DTN Decodes
AI & tech, decoded — from the basics to the inside track. Every episode, in one place.
Apple's first foldable iPhone is here — iPhone Duo: Worth $1,999?
iPhone Duo opens to a 7.6" display, closes to a 5.4" phone, with an A20 Pro chip and 48MP dual cameras — from $1,999. But there's no Face ID and no dedicated telephoto camera. Our take: want the future first? Buy the Duo. Want the finished version? Wait for Duo 2.
What is ChatGPT actually good at?
Everyone uses it. Almost no one uses it well. First drafts, explaining hard topics simply, summarizing long documents, and helping you write and fix code — and the catch: it can sound completely confident while being wrong. The real skill is the prompt.
Is Gemini better than ChatGPT?
Short answer: it depends on where you live online. Gemini wins if your life is Google — Gmail, Docs, Drive, Search. ChatGPT wins on writing voice and doing tasks. The catch applies to both: they can sound confident while being wrong. Pick by your day, not the logo.
Banks Are Locking Outside AI Agents Out of Your Account — Here's Why
US banks are blocking third-party AI agents that log in with customer passwords. Nobody hacked anything — customers handed over the keys themselves. The lockout is real but narrow; the banks' own AI is expanding. If you ever shared your banking password with an agent, change it now.
What is DeepSeek, and why did everyone panic?
In January 2025, a Chinese AI lab released a reasoning model as good as America's best — built for a fraction of the cost. The panic wasn't about one model. It was the question: what if frontier AI is cheap? The catch: those scores are vendor-reported, not independently verified.