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Your headphones' microphone matters. A lot. And yet we never know how we sound to others, or whether we're clear to our AI assistants! So from time to time, we like to grab a bunch of headphones and put their microphones through some tough real-world tests. This time, with the help of The Verge's John Higgins, we discover the best-sounding mic we've ever tested. And no, it's not on a pair of AirPods. Not even close.
Further reading:
Anker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heard
AirPods Pro 3 review: tripling down on a good thing
Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 headphones have upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery
The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years
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Anthropic and the US government are once again at odds, this time over the Claude Fable 5 model that either is, or is not, or might be, far too dangerous to release to the world. The Verge's Hayden Field explains what's going on with Fable, Mythos, and the whole idea of American AI exceptionalism, before also answering your questions about how WhatsApp and Siri might one day work together, and whether Apple messed up by calling it Siri AI.[10:24 AM]
Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
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Markdown is a system for writing that makes it readable to both humans and computers. It's all about the symbols. You use - to make a list, * for emphasis, ** for even more emphasis. Brackets and parentheses turn into links. Once you know Markdown, you might begin to think in Markdown. Right now it is absolutely everywhere: people are maintaining their Claude.MD files for conversing with AI bots, and writing their notes in Markdown editors like Obsidian. So where did Markdown come from? It came from John Gruber. John joins the show, along with Anil Dash, to tell the story of where Markdown came from and how it took over the world.
Further reading:
The Markdown spec
How Markdown took over the world
Gruber on Apple Notes Markdown support
9to5mac: iOS 26 to bring new features for Messages, CarPlay, and more
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We're all starting to test Apple's newest software post-WWDC, and the most surprising thing has happened: Siri actually seems to be pretty good now. Nilay and David discuss how that happened, and what it means for the AI industry, and all of us, that Apple's voice assistant is finally useful. Then, we have some news about Bluesky, Threads, and YouTube that adds up to a big change in social networks, plus the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr, the Trump Phone, and a really great deal for iPad users
Further reading:
Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
I’m relieved Siri AI isn’t trying to be a health coach
You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
Claude Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails
Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
Solar has overtaken coal in the US for the first time
AT&T is launching $3 ‘unlimited’ day passes for iPads
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:00 New Siri is good
00:04:00 Search Index Breakthrough
00:08:00 Cloud vs On Device
00:11:00 Siri Upends AI Apps
00:20:00 Where Is The Computer
00:24:00 EU Interoperability Fight
00:31:00 Social News Lightning Trio
00:33:00 Mosseri Algorithm Control
00:35:00 Bluesky Communities
00:37:00 YouTube DMs Social Push
00:41:00 Bluesky Bets on Communities
00:50:00 Talking to Your Algorithm
00:51:00 AI Made-to-Order Instagram
00:54:00 Bespoke Apps Break Reality
01:01:00 Hype Desk
01:02:00 Social Reckoning Trailer Breakdown and Casting
01:14:00 CBS News Meltdown
01:17:00 Carr vs Newsrooms
01:20:00 SpaceX IPO Favors
01:24:00 Claude Fable Guardrails
01:30:00 Trump Phone Teardown
01:34:00 AT&T iPad Day Pass
01:36:00 Solar Beats Coal
01:38:00 Signoff
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Movies directed by YouTubers are suddenly blowing up at the box office. Backrooms and Obsession are both smash hits, and The Amazing Digital Circus had a big debut last week. Is this the moment YouTube truly takes over Hollywood? Julia Alexander, media correspondent at Puck, walks us through the much longer history of YouTube on the big screen, and helps us figure out where this all goes next. Is the future just really, really big YouTube videos?
Further reading:
Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave
Iron Lung’s path to theaters was unique, even if the movie isn’t
YouTube is everything and everything is YouTube
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Now that we've had a couple of days to digest all the Siri AI updates, the new corner radii, and everything else Apple announced at its developer conference, we spend the episode answering all your most burning questions. What non-AI stuff are we excited about? How much catching up did Siri really do this week? And wait: what about the HomePod?
Further reading:
WWDC 2026: All the news from Apple’s developers conference
5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta
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Long before Steve Jobs was the unstoppable force of nature atop Apple, shipping hit product after hit product, he was practically run out of the company after a series of bad product and management decisions. But as Geoffrey Cain argues in his new book, Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary, the 12 years Jobs spent outside of Apple turned him into the leader the world came to know. Cain joins the show to talk about Jobs' experiences at NeXT and Pixar, how Jobs learned to be a successful leader, and the true power — and danger — of the reality distortion field.
