Go offline with the Player FM app!
No Squirrels Were Harmed in the Making of This Forrest - DTNS Live 5021
Manage episode 483175134 series 3055779
Charter is buying Cox to form a cable giant, while Verizon gets FCC approval to acquire Frontier and expand fiber to millions. Meanwhile, Apple and Epic are back at it over Fortnite, OpenAI launches a coding assistant, Microsoft kills the Surface Laptop Studio, and Acer shows off sleek new gear at Computex. Also: Nvidia denies shifting GPU work to China, and Kickstarter gets serious about funding climate tech.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
Charter in advanced talks to combine with Cox, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/charter-advanced-talks-combine-with-cox-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-16/
Fortnite is unavailable on iOS worldwide, Epic says
https://www.theverge.com/news/668232/fortnite-ios-unavailable-worldwide-apple-epic
Apple Says Fortnite Is Not Blocked Worldwide on iOS
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/16/apple-fortnite-ios-not-blocked-worldwide/
Nvidia says it is not sending GPU designs to China after reports of new Shanghai operation
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/business/money-report/nvidia-says-it-is-not-sending-gpu-designs-to-china-after-reports-of-new-shanghai-operation/3567031/?os=a25253Dapp&ref=app
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openai-launches-codex-an-ai-coding-agent-in-chatgpt/
Microsoft quietly ends support for Surface Laptop Studio 2 in Notepad update
https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/667664/surface-laptop-studio-2-end-of-life-notepad
Acer’s Swift Edge laptop is gunning for the MacBook Air
https://www.theverge.com/news/668200/acers-swift-edge-laptop-is-gunning-for-the-macbook-air
The Acer Predator Triton 14 AI is now my most anticipated gaming laptop of the year
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/the-acer-predator-triton-14-ai-is-now-my-most-anticipated-gaming-laptop-of-the-year-130007910.html?src=rss
Verizon wins FCC approval for $9.6 billion Frontier acquisition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/verizon-wins-fcc-approval-for-9-6-billion-frontier-acquisition?embedded-checkout=true
Discussions:
Meta Struggles to Stop a Growing Wave of Fraud on Facebook and Instagram
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8?st=KHmpms&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Here’s what’s new on Android from I/O 2025
https://www.android.com/new-features-on-android/io-2025/
Google shows off Project Astra, its futuristic AI assistant
https://youtu.be/GaCKzEBT5mY?si=zXfV8JYcFR4Bh19z
https://www.cnet.com/tech/google-can-put-siri-to-shame-and-fix-the-biggest-problem-with-voice-assistants/
Join the Discord:
https://www.patreon.com/dtns
More Discussions:
Flash Forest: Using drones to plant 1 billion trees by 2030
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/499734388/flash-forest-using-drones-to-plant-1-billion-trees-by-2030
https://www.flashforest.com/
Biolite launches Backup, a new off-grid power solution
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/biolite/backup-by-biolite/description
https://www.bioliteenergy.com/blogs/preparedness/biolite-ceo-jonathan-cedar-backup-qs?srsltid=AfmBOoq3qyAXkZgyfj1xkuRDaVie9LruoTJafbpnYEOtzRmERovE9E1q
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Molly Wood
https://www.mollywood.co
https://mollywood.substack.com
https://www.everybodyinthepool.com
Check out Tom’s Top Five:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
Next guest:
Justin Robert Young
https://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.com
https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con
https://shows.acast.com/were-not-wrong
Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
https://dtns.tv/wiki
454 episodes
Manage episode 483175134 series 3055779
Charter is buying Cox to form a cable giant, while Verizon gets FCC approval to acquire Frontier and expand fiber to millions. Meanwhile, Apple and Epic are back at it over Fortnite, OpenAI launches a coding assistant, Microsoft kills the Surface Laptop Studio, and Acer shows off sleek new gear at Computex. Also: Nvidia denies shifting GPU work to China, and Kickstarter gets serious about funding climate tech.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
Charter in advanced talks to combine with Cox, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/charter-advanced-talks-combine-with-cox-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-16/
Fortnite is unavailable on iOS worldwide, Epic says
https://www.theverge.com/news/668232/fortnite-ios-unavailable-worldwide-apple-epic
Apple Says Fortnite Is Not Blocked Worldwide on iOS
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/16/apple-fortnite-ios-not-blocked-worldwide/
Nvidia says it is not sending GPU designs to China after reports of new Shanghai operation
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/business/money-report/nvidia-says-it-is-not-sending-gpu-designs-to-china-after-reports-of-new-shanghai-operation/3567031/?os=a25253Dapp&ref=app
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openai-launches-codex-an-ai-coding-agent-in-chatgpt/
Microsoft quietly ends support for Surface Laptop Studio 2 in Notepad update
https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/667664/surface-laptop-studio-2-end-of-life-notepad
Acer’s Swift Edge laptop is gunning for the MacBook Air
https://www.theverge.com/news/668200/acers-swift-edge-laptop-is-gunning-for-the-macbook-air
The Acer Predator Triton 14 AI is now my most anticipated gaming laptop of the year
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/the-acer-predator-triton-14-ai-is-now-my-most-anticipated-gaming-laptop-of-the-year-130007910.html?src=rss
Verizon wins FCC approval for $9.6 billion Frontier acquisition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/verizon-wins-fcc-approval-for-9-6-billion-frontier-acquisition?embedded-checkout=true
Discussions:
Meta Struggles to Stop a Growing Wave of Fraud on Facebook and Instagram
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8?st=KHmpms&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Here’s what’s new on Android from I/O 2025
https://www.android.com/new-features-on-android/io-2025/
Google shows off Project Astra, its futuristic AI assistant
https://youtu.be/GaCKzEBT5mY?si=zXfV8JYcFR4Bh19z
https://www.cnet.com/tech/google-can-put-siri-to-shame-and-fix-the-biggest-problem-with-voice-assistants/
Join the Discord:
https://www.patreon.com/dtns
More Discussions:
Flash Forest: Using drones to plant 1 billion trees by 2030
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/499734388/flash-forest-using-drones-to-plant-1-billion-trees-by-2030
https://www.flashforest.com/
Biolite launches Backup, a new off-grid power solution
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/biolite/backup-by-biolite/description
https://www.bioliteenergy.com/blogs/preparedness/biolite-ceo-jonathan-cedar-backup-qs?srsltid=AfmBOoq3qyAXkZgyfj1xkuRDaVie9LruoTJafbpnYEOtzRmERovE9E1q
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Molly Wood
https://www.mollywood.co
https://mollywood.substack.com
https://www.everybodyinthepool.com
Check out Tom’s Top Five:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
Next guest:
Justin Robert Young
https://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.com
https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con
https://shows.acast.com/were-not-wrong
Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
https://dtns.tv/wiki
454 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.