What Happened to Tik Tok in Court – DTNS 4933

Tom explains what the law against TikTok in the US actually says, what the company’s options are, and what might happen next. Plus final thoughts from CES and future plans for these briefings!

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TikTok SCOTUS Live Blog: The Court Hears Arguments Over Potential Ban | WIRED
TikTok ban: Supreme Court hears oral arguments – The Verge
TikTok pleads its case against sell-or-ban law before Supreme Court | TechCrunch
TikTok Supreme Court Clash Pits Free Speech Against US Security – Bloomberg
Supreme Court grills TikTok lawyer in fight over looming US ban | Reuters
What it will take for TikTok to survive in the US – The Verge
Linux Foundation bands together Chromium browser makers in a “neutral space” – Ars Technica
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off Venu sports streaming service
Popular apps like Candy Crush & Tinder used for location tracking
Automattic says it will reduce its contribution to WordPress core project to match WP Engine | TechCrunch
Chinese hackers breached US government office that assesses foreign investments for national security risks | CNN Politics
Hearing a Mysterious Chime From Your AirPods Pro Case? It’s a Feature – MacRumors
Hyundai launches $18,000 EV in Japan to penetrate EV-wary market | Reuters
BYD steps up Europe expansion with new compact SUV | Reuters
Starlink is cheaper than many leading internet providers in Africa – Rest of World
Samsung Display to Begin Mass Production of World’s First Rollable OLED for Laptops
CES 2025 was more shoppable than conceptual
Best of CES 2025: The Verge staff picks their favorite new tech – The Verge
These Are the Official 2025 Best of CES Winners, Awarded by CNET Group – CNET
The best of CES 2025

Sports-Focused Streaming Service Venu Is Dead – DTH

DTH-6-150x150US Supreme Court oral arguments on TikTok ban begin, The Linux Foundation backs Chromium support, Automattic reduces contributions to WordPress core project.

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You’ve Made Your Thread, Now Lie on It – DTNS Live 4932

The initials DTNS in a multicolored 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. We discuss the winners of Best of CES 2025. Plus Meta backtracks on its policy of allowing political content on its platform. And we discuss the LA Fires and how it has impacted the DTNS crew.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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Ivanti Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerability in Connect Secure VPN – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Meta agrees to offer eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace, Apple denies using Siri recordings for advertising, is Radio Shack… back?

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Health and Accessibility a Priority at CES – DTNS 4932

CES Spokesperson Allison Fried tells us about the growing tech trends at CES. Also why Apple is not selling your conversations to advertisers, and NotebookLM launches a news podcast.

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Google ‘Daily Listen’ is a personalized podcast based on Discover
Apple might be working on a new ‘Invites’ app | TechCrunch
VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos – The Verge
Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct returns on January 23rd with a ‘brand new game’ – The Verge
Microsoft teases ‘major’ Surface business announcement for January 30th – The Verge
Political content on Instagram and Threads ramped up
Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri – The Verge
Microsoft’s Small Language Model Phi-4 is Now Available for Free
A sign of things to come? Renault’s Dacia slashes price of low-cost EV
TCS Misses Profit Estimates in Sign IT Spending Yet to Pick Up – Bloomberg
Omi is another AI companion wearable — but this one’s trying to read your mind – The Verge
Samsung The Frame Pro at CES 2025: A big upgrade for the art TV
EcoFlow’s Solar hat is better for the planet than your style

Are You Compliant, Do You Matter? – DTNS Live 4931

The initials DTNS in a multicolored 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood’s shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbuds that does translation.

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Amos, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors Swirl – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Samsung’s Subscription Club expands beyond Korea, Google announces local control on Matter devices, Microsoft releases its Phi-4 14-billion parameter AI model.

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Matter Has a Moment at CES – DTNS 4931

Tom has good news for fans of the Matter smart home standard. Plus, tech to help dyslexic readers and more from CES 2025

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  1. Google Home hubs can now work locally thanks to Matter – The Verge
  2. Sam Altman’s family responds to lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted his sister | TechCrunch
  3. Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down – WSJ
  4. EFF Statement on Meta’s Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes | Electronic Frontier Foundation
  5. Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them | WIRED
  6. The iPhone 16 is still banned in Indonesia, for a bizarre reason – 9to5Mac
  7. US govt launches cybersecurity safety label for smart devices – BleepingComputer
  8. Meta Floats EBay Ads Fix to Comply With EU Antitrust Order – Bloomberg
  9. AWS says it’ll invest ‘at least’ $11B to expand data center infrastructure in Georgia | TechCrunch
  10. The Zenbook A14 is Asus’ MacBook Air – The Verge
  11. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hints at ‘plans’ for its own desktop CPU – The Verge
  12. The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 is an absolutely massive handheld gaming PC – Engadget
  13. Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April – The Verge
  14. Valve Promises A SteamOS Beta For Multiple Handhelds | Forbes
  15. Delta Air Lines announces an AI-powered assistant in its mobile app and free onboard YouTube Premium and Music at CES 2025 | TechCrunch
  16. Delta’s giving its in-flight screens a major 4K HDR upgrade – The Verge
  17. Kombu is changing the way we make our ‘booch’ with its modern kombucha brewer at CES 2025 | TechCrunch
  18. RadioShack comes back to CES 2025 under new ownership | VentureBeat
  19. Google’s new Pixel 4A update is going to lower battery life for some owners – The Verge

 

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Attach This Title With Silicone Tape! – DTNS Live 4930

The inititals DTNS in a multicolred 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support pet robots, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has found a potentially life changing tool for those with dyslexia. Tom’s found several new smart glasses. And Bodie shares what he learned from Lightship RV about the future of EV RVing and Pivotal’s single seat EVTOL.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Amos, Joe, Roger Chang.

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Meta Will Phase In Community Notes To Replace Third-Party Fact-Checking – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Meta will phase in community notes to replace third-party fact-checking, Dell changes its laptop branding to Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, and Samsung announced its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held at 1 PM Eastern in San Jose, California, on January 22.

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