The Byte-Sized Brief

About The Byte-Sized Brief

Welcome to The Byte-Sized Brief! The podcast that gives your insight to tech news biweekly!

Publisher

Sterling and Danny

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2025

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Galaxy Unpacked & More AI News! | Discussion

   Hello everyone! Welcome to the Byte-Sized Discussion! The podcast is all about tech! Note: We are moving links and scores to a Google Doc link. This is because we can't fit everything in the description. But you'll find everything normally in the description at the link below! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xubYN8pB5JRWvCftnCbyGNydr05BNfbOm3TavyZLV8U/edit?usp=share_link Find out more about Credibility Score here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18KtJnjejVQnfmhSAusnE0bV9a1jO0XXU/view?usp=sharing Give feedback here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=1090057813925 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=1090057813925)08856329

2. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Physical Media Might Be Dead Soon & The RAM Shortage Hits Harder | Discussion

   Welcome to the Byte-Size Discussion podcast! The podcast about all things tech! 1. PlayStation ending disc production Source: PlayStation Blog - CS 100/100 2. Nvidia RTX spark Source: Wikipedia - CS 100/100 3. Ram shortage news Source: Xbox - CS 100/100 Source: 9To5Mac - CS 85/100 4. Microsoft linux Source: ZDNET - CS 88/100 5. Meta Compute Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 89/100 6. intel price increase Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 92/100 7. Valor Atomics successfully used a micro-reactor to power a desktop PC Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 96/100 8. Class-action lawsuit against Samsung, SK Hynix, & Micron Source: PC MAG - CS 85/100 9. The Steam Machine Is… Source: IGN - CS N/A (Review) Source: LTT - CS N/A (Video Review) 10. WWDC26 Source: Apple Newsroom - CS 100/100 11. Dbrand has cancelled its Portal-themed case after issues regarding licensing from Valve Source: dbrand - CS 100/100 12. IBM 1nn chip Source: IBM - CS 100/100 13. Apple might skip high-end M6 chips Source: 9To5Mac - CS 92/100 14. The YouTube UI redesign that removes the dislike button from shorts Source: 9To5Google - CS 89/100 15. Claude Mythos Craziness Source: Anthropic - CS 100/100 16. Cloudflare blocking AI crawlers from websites without paying (add all below to data base) Source: TNW - CS 78/100 17. The pre built Steamroller PC offers a SteamOS PC Source: XDA - CS 82/100 18. Intel’s Next Gen Nova Lake CPU Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 82/100 19. Usbliter8 might be used to jailbreak iPhones Source: 9To5Mac - CS 89/100 Find out more about Credibility Score here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18KtJnjejVQnfmhSAusnE0bV9a1jO0XXU/view?usp=sharing Give feedback here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=109005781392508856329

3. 

