The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Samsung faking photos of the moon on its phones, what happened with Silicon Valley Bank, and hottest topic of the season: ChatGPT and AI.
This episode was recorded live at SXSW 2023.
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Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon
Silicon Valley Bank has failed
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Google Leaked Its Entire Pixel Lineup
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1h 7m
Mar 2023
ChatGPT Will See You Now, and Silicon Valley Bank Fallout Continues
The Biden administration tells Tiktok to leave ByteDance or leave the US. Meta's year of Zuck-ficiency continues, with another 10,000 layoffs. Kara and Scott unpack the decision to backstop Silicon Valley Bank, as Credit Suisse deals with its own potential issues. Also, ChatGPT g ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2024
Galaxy S24 and Vision Pro are Here!
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The Oscars, a Silicon Valley Bank Update, and Data Privacy
Sam Sanders of Into It joins Kara for co-hosting duties! They discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank fallout, then break down this year's Oscars. Also, data security issues are at play in a church scandal involving priests and dating apps, and should Paramount sell BET?
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