Yahoo Launches Its AI Answer Engine Called Scout - DTNS 5193

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

News, Technology

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us about why Bandcamp’s ban on AI music is just the beginning.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Tech News for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026.
0:09.3	We tell you what you need to know, give you the important context and help each other understand.
0:13.2	Today, Andy Beach is back.
0:14.6	He's going to help us understand why band camps ban on AI music is just the beginning.
0:20.3	And Yahoo introduced a search product?
0:22.8	You're like, wait, didn't they do that in the 90s?
0:24.8	This one's built on top of Claude, and it's called Scout.
0:29.1	Of course it is.
0:30.0	I'm Jason Howell.
0:31.0	I'm Tom Merritt.
0:32.0	Let's start with what you need to know with a big story.
0:37.1	And really, since when does Yahoo make the big story?
0:41.8	I don't know if you and I have ever worked together when Yahoo was making the big
0:46.5	story.
0:46.9	Maybe the peanut butter too thin memo 20 years ago?
0:52.0	That's right.
0:52.6	It's been a while.
0:53.9	I'm sure Yahoo's been in the news here and there.
0:57.1	I guess when Marissa was leaving, we probably talked a lot about Yahoo.
1:01.6	But definitely today's news fits neatly into the what's old is new again slot as well.
1:07.2	So let's talk about Yahoo!
1:08.4	Yahoo!
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