John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
Less than a year ago, Apple made headlines for a lack of AI announcements at its annual WWDC event. Ten months later, the company has announced that hardware executive John Ternus will…
Search
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
…He’d been worried about AI since childhood, and had finally felt that someone needed to prevent Google from developing it. He testified that he became involved in AI safety because he…
Notepad Newsletter
Notepad Notepad uncovers the secrets and strategy behind Microsoft’s era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and computing. Each week, The Verge’s Tom Warren will publish influential scoops, insightful interviews, and…
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
…It’s part of the company’s recent strategy to avoid focusing on “side quests” and go all in on its biggest revenue drivers. CNBC earlier reported on the memo. “Multi-product…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…revamping Search with additional generative AI capabilities. Some are rolling out this week, and some will be available in the coming months, but the company’s strategy seems clear: adopt some of…
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…Microsoft is willing to use the best AI model for the job, in an effort to keep businesses hooked to its enterprise software offerings and fend off competition from AI startups and…
Apple Rumors
…A cornerstone of this strategy is the upcoming iOS 27 Extensions feature, which will let users install third-party AI chatbots beyond ChatGPT and run them inside Siri. This feature will have…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…On Vyro, another clipping service launched by MrBeast, a clipping campaign for Perplexity launched in early April centered on Joe Rogan’s use of AI. (Perplexity is a sponsor of Rogan’s…
The farce of Musk v. Altman
…To me, that’s shocking. Not that I am an expert in AI. It’s entirely possible that you can distill all these models and have your AI still suck. But…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Speaking of previous strategies, Sharma also quickly reversed Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign last month. I’m told the ads were deeply unpopular inside of Xbox, and outside of…