AI Drake, AI friends, AI everything

The Vergecast

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News, Tech News, Technology

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Today, things got a little loose in the studio of The Vergecast. Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding joins Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce to make their own version of Drake's AI summer classic. We're not saying a laser bong was involved, but we're not not saying that either. Then deputy editor Alex Heath stops by to tell us about Snaps latest announcements and give us an update on the latest round of layoffs at Meta. Finally, a lightning round with all the big headlines in tech from this week. Further reading: AI Drake just set an impossible legal trap for Google Google employees label AI chatbot Bard ‘worse than useless’ and ‘a pathological liar’: report What’s really going on with ‘Ghostwriter’ and the AI Drake song? Family of F1 legend Michael Schumacher plans legal action over fake AI interview Snapchat releases My AI chatbot to all users for free Google’s big AI push will combine Brain and DeepMind into one team Netflix is shutting down its original DVD business after 25 years Netflix is out of the DVD business because streaming won – now, can Netflix still win? Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from all legacy users It’s a laser bong SpaceX’s Starship successfully takes off before bursting into flames BuzzFeed News is being shut down Social media is doomed to die Google Fi has a new name and expanded connectivity support for smartwatches Leak: Google will announce the Pixel Fold at I/O and beat Samsung on battery Everything spy movies get right (and wrong) about smart glasses Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4 Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for today's show comes from Deloitte.
0:02.4	In the business world, it can be especially crucial to innovate.
0:05.4	You can either build your own future or bet on someone else's.
0:08.1	No one knows what tomorrow will bring,
0:09.8	but you push forward and create enterprise anyway.
0:12.5	That's why Deloitte's mission is to help engineer advantage for their clients
0:15.6	by harnessing the latest innovations and technology
0:18.2	while exploring the ideas and opportunities that can look beyond today.
0:21.9	Transform what's next into what's now.
0:24.6	See how you can engineer advantage with Deloitte at Deloitte.com slash U.S.
0:29.5	slash engineering advantage.
0:44.2	Hello, welcome to Verchast, the flagship podcast of Drake.
0:48.5	Did not really Drake or maybe it's Drake or maybe it's just a crypto scam.
0:53.8	That's the Verchast.
0:54.8	I'm your friend Neely.
0:55.6	Alex Cranz is here.
0:56.9	Like it has to be Drake.
0:58.7	If it sounds like Drake, it's Drake, right?
1:03.0	What a can of worms Alex is open.
1:04.7	This is like a 1950s game show.
1:07.0	It's a great time.
1:08.0	Yeah, David Pierce is here.
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