Daily Tech News Show

Gina Sapsted, organizer of the Flat Raffle who ran a competition to raffle her London flat to raise funds for local charities. She explains how raffle-selling a flat works, why she chose a raffle over estate agents, legal and escrow safeguards, ticket pricing and odds, and the flat’s perks plus community benefits.

They mourn the end of a legendary modular Mac tower and debate why compact Macs replaced it. Sony’s PlayStation 5 price hikes and industry pricing strategies get a close look. A leaked Anthropic model called Claude Mythos sparks security and capability conversations. Google’s cross-LLM features and plans to make Siri extensible in iOS 27 are also discussed.

A deep dive into a Los Angeles court ruling that could reshape liability for social platforms and their design choices. Coverage of how appeals, evidence, and global probes may influence future suits. A note on Nintendo raising physical game prices versus digital. Brief tech headlines including AMD's new dual 3D chip and a study on students using LLMs.

Plus, making supercapacitors from bourbon leftovers.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion of the FCC adding foreign-made routers to a covered list and what that authorization change means for imports and inventories. A debate over security versus consumer choice and industry reactions from major networking brands. Warnings about DarkSword iOS malware and the need for updates. Coverage of Android Automotive becoming an SDV layer and Apple Maps adding paid sponsored pins.

Talks about Samsung adding AirDrop-like Quick Share for Apple devices and why cross-platform sharing will stay limited. Discusses how a rejected thin-display plan preserved S Pen support and what that means for stylus fans. Covers prompt tips for chatbot users and using chatbots as study partners. Rapid tech briefs touch on Intel Core Ultra reviews, malware, AI hiring moves, and gaming and transport news.

Chris Ashley, a technology and gaming commentator who also hosts Barbecue and Tech and runs a food truck, joins to discuss Counter-Strike 2’s controversial reload change and why players are upset. The conversation also covers Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra privacy display, its design and camera notes. Listeners hear takes on sideloading delays, Amazon AI phone rumors, and how reload rules shift competitive play.

Conversation about a new Google tool that turns plain language and voice into clickable, high-fidelity UI mockups. Debate over whether this speeds solo creators or replaces skilled designers. Discussion of OpenAI acquiring developer tooling and the open source implications. Coverage of Carl Pei predicting agents will replace traditional apps and Uber's plan to deploy thousands of Rivian robotaxis.

Legal drama over app removals and a court ruling about platform control. A dangerous iPhone exploit targets visitors to malicious sites in Ukraine. The Pentagon and an AI company clash over supply chain risk and whether military LLMs are feasible. Quick tech headlines include iOS malware, chip orders, a new particle at the LHC, and gaming and VR platform news.

Discussion of NVIDIA’s GDC announcements, new inference tools, and the controversy around a lighting tech update. A debate on artistic control versus photorealism in games. Comparison of tri-fold foldables and industry pricing. A startup turning CO2 into textile-grade cellulose. Lab-grown human neurons trained to play Doom and what that means for research.