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DTNS August 2026 in Review
Season 13
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Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of July
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
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5347. OpenAI President Says It Reached AGI with Astra - DTNS 5347
33:57||Ep. 5347Astra is coming for us all, Lenovo has new concept devices, and Microsoft knows what’s best for you. Streaming game limits and developer configurations. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes found here.
5346. Anker Takes Home Security Off the Grid at IFA 2026 - DTNS 5346
29:13||Ep. 5346DJI, Roborock, and Dyson unveiled new robovacs that can easily climb stairs and keep home mapping data private, and HTC's VIVE Eagle smartglasses gives bystanders the ability to stop recording simply by saying so themselves.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn CutterShow notes found here.
5345. Google Won’t Have to Sell its Ad Business - DTNS 5345
25:38||Ep. 5345A judge rules that Google won’t have to drop its ad tech businesses. Plus, OPenAI says how it will safeguard Astra, and Anthropic releases Fable 5.1Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to the stories discussed in this episode can be found here.
5344. Sonos's New Soundbar and Headphones Right Some of Its Wrongs - DTNS 5344
32:08||Season 13, Ep. 5344Roku's first OLED TV is more affordable and likely still has ads, and a new study that finds that raindrops really can do the electric slide and that's one reason why metal corrodes.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.
5343. The EU Regulates ChatGPT Like a Search Engine - DTNS 5343
28:47||Ep. 5343The EU calls ChatGPT a Very Large Search Engine Platform; also, it’s Tim Cook’s last day, and Microsoft leans back towards physical media for Xbox.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here.
Why Robot Blood Draws Are Better for Workers and Patients - DTNS WEEKEND
21:36||Season 13Dr. Gerry Tolbert joins us to tell us why he's so excited for a robotic system to draw blood and what hurdles it will need to overcome to get widespread acceptance. And yes, his name is pronounced Jerry, not Gary, which Tom knows, but Gerry was too nice to correct him during the show. https://thenextweb.com/news/vitestro-aletta-fda-robotic-blood-drawhttps://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/72/8/845/8566288?login=falsehttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05878483
5342. Anthropic is (almost) Not a Supply Chain Risk - DTNS 5342
33:08||Ep. 5342Grand Theft Auto VI runs at an articulable 30 frames per second and apparently has around 80 hours of gameplay, and Samsung's new Odyssey monitor lineup pushes 1100Hz refresh whether you can tell the difference or not.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here.
5341. NVIDIA is about to buy HuggingFace - DTNS 5341
36:02||Ep. 5341And HuggingFace made a dancing robot duck.Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here.