Gemini, GTA, and the search for the next big thing

The Vergecast

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News, Tech News, Technology

4.4 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 102 minutes

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The Verge's Victoria Song and Kylie Robison join the show to talk about all of Google's recent AI and XR announcements, and the company's big and Gemini-powered vision for the future of computing. Then Chris Grant, the group publisher for Polygon and The Verge, explains why GTA VI and the Nintendo Switch 2 are so important to the future of gaming — plus a few predictions about how they'll turn out. Finally, The Verge's Helen Havlak answers a hotline question about how she plans her garden in Figma. Which is a real thing she really does. Further reading: The Vergecast at CES – come see us on January 8th! Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything Google’s AI enters its ‘agentic era’ I saw Google’s plan to put Android on your face GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series Switch 2: all the news and rumors on Nintendo’s next console Email us at [email protected] 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	Welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of Vaporware.
0:06.3	I'm your friend David Pierce, and I am almost done Christmas shopping.
0:10.8	As I'm recording this, it is December 16th Monday, which means it is nine days until Christmas,
0:16.7	and if I'm being honest with you, it's a record for how far in advance I'm done holiday shopping.
0:21.5	I don't recommend living this way, but here we are.
0:24.1	Also, thank you to everyone who sent in recommendations for, like, cheap stuff to buy for
0:29.3	acquaintances and secret Santa gifts.
0:31.5	A bunch of you recommended power banks, which I think is an awesome idea.
0:34.9	So I'm getting a lot of people, like nifty little batteries to carry around.
0:38.7	Also, some people recommended lottery scratchers.
0:41.2	Super good idea.
0:42.6	Candles was one that came up a bunch and I'm sort of conflicted.
0:46.3	Candles are awesome.
0:47.5	I have them everywhere.
0:48.9	But is that like too intimate a gift to give to a semi-stanger or just a random person at work?
0:56.0	I don't know, but I'm going to try it. We'll see how it goes.
0:59.0	Anyway, lots coming up on the show today. We are going to do two things.
1:03.0	This is our last Tuesday episode of the year, where you take a little break around the holidays,
1:08.0	but we have a really fun episode coming up today.
1:10.0	First, we're going to talk
1:11.4	about the Google stuff from last week. Google made some big announcements about Gemini and AI and
1:18.2	kind of showed off its entire vision for the future of everything in a way that I thought was
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