   6 May 2026

   Tim Cook Is Stepping Down & OpenAl Is Making A Phone?! | Discussion

   OpenAI is rumored/leaked to be making a phone to compete with the iPhone Source: 9to5mac - CS 85/100 (High) The iPhone 18 is rumored to have cost cutting measures Source: MacRumors - CS 68/100 (Low due to it being pure rumors/leaks) MacBook Neo is being backlisted into late May due to A18 Pro shortage, along with other Macs facing supply issues. Source: 9to5mac - CS 85/100 (High) Windows “K2” Source: Windows Central - CS 91/100 (Very High) Source: Microsoft - CS 100/100 (very high) New Framework laptop pro Source: Framework - CS 100/100 (Very High) Meta wants to beam solar energy from satellites to earth Source: Overview - (https://www.overviewenergy.com/updates/overview-and-meta)CS 100/100 (Very High) Tim Cook is officially stepping down Sources: Apple - CS 100/100 (Very High) Claude Mythos Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 82/100 (High) Apple fixes notification date base vulnerability Source: 9to5mac - CS 90/100 (Very High) You can now run Steam on the OG Switch family with the latest Proton beta Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 82/100 (High) Android 24 hour side loading verification Source: Google - CS 100/100 (Very High) News-outlets blocking wayback Source: Tom’s Hardware - (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/news-outlets-are-blocking-wayback-machine-from-archiving-their-pages-23-outlets-concerned-ai-companies-might-abuse-fair-use-and-use-it-to-train-their-models)CS 85/100 (High) Net-gear is not banned now Source: 9to5mac - CS 92/100 (Very High) Windows recall security risks Source: The Verge - (https://www.theverge.com/report/912101/microsoft-windows-recall-new-security-concerns-response) CS 96/100 (Very High) Google is testing a new YouTube AI feature called “Ask Youtube” Source: TechChurch - CS 82/100 (High) Tensor G6 might have a old PowerVR from 2021 Source: 9to5google - CS 82/100 (High) Oracle, Microsoft, and Meta are laying off more people due to AI Sources: CNBC - CS 82/100 (High) The Guardian - CS 92/100 (Very High) SPEED RUN EU age verification app can by hacked in 2 mins Source: cybernews - CS 89/100 (High) Da Vinci Resolve 21 is now a photo editor Source: Blackmagic design - CS 100/100 (Very High) Meta raises prices for the Quest lineup Source: Meta - CS 100/100 (Very High) Toyotas new limited edition gaming chair Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 90/100 (Very High) ChatGPT images 2.0 Source: OpenAI - CS 100/100

4. 

   8 Apr 2026

   A Lot Of Things Being Cut & A Lot Of Things With AI | Brief

   Welcome to the Byte-Sized Brief! by Danny & Sterling Sources And Credibility Score. AirPods Max 2 Source: Apple - CS 100/100 Apple Acquires motion VFX Source: 9To5Mac - CS 93 WWDC26 announced Source: Apple - CS 100/100 Xbox adds copilot Source: Windows Central - CS 81/100 OpenAI kills Sora after less then a year Source: 9To5Mac - 84/100 Samsung kills try fold after 3 months Source: 9To5Google - CS 85/100 Googles New “TurboQuant” Source: Google - CS 100/100 Apple discontinued the Mac Pro! Source: TBSB - CS N/A (spotted on Apple official website) RCS 4.0! Source: 9To5Google - CS 94/100 Apple handed over a users name and email address to the FBI Source: 9To5Mac - CS 85/100 PS5 price hike! Source: PlayStation - CS 100/100 Arm is making there on CPU!…….but its for AI data centers 😩 Source: Tom’s Hardwere - CS 96/100 All routers are banned Source: FCC.GOV (http://FCC.GOV) - CS 100/100 Airdrop x samsung s26 Source; Samsung - CS 100/100 GrapheneOS . Source: GrapheneOS - CS 100/100 Androids 24 hour waiting period to install side loaded apps Source: PCMag - CS 99/100 Dlss 5 Source: Nvidia - CS 100/100 Firefox will include a free 50gb VPN V149 Source: Firefox - CS 100/100 Wine Source: XDA - CS 70/100 Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, now offers official Android support Source: 9to5Google - CS 89/100 Credibility score framework link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-0d1KW_8ca5E_QeZJSykVOh6hevNXzgP/view?usp=share_link (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-0d1KW_8ca5E_QeZJSykVOh6hevNXzgP/view?usp=share_link) Google Forms link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=109005781392508856329 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=109005781392508856329)

5. 

