The Age of M3 Ultra – DTNS Live 4969

Apple’s unveiled refreshes for the Mac Studio and MacBook Air. Are they enough of uplift to warrant an upgrade? Plus cheap EVs are still unfulfilled wishes. But VW plans on changing that with new entry-level EVs next year and in 2027. And users of Sesame’s demo of its conversational speech model report feel emotionally connected to it. Google announced an experimental “AI Mode” in Search to compete with services like Perplexity AI and ChatGPT Search.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:YouTube’s new ‘Premium Lite’ offers ad-free viewing on most videos for $8 per monthhttps://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/youtubes-new-premium-lite-offers-ad-free-viewing-on-most-videos-for-8-per-month-153142844.htmlNintendo’s latest legal win against piracy ‘significant for the entire games industry’https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendos-latest-legal-win-against-piracy-significant-for-the-entire-games-industryOver 1 million third-party Android devices found infected with ‘BadBox’ malwarehttps://www.wired.com/story/1-million-third-party-android-devices-badbox-2/Qualcomm CEO says its new modem creates a ‘huge delta’ with Applehttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/05/qualcomm-ceo-says-its-new-modem-creates-a-huge-delta-with-apple.htmlApple announces new M4 MacBook Air models in 13-inch and 15-inch sizeshttps://www.theverge.com/news/620695/apple-m4-macbook-air-13-15-announcement-price-specsKevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian acquire Digghttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/kevin-rose-and-alexis-ohanian-acquire-digg/Discussions:Google Search’s new AI mode lets users ask complex multi-part questionshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/google-searchs-new-ai-mode-lets-users-ask-complex-multi-part-questions/Users report emotional bonds with startlingly realistic AI voice demohttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/users-report-emotional-bonds-with-startlingly-realistic-ai-voice-demo/Crossing the uncanny valley of AI voice synthesishttps://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice#demoMore Discussions:Apple unveils new Mac Studio models with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chipshttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/new-mac-studio-with-m4-max-and-m3-ultra/Apple Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra: Specs, price, and availabilityhttps://www.theverge.com/news/624193/apple-mac-studio-m4-max-m3-ultra-launch-price-specs-availabilityVolkswagen ID. Every1 EV announced with competitive pricing and specs for 2027https://www.theverge.com/news/624676/vw-id-every1-ev-price-range-specs-2027New Volkswagen ID.2 electric car to cost less than £21Khttps://www.whatcar.com/news/new-volkswagen-id-2-electric-car-to-cost-less-than-pound21k/n25592Today’s guest:Scott Johnsonhttps://frogpants.comhttps://frogpants.substack.comhttps://www.threads.net/@actualscotthttps://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.comDTNS Store:http://dailytechnewsshow.com/storeShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com

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