503: Gulf of America

The thing that everybody said was probably going to happen happened, so let’s talk about it as a thing with facts as opposed to a bunch of rumors. 

Happy New Year! It's back to business with the podcast. Let's talk about CES 2026 and what Google announced it's doing on your TV and in robotics. 

How did Waymo do during the San Francisco blackout? Also, a late addition to the Google Graveyard, canceled after 25 years of service. 

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Google's algorithm leak, OpenAI content deals, and more tech news from this week. Further reading: Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation Google confirms the leaked Sea ... Show More

Today on the flagship podcast of unfolded aspect ratios: 01:03 -The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz discuss the present and future state of Google — it’s this big, complicated, massively successful company that suddenly feels like it’s under threat in a huge num ... Show More

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

<p>This week, we take a field trip to Google and report back about everything the company announced at its biggest show of the year, Google I/O. Then, we sit down with Google DeepMind’s chief executive and co-founder, Demis Hassabis, to discuss what his A.I. lab is building, the ... Show More

What&#39;s it like living with three different ways to call on Google? Where has Android&#39;s photo picker been all this time? And why is Android 15 codenamed Vanilla Ice Cream? Links and Show Notes: Bard becomes Gemini: Try Ultra 1.0 and a new mobile app today Android photo pic ... Show More

Les chatbots comme ChatGPT ou Perplexity risquent-ils de supplanter les moteurs de recherche traditionnels ? Une étude répond en partie à cette interrogation.Dans cet épisode, je décrypte une étude approfondie menée par One Little Web, qui analyse deux années de données de trafic ... Show More

Google’s strategy of keeping it in the courts is already going to plan. New AI agents from Microsoft. New Open Source models from IBM. Perplexity is looking to raise again. How far behind Apple thinks it is in AI. And what it’s like to use your AirPods as hearing aids. Sponsors: ... Show More

<p>Huawei announces its next-gen foldable Mate X2, Silver Sparrow Mac malware infects 30,000 endpoints, and WhatsApp details what will happen to users who don't accept its new terms of service by May 15th.&nbsp;</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http: ... Show More