The AI garage door mystery
01 November 2024

The AI garage door mystery

The Vergecast
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Nilay and David discuss a big week in AI news, including the new web search features in ChatGPT and the reporting that Meta is working on something very similar. They also briefly talk about this quarter's tech earnings, and what they say about the ways AI is really being used. Then, Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern joins the show to talk about Apple Intelligence, Apple's week of Mac launches, and why Siri still can't open her garage. Finally, in the lightning round, the hosts talk about Netflix's gentle push into social features, Tony Fadell's AI thoughts, and our endorsement of Kamala Harris.
Further reading:

OpenAI’s search engine is now live in ChatGPT

Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine, too

Microsoft’s gaming revenue keeps going up, even though hardware sales are down

Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users

Snap Inc. - Financials - Quarterly Results

Apple’s Mac week: everything announced

Apple announces redesigned Mac Mini with M4 chip — and it’s so damn small

Watch Apple show off the M4 Mac Mini in its reveal video - The Verge

Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad have USB-C

Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again

Apple updates the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips

Apple updates the iMac with new colors and an M4 chip

Apple’s first smart home display could pay homage to a classic iMac

Apple Intelligence is out

WSJ: Apple’s Craig Federighi Explains Apple Intelligence Delays, Siri’s Future and More


Netflix is making it easier to bookmark and share your favorite parts of a show

Tony Fadell calls out Sam Altman

Tim Walz and AOC are going to play Madden together on Twitch

The Verge’s guide to the 2024 presidential election

Tech leaders line up to flatter Trump’s ego

Jeff Bezos is no longer relentlessly focused on customer satisfaction

“You have a Washington Post problem.”

From The New York Times: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election



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