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Tom Merritt

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  • 24 minutes 32 seconds
    WhatsApp Fights Scams and Opens Pre-teen Accounts - DTNS 5223

    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.

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    11 March 2026, 8:03 pm
  • 29 minutes 27 seconds
    Yann LeCun’s World Models Raise $1 Billion - DTNS 5222

    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.

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    10 March 2026, 7:23 pm
  • 27 minutes 6 seconds
    Anthropic Files Its Lawsuit. Can it Win? - DTNS 5221

    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.


    Show notes can be found here.

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    9 March 2026, 7:02 pm
  • 16 minutes 35 seconds
    What It Takes to Declare a Company a Supply Chain Risk - DTNS WEEKEND

    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

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    7 March 2026, 12:19 am
  • 37 minutes 37 seconds
    The Pixel 10a is a Beautiful Red Beast - DTNS 5220

    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.


    Show notes can be found here.

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    6 March 2026, 8:14 pm
  • 5 minutes 17 seconds
    DTNS EXTRA: US DoD Officially Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
    Sort of. It's mostly official. Tom explains why in a short update to today's DTNS. 

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    5 March 2026, 7:56 pm
  • 30 minutes 30 seconds
    Epic and Google Reach Third-party App Store Peace - DTNS 5219

    Plus, the new Nothing 4a Pro is out, and Tom was right about Anthropic.


    Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.


    Show notes can be found here.

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    5 March 2026, 7:48 pm
  • 31 minutes 20 seconds
    Apple Comes for the Chromebook - DTNS 5218

    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.

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    4 March 2026, 7:38 pm
  • 43 minutes 33 seconds
    Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and Max - DTNS 5217

    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.

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    3 March 2026, 8:19 pm
  • 28 minutes 7 seconds
    Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216

    And OpenAI is benefiting. Plus, new mobile concepts and chips from MWC Barcelona.


    Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood


    Shownotes can be found here.

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    2 March 2026, 8:26 pm
  • 28 minutes 47 seconds
    DTNS February in Review

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

    Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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    28 February 2026, 10:32 pm
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