Show Notes
Molly Wood joins to talk about the upgrade cycle of devices, whether you should get permission from people before summarizing your conversations with them and does anyone need smart glasses? Featuring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe, Jenn Cutter, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Molly Wood. Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits: Motorola just shared a cryptic teaser for a new device https://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-september-event-teaser-3712582/ Advanced AI Society joins the Linux Foundation, launches open verification ecosystem as Congress moves on agent security https://thenextweb.com/news/advanced-ai-society-linux-foundation-proof-of-control Waymo is expanding to Singapore https://www.engadget.com/2262023/waymo-is-expanding-to-singapore/ Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments https://www.engadget.com/2262087/anthropic-has-set-up-a-bio-research-lab-for-physical-experiments/ Anthropic says Claude drives 26% of its research and development https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/anthropic-says-claude-drives-26-of-its-research-and-development Apple Pay is heading to India next month with Axis Bank first, Reuters reports https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-pay-india-launch-axis-bank Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/researchers-used-anthropics-claude-to-hack-into-openai/ Google Home opens up to Claude, OpenClaw and any other MCP agent https://thenextweb.com/news/google-home-mcp-third-party-ai-agents-claude-openclaw Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history/ Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/republican-bill-would-order-isps-dns-providers-and-vpns-to-block-piracy-sites/ Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time https://phys.org/news/2026-09-real-quantum.html Discussions: https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit More Discussion: Next, Apple's new watch will eventually get the ability to listen to a conversation and summarize it. The so-called Siri Recap feature is described by Apple in this way "Siri Recap does not create a recording, does not produce a verbatim transcript, and does not identify and attribute speakers. Our next question of the week is: Should you need permission for your AI to summarize your conversations? Taking the position of Yes, you need permission is Roger Chang and Molly Wood On the side of No is: Amos In the Swing seat, still deciding their answer is Jenn Cutter and Sarah Lane I'm Tom Merritt and I'll be your referee. We flipped a coin and starting us off is Yes you should need permission. Roger You have two minutes: Go for it. Apple’s Always-Listening Watch AI Tool Could Pose Legal Risks for Users https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/apple-s-always-listening-watch-ai-tool-could-pose-legal-risks-for-users https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Audio_Intelligence_Privacy_Overview_Sep_2026.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com 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 https://x.com/mollywood https://mastodon.social/@mollywoodpro 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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