Daily Tech Headlines

Tom Merritt

The essential tech news you need every day in 10 minutes or less.

  • 6 minutes 12 seconds
    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs the RAISE Act Into Law - DTH

    Google sues SerpApi, Chrome and Edge browser extensions secretly collect and sell AI chatbot conversations, Starlink satellite explodes. 


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    20 December 2025, 5:23 pm
  • 5 minutes 3 seconds
    TikTok's U.S. Operations Sold for $14 Billion to "TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC" - DTH

    OpenAI Seeks $100 Billion Funding Round, Eyeing $830 Billion Valuation, Meta Launches Superintelligence Labs to Reorganize AI Efforts, and LG Allows TV Owners to Remove Copilot Icon.


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    19 December 2025, 4:55 pm
  • 5 minutes 34 seconds
    Gemini 3 Flash Replaces 2.5 as Default in Google's AI Tools - DTH

    Shenzhen scientists develop EUV lithography prototype, the FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, and Apple is modifying its iOS app store policies in Japan.


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    18 December 2025, 5:15 pm
  • 5 minutes 34 seconds
    Netflix Partners with iHeartMedia for Video Podcasts - DTH

    Netflix announced a partnership with iHeartMedia for exclusive rights to air at least 15 video podcasts, X defends claims it abandoned the Twitter trademark, and Instagram tests Instagram for TV through Fire TV devices in the US. 


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    17 December 2025, 3:56 pm
  • 5 minutes 13 seconds
    AI Memory Demand to Squeeze Smartphone Market in 2026 - DTH

    PayPal files to become a bank in the U.S., the U.S. has paused the "$40 billion Technology Prosperity Deal" with Britain, and Ford shifts away from large EVs.


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    16 December 2025, 5:26 pm
  • 5 minutes 22 seconds
    iRobot files for Bankruptcy - DTH

    Robot vacuum maker iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Starlink reports a near-miss collision with newly launched Chinese satellite, and Amazon rolls out AI-feature 'Ask This Book' with no way for authors to opt-out. 


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    15 December 2025, 3:01 pm
  • 5 minutes 55 seconds
    Policymakers Behind US State AI Bills Dismiss Executive EO - DTH

    YouTube embraces payouts in PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, Apple’s foldable phone expected to boost Samsung profits, Amazon pulls AI recap video for Fallout S1. 


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    13 December 2025, 5:21 pm
  • 5 minutes 20 seconds
    OpenAI Has Launched Its New GPT-5.2 AI Model In Response To Google's Gemini 3 - DTH

    YouTube redesigned the watch screen on TVs for a more intuitive experience, the U.S. president signed an executive order limiting state oversight of AI, and Apple lost its contempt appeal in the Epic case.


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    12 December 2025, 4:24 pm
  • 5 minutes 14 seconds
    Disney Has Signed A Three-Year Licensing Deal With OpenAI - DTH

    Google is piloting a new commercial partnership program in Google News, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general warns AI companies about delusional outputs, and US Customs and Border Protection proposes requiring 5 years of social media data to travel to the U.S.


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    11 December 2025, 5:46 pm
  • 5 minutes 23 seconds
    Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Now In Effect - DTH

    Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is now in effect, a study shows Instacart presents variable prices for the same items in the same stores, and Instagram is AI-generating titles for photos showing up in web searches.


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    10 December 2025, 3:13 pm
  • 5 minutes 13 seconds
    Nvidia Can Now Sell H200 AI Chips To China If The U.S. Gets A 25% Cut - DTH

    Google faces an EU antitrust probe over its AI practices, Microsoft is investing $17.5 billion in Indian AI and cloud computing over the next four years, and Reddit is implementing new teen safety features globally.


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    9 December 2025, 4:57 pm
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