DTNS Live

Main Show starts at 8:39 Ramageddeon continues to inflict financial pain on consumers looking up the prices for new laptops, flash memory, VR headsets and storage. Plus we discuss findings from the Australian Recording Industry Association that show that people are listening to less new music in favor of old favorites.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Hammond Chamberlain, and possibly Amos and whoever else happens by, chat about their lives in podcasting. 

We discuss the implications of the Artemis II mission that saw humans fly the furthest distance from the earth and observe the dark side of the moon. Plus Gen Z is growing less excited about AI than previously. Anthropic decides to limit its latest model to a select number of companies. And we have a quiz on the innovations space exploration has gifted the human race.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Jason Howell talks about being a musician (yes, he's not just a podcaster) when everyone thinks they can replace you with AI. 

Main Show starts at 9:56What were the big trends in AI and Data Science in 2025 and what does it tell us about what to expect in 2026. Andrew Jones-Rooy is here to explain. And we discuss Derek Thompson’s “Is the Smartphone Theory of Everything Wrong?” post on his Substack page where he lays out the difficulty in analyzing smartphone impacts on behavior. Is there truth in Derek’s analysis or is all confirmation bias? Plus we debate the weightiest topics of our time in our Balance Game of the Week!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

David Spark from CISO Series talks to us about the dominant themes of the RSA conference, from the Delve Scandal to job fears to the principle of securing agentic AI. Plus, Brian Brushwood drops in to talk about his new approach to training people to resist security scams.

As the Trump administration pulls back on funding programs to encourage EV adoption do they still have a future in the US? Plus the US FCC added all foreign-made routers to a “covered list” meaning the FCC won’t certify them. We share how we all think this will play out. Plus a special BTS quiz conjured up by Tom Merritt.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Tim Stevens, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Amos and Hammond hang out with Tom as he takes his new MacBook Pro for a test stream, and they talk about editing DTNS these days. 

Main Show starts at 9:54Vinyl records, cassette tapes and now reel-to-reel tapes are being revived. What’s with the surge in popularity in old media formats? We share our thoughts on NVIDIA next generation DLSS 5, which does real-time rendering to add realistic lighting to game frames. And we play a game of guessing what this product is based on the name!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.