The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss AI image generators getting better, Apple WWDC 2023 rumors, and the other big stories in tech this week.
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Today
The AI is in the computer
It's gadget season. More specifically, it's apparently "new computer for your new AI" season. David and Nilay talk through a slew of announcements — Amazon's Alexa Tablets, Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, the new Googlebooks, and Apple's upcoming smart home launch — to figure o ... Show More
1h 45m
Yesterday
The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus
Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge's Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it's all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix ... Show More
34m 51s
Oct 7
The hot new thing in headphones
Bose, Sony, Beats, and seemingly every other headphone maker has recently released a new and excellent set of cans. Or buds. Or both. The Verge's John Higgins explains why the headphone market is suddenly so great, how the companies are competing now, and which new pair is the ri ... Show More
40m 50s
Jun 2024
Elon's Apple AI Clash, Tesla-Spacex's Future, Nokia's 3D Call Breakthrough, and Shane's Fashion Revolution
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of Discover Daily, an AI-generated podcast by Perplexity, host Alex explores the latest developments in technology, science, and culture. The episode covers Elon Musk's threat to ban Apple devices from Tesla and ... Show More
9m 17s
Jun 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018 - Noise-Cancelling AirPods?
New noise cancelling AirPods might be coming, AT&T buys AppNexus, more Trump and Chinese tech rumblings, and what is the future of Benchmark Capital? Links:Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 (Bloomberg)The US now officially has the world's fastest supe ... Show More
16m 24s
Oct 2022
#109 - Tesla Bot, Text-to-Video, Speech-to-Text, AI Voices Darth Vader
Our 109th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! If you are a fan, we'd appreciate your feedback on Apple Podcast, or just via email to contact@lastweekin.ai - feel free to DM us on Twitter too! Outline: (00:00) Intro (03:08) Elon Musk shows off humanoi ... Show More
46m 54s
May 2025
AI Rollup: AI Robots and The $10T Arms Race
Welcome to the AI Rollup, from the Limitless Podcast. David, Ejaaz, and Josh break down the week’s most important AI headlines, from OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf acquisition and Google’s full-stack AI play, to Visa and Mastercard preparing for agentic commerce. We explore the state of r ... Show More
1h 20m