The Verge's Victoria Song and Kylie Robison join the show to talk about all of Google's recent AI and XR announcements, and the company's big and Gemini-powered vision for the future of computing. Then Chris Grant, the group publisher for Polygon and The Verge, explains why GTA VI and the Nintendo Switch 2 are so important to the future of gaming — plus a fe ... Show More
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Is social media driving teen mental health issues?
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his book, The Anxious Generation. In it, he argued that the rise of social media and smartphone use is to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. This month, psychology researcher Peter Gray take ... Show More
45m 46s
Sep 14
Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for?
Sean Hollister got his hands and face on Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame. It's expensive, starting at more than $1,000. It's buggy — he and CNET's Scott Stein both felt like beta testers as they reviewed it. But it's also full of interesting ideas, including the promise t ... Show More
41m 14s
Mar 2024
iPhone...Powered by Google Gemini?
This week, a lot happened! First, we talk about Mr. Beast making a show with Amazon before jumping into an Apex Legends hack that occurred. After that, Pixel 8a leaks get discussed before talking about the rumored deal that might put Google Gemini on the iPhone. We wrap it all up ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 2016
What's next in virtual reality? -- full show
Jefferson Graham peeks into the future of virtual reality with reps from 3 L.A. VR studios on the extended weekend edition of the #TalkingTech podcast, Nathan Burba, the CEO of Survios, Gil Baron, CEO of Visionary VR and Wevr CTO Marcel Samek. See Privacy Policy at https://art19. ... Show More
35m 2s
Oct 2016
YouTube's network dreams, VR, what's next? - Full Show
The extended weekend edition of #TalkingTech weighs in on YouTube's network TV dreams, how consumers feel about virtual reality and what;'s the next big thing in tech. Panelists include March Capital's Jim Armstrong, Frank Magid associates' Mike Vorhaus and Lippe Oosterhaus from ... Show More
46m 17s
Apr 2023
State Of The AI Wars, Google's Counterpunch, Elon's 4/20
Nico Grant of The New York Times joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the AI war between Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI 2) Google's AI reorganization and what it means 3) Sundar Pichai's PR offensive 4) Google's forthcoming ... Show More
59m 48s
May 2023
Googling with AI, Topgolf Off its Game, sweetgreen Goes Robotic
Episode 57: Welcome back Kyle Hagge! Neal and Kyle dive into Google's I/O presentation yesterday, and of course the tech giant is very high on AI. Plus, are the guys bullish on an $1,800 foldable phone? They also break down the latest earnings including losses from Disney and... ... Show More
25m 27s
Mar 2024
Big tech earnings and the current AI debates, with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil
Host-only episode discussing NVIDIA, Meta and Google earnings, Gemini and Mistral model launches, the open-vs-closed source debate, domain specific foundation models, if we’ll see real competition in chips, and the state of AI ROI and adoption.
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42m 14s