The Verge's Nilay Patel and Alex Heath join David Pierce after a long, winding weekend reporting on the dramatic shakeup at OpenAI, still in progress.
Further reading:

Turmoil at OpenAI: after firing Sam Altman, what's next for the creators of ChatGPT?

Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

OpenAI’s new CEO is Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear

OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO

Emmett Shear named new CEO of OpenAI by board

Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft


Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 

How ChatGPT Fractured OpenAI - The Atlantic


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We’re kicking off our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries today, starting with “touch.” The Verge’s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner’s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost.

Further reading/viewing:

How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History)

abney317 on Twitch

The Quest to Beat abney317

Mariokart64.com

More on Beck Abney’s controller problems


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A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect N64 controller

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news.
Further reading:

Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget 


The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge 

Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along

TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement 

Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal

Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits

Elon Musk goes ‘absolutely hard core’ in another round of Tesla layoffs 

Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging

LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming 

Pixel 8A leak reveals $499 starting price

Beats announces Solo 4 headphones and $79.99 Solo Buds

Beats Solo 4 review: playing both sides 

Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker 

SwitchBot S10 review: with plumbing hookups, this robovac and mop is actually hands-free

iOS 17.5 beta lets you keep Find My on during iPhone repairs

Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased


Instagram’s updated algorithm prioritizes original content instead of rip-offs 

Meta is “exploring” algorithm changes on Threads.


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Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad

Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: 

The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware. 


Humane AI Pin review: not even close 


The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget

Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!

The future of AI gadgets is just phones


The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool  


The Verge’s Alex Heath joins the show to discuss Meta’s big move into AI with its multimodal AI smart glasses and a new AI model called Llama 3. 

Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race 

Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets

Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI


Nilay Patel answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about Microsoft and antitrust.

Microsoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up

Microsoft and OpenAI deal may face anti-trust investigations in the EU. 


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Phones are the ultimate AI gadget

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss President Biden signing the TikTok ban bill, Apple's May 7th iPad event, Tesla's flop era, and more.
Further reading:

Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk

Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it

Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget 

Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads

What to expect at Apple’s May ‘Let Loose’ event

The Mercedes G-Wagen, the ultimate off-road status symbol, goes electric 

The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now 

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand

Tesla’s in its flop era

Tesla lays off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce, loses top executives

Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal 

Tesla reveals a new Model 3 Performance with more horsepower and faster acceleration

A cheaper Tesla is back on the menu

Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus and Elite processors 

Apple might be the streaming home of soccer’s next big tournament 


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Anyone want to buy TikTok?

Today on the flagship podcast of forced app divestiture: 
03:07  - The Verge’s David Pierce and Lauren Fiener discuss the latest tech policy bills floating through Congress, including a privacy bill, a generative AI bill, and the TikTok divest-or-ban bill.

TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again

TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate

Lawmakers unveil new bipartisan digital privacy bill after years of impasse 


A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time 

New bill would create public datasets to train AI and incentivize innovation.


34:17 - David talks with Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan about their company Wonder Dynamics, which is creating AI-powered production tools for filmmakers. 

1:09:16 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about messaging apps.

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Emergency podcast: chaos at OpenAI

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