   17 Mar 2026

   Apple's Big Week & Nothing's New Products! | Discussion

   1. New Google Maps update Source: PC MAG-https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-maps-gets-major-gemini-ai-upgrade-heres-how-ask-maps-will-work - Credibility Score 88/100 2. Apple Week Source: Apple-https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/macbook-neo-iphone-17e-ipad-air-with-m4-and-more-are-now-available/ - Credibility Score 100/100 3. New Nothing Products Source: WIRED-https://www.wired.com/story/nothing-phone-4a-and-phone-4a-pro-and-headphone-a/# - Credibility Score 84/100 4. Xbox Project Helix Source: Xbox - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/ (https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/) - Credibility Score 100/100 5. Firefox still updating win 7! Source: Mozilla - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support# (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support#) - Credibility Score 100/100 6. iran cyber attacks Source: Tom’s Hardware - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/iran-hacking-group-claims-attack-on-med-tech-company-stryker-says-over-200-000-devices-have-been-wiped-clean-and-over-50tb-of-data-extracted (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/iran-hacking-group-claims-attack-on-med-tech-company-stryker-says-over-200-000-devices-have-been-wiped-clean-and-over-50tb-of-data-extracted) - credibility score 96/100 7. FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malware Source: Tom’s hardware - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/the-fbi-is-looking-for-victimized-steam-users-who-downloaded-games-with-hidden-malware-investigation-underway-into-multiple-infected-titles-from-2024-to-2026 (https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/the-fbi-is-looking-for-victimized-steam-users-who-downloaded-games-with-hidden-malware-investigation-underway-into-multiple-infected-titles-from-2024-to-2026) - Credibility Score 90/100 8. YouTube is the biggest entertainment by revenue! Source: 9to5google - https://9to5google.com/2026/03/11/youtube-is-now-the-worlds-largest-media-company-beating-even-disney/ (https://9to5google.com/2026/03/11/youtube-is-now-the-worlds-largest-media-company-beating-even-disney/) - CS 90/100 9. Windows GOOD update! Windows Central - https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-kb5079473-is-here-with-some-actually-good-upgrades-heres-whats-rolling-out-this-patch-tuesday (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-kb5079473-is-here-with-some-actually-good-upgrades-heres-whats-rolling-out-this-patch-tuesday) - CS 92/100 Credibility score framework link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCq_47QZo_eN5unDDw9tKRPjNXwRfbgq/view?usp=share_link (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCq_47QZo_eN5unDDw9tKRPjNXwRfbgq/view?usp=share_link) Google Forms link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_li (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_li)nk&ouid=109005781392508856329

6. 

   4 Mar 2026

   Galaxy Unpacked & More Crazy Al News! | Discussion

   In this weeks episode we go over the Galaxy unpacked, A new Wi-Fi vulnerability, Age verification madness with discord in California, Nvidia N1 AND N1X CHIPS HAVE LEAKED...again, Phil Spencer leaving Xbox, Sam Altman compares human resource usage to AI resource usage, The government is banning use of Anthropic after a shake up and is now going to be using ChatGPT for military AI, Ram shortage hits the steam deck, PlayStation Is now leasing PS5 in UK, Nvidia is rumored to not be releasing any new GPUs until 2028, And there is Apple products coming out this week!

7. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Ring’s New Mass Surveillance System & Ryzen CPU Failures! | Discussion

   In today's episode, Sterling and Danny go over the Adobe Animate Discontinuation, Ryzen 9000 CPU Failures on ASRock Motherboards, Backdoor in Notepad++ (Chrysalis), Apple’s New Mac Building Page, Amazon Blocking Sideloaded Apps on Fire TV, Moto G17 and G17 Power – No OS Upgrades, Spotify and Major Labels Sue Anna’s Archive for $13 Trillion, Google Project Genie (DeepMind AI), Google’s New Laptop OS Leak, Amazon Email Leak About 16,000 Layoffs (Project Dawn), Canada Computers Credit Card Skimming, Pixel 10a – Disappointing Rebrand, HP Laptop Subscription Service, Ring “Search Party” Feature for Lost Pets…and mass surveillance

8. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Galaxy S26 Ultra Rumor Recap & Elon Musk's Craziness! | Discussion

   Hello everyone and welcome back to the bite-size brief podcast, or as we like to call our longer podcast-like episodes, discussions! In today's episode, Sterling and Danny go over Apple acquiring Q.Al for some interesting tech, the new Apple AirTag 2, recapping all of the Galaxy S26 Ultra rumors, the ChatGPT outage, BitLocker keys for Windows given to authorities by Microsoft, Microsoft might actually be listening, Copilot button discovered and File Explorer, Al killswitch in Firefox, a social media for Al agents called Multbook, and last, but not least, a ton of Elon Musk news Including the X.Al Paris office raid, Elon stopping production of his most popular cars to ditch why people loved Tesla to make humanoid robots, Elon sending 1 million satellites up in our atmosphere to crowd everything and have junk flying everywhere, and returning more of insane Elon Musk news!

