Another big pullback of a major AI tool. Microsoft earnings. How CapCut is taking over the creator tools space. Amazon speedy delivery is rolling out to the nooks and crannies of North America. And the startup taking a new run at AI wearable hardware.
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New Pixels
Google's Pixel event dominated, with the Pixel 11 line, a $1,899 Pro Fold, and a $399 Watch 5 packed with Gemini and health trends. SpaceXAI closed the day out by dropping Grok 4.6, which it says matches GPT-5.6 Sol. Links Google unveils the $899+ Pixel 11, $1,099+ 11 Pro, and $1 ... Show More
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Jun 2024
The next next thing in AI and AR
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup from former OpenAI chief scientist, and a whole lot more tech news. Further read ... Show More
1h 37m
Apr 2023
E126: Big Tech blow-out, Powell's recession warning, lab-grown meat, RFK Jr shakes up race & more
(0:00) Bestie intro! (1:10) Google's mixed bag, Big tech leaves the growth phase, macro picture (24:21) AI update: new projects, global enablement, early adoption (37:38) SF CRE continues to collapse, Gotham City update (47:52) Lab-grown meat: possibilities, potential impact, and ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2023
AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything
Today, things got a little loose in the studio of The Vergecast. Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding joins Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce to make their own version of Drake's AI summer classic. We're not saying a laser bong was involved, but we're not not saying that eit ... Show More
1h 23m
Feb 2025
AI ROLLUP #12: Kaito's Secret Token Utility | Grok 3 Released | Bittensor Launch | Virtuals Revenue Record
<p>Ejaaz and David are back this week with a new frontier model to dissect. With the release of Grok 3, xAI is now a real competitor to companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. Joining this news cycle is Kaito, set to launch it's airdrop and it turns out Ejaaz is... a top yapper? <br ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 2024
Intel Slides on Outlook, Google and Microsoft See AI Demand, Lime Expands E-Fleet
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow sit down with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger as shares fall on its tepid outlook. Plus, AI demand sends shares of Microsoft and Google soaring after strong earnings results. And, Uber-backed Lime expands its fleet of e-scooters globally. See omnys ... Show More
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