  JRPG: Gateway Games - DTNS 5308 Experiment Week 10.07.2026 49min

  What games made them lifelong gamers? Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang revisit the six titles that started it all, from Roger's 8-bit classics King's Quest and Star Trek to Jenn's Mario adventures on the NES and SNES.Starring Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Producing Podcast Problems - DTNS 5307 Experiment Week 09.07.2026 59min

  Hammond and Amos walk through some of the common problems they face producing daily news podcasts, relate tales of woe, and share some advice for those wanting to create their own content.Starring Anthony Lemos, Hammond Chamberlain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  TechTV Scrapbook: Scott Herriott – DTNS 5306 Experiment Week 08.07.2026 48min

  Roger catches up with Scott Herriott, former host of ZDTV/TechTV’s Internet Tonight, for a nostalgic trip behind the scenes of early days at the cable network. Scott talks about how the show was built from scratch, the real reason Michaela Pereira wasn't co-hosting from day one, and the one infamous website from the dot-com era that is still permanently burned into his brain.Follow Scott at Squatchfilms.comStarring Scott Herriott and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle - DTNS 5305 Experiment Week 07.07.2026 23min

  Welcome to Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle, your weekly survival guide for the modern tech economy. Patrick and Roger show you how to beat rising prices by squeezing every drop of value from the gear you already own—and hunting down the absolute best deals when you actually do need a replacement. Stop buying new. Start upcycling.Starring Patrick Norton and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.