Further reading:
Steve Jobs in Exile
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:01:30 Intro
00:01:56 90 Seconds on The Verge
00:03:46 Interview with Geoffrey Cain
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Apple's annual developer conference keynote was a strange one this year. The company breezed by its normal slew of operating system upgrades, and talked instead about helping people manage their relationships with their devices, and AI. Lots and lots of AI. On this post-keynote livestream, David Pierce, Hayden Field, and Jake Kastrenakes give their first takes on Siri AI, the Apple Intelligence features coming this fall, Apple's new Screen Time design, and everything else we liked and disliked from the keynote. Including the corner radii.
Further reading:
Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:00 Why This Keynote Felt Chaotic
00:05:00 AI Takes Center Stage
00:06:00 Apple Plays Catch Up
00:09:00 Privacy and Private Cloud
00:12:00 Useful Versus Creepy AI
00:18:00 Why Apple Went All In
00:25:00 New Siri Voice
00:33:00 Siri App Intents
00:37:00 Vibe Coding Shortcuts
00:39:00 Siri Goes Orb Mode
00:41:00 Too Many Siri Gestures
00:42:00 Apple Trust and Screen Time
00:46:00 Kids Safety and App Responsibility
00:50:00 App Store Dissonance and Regulation
00:52:00 OS 27 Device Cutoffs
00:59:00 Favorite Features and Liquid Glass
01:04:00 Dictation Confusion and Wrap Up
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It's developer conference season, and one of the themes so far has been big swings at AI apps. We've seen Gemini Spark, Microsoft Scout, and so many other attempts to figure out what people, and companies, actually want their AI to do. Nilay and David discuss their experiences with the apps, before turning to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's vision for the AI-filled laptop of the future. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, a deeply dumb Meta hack, and the future of a favorite VR game.
Further reading:
Testing Google’s Gemini Spark AI agent: it’s incredible, and creepy
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw
Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets
As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight
These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops
This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
Computex 2026: All the news and announcements
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Apple’s strategy for smart glasses is the same as for smart watches
It sure seems like the Vision Pro isn’t getting upgraded for a while — if ever.
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:01:00 Intro
00:03:00 New Verge Merch Drop
00:09:00 Gemini Spark Test Drive
00:13:00 Privacy Tradeoffs Debate
00:21:00 Software Brain Pushback
00:36:00 Jensen Huang Computer Future
00:39:00 Microsoft Build Reality Check
00:41:00 Nvidia Spark Recall
00:42:00 Microsoft Badge Agents
00:54:00 Escaping Apple Tax
00:57:00 Wearables Walled Gardens
01:05:00 Hype Desk
01:06:00 Bond Game Streaming
01:09:00 Summer Games Fest
01:11:00 State of Play Highlights
01:11:00 God of War
01:14:00 Wolverine Gore Talk
01:15:00 Widows Bay
01:17:00 Lightning Round
01:17:00 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:26:00 Apple Glasses Rumors
01:36:00 Privacy Backlash Risk
01:38:00 Meta AI Hack Fiasco
01:43:00 Supernatural Returns
01:47:00 Wrap and Next Week
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Microsoft's commitment to AI is not news. Copilot has been everywhere for... a while now. But at this week's Build developer conference, the company made clear that it wants — and needs — to be a bigger player in the space. The Verge's Tom Warren joins David to talk about the new Scout AI assistant, the Solara operating system concept, and whether Microsoft can hang with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Also: How's the new era of Xbox going?
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How far can we push the limits of the human body? At the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, a few dozen athletes tried to find out, and The Verge's Victoria Song was there to watch. She tells us the story of the swimmers, weightlifters, and other athletes who competed, the intense training and drug regimens they underwent, and the complicated mix of pseudo-science and actual science behind the event. Then, she tells us where this project goes from here — because the Enhanced Games experiment is just beginning.
Further reading:
Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games
What would you be willing to put in your body?
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 90 Seconds Headlines
00:04:00 What Are Enhanced Games
00:06:00 Sport Science or Grift
00:07:00 Wellness Grifter Playbook
00:10:00 Rules for Doping
00:11:00 Allowed Drugs Explained
00:14:00 Clean Athletes Surprise
00:18:00 Harm Reduction Argument
00:21:00 Heat and Event Chaos
00:28:00 Peptides for Sale
00:29:00 Telehealth Friction Debate
00:32:00 Influencers vs Media Narrative
00:33:00 Athlete Payout Reality
00:35:00 Future Plans and Stock
00:37:00 Vegas Vibes and Sexy Water
00:37:00 Hotline
00:41:00 Ferrari Luce Listener Takes
00:44:00 Final Thoughts and WWDC Plug
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Nvidia is betting that AI is going to change the way you use your computer — and with a new chip, the RTX Spark, it's hoping to ensure it powers that new-fangled AI machine. During a big week for the PC industry, with the Computex trade show and Microsoft's Build developer conference happening simultaneously, The Verge's Sean Hollister explains what's inside the Spark, why Nvidia is taking on Apple, Intel, AMD, and the rest of the chip industry, and whether the world's most valuable company has a shot at reinventing the personal computer. Without costing a fortune.
