The AI garage door mystery

Nilay and David discuss a big week in AI news, including the new web search features in ChatGPT and the reporting that Meta is working on something very similar. They also briefly talk about this quarter's tech earnings, and what they say about the ways AI is really being used. Then, Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern joins the show to talk about Apple Intelligence, Apple's week of Mac launches, and why Siri still can't open her garage. Finally, in the lightning round, the hosts talk about Netflix's gentle push into social features, Tony Fadell's AI thoughts, and our endorsement of Kamala Harris.

Further reading:

• OpenAI’s search engine is now live in ChatGPT
• Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine, too
• Microsoft’s gaming revenue keeps going up, even though hardware sales are down
• Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users
• Snap Inc. - Financials - Quarterly Results
• Apple’s Mac week: everything announced
• Apple announces redesigned Mac Mini with M4 chip — and it’s so damn small
• Watch Apple show off the M4 Mac Mini in its reveal video - The Verge
• Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad have USB-C
• Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again
• Apple updates the MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips
• Apple updates the iMac with new colors and an M4 chip
• Apple’s first smart home display could pay homage to a classic iMac
• Apple Intelligence is out
• WSJ: Apple’s Craig Federighi Explains Apple Intelligence Delays, Siri’s Future and More
• Netflix is making it easier to bookmark and share your favorite parts of a show
• Tony Fadell calls out Sam Altman
• Tim Walz and AOC are going to play Madden together on Twitch
• The Verge’s guide to the 2024 presidential election
• Tech leaders line up to flatter Trump’s ego
• Jeff Bezos is no longer relentlessly focused on customer satisfaction
• “You have a Washington Post problem.”
• From The New York Times: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election

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