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Project Genie Makes 3D “World Models” On-Demand – DTNS 5196

Apple announced big gains for the iPhone 17 last quarter while its services slowed, and Rabbit is back, teasing a specialized device designed for vibe coding. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt Google AI Project Genie 3 World Model – Hands‑on Apple Revenue Pops 16% to Nearly $144 Billion in Year-End 2025 Quarter Apple just reported its best‑ever quarter for iPhone sales Rabbit’s Next AI Gadget Is a ‘Cyberdeck’ for Vibe Coding Windows 11 has hit 1 billion users — just a hair faster than Windows 10 did Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Most‑Streamed Movie of 2025 OpenAI will retire GPT‑4o from ChatGPT next month Musk’s SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO Darren Aronofsky’s AI Revolutionary War series will use human voice actors Turtlemania surges as TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze returns to theaters

Dr AI Overview – DTNS Live 5112

A study by SEO tools company SE Ranking found that Google’s AI Overview relied heavily on YouTube channels as “trusted medical sites” over traditional medical sites to pull information to answer user queries. Is this a cause for concern and should the company be more transparent on where its AI tools are pulling answers from? Robb shares his experience with Samsung’s Dex since getting back from CES. Is it ready to replace his main laptop? Tesla says it will stop producing the Model S and Model X to free up factory space for its Optimus humanoid robots. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Tasia Custode, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Watch Live Thursday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch. Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, and Threads. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Tesla Kills Off Its Cars for Robots – DTNS 5195

Plus, Apple is inspiring imitators without even having a product, and why Waymo hitting children is not a problem. In this case. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes One more brand has reportedly changed its plans because of the iPhone Fold iPhone Fold Rumored Display Size Has Samsung Preparing a Direct Rival iPhone 16 Was the World’s Best-Selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 of Top 10 Spots Nothing Won’t Release a Flagship in 2026 — Next Up Is the Midrange Phone 4a Motorola Wants You to Score One of the New Moto G Phones Meta Overshadows Microsoft by Showing AI Payoff in Ad Business Zuckerberg Teases Agentic Commerce Tools and Major AI Rollout in 2026 Microsoft Drops After Reporting Record Spending on AI Hardware Microsoft’s Earnings Surge Elevated by Cloud Business Tesla Is Killing Off the Model S and Model X FT: Article (Subscription Required) Waymo Robotaxi Hits a Child Near an Elementary School in Santa Monica NHTSA Crash Stats Report Waymo: A Commitment to Transparency and Road Safety Google Rolls Out Android Theft Protection Feature Updates DJI Launches the Lightweight RS 5 Camera Gimbal for Video Creators Samsung’s Cool New Gadget: E‑Reader With World‑First Display Samsung Debuts 13‑Inch Color E‑Paper Built With Bio‑Resin Derived From Phytoplankton Volvo Says It Will “Absolutely” Continue Offering CarPlay Support Google DeepMind’s AlphaGenome AI Tool Could Transform Genetics and Disease Research Nvidia GeForce Now Launches Native Linux App Linux Gaming: Open Gaming Collective & Bazzite Google Maps Now Lets You Access Gemini While Walking and Cycling Airtable’s Valuation Fell by $7 Million — Founder Says That Was Just the Warm‑Up Deezer Makes It Easier for Rival Platforms to Take a Stance Against AI‑Generated Music OpenAI Wants to Create a Biometric Social Network to Kill X’s Bot Problem

Chrome Just Went Agentic On You – DTNS 5194

Google launches Gemini into the Chrome browser and Amazon ends Palm scanning. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Amazon Is Laying Off 16,000 Employees Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs, Trimming Bureaucracy Amid AI Tussle Amazon Is Ending Its Palm ID System for Retail as It Closes Physical Stores Amazon One Help and Support Two Major Studies of 125,000 Kids Show the Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up Viral AI Assistant MoltBot Rapidly Gains Popularity but Poses Security Risks Everything You Need to Know About Viral Personal AI Assistant Clawdbot, Now MoltBot Clawdbot/MoltBot Raises Serious Security Concerns Spotify Paid Out $11B in Royalties to the Music Industry in 2025 Spotify’s $11B Music Industry Payouts Explained DDR4 RAM Prices Are Rising Twice as Fast as DDR5 Amid Memory Shortage ASML Q4 2025 Earnings Report ASML Plans About 1,700 Job Cuts as Sales Boom SK Hynix Smashes Earnings Estimates as AI Memory Demand Drives Record Profit AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Spotted in $1,000 Bundle Aimed at Memory Crisis Apple May Raise iPhone 18 Prices, Analyst Says Humanoid Robot Learns to Fetch a Toothbrush Android Desktop Mode Leaks Ahead of Launch France to Ditch Microsoft Teams and Zoom for Sovereign Platform Apple Creator Studio Launches for $13 per Month China Approves First Batch of Nvidia H200 AI GPU Imports Snap Spins AR Glasses Into a Standalone Company OpenAI’s Latest Product Lets You “Vibe Code” Science Apple TV+ Offers First Look at Ted Lasso Season 4 Chrome Takes on AI Browsers With Gemini Integration and Agentic Features

Yahoo Launches Its AI Answer Engine Called Scout – DTNS 5193

Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us about why Bandcamp’s ban on AI music is just the beginning. Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Yahoo Scout looks like a more web‑friendly take on AI search Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Sonos announces Amp Multi, its first new hardware product in over a year Amazon closing all Amazon Fresh and Go stores to focus on Whole Foods and grocery delivery WhatsApp unveils high‑security mode in latest tech‑firm push for stronger user protection EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same Android access as Gemini The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold will cost $2,900 in the US Fully electric vehicle sales in the EU overtake petrol for the first time in December Apple releases updates for current and previous versions of iOS and iPadOS