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops
AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
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The Vergecast is officially a daily show! We kick things off with the return of 90 Seconds on The Verge, a peek at the top stories on theverge.com. Then, we turn to our old pal Casey Neistat for some advice. Casey vlogged every day for 800 days straight, and has some thoughts on the pros and cons of daily posting, the state of YouTube in 2026, and how to make things every day without losing your mind in the process.
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The Ferrari Luce is here, and suffice to say it is not the electric Ferrari anyone expected. Nilay and David dig into the Jony Ive-designed car, from its marvelously appointed interior to its decidedly non-Ferrari-like exterior. (You might even call it... Nissan Leaf-like.) After that, the hosts discuss some of the latest backlash against AI, Google's ongoing AI-based changes to Search, and AI content labels. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some deeply nerdy display tech, and the incredible rising price of everything.
Further reading:
Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive
Jony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari
This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen
Ferrari’s stock plummets after disappointing Luce unveil.
‘If I were to say what I think, I would be hurting Ferrari.’
All the news about Ferrari’s polarizing Luce EV
YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them
People sure do hate Google’s AI Search updates.
Pope Leo warns of the risks of AI in major papal document
The Pope isn’t AGI-pilled
Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?
Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece
Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features
Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200
It’s not stopping any time soon.
The golden age of handheld gaming is already over
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((Timestamps are approximate.)
00:01:00 Intro
00:02:00 Daily Vergecast Era
00:03:00 Ferrari First EV
00:06:00 Why Luce Looks Wrong
00:07:00 Media Junket Ethics
00:08:00 Apple Car Vibes Inside
00:10:00 Comparisons to Leaf
00:13:00 Ferrari Legend Backlash
00:16:00 EVs Should Feel Normal
00:19:00 Cadillac EV Counterpoint
00:23:00 Jony Ive Constraints Debate
00:30:00 Anti AI Search Shift
00:32:00 Google Search Randomness
00:37:00 Beta Testing Users
00:42:00 Personalized Buying Future
00:45:00 Bad AI Products Everywhere
00:46:00 YouTube AI Labels
00:49:00 Auto Detection Doubts
00:51:00 Ads Versus AI Opt Out
00:52:00 Pope On Humanity
00:55:00 Uber Questions Productivity
01:03:00 Brendan Carr’s Hard Hat
01:07:00 Meta Subscription Squeeze
01:14:00 Sony RGB Backlight TVs
01:19:00 Roku Home Screen Ads
01:21:00 Gaming Prices Spike
01:26:00 Wrap Up
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It's now surprisingly easy to watch most of a movie without ever trying to, or to spend hours with a podcast without ever playing an episode. In the burgeoning clip economy, everything is being cut into bite-sized pieces and being blasted around the internet hoping to land in your feeds. The Verge's Mia Sato explains the machinery of how all this works, and wonders what it means for our social media experience. After that, The Verge's Victoria Song joins to discuss the Fitbit Air, the new $99 Google fitness tracker she and David have both been testing. It's a fascinating, thoroughly AI-ified device, and it actually has some pretty good ideas. (And some bad ones!) Finally, Vee sticks around to help David answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!) about smart glasses, and whether helping you find your other gear might just be a killer app.
Further reading:
Inside the cutthroat community of ‘clippers’
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?
All these smart glasses and nothing to do
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Brick Your Phone
00:03:00 Clips Go Industrial
00:06:00 How Clipping Platforms Work
00:08:00 Why It Looks Organic
00:11:00 Clavicular Case Study
00:13:00 Shady or Just Marketing
00:20:00 Platform Rules and Reality
00:26:00 Slop and the Future of Clips
00:36:00 Watch Band Color Debate
00:38:00 Why Fitbit Air Matters
00:40:00 Whoop Dupe Or Fitbit Roots
00:45:00 Google Health AI Coach
00:50:00 Limits And Lab Upload Friction
00:53:00 Privacy And Data Tradeoffs
00:56:00 AI Health Personalities Compared
01:04:00 Hotline Smart Glasses Tracking
01:09:00 Future Of All Day Glasses
01:13:00 Wrap Up
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Before we get into this week's tech news, we have some corporate news to discuss, and some very exciting Vergecast news to share. (If you have questions about either one, hit us up: [email protected] or 866-VERGE11!) Then, Nilay and David get back into the weeds on all things Google I/O, and in particular the ways AI is changing the Google Search experience. When Gemini can find things for you, make things for you, even buy things for you, are you even searching anymore? Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, SpaceX, the Trump Phone, and some very confusing social networks.
