Jacob Kastrenakes is the Executive Editor at The Verge. He covers a wide range of topics including technology, artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and the film industry, often focusing on AI platforms and generative AI. Jacob's work has been featured in Tech News Tube, The Verge, and Knowledia.
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By: Jacob Kastrenakes
Shots were reportedly fired at the event. Trump later posted on Truth Social that a shooter was apprehended and that he wants the event to continue.
Join us on the live stream as soon as Google's keynote wraps up. Hayden Field and I will be in the studio to talk over the biggest announcements, which I'm going to make the bold prediction right now probably involves a lot of AI. Tune in and post your thoughts in the live chat.
What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind's leader saying the singularity is near The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI Reporter Hayden Field joining me to discuss the highlights.
Pixel users can now AI-generate disco ball-style icons for their entire phone. Haters, shield your eyes.
By: Jacob Kastrenakes
“I'm very much in favor and in awe of the easy access that we have now to films to be able to immerse ourselves in films and film history,” he told 60 Minutes
Quantum computing hype is everywhere. Trump says we’ll have one by 2028, Microsoft by 2029. IBM is investing billions. Is it really happening? Science journalist Sophia Chen joins us to discuss her article, “What is a quantum computer good for? Absolutely nothing — yet,” and break down what’s real and what’s hype in the quantum computing race. Watch
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that’s starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and where the line is between useful AI and AI slop. [Media: https://www.youtube/watch?v=pVHSvJnSUNg]
A recent study from the Oversight Board found that leading AI systems are less likely to criticize authoritarian governments than democratic ones. It’s a wild finding — but wait? Why is Meta’s Oversight Board studying systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in the first place? Board member Suzanne Nossel joined me on The Vergecast to discuss the findings and why the Oversight Board’s future might involve looking at more than just Meta. Watch
By: Jay Peters, Nathan Edwards, Victoria Song, Jacob Kastrenakes, David Imel
Follow Google’s Pixel show with us!
By: Jacob Kastrenakes, David Imel, Jay Peters, Victoria Song, Nathan Edwards
We're ready for some bad jokes during Google's celebrity-packed live show.
