Daily Tech News Show

Xreal’s questionably named X by Xreal glasses play to your pocketbook. Meanwhile DuckDuckGo gets a boat from backlash against Google’s AI mode.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

Reviews of the Google FitBit Air are out, and it’s a stylish and inexpensive alternative to the Whoop, and Ferrari unveiled its first fully electric luxury car, designed in part by Jony Ive, called The Luce.Starring Jason Howell and Tom MerrittShow notes can be found here.

Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt podcast talks about vibe coding news sources.Featuring Tom Merritt and Bodie Grimm.Link: Why Work is Starting to Look Medieval by Sierra LaDukeA note from Bodie:I remixed my project so people can play around with it without affecting my original version: https://kilowatt-curator-clone.lovable.appI also figured out how to let others Remix a project on Lovable. Sign up for a Lovable account and log in. Go to the following link: https://lovable.dev/projects/20673798-2b68-4188-96ff-37dcfa6a9f35. Click the Remix button at the top right. It will take you to the prompt/preview page to edit the the new "Remixed" site.I also created a brief (video and audio) explainer if you want to add it to the end of the episode:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bmb71gyGsH8paiHiAHd2ejoOLpxn8Iro?usp=share_link-Bodie

Meta launched the Forum app for iOS that acts as a dedicated app for Facebook Groups that behaves a lot like Reddit, and smart ring company Oura has filed paperwork to prepare for an IPO.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.Show notes found here.

Yes, SpaceX has filed its IPO, and NVIDIA had amazing earnings too. But we also have cheap LiDAR that can see around corners.Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here.

An 8-year-battle to open up Linux-based TV operating systems finally gets a court date. Plus, Stability can now generate 6 minutes of pro music at a go. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

Jason Howell joins us from Google I/O on all their Gemini dreams. Plus, Microsoft has a Linux Distro!Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Jason Howell.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

Apple’s Siri revamp might launch with an auto-delete control that puts conversation history in the hands of users, and Microsoft is retiring the Teams Together mode view after first launching in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.