The Rabbit R1 is not good. Neither is the Humane AI Pin. Does that signal the end of the AI gadget revolution before it ever really got started? Or is it just that two companies shipped too little, too soon? The whole AI industry is moving fast, and it sometimes makes you wonder where it’s actually headed — or if there’s anywhere at the end of the road.
On this episode of The Vergecast, we discuss our reviews of these new devices, their potential going forward, and whether there’s ever going to be an AI gadget that isn’t just your phone. Because the phone AI is coming.
We also discuss the latest news in Google’s antitrust trial as it finally starts to come to a close. After months of arguments and mountains of evidence, what happens next is up to Judge Amit Mehta. And what he decides could tell us a lot about what might come of the other antitrust lawsuits making their way through the court system right now.
After that, there’s a lot of news this week! We talk about Peloton’s mess, Tesla’s Supercharger pivot, LinkedIn’s Wordle, next week’s iPad event, Razer’s ill-fated face mask, the Android fart button, and much more. We are firmly back in tech season, y’all. Buckle up.
If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are a few links to get you started, beginning with Rabbit and Humane:
- Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here
- The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life
- Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along
- Humane AI Pin review: not even close
In the “money round”:
- Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal
- From Ed Zitron: The Man Who Killed Google Search
- From HouseFresh: HouseFresh has virtually disappeared from Google Search results. Now what?
- Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits
- Victoria Song’s Peloton feature: Peloton’s bumpy ride
- 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
And in the lightning round:
- David Pierce’s pick: The last thing the iPad needs is a spec bump
- Alex Cranz’s pick: Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
- Nilay Patel’s pick: Google is building a fart button into Android
Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.
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