Further reading:
The future of Google is a search box that does everything
Google is building a ‘universal’ AI shopping cart that tracks prices, offers suggestions, and finds discounts
Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?
Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
Why does the Googlebook exist?
The FCC voted to ‘streamline’ tracking US broadband quality.
In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is the risk factor
Spotify is verifying podcasts made by real people too.
NBC just got the Trump phone.
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Vox Media Sale
00:08:00 What Changes for The Verge
00:12:00 Vergecast Goes Daily
00:18:00 Feedback and Launch Details
00:23:00 Google I O Vibe Check
00:24:00 Agents Everywhere at Google
00:25:00 Search Becomes the Platform
00:26:00 Singularity Talk Whiplash
00:31:00 Monetizing AI and Google Zero
00:37:00 Shopping Web Takes Over
00:39:00 Agents Replace Browsing
00:43:00 Canvas Makes Apps
00:49:00 Google Book Devices Pitch
00:51:00 Agents Break App Economics
00:53:00 Traffic Deal Is Over
01:01:00 Hype Desk Forza Horizon 6
01:07:00 Subnautica 2 Surprise Hit
01:11:00 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:14:00 Broadband Map Complaints
01:21:00 Spotify AI Whiplash
01:25:00 Deepfake Detection Reality
01:30:00 SpaceX IPO Breakdown
01:34:00 Trump Phone In Wild
01:37:00 Wrap Up And Plugs
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Google I/O was, predictably, all about AI this year. And if it actually works, a lot of this stuff could be pretty useful! Immediately after the two hour long keynote (that contained approximately 190 total mentions of the terms "AI" and "Gemini") The Verge’s senior AI reporter Hayden Field and executive editor Jake Kastrenakes went live on YouTube with their reactions.
Further reading:
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
The 5 biggest changes coming to Gemini
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears
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The Musk v. OpenAI trial continues, which means so do the allegations and leaks surrounding some of the most influential people in tech. Nilay and David recount the most interesting and entertaining moments from the courtroom this week, before digging into what we've learned about when Sam Altman was fired. After that, the hosts discuss OpenAI's apparent plans to build a phone, which seem utterly necessary and utterly doomed, along with the new Fitbit Air and a truly strange new home robot. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the Chinese company that wants to make everything, and the next big rebrand for xAI.
Further reading:
Internal Tech Emails on X: "Sam Altman texts Mira Murat
We are going through the removal of Sam Altman from OpenAI in detail.
Toner is relating how Sam Altman’s firing happened.
Toner says she found out about ChatGPT by seeing screenshots on Twitter.
Zilis sent Altman a text message of support after his 2023 ouster.
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
OpenAI is reportedly launching a phone for ChatGPT
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
Inside Dreame’s wild launch event — packed with products no one can buy
Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones | The Verge
Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
A foldable iPhone dummy — on video.
Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
DOJ assault on the NFL could end the Packers as we know them.
Apple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27
xAI is becoming SpaceXAI.
Microsoft gives up on Xbox Copilot AI
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Trial Discovery Era
00:06:00 Early OpenAI Origins
00:11:00 Elon Power Struggle
00:17:00 Altman Firing Texts
00:27:00 Why The Board Panicked
00:36:00 ChatGPT Phone Rumor
00:39:00 OpenAI Phone vs App Store
00:41:00 Why Apps Still Matter
00:44:00 Apple Siri Power Play
00:49:00 Apple Intelligence Lawsuit
00:53:00 Google Fitbit Air
00:57:00 Google Health Rebrand Backlash
01:01:00 Familiar Robot Pet Debate
01:10:00 Nintendo Star Fox Returns
01:12:00 Nintendo Weirdness Wins
01:15:00 Furry Overlap Discourse
01:16:00 Zach Gardening Surprise
01:21:00 Brendan Carr Broadband Fight
01:23:00 NFL Antitrust And Packers
01:29:00 Dreame Vaporware Parade
01:32:00 Rocket Car Reality Check
01:34:00 Elon Corporate Matryoshka
01:36:00 Xbox Ditches Copilot
01:37:00 Wrap Up And Schedule
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Car companies are beginning to use AI tools to radically speed up their development process, which could change the cars we drive forever — and have some big effects on the people who make them now. Verge contributor Tim Stevens explains. Then, The Verge’s Hayden Field catches us up on Codex vs. Claude Code, Anthropic vs. the US government, the vibes at OpenAI, and more, before helping answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!) about whether all the recent tech layoffs are really about AI.
