Gemini is taking over Google | The Vergecast

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss AI tools announced at this weeks Pixel 9 event, Nilay's TV competition, tech regulatory news, and more.

Further reading: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24...

00:00 Intro
03:18 Pixel event highlights
10:26 Google Pixel is a Gemini phone
32:07 Nilay's epic TV shootout experience
54:11 Apple's App Store Controversies
01:03:33 Lightning Round

Gemini is taking over Google: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24...

AI overshadowed Pixel at the Pixel event: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

All the AI features coming to Google's Pixel 9 series: https://www.theverge.com/24219355/goo...

Google debuts Pixel Studio AI image-making app: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Google makes your Pixel screenshots searchable with Recall-like AI feature: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Every time Google dinged Apple during its Pixel 9 launch event: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Using Gemini Live was faster than Google, but also more awkward: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Google Pixel 9 launch event: all the announcements and products: https://www.theverge.com/24218825/goo...

Google's Pixel 9 lineup is a Pro show: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

The Pixel 9 Pro XL showed me the future of AI photography: https://www.theverge.com/24219032/pix...

Google’s Zoom Enhance camera trick is finally available: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Inside the competition that named the Sony A95L the best TV of 2024: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24...

Patreon adds Apple tax to avoid getting kicked out of the App Store: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24...

Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

Apple relents and approves Spotify app with EU pricing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

The FTC’s fake review crackdown begins this fall: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

Ex-Google CEO: AI startups can steal IP, hire lawyers to “clean up the mess”: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

Flipboard is going to let you follow fediverse accounts right inside the app: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24...

Halide’s Process Zero feature captures photos with no AI processing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

Realme’s 320W fast charging can fully charge a smartphone in four and a half minutes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24...

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