Podcast Episode Details

The race to win AI — and hack iMessage

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss Google Gemini's attempt to compete with ChatGPT, Beeper Mini bringing iMessage to Android, and shakeups in the podcast industry, and much more.

Further reading:

• “Welcome to hell, Elon” has now been cited in a Supreme Court brief.
• Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4 
• Google’s Gemini AI model now powers the Bard chatbot
• Google’s Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android
• Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework
• Bing’s GPT-4-powered Deep Search takes its time with AI questions
• Getty lawsuit against Stability AI to go to trial in the UK
• Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android
• EU officials think iMessage isn’t ‘popular enough’ with businesses to warrant regulation.
• Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight 
• Spotify’s not going for Pulitzers anymore
• Spotify’s CFO and general counsel sold millions of dollars worth of stock the day after the layoff.
• Tidal is laying off more than 10 percent of its staff.
• Seems like Apple’s iTunes Movies and TV Shows apps for Apple TV really are going away.  
• Here’s how a bridal photo captured a single person in three poses at once
• Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats
• Microsoft is investigating a Windows issue that’s renaming printers to HP LaserJet 
• Motorola Razr 2023 review: not enough of a good thing
• Disney Plus and Hulu’s one-app experience is launching in beta
• The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill

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