Main Show starts at 10:05Robb unpacks Samsung’s Unpacked event. New foldable phones anyone? And speaking of foldables. Their adoption is less than anticipated although it's still growing. Would lower prices help goose that number up? Why is drawing ad dollars so much more difficult for video gaming versus other media formats? And did an AI scanner really charge a rental car customer $440 for a scuff on the tire?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top 3:Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robotshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/hugging-face-opens-up-orders-for-its-reachy-mini-desktop-robots/HBO Max rebrand is official: just Max nowhttps://www.theverge.com/news/702261/hbo-max-rebrand-official-warner-brosX CEO Linda Yaccarino is still standing by Elon Muskhttps://www.theverge.com/news/702653/x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-elon-muskDiscussions:Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thinner, lighter and has a larger 8-inch displayhttps://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsungs-galaxy-z-fold-7-is-thinner-lighter-and-has-a-larger-8-inch-display-140054089.htmlSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 hands-on: Bigger screens, bigger battery, better foldablehttps://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-hands-on-bigger-screens-bigger-battery-better-foldable-140008222.htmlSamsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025: All the biggest announcementshttps://www.theverge.com/news/702428/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2025-biggest-announcements-fold-flipSamsung Galaxy Watch 8 hands-on: New look, new AI, and new antioxidantshttps://www.engadget.com/wearables/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-hands-on-new-look-new-ai-and-new-antioxidants-140039472.htmlGen Z deserves a cute flip phone. Samsung’s cheaper foldable is too pricey to be ithttps://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/gen-z-deserves-a-cute-flip-phone-samsungs-cheaper-foldable-is-too-pricey-to-be-it/#ftag=CAD590a51eMore Discussions:Gaming ads and the Kotaku salehttps://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/gaming-ads-kotaku-saleThis is what happens when Hertz’s AI scanner finds damage on your rentalhttps://www.thedrive.com/news/this-is-what-happens-when-hertzs-ai-scanner-finds-damage-on-your-rentalhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/07/01/hertz-ai-scanners-renter-charged/84417371007/https://www.thedrive.com/news/what-could-go-wrong-hertz-is-using-ai-to-inspect-airport-rental-returnshttps://newsroom.hertz.com/articles/article-details/hertz-and-uveye-partner-to-modernize-vehicle-maintenance-with-ai-technology/https://www.uveye.com/products/Today’s guest:Scott Johnsonhttps://frogpants.comhttps://frogpants.substack.comhttps://www.threads.com/@actualscotthttps://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.comDTNS Store:http://dailytechnewsshow.com/storeNext guest:Jenn Cutterhttps://openalpha.tvhttps://jenncutter.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenncutter.bsky.socialhttps://mastodon.social/@JennCutterShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com
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EVs Run Circles Around Gas Cars – DTNS Live 5055
Main Show starts at 10:57With the release of Mastodon 4.4 we discuss the state of our use of X, BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon and Nostr. What Rivian’s new Kick Turn feature on its four motor trucks mean for the wider EV segment. Why do we like leaks of upcoming product announcements and services? And if the Nintendo Switch 2 is such a big hit, why is no one talking about it anymore?Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top 3:Rubio Impersonator Uses AI, Signal to Contact Foreign Officialshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/rubio-impersonator-uses-ai-signal-to-contact-foreign-officialsAmazon to offer grocery deliveries for free on Prime Dayhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/07/amazon-grocery-deliveries-prime-dayByteDance reportedly plans to release US-specific version of CapCuthttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/bytedance-reportedly-plans-to-release-us-specific-version-of-capcut/Discussions:Mastodon 4.4 adds profiles, lists, and quote postshttps://www.theverge.com/news/700991/mastodon-4-4-profiles-lists-quote-postshttps://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4/Bluesky users can now customize notifications for favorite accountshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/bluesky-users-can-customize-their-notifications-including-activity-alerts-from-their-favorite-accounts/https://bsky.social/about/blog/07-02-2025-more-notification-controlA month in: What the hype says about Switch 2https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/611518/one-month-analysis-hypehttps://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOoqYFHn994q7SQ5oXzgmQmomsn4CZFWy2OVwWmm0hfsye7se8Kmehttps://view.ccg.nintendo.com/?qs=96411edd9a8048e3f4843ae5b7e36eb544e3349016ca339ecff5b996c6d910203452d2b4c4bad259c0313d88c801aa6fcb089e021807454574cb251ebe8b0bb52e8166df575cc9b7c639437cd174c50dhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjq-2Fwb730More