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Bad news if you don't care about AI: this week was absolutely chock-full of AI news. First, Nilay, David, and The Verge's Alex Heath talk about the news that OpenAI and Jony Ive are teaming up to build... something. A gadget, for sure, maybe lots of gadgets. We don't know much, but we have a lot of thoughts, and a lot of questions. After that, the hosts talk through all the news at Google I/O, including what's new with Gemini, Google Search, Project Astra, Project Mariner, and the countless other ways Google is putting AI absolutely everywhere. Finally, in the lightning round, we buckle up for another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, talk through some late-breaking Apple gadget news, and marvel over the future of conference calls.
Further reading:
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company
From The Wall Street Journal: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive
Details leak about Jony Ive’s new ‘screen-free’ OpenAI device
Jony Ive says Rabbit and Humane made bad products
The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025
Google launches AI Mode to everyone in the US, adds more features to AI Overviews
Google’s 3D video calling tech is finally going to ship this year
Project Astra 2025: Google’s universal AI assistant is now smarter and more proactive
Google has a new tool just for making AI videos
Google reveals $250 per month ‘AI Ultra’ plan
Google Meet can translate what you say into other languages
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google says its new image AI can actually spell
Google will let you ‘try on’ clothes with AI
Google is bringing an ‘Agent Mode’ to the Gemini app
We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the birth of the agentic web
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web: letting every website run AI search for cheap
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google is stuffing even more ads into its AI results
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google reveals $250 per month ‘AI Ultra’ plan
FCC Chairman Carr seeks to designate NBC equal time issue for hearing
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion merger after it commits to ‘ending’ DEI
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Further reading:
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company
From The Wall Street Journal: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive
Details leak about Jony Ive’s new ‘screen-free’ OpenAI device
Jony Ive says Rabbit and Humane made bad products
The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025
Google launches AI Mode to everyone in the US, adds more features to AI Overviews
Google’s 3D video calling tech is finally going to ship this year
Project Astra 2025: Google’s universal AI assistant is now smarter and more proactive
Google has a new tool just for making AI videos
Google reveals $250 per month ‘AI Ultra’ plan
Google Meet can translate what you say into other languages
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google says its new image AI can actually spell
Google will let you ‘try on’ clothes with AI
Google is bringing an ‘Agent Mode’ to the Gemini app
We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the birth of the agentic web
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web: letting every website run AI search for cheap
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google is stuffing even more ads into its AI results
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google reveals $250 per month ‘AI Ultra’ plan
FCC Chairman Carr seeks to designate NBC equal time issue for hearing
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion merger after it commits to ‘ending’ DEI
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices