Google Holds Search Hostage for Schools That Don’t Want AI – DTNS 5387
Google came very close to giving schools true control over how they use AI. Also, Apple faces a supply crunch, and it looks like Open Weight...
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20 of 176 episodesWhy Attackers Are Targeting Grocery Store Freezers – DTNS 5386
Another round of food getting spoiled by hacks on freezers. And a cool DIY kit to make a cheap e-paper display. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb D...
Tech Authors Use – DTNS WEEKEND
Tom Merritt and authors Mallory O’Meara, Philip Fracassi and J-F Dubeau talk about the tech they use in their writing, from the low to...
Vibing to Art – DTNS Weekend
Scott Johnson has been trying out the Artcraft apps that are meant to take place of Adobe apps. Find out what he likes, doesn’t like and whe...
Is the Touchscreen a Big Deal? – DTNS 5385
This week Apple released the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, a touchscreen laptop. Something Steve Jobs called a “ergonomically t...
Google Says It Did Not Kill Its Golden Ad Goose – DTNS 5384
Look, Google has plans, OK? They’ll be fine. Just ask them. And NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a spy. We’re sure that will...
Apple Launches Ergonomically Terrible Laptops – DTNS 5383
Apple added a touchscreen laptop to its lineup, a design once called “ergonomically terrible” by Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, Amazon tried to stea...
Apple Won’t Stop Releasing Hardware This Week – DTNS 5382
OpenAI won’t stop releasing science and why LLMs are more expensive if you don’t speak English. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell Downlo...
Anthropic Doesn’t Lose as Much Money As You Think – DTNS 5381
What the average person will find interesting about the Anthropic IPOs. Plus iFixit figures out what’s causing iPhone Duo screens to crack....
Fooling Your Friends to Make You Both Safer
– Deception is a virus – Passive protection doesn’t work. – Build up your deception immune system (And why you need...
How to Vibe Code Custom Firmware for Audio Gear – Weekend Edition 10/24/2026
Rich Stroffolino joins Jason Howell to geek out on the state of audio technology in the age of agentic AI that enables anyone to safely modi...
What’s The Next Apple-gate? – DTNS 5380
The PHP2Shell vulnerability was the largest story of the week. So we ask what was the most surprising part of the PHP2Shell story? AppleR...
Talk to Your DNA – DTNS 5379
Hugging Face releases an on-device open model for studying DNA. And Amazon security researchers say PHP2Shell may have been exploited as ear...
The Day the Internet Broke – DTNS 5378
Eight insecure TLS certificates seemed to be bad enough, but then folks leaked out a PHP vulnerability that could compromise more than 70% o...
Vibe Code Ads Right Off of Your TV – DTNS 5377
People are removing the smart from their TVs using agents. Plus, the discovery that could help us actually understand what goes on within LL...
Airship Successfully Delivers Cell Service in Japan – DTNS 5376
A New Mexico company delivers LTE from a zeppelin in Japan, Samsung may shift its S-series announcement back to January, and iPhone Duo preo...
The Scampocalypse: How to Survive the Present Attacks
– What’s changing now – Bad habits in the past are now dangerous. – Cognitive security – Patient Zero: Madison...
Is the DIY PC Era Over? – DTNS Weekend
On this episode of DTNS Weekend, Roger and Patrick go head-to-head over the possible death of DIY PC building. Who or what is killing the ho...
Who’s Running Your Smart Home? – DTNS 5375
This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devices in cooperation with LG and Schneider. So our BI...
Who the GoogleBook is For – DTNS 5374
Iyaz Akhtar from PC Mag joins us to talk about his experience using a Googlebook as his daily driver. Plus Amazon’s Bee has new note-taking...