The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and James Vincent discuss Microsoft's upgraded Bing search engine with ChatGPT AI. Can Microsoft beat Google at search? Is it actually an upgrade? Also: Disney layoffs, Elon's Twitter reach is dropping, and more of this week's tech news.
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Microsoft and Google are about to Open an AI battle ... Show More
Oct 7
Google's extreme smart home makeover
Oh, you thought AI was just in your browser and on your phone? Well, the AI is coming from inside the house. The Verge's Jen Pattison Tuohy and Google's Anish Kattukaran both join the show to discuss last week's Google smart home news, including the company's big bet on the Gemin ... Show More
1h 23m
Oct 5
Version History: Hoverboards
In 2015, self-balancing scooters (which quickly became known as hoverboards) exploded in popularity, and then began literally exploding. Andrew Hawkins and Sean O’Kane join David Pierce to explore the multiple conflicting origin stories behind the hugely popular rideable, the man ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 3
The real price of a free TV
This week, everything is a HomePod. And has ads. The Verge’s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins the show to talk about all of Amazon’s new hardware, the current state of Alexa Plus, and whether the new Kindle Scribe is the one we’ve been waiting for. Then, The Verge’s Emma Roth tells Jen a ... Show More
1h 52m
Feb 2023
Real Humans Chat About Chatbots
The unstoppable march of artificial intelligence carries on. In mere weeks, AI has oozed into nearly everything we interact with on the internet, from conversations, to journalism, to how we look stuff up online. It's even got Google scrambling to reclaim its spot on the search t ... Show More
32m 53s
Feb 2024
The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?
A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artificial intelligence. And finally, Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of Perplex ... Show More
1h 13m
Apr 2023
TWiG 711: Full Throttle Democracy - AI rules, Substack Notes, NFL pricing on YouTube TV, Smart display support
Google is No Longer Supporting These Five-Year-Old Devices. Google ending Works with Nest & Dropcam support, Nest Secure owners getting free ADT system. The Fitbit-to-Google account migration will start this summer. Google Home's latest update provides more control over your smar ... Show More
2h 34m