Shownotes Transcript
There's a lot of news this week, so today's episode turned into a whole bunch of lightning rounds. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes talk through all the vibes and news at WWDC, and why F1 seemed to outshine everything else. We also talk about the Switch 2 launch, and the news this week that Microsoft and Asus are building Xbox handhelds in both clever and confusing ways. After that, we run through for a bunch of AI news, including the ongoing decline of Google traffic to the web, the new Dia browser, and Sam Altman's ideas about how much water ChatGPT uses. Finally, it's time for another edition of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, followed by the news of Warner Bros. Discovery breaking up, some very fast flash drives, and a new Meta messaging app.
Further reading:
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Craig Federighi confirms Apple’s first attempt at an AI Siri wasn’t good enough)
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Ars: Apple’s Craig Federighi on the long road to the iPad’s Mac-like multitasking)
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__Nintendo’s Switch 2 is the fastest-selling game console of all time __)
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Nintendo says your bad Switch 2 battery life might be a bug)
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Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience)
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__This is how Microsoft is combining Windows and Xbox for handheld PCs __)
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__Xbox’s new handheld is a surprisingly comfortable way to play Gears of War __)
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Microsoft just teased its next-gen Xbox console, and nobody noticed)
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The Nothing Phone 3 is coming to the US, and not in beta.)
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__HP reveals $24,999 hardware created just for Google Beam __)
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__Online publishers are facing a chatbot calamity. __)
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__Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters __)
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__Taboola’s clickbaity chumbox is evolving into an AI chatbot __)
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__Alexa Plus now has a million users and could be coming to you this summer __)
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__Amazon is about to be flooded with AI-generated video ads __)
__Dia, the AI browser from the makers of Arc, is now available in beta __)
Sam Altman claims an average ChatGPT query uses ‘roughly one fifteenth of a teaspoon’ of water)
FCC’s last Democratic commissioner doesn’t know why Trump hasn’t fired her yet)
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__Republicans are barreling toward remaking the internet __)
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__Trump-fired FTC commissioner resigns. __)
__Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies __)
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