Material 451: Google's New Gemini

Myke is back from paternity leave and has some hot takes on the last two months of tech news. He and Federico accidentally have the same surprise, while Stephen wonders what Beats could slap its logo on. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your fi ... Show More

Myke is back, with Document Ink all over his hands. We discuss his return, and everything that Brad has been up to during his leave. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PENADDICT. Pen Chal ... Show More

Simple solutions to complex tech problems, whether iPadOS 19 can solve its power user problem, if we look forward to Siri knowing what's on our screen, and OpenAI's prospective social media network. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist: A modern, open source s ... Show More

It's happening. Everything is happening, and we're opining about it. Plus, our excitement over Google I/O. 

Google has released Gemini Ultra 1.0, renamed Bard as Gemini and looks to be replacing Google Assistant with Gemini. Disney has invested in a big stake of Epic Games to get at Fortnite IP. Leaked images of the Pixel Fold 2. And what if OpenAI is facing the same strategic dilemma ... Show More

Our first episode after a major milestone, and we're catching up on the real stories behind all the flashy Android and Samsung headlines. 

Andy mourns the loss of Google’s Iris smart glasses, because he knows so way much more than Google or Apple about VR and XR. Reviews of the Pixel Fold are in! It’s a jim-dandy phone except for what happens when you unfold it. And reading coverage of last week’s Vidcon helps Andy ... Show More

Despite Google’s intentions for its default image viewing and editing app for Android, the Photos app has, over the years, become one of the most popular photo backup services around. In fact, it was one of the most attractive offerings for years until it stopped offering unlimit ... Show More

If you're not yet aware, Google are launching their latest AI development, Gemini — a multimodal artificial intelligence model that can reason seamlessly across test, images, video, audio and code. It is the first model to outperform human experts on MMLU (Massive Multitask Langu ... Show More

Timestamps: 0:00 It's just an intro 0:16 Google to verify all Android apps 1:16 Framework launches RTX 5070 module 2:58 Anthropic settles copyright lawsuit 4:20 Amazon hit with digital ownership suit 4:22 dbrand! 5:41 OpenAI adds parental controls 6:17 Spotify tests in-app messag ... Show More

On this special episode of The Vergecast, the ladies of The Verge take over the show. Did you know that nearly half of the team is female? Seriously, we’re probably two women away from a 50 / 50 split, but you’d never know that if you only listened to The Vergecast! That’s why, i ... Show More

This week, we talk about the new Stripe Press website, pasting behavior in Figma, the latest tvOS UI, and the importance of using fake data in placeholder copy. In The Sidebar, we share our tools and strategies for remembering the important things that come up in our day-to-day w ... Show More

Android 15 is releasing this fall. What can users expect from the latest Android OS and why is the roll-out timeline so weird? And we talk to Jen Briney about the reasons why manufacturers are lobbying against legislation to allow the US military to repair its own hardware. Starr ... Show More