Discussions:The tech behind Rivian’s 2026 quad-motor truck and SUV (and that kick turn)https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/the-tech-behind-rivians-2026-quad-motor-truck-and-suv-and-that-kick-turn/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITlivyaxahQhttps://www.motortrend.com/news/rivian-tank-turn-kick-turn-feature-explainedhttps://www.motortrend.com/news/rivian-rad-tuner-calibration-software-explainedSamsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 leaks ahead of official eventhttps://www.theverge.com/news/700584/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2025-leakWhy businesses leak new product details—and how it benefits themhttps://www.business-reporter.co.uk/management/why-businesses-leak-new-product-details-and-how-they-benefit-from-these-rumourshttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/1948-00288-000Today’s guest:Jenn Cutterhttps://openalpha.tvhttps://jenncutter.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenncutter.bsky.socialhttps://mastodon.social/@JennCutterSubscribe to Behind The Data:http://behindthedatashow.comNext guest:Scott Johnsonhttps://frogpants.comhttps://frogpants.substack.comhttps://www.threads.com/@actualscotthttps://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.comShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com
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Tennis Tech Crosses the Line – DTNS Live 5054
Main Show starts at 6:54With a possible sale of TikTok in the US, the company is building a new version of the App. What will and won’t it do compared to the previous app. The Wall Street Journal how successful the new US Online Passport Renewal system is. The Wimbledon tennis tournament replaced line judges with an automatic system but that system had a glitch this weekend. And what is making profitable microchip plants such a difficult thing to do successfully?Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top 3:Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 and Z Fold FE specs leak ahead of Unpackedhttps://www.theverge.com/news/699152/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-7-fe-specs-leak-battery-storage-cameraWindows 11 now used on more than 400 million monthly active deviceshttps://www.theverge.com/news/699161/microsoft-windows-11-usage-milestone-windows-10Jack Dorsey says WhatsApp should support Bluetooth messaginghttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/07/jack-dorsey-whatsapp-bluetooth.htmlDiscussions:TikTok is building a new version of its app ahead of an expected U.S. salehttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiktok-building-new-version-app-ahead-expected-u-s-saleYou can now renew your U.S. passport onlinehttps://www.wsj.com/business/us-passport-online-renewal-e58b51d1?st=QcbTZ1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkhttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.htmlMore Discussions:Wimbledon 2025: AI and automation making inroads in officiatinghttps://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c3vd1w9kr3loMLB experimenting with automated ball-strike calls during spring gameshttps://www.mlb.com/news/automated-ball-strike-calls-mlb-spring-gameshttps://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rob-manfred-says-mlb-will-propose-automated-ball-strike-challenge-system-for-use-at-the-big-league-level/https://www.hawkeyeinnovations.com/Samsung delays U.S. chip plant completion due to lack of customershttps://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Samsung-delaying-completion-of-US-chip-plant-due-to-lack-of-customersAMD reportedly cuts ties with Samsung Foundryhttps://wccftech.com/amd-reportedly-ditches-samsung-foundry-as-its-partner/TSMC captures 35% market share, becomes world’s top chipmakerhttps://wccftech.com/tsmcs-35-market-share-makes-it-worlds-biggest-chipmaker-with-intel-in-2nd-plays-shows-data/Intel CEO explores big shift in chip manufacturing strategyhttps://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/intels-new-ceo-explores-big-shift-chip-manufacturing-business-2025-07-02/Intel may cancel 18A process node for foundry clients, focus on 14A insteadhttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-might-axe-the-18a-process-node-for-foundry-customers-essentially-leaving-tsmc-with-no-rival-intel-reportedly-to-focus-on-14aToday’s guest:Justin Robert Younghttps://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.comhttps://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-conhttps://shows.acast.com/were-not-wronghttps://attentionmechanismpodcast.comhttps://openai.com/podcast/https://x.com/JustinRYoungDTNS Store:http://dailytechnewsshow.com/storeNext guest:Jenn Cutterhttps://openalpha.tvhttps://jenncutter.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenncutter.bsky.socialhttps://mastodon.social/@JennCutterShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com
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Theoretical Monkey Business – DTNS Live 5053
