Show Notes
As computer RAM and NAND prices continue to go through the roof, other PC components are feeling the effects besides memory and solid-state storage. Is open-source AI the key to cybersecurity in the age of threats powered by LLMs, tech companies think so. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes. Top Tech Story of the Week:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-other-tech-giants-launch-ai-defense-alliance-following-openai-hacking-incident-a6e71198 https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/ https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/claude/articles/people-found-crypto-wallet-data-185133771.html https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/28/apple-upgrade-program-klarna/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/doordash-is-building-its-own-drone-delivery-business/ https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/top-tech-story-165259483?pr=true Discussions: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-11/us-inflation-driven-partly-by-ai-boom-fueling-economy-stocks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/deepening-memory-crunch-widens-gap-between-stock-winners-losers https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0832BL1HC?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/samsung-s-chip-profit-soars-over-250-fold-on-ai-memory-shortages?srnd=phx-technology https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-27/soaring-ipad-xbox-prices-reveal-pain-of-memory-chip-mess https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ryj81ywlro https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kyzk2p255o https://camelcamelcamel.com/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ai-boom-memory-chip-shortage/?terminal=true https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-other-tech-giants-launch-ai-defense-alliance-following-openai-hacking-incident-a6e71198 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-24/nvidia-microsoft-lead-call-for-open-weight-ai-models-after-kimi https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-isnt-advocating-open-weight-model-ban.html https://thenextweb.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-says-the-us-should-not-block-chinese-ai-models https://www.patreon.com/cw/dtns
Today’s guest: Nate Lanxon https://www.bloomberg.com/originals https://www.uktechshow.com https://natelanxon.com https://x.com/natelanxon
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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