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Why improved lighting in games has received a lot of hate, plus, you can now run Doom on the human brain. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

IFixit has expressed cries of joy over Apple's drift towards repairability. And the war in Iran might drive chip prices even higher. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

Meta is reportedly delaying its “Avocado” AI model and might lean on Gemini to fill the gap, and Sony is trialing dynamic pricing for games on the PS Store and gamers aren’t happy about it. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.

But we also have confirmation on PC gems coming to Xbox and a more immersive Google Maps experience. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Hosted on Acast.

Plus, people like the new Samsung Galaxy S26, and why Meta bought Moltbook. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Amazon is implementing new safeguards to protect against outages related to generated code, and Google is unifying its suite of Gemini integrations inside Google Drive. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell. Links to stories found in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Plus, Microsoft deploys Claude Cowork into Copilot, and a study indicates the best way for managers to implement AI tools. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Hosted on Acast.

A supply chain risk is when a company’s products or services could be compromised in ways that threaten security or disrupt how a system works. Tom Explains. Featuring Tom Merritt. "Is Claude a Supply Chain Risk? What Federal Contractors Need to Know About This Designation | Insights & Resources | Goodwin" https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/03/alerts-practices-is-claude-a-supply-chain-risk "10 USC 3252: Requirements for information relating to supply chain risk" https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3252&num=0&edition=prelim "Pentagon’s Anthropic Risk Decision Spurs Lawmaker Confusion (1)" https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/pentagons-anthropic-risk-decision-spurs-confusion-in-congress Hosted on Acast.

The next Xbox console will be able to play Xbox games as well as PC games natively, and ChatGPT-5.4 brings agentic computer control to premium users for the first time. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane. Hosted on Acast.

Sort of. It's mostly official. Tom explains why in a short update to today's DTNS. Hosted on Acast.

Plus, the new Nothing 4a Pro is out, and Tom was right about Anthropic. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast.

Also, Andy Beach joins us with opinions about HBO Max and Paramount+ merging. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach. Links to the stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Meta Ray-Bans are sending private videos to human workers in Kenya, and Dr. Niki talks about what we know about the effects of LLM use on mental health. Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

And OpenAI is benefiting. Plus, new mobile concepts and chips from MWC Barcelona. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Shownotes can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of February. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast.

Block announced a 40% layoff of staff as it leans further into AI tools, and Netflix drops out of the bidding wear for Warner Discovery leaving Paramount in the driver's seat. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast.

And Burger King. They put LLMs. In our ears. Starring To Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Plus, Teens are fairly neutral about AI and may not use it for the things you think they do. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Meta secured a deal with AMD that shows that all roads do not lead to Nvidia, and Dan Campos tells us about Mexico's use of robot dogs for security. Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt and Dan Campos. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

We analyze the departure of Phil Spencer and his replacement, the person who helped Instacart IPO. Plus, a solid-state battery gets closer to safer 5-minute EV charging. Starring Tom Merritt, Rob Dunewood, and Andy Beach. Hosted on Acast.