Further reading:
The AI-designed car is taking shape | The Verge
Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic
Google employees ask Sundar Pichai to say no to classified military AI use | The Verge
Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good graces | The Verge
Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead | The Verge
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down | The Verge
ChatGPT downloads are slowing — and may cause problems for OpenAI’s IPO | The Verge
Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton | The Verge
OpenAI’s new security model is for ‘critical cyber defenders’ only | The Verge
Anthropic releases a new Opus model amid Mythos Preview buzz | The Verge
Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble | The Verge
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Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Today Show Preview
00:04:00 Car Design Primer
00:08:00 AI Speeds Up Design
00:13:00 Clay Models and Craft
00:15:00 Jobs Pipeline Risk
00:18:00 Software Defined Cars
00:20:00 Regulation and Safety
00:27:00 Slate Truck Update
00:34:00 Claude Code vs Codex
00:42:00 OpenAI Vibes Check
00:44:00 PR vs AI Doomerism
00:48:00 Pentagon Deals Exclude Anthropic
00:53:00 Mythos Reality Check
00:56:00 RIP AGI Moment
01:04:00 Hotline AI Layoffs ROI
01:13:00 Wrap Up and Sign Off
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Elon Musk spent a lot of his week trying to explain how OpenAI wronged him — but mostly just seemed to annoy everyone else in the courtroom. Nilay and David discuss Musk's testimony in the OpenAI trial, and what it might mean for the trial going forward. After that, the Hype Desk gang recommends a couple of new things to watch, before the hosts chat about the week's new gadgets, including the Steam Controller and the dual-screen Zephyrus Duo laptop. Finally, in the lightning round, Brendan Carr picks a fight over Jimmy Kimmel again, Netflix buys into the clip economy, and Taylor Swift fights the AI.
Further reading:
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
All the evidence unveiled so far in Musk v. Altman
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity
Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk
Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’
Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead
Now that OpenAI’s Microsoft exclusivity is over, it has a new deal with Amazon and AWS.
ChatGPT downloads are slowing — and may cause problems for OpenAI’s IPO
Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
Google Search queries hit an ‘all time high’ last quarter
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway
Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine
Why the Steam Controller is (and isn’t) a big deal
Samsung’s first smart glasses have leaked
Is this Samsung’s upcoming wide foldable?
The long rumored foldable iPad may never see the light of day.
The new Razr Ultra is still the best-looking phone out there
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo (2026) review: 2 screens 2 furious
Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel
The FCC is going after the broadcast licenses of Disney-owned ABC stations
Former FCC staffers agree: Brendan Carr needs to be stopped
The FCC is saving Amazon’s Eero and Leo routers from its ban, too.
Taylor Swift deepfakes are pushing scams on TikTok
Here’s what Netflix’s new vertical video feed is like
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:00 Elon vs OpenAI Overview
00:07:00 Jury Selection Drama
00:12:00 Elon's Testimony Begins
00:23:00 Trial Implications
00:26:00 Microsoft and OpenAI Split
00:30:00 The AWS Deal
00:32:00 Consumer AI Backlash
00:41:00 AI Powered Ad Targeting
00:44:00 Enterprise AI Success Story
00:45:00 Widow's Bay Recommendation
00:46:00 Apple TV Quality Content
00:48:00 Coyote vs Acme
00:55:00 Steam Controller Review
00:57:00 Universal Remote Theory
01:01:00 Smart Glasses Problem
01:05:00 Wide Foldable Phones
01:09:00 Motorola Razr Ultra
01:12:00 ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo
01:17:00 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:18:00 Jimmy Kimmel Controversy
01:25:00 FCC Open Meeting Response
01:26:00 News Distortion Rule Lawsuit
01:29:00 Router Ban Update
01:33:00 Taylor Swift Trademark Strategy
01:37:00 YouTube Likeness Protection
01:41:00 Netflix Clips Feature
01:44:00 The Clip Economy Shift
01:46:00 Streaming Services vs TikTok
01:49:00 Show Wrap Up
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