Main Show starts at 9:46Are we all living inside a simulation? Melvin M. Vopson, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Portsmouth has proposed a study to find out. Prominent CEOs are increasingly issuing dire warnings about AI’s impact on jobs. But who’s listening? Can lengthy timeouts curb abusive behavior on social media platforms? And its Friday and we engage in a battle of wits and morality on this week’s Great Debates!Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top 3:Sony Brings Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|Shttps://www.thurrott.com/games/xbox/322910/sony-brings-helldivers-2-to-xbox-series-xsLeaked Samsung Galaxy Trifold Shows Off One UI 8 on a Triple-Folding Displayhttps://www.theverge.com/news/697395/samsung-galaxy-trifold-foldable-leaks-one-ui-8Report: Switch 2’s USB-C Port May Block Some Third-Party Dockshttps://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryptionDiscussions:Could Gravity Be Evidence That the Universe Is a Computer Simulation?https://theconversation.com/could-gravity-be-evidence-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation-my-new-study-suggests-why-this-might-be-so-255913https://pubs.aip.org/aip/adv/article/15/4/045035/3345217/Is-gravity-evidence-of-a-computational-universehttps://simulation-argument.com/simulation.pdfAI Job Predictions Become Corporate America’s Newest Competitive Sporthttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/ai-job-predictions-become-corporate-americas-newest-competitive-sport/AI and White-Collar Job Losses: The Data and Debatehttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-white-collar-job-loss-b9856259More Discussions:Longer Suspensions on Platforms Like Roblox Can Curb Bad Behavior, Research Suggestshttps://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-longer-suspensions-platforms-roblox-curb.htmlhttps://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3706598.3713163Next guest:Justin Robert Younghttps://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.comhttps://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-conhttps://shows.acast.com/were-not-wronghttps://attentionmechanismpodcast.comhttps://openai.com/podcast/https://x.com/JustinRYoungShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com
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Living La Vida Dongle - DTNS Live 5052
Main Show starts at 10:31Microsoft announced company-wide layoffs of around 9,000 workers with a number of those cuts coming from the Xbox division. We share how we handle our docks and dongles for computing. And we discuss AMD and Sony PlayStation for the PS5 and future platforms.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Top 3:Honor's Magic V5 Launches as a Thinner Foldable With a Bigger Batteryhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/honor-magic-v5-launch-thinner-foldable-with-bigger-battery.htmlFoxconn Tells Hundreds of Chinese Workers to Return From Indian iPhone Plantshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/foxconn-tells-hundreds-of-chinese-staff-to-return-from-its-indian-iphone-factories/Kotaku Sold to Keleops, Parent Company of Tom’s Guide and Tom’s Hardwarehttps://www.axios.com/2025/07/02/kotaku-sale-keleops-go-mediaDiscussions:Microsoft Begins Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Divisionhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/microsoft-begins-deep-job-cuts-across-xbox-division?sref=P6Q0mxvjMicrosoft Is Shutting Down The Initiative and Cancelling Perfect Dark Reboothttps://www.thurrott.com/games/322861/microsoft-is-shutting-down-the-initiative-and-cancelling-its-perfect-dark-rebootRare’s Everwild Game Has Reportedly Been Cancelledhttps://www.thurrott.com/games/322852/rares-everwild-game-has-reportedly-been-cancelledMicrosoft Is Closing Down Xbox Studio The Initiativehttps://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-closing-down-xbox-studio-the-initiativehttps://amzn.to/4kohFhdhttps://amzn.to/4et5kXwhttps://amzn.to/3TlqVaMhttps://amzn.to/4nwSXOkhttps://amzn.to/4ewjLu3https://amzn.to/4nvi8Rphttps://amzn.to/46ogTgAhttps://amzn.to/4nNpUX5https://amzn.to/4nAbBVGMore Discussions:PlayStation 6: Sony and AMD’s AI Plans for Next-Gen Consoleshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/playstation-6-sony-and-amds-plan-to-power-next-gen-consoles-with-ai/#ftag=CAD590a51ehttps://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/18/ps5-pro-technical-seminar-reveals-new-in-depth-details-on-console/https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/24324317/amd-playstation-ai-work-better-graphics-project-amethystGamers Reject RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, Favor 16 GB Model 16 to 1https://www.techpowerup.com/338526/gamers-reject-rtx-5060-ti-8-gb-outsold-16-1-by-16-gb-modelhttps://tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-16gb-rtx-5060-ti-reportedly-16x-more-popular-than-its-8gb-variant-german-retailer-figures-suggest-customers-are-steering-clear-of-lower-spec-modelNvidia Workstation GPUs and Render Tools in Focushttps://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/professional-desktop-gpus/https://home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/https://www.maxon.net/en/redshift?srsltid=AfmBOoq24JLt6_Exn9UGn42850uTKJt40WJmd38FGBFIIVYOk7_BgKdXToday’s guest:Scott Johnsonhttps://frogpants.comhttps://frogpants.substack.comhttps://www.threads.com/@actualscotthttps://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.comShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com
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