Search as we know it is officially over | The Vergecast

We use Alexa to play animal sounds for our toddler. One time we asked for a Koala sound and Alexa responded with: “the koala is part of the premium sound package. Would you like to buy it?” No. No I do not.

To summarize most of this episode, tech companies don't understand what normal people will use past the initial release.

Lol just like how bing was going to kill google

Gemini says it can't set my alarm, I need to use the clock app instead ... It definitely is over 😅

i doubt it's over

“1% is 10 million people” I keep underestimating the size of Microsoft

AI search is not a replacement for Google. A Google search provides you broad context about a topic. Everything that is associated with your search terms. It also directs you to reliable sources of information where there is 0% chance of hallucination. At best it is a complementary service.

I think the thing that I'm a little confused over is this. Despite the fact that Google called itself a search company, it's not... It's an Ad Network, and the primary way that Google funds itself is through AdSense. And to be blunt, OpenAI has simply not thought this far... And not understanding what business Google is actually in, will likely lead it to failure.

Doesn’t Perplexity already do this? I use it all the time.

Owner of a Z Fold 3 here. ALSO daily drive iPhone 12 mini. The Fold is what I wanted the iPad Mini to be. It's a tablet that can fit in my pocket and has mobile data. Whenever I want to consume media whether it's books, games, or other content, it's incredible on Fold. I barely ever use the cover screen. But I also don't take it everywhere I go. As a communication device, the little iPhone is much better. Disappears into pockets. The Fold has held up well and I almost didn't upgrade. But 3 iterations later the level of polish that the Z Fold 6 has is something that is best experienced in person. The feel of the device in the hand is better than the specs would indicate. The cover screen is now about the same level of width as my iphone mini. And Samsung does not mess around with trade-in deals. TLDR: I don't like the Fold as a phone. But as a niche luxury content-consuming device, there is nothing better for me. The upgrade has diminishing returns to that luxury, but they are returns.

Who's not opening their foldable phone? I open mine all the time. I stopped using my tablet. Seems odd to me.

I like this other guy, the “tell me about the leg” was a nice counter snark against snark

"Kudos to Jesús" 1:02:30 🤣

Can’t wait for search gpt to spit out a list of non existent musicians playing at non existent venues, ahaha

More Jake please!

"David and the Pilots" is a decent band name.

Finally, it's a video podcast. I skipped the audio podcasts that this channel made in the past.

Hello, I’m the Samsung ecosystem person. Z Flip 6, Samsung laptop, Samsung watch and numerous appliances and TVs. To steal from another group - it all just works.

Doubt

Nilay saying he's 42 years old made me feel younger than ever :)