DTNS Live (Video)

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

Link to the Show Notes.

Quick Hits:
OpenAI Parts Ways With 3 Workers Over Mishandling Information
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/openai-parts-ways-with-3-workers-over-mishandling-information
OpenAI's wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/02/openais-wandering-ai-agents-earn-it-a-california-subpoena/5300850
The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive thanks to AI
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/the-7-year-old-nvidia-shield-tv-is-now-100-more-expensive-thanks-to-ai/
MacBook Pro With OLED Touch Screen Rumored to Launch in October or November
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/01/oled-macbook-pro-release-date/
Cloudflare tries to outplay Jev with open-weight Clef models
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/01/cloudflare-tries-to-outplay-jev-with-open-weight-clef-models/5300649
FDA approves artificial heart valve for kids that grows as they do
https://www.engadget.com/2275489/fda-approves-autus-size-adjustable-artificial-heart-valve-for-kids/
World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/worlds-first-enhanced-geothermal-power-plant-completed-in-just-23-months/
Twelve South launches tiny new ‘Airfly Drive’ wireless CarPlay adapter
https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/01/twelve-south-launches-tiny-new-airfly-drive-wireless-carplay-adapter/
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/chatgpt-can-now-virtually-try-on-clothes-for-you/
Discussions:
Do You Want the Right to Mod Your TV? - DTNS 5273
https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/do-you-want-your-171238476?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-its-bubbly-agentic-avatar/
Meta’s Muse AI Charms can interact with each other
https://www.theverge.com/tech/999944/meta-muse-charm-ai-interact-5g-modem
https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit
More Discussions:
Amazon Rolls Out a Cornucopia of New Kindle E-Readers
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-rolls-out-a-cornucopia-of-new-kindle-e-readers/
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Show Links:
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Sarah Lane Links:
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Tom Merritt Links:
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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 Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Iyaz Akhtar, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe

Link to the Show Notes.

Quick Hits:
Google Gemini Now Supports Live Avatars for Enterprise Agents
https://www.thurrott.com/google/342034/google-gemini-now-supports-live-avatars-for-enterprise-agents
Google Adds Creepy Avatars to Gemini 3.8 Live's Agents
https://www.engadget.com/2268587/google-video-avatars-gemini-3-8-live-agent/
Microsoft Unveils New Copilot Features for Home, Code, and Autopilot
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/microsoft-copilot-ai-coding-anthropic.html
Ready to Put Your Work on Autopilot? Microsoft Readies Its AI Agent for ...
https://www.pcmag.com/news/ready-to-put-your-work-on-autopilot-microsoft-readies-its-ai-agent-for
Meta Horizon Create Will Let People Build AI Games on a Phone
https://www.macobserver.com/news/meta-horizon-create-ai-games-phone
Bill Gates Warns AI Is Powerful Enough to Lead to a Billion Deaths
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-25/bill-gates-warns-ai-powerful-enough-to-lead-to-a-billion-deaths
Google is Testing AI-Powered Call for Me Feature on Pixel 11 Series
https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/google-pixel/342044/google-is-testing-ai-powered-call-for-me-feature-on-pixel-11-series
Google Photos 'Clueless'-Inspired Virtual Closet Is Now Available on Android and iOS
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/google-photos-clueless-inspired-virtual-closet-is-now-available-on-android-and-ios/
SpaceX Starship's First Orbital Flight Test On Track After Successful Launch Rehearsal
https://www.engadget.com/2268608/spacex-starship-first-orbit-flight-set-for-september-28
Tesla Finally Moves to Electrify Trucking After a Decade of Work and Delays
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/tesla-finally-moves-to-electrify-trucking-after-a-decade-of-work-and-delays
OpenAI Is Preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Plan With Faster Codex
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-preparing-a-500-chatgpt-pro-max-plan-with-faster-codex/
Discussions:
It's time for the BIG TECH QUESTION of this week.
Our question is: Can a Googlebook effectively replace a Mac or PC? Vote on which side you would join in our poll at patreon.com/dtns
Can a Googlebook effectively replace a Mac or PC?
https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/can-googlebook-170553089?pr=true
Googlebook: The Laptop Your Android Phone Has Been Waiting For
https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/googlebook/pre-order-googlebook/

patreon.com/livewithit
https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit

More Discussions:
Wednesday at Meta's Connect conference, Meta showed off a little keychain-looking device called the Muse Charm. It's a tamagotchi-sized device with a 2-inch touchscreen, two cameras and a fingerprint sensor.
Our next question of the week is: Is Do you want an AI charm/keychain like this? Of any kind?
Everything Announced at Meta Connect 2026
https://www.engadget.com/2267230/everything-announced-at-meta-connect-2026

Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta

Iyaz Akhtar
https://www.pcmag.com/authors/iyaz-akhtar
http://thisoldnerd.com
https://x.com/iyaz
https://mas.to/@iyaz

Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
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Sarah Lane Links:
https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com

Tom Merritt Links:
https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com

Molly Wood joins to talk about the upgrade cycle of devices, whether you should get permission from people before summarizing your conversations with them and does anyone need smart glasses?
Featuring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe, Jenn Cutter, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Molly Wood.
Link to the Show Notes.

Quick Hits:
Motorola just shared a cryptic teaser for a new device
https://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-september-event-teaser-3712582/
Advanced AI Society joins the Linux Foundation, launches open verification ecosystem as Congress moves on agent security
https://thenextweb.com/news/advanced-ai-society-linux-foundation-proof-of-control
Waymo is expanding to Singapore
https://www.engadget.com/2262023/waymo-is-expanding-to-singapore/
Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments
https://www.engadget.com/2262087/anthropic-has-set-up-a-bio-research-lab-for-physical-experiments/
Anthropic says Claude drives 26% of its research and development
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/anthropic-says-claude-drives-26-of-its-research-and-development
Apple Pay is heading to India next month with Axis Bank first, Reuters reports
https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-pay-india-launch-axis-bank
Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/researchers-used-anthropics-claude-to-hack-into-openai/
Google Home opens up to Claude, OpenClaw and any other MCP agent
https://thenextweb.com/news/google-home-mcp-third-party-ai-agents-claude-openclaw
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history/
Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/republican-bill-would-order-isps-dns-providers-and-vpns-to-block-piracy-sites/
Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-real-quantum.html
Discussions:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit
More Discussion:
Next, Apple's new watch will eventually get the ability to listen to a conversation and summarize it. The so-called Siri Recap feature is described by Apple in this way "Siri Recap does not create a recording, does not produce a verbatim transcript, and does not identify and attribute speakers.
Our next question of the week is: Should you need permission for your AI to summarize your conversations?
Taking the position of Yes, you need permission is Roger Chang and Molly Wood
On the side of No is: Amos
In the Swing seat, still deciding their answer is Jenn Cutter and Sarah Lane
I'm Tom Merritt and I'll be your referee.
We flipped a coin and starting us off is Yes you should need permission. Roger You have two minutes: Go for it.
Apple’s Always-Listening Watch AI Tool Could Pose Legal Risks for Users
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/apple-s-always-listening-watch-ai-tool-could-pose-legal-risks-for-users
https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Audio_Intelligence_Privacy_Overview_Sep_2026.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Molly Wood
https://www.mollywood.co
https://mollywood.substack.com
https://www.everybodyinthepool.com
https://x.com/mollywood
https://mastodon.social/@mollywoodpro
Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
https://dtns.tv/wiki
Sarah Lane Links:
https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com
Tom Merritt Links:
https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com
https://awordpodcast.com

Scott Johnson joins us to talk about Apple's ever-growing list of iPhones and whether we still want or need game consoles. Plus, if AI is unsafe, what do we want done to make it safe? It's the Friday BIG TECH QUESTIONS episode. Join us!

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

Link to the Show Notes.