9. 

   25 Jan 2026

   Massive Verizon outage & More Al Chaos! | Brief

   Hello everyone and welcome to our new short-form news coverage! We will be doing these episodes in weeks where we just don't have enough news to make a podcast. Please give us your feedback on this! Anyway, today we went over the massive Verizon outage, the iPhone 18 Pro's 5G satellite connectivity rumor, OpenAl's wearable Al device, Nvidia's new Arm chip leaked, Sony sold 51% of their TV company to TLC, Windows 11 bugs, an update on the Spotify piracy case, Apple's creator experience, TSMC raising prices on Apple, and ads in ChatGPT!

10. 

    13 Jan 2026

    CES 2026 & Elon Musk's Chip Plant...

    Welcome to the Byte-Sized Brief special CES (consumer electronics show) 2026 coverage episode! And this week's episode, we will be covering all of the major tech news from CES! Along with our favorite items at the end! Enjoy! Note: all tech news that is CES related was gathered from various news articles and YouTube creators, who were at CES

11. 

    7 Jan 2026

    Stolen Trade Secrets & Music To The HUGE DJI Drone Ban! | Discussion

    In today's episode of the Byte-Sized Danny and Sterling talk about the latest tech drama! Florida making wireless charging roads, China's CXMT stealing trade secrets from Samsung dram facilities, Gmail address changing without making a new account, Ai companies (possibly) using nuclear submarines to power Al data centers, A company completely downloaded all of Spotify illegally and made it free to torrent, Google breaks the Dreamcast web browser, Amazon catches north Korean worker posing as an American by detecting his latency, EU forcing Apple to allow 3rd party devices to use its AirPods paring tech, and the MASSIVE DJI DRONE BAN! Stay tuned for our special CES 2026 episode next week!

12. 

    17 Dec 2025

    RAM Shortages To Al In 2025! | Discussion

    In this weeks episode of the byte-size brief, Danny & Sterling discuss Netflix buying Warner Bros, Apple executives leaving the company, the all new Galaxy Z trifold, the massive RAM shortage, and the Australian social media ban! Plus a recap and thoughts of 2025 and hopes of going into 2026! The show will return the week after Christmas, Stay tuned!

13. 

    25 Nov 2025

    iPhone Socks And Ads On Fridges! | Discussion

    In today's episode of the bite-size brief, we go over the new iPhone pocket which is basically a $300 stock along with some other weird accessories, Samsung putting ads on their fridges, AirDrop with android, new iPhone satellite features, will louve security issues, The new Steam machine, Another internet outage, You can buy your next car on amazon, The remake of VINE called Divine, and the dii drone ban!

14. 

    11 Nov 2025

    An AI Robot That Lives With You?! | Discussion

    In today's episode of the bite-size brief, we go over the new Neo AI robot that lives with you and does household chores, but has a huge catch, ChatGPT powered by gas turbines, Google Gemini in maps, Apple and Google teaming up to bring Gemini to Siri, and the new budget MacBook!

15. 

    29 Oct 2025

    From The EU To Getting Arrested For Doritos | Discussion

    Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast "The Byte-Sized Brief"! The podcast that gives your insight to tech news biweekly! In today's episode will cover the massive AWS outage, the EU trying to force Apple to withdraw the ATT privacy feature, the EU trying to force an app migration kit, the new Galaxy XR, the new ChatGPT Atlas browser, and a school student getting arrested for eating a bag of Doritos!

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