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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 models are the best nove for big business.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell

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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 Dunewood, and Dr. Niki.

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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 the high. From composing to submission to publishing, how does tech help or hinder the writing process?

• Storyist
• https://storyist.com/
• Scrivener
• https://scrivener.app/
• Final Draft
• https://www.finaldraft.com/

• Notes ( like stickys)
• https://betterstickies.com/blog/best-sticky-notes-apps-2026

• Mind Mapping

The Dark Word Philip Fracassi

• https://pfracassi.com/the-dark-word

J-F Dubeau website

• https://www.jfdubeau.com/
• https://www.jfdubeau.com/a-dash-of-demon

Mallory O’Meara - Daughter of Daring

• https://www.malloryomeara.com/
• https://www.malloryomeara.com/daughter-of-daring

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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 where he thinks the whole vibe coded apps is going for artists.

Artcraft:

https://getartcraft.com/

Stephen Robles:

https://beardfm.app/

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This week Apple released the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, a touchscreen laptop. Something Steve Jobs called an “ergonomically terrible” idea. Will this move to other MacBook models? Will it cannibalize iPad sales?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.

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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 be fine too.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane

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Apple added a touchscreen laptop to its lineup, a design once called “ergonomically terrible” by Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, Amazon tried to steal Apple’s hardware thunder with the release of new Echo smart alarm clocks, photo frames, and the usual speakers and displays.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Sarah Lane.

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OpenAI won’t stop releasing science and why LLMs are more expensive if you don’t speak English.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell

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What the average person will find interesting about the Anthropic IPOs. Plus iFixit figures out what’s causing iPhone Duo screens to crack.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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- Deception is a virus

- Passive protection doesn't work.

- Build up your deception immune system

(And why you need a DM for your corporate wolf masking strategy)

"Wolfmasking | Enterprise Deceptive Role Play" https://wolfmasking.com/

"Scampocalypse — Brian Brushwood" https://scampocalypse.com/

"Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkingFastand_Slow

"Have I Been Pwned: Madison Square Garden Sports Data Breach" https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/MadisonSquareGardenSports

"The Discoverie of Witchcraft - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverie_of_Witchcraft

"DEF CON® Hacking Conference Home" https://defcon.org/

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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 modify the inner workings of their gear to do pretty much anything they want.

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The top stories of the week are about AI discovering a critical bug in the Web, Responsible Disclosure and patching systems breaking down, and how nation-states may be getting a jump on bugs before they even become public. And it's all the same story. Plus, the iPhone Duo's horrible launch bug!

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Hugging Face releases an on-device open model for studying DNA. And Amazon security researchers say PHP2Shell may have been exploited as early as Saturday.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane

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Eight insecure TLS certificates seemed to be bad enough, but then folks leaked out a PHP vulnerability that could compromise more than 70% of the Web. Thank goodness there’s a fix for both. But one will take longer than the other to completely resolve.

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.

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People are removing the smart from their TVs using agents. Plus, the discovery that could help us actually understand what goes on within LLMs.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell.

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A New Mexico company delivers LTE from a zeppelin in Japan, Samsung may shift its S-series announcement back to January, and iPhone Duo preorders start shifting earlier.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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- What's changing now

- Bad habits in the past are now dangerous.

- Cognitive security

- Patient Zero: Madison Square Garden hack

Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood.

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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 hobby, and is this the end of an era, or will PC building return to its niche roots?

Starring Roger Chang, Patrick Norton

https://www.microcenter.com

https://wccftech.com

https://www.tweaktown.com

https://en.overclocking.com

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This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devices in cooperation with LG and Schneider. So our BIG QUESTION this week is: Do you want Apple to run your smart home?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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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 gadgets.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Iyaz Akhtar.

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