Quick Hits:
‘Lenovo Googlebook 15’ specs leak in full with ‘Google facial authentication’
https://9to5google.com/2026/09/11/lenovo-googlebook-15-specs-leak/
Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026
https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026
Houthis used Anthropic AI to try to build ballistic missiles
https://www.ft.com/content/8310cf56-ce60-4e6e-8254-5bb470e9a880?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/anthropic-says-iran-used-its-american-ai-model-to-target-u-s-navy-warships-67583e05?mod=rss_Technology
Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/claude-users-found-ways-around-safeguards-for-bioweapons-research/
How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chinese-ai-giants-accused-of-sending-millions-of-user-queries-to-u-s-models-768c9d26
Altman tells staff OpenAI is open to slowing AI development, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/altman-tells-staff-openai-is-open-slowing-ai-development-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-09-11/
Astonishing mod runs DLSS 5 on a second GPU to boost neural-rendered FPS up to 127% — game renders on one card, neural post-processing runs on the other, much like dedicated PhysX GPUs
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/astonishing-mod-runs-nvidia-dlss-5-on-a-second-gpu-using-a-reshade-add-on-to-reduce-performance-impact-boosts-neural-rendered-fps-up-to-127-percent-game-renders-on-one-card-neural-post-processing-runs-on-the-other-much-like-dedicated-physx-gpus
Apple's iPhone Handoff Feature Will Cost You $5 A Month On T-Mobile
https://www.engadget.com/2255731/apple-iphone-handoff-5-a-month-on-t-mobile/
Apple Extends Free Satellite Access for iPhone 14, 15, and 16 Users
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-extends-free-satellite-access/
IDScan confirms breach tied to 153 million stolen driver’s licenses
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/idscan-confirms-breach-tied-to-153-million-stolen-drivers-licenses/
Android Now Supports Password and Passkey Migrations
https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/341499/android-now-supports-password-and-passkey-migrations
CA Governor Signs 'Landmark' Laws On Youth Use Of Social Media And AI Chatbots
https://www.engadget.com/2255569/ca-governor-signs-landmark-laws-on-youth-use-of-social-media-and-ai-chatbots/
California has banned personalised feeds for under-16s, going further than Australia or the DSA
https://thenextweb.com/news/newsom-child-safety-bills-algorithmic-feeds-under-16
Surfshark VPN says hackers breached internal testing, proxy servers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/surfshark-vpn-says-hackers-breached-internal-testing-proxy-servers/
Packard Bell is back, but there's a catch
https://www.engadget.com/2252026/packard-bell-acer-back-only-available-europe
Discussions:
Is Apple's Product Line Too Confusing?
https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/is-apples-line-169263396?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Live With It:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Scott Johnson
https://frogpants.com
https://frogpants.substack.com
https://www.threads.com/@actualscott
https://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnson
https://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.com

What does gaming look like without discs? As companies race toward a future where physical media becomes a relic of the early 21st century, will gamers embrace the all-digital future—or will the industry have to change to keep them on board? Plus Apple new CEO John Ternus has only three days in the office. So we judge his three day performance like some supercilious alien race from Star Trek. And Thomas Wilde from Geek Wire argues that the video game industry is heading towards a big crash in an opinion article.

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Top Tech Story of the Week:
Xbox Project Helix Is a ‘Family of Devices,’ CEO Reveals
https://www.engadget.com/2246956/xbox-project-helix-family-of-devices/
Roman Research Nexus: A New Way to Explore Roman Data
https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2026/news-2026-401
Apple’s Ternus Takes the CEO Reins With AI His First Priority
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/apple-s-new-ceo-john-ternus-takes-reins-from-tim-cook-focusing-on-ai
Sonos Debuts $449 Ace Ultra Headphones, $699 Beam Ultra Soundbar, ChatGPT Tie-In
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/sonos-debuts-449-ace-ultra-headphones-699-beam-ultra-soundbar-chatgpt-tie-in
Google Avoids Ad Exchange Sale as Judge Orders Tech Integration
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/google-avoids-ad-exchange-sale-as-judge-orders-tech-integration
Anker’s New MindBase Wants to Be the Brain of Your Entire Home Security System
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/ankers-new-mindbase-wants-to-be-the-brain-of-your-entire-home-security-system/
Nvidia Confirms It Will Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/nvidia-confirms-it-will-buy-hugging-face-for-12-9-billion/
https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/top-tech-story-3-168523520?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Discussions:
Microsoft Slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to Just 15 Hours a Month for Ultimate Subscribers
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-cloud-limits.html
Tim Cook’s Parting Message: Apple Is in the Hands of a Product Builder
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/tim-cooks-parting-message-apple-is-in-the-hands-of-a-product-builder/
Read John Ternus’ First Memo to Apple Employees as CEO
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/01/john-ternus-first-memo/
Live With It
https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit
More Discussions:
Why the Video Game Industry May Be Sliding Toward Its Next Big Crash
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/why-the-video-game-industry-may-be-sliding-toward-its-next-big-crash/

Today’s Guest:
Trisha Hershberger
https://www.trishahershberger.com
https://www.instagram.com/thatgrltrish
https://www.twitch.tv/trishahershberger
https://www.youtube.com/trishahershberger

Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
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https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
https://dtns.tv/wiki

Sarah Lane Links:
https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com

Tom Merritt Links:
https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com
https://awordpodcast.com