Show Notes
Main Show starts at 6:17 Bandcamp announced on Reddit Tuesday that AI-generated music would not be allowed on their platform. Will other platforms like Spotify or Apple Music follow suit? And Apple has officially teamed up with Google to use Gemini to power Apple Intelligence. Plus Substack introduced a beta app for Apple TV and Google TV, letting subscribers watch creator videos and livestreams on a television. Is this a sign that Substack feels the future is video? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Top 3: ‘Windows Mobile is back, sort of’: US startup packs THREE OS in one smartphone in most exciting mobile release I’ve seen in years https://www.techradar.com/pro/windows-mobile-is-back-sort-of-us-startup-packs-three-os-in-one-smartphone-in-most-exciting-mobile-release-ive-seen-in-years Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/curl-ending-bug-bounty-program-after-flood-of-ai-slop-reports/ Apple is reportedly working on an AirTag-sized AI wearable https://www.theverge.com/news/865212/apple-ai-pin-wearable-airtag-rumor Discussions: Introducing the Substack TV app — now available
Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/googles-gemini-to-power-apples-ai-features-like-siri/ Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/apple-plans-to-make-siri-an-ai-chatbot-report-says/ More Discussions: Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/bandcamp-bans-purely-ai-generated-music-from-its-platform/ Comic-Con bans AI art after artist pushback https://www.404media.co/comic-con-bans-ai-art-after-artist-pushback/ OpenAI – Our approach to advertising and expanding access https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-advertising-and-expanding-access/ iOS 27: Apple to revamp Siri as built-in iPhone/Mac chatbot to fend off OpenAI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/ios-27-apple-to-revamp-siri-as-built-in-iphone-mac-chatbot-to-fend-off-openai
Advanced Functional Materials article https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202404686?af=R 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 Nica Montford https://techsavvydiva.com https://www.snoboscast.com| https://www.instagram.com/techsavvydiva 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 Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com https://awordpodcast.com
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