Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT Search, and the new Mac Mini - The Ultimate Tech Roundup
You just left your house. As you peel out of the driveway and tear down the street in the coolest way possible, your garage door... well, what does it do? The answer’s probably nothing, and that feels like the wrong answer. The smart home was supposed to have fixed this by now.
Exploring Smart Home Technologies
On this episode of The Vergecast, we didn’t necessarily set out to talk about smart garage doors for as long as we did, but The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern joined the show with a lot of thoughts about Apple Intelligence, notification summaries, and how we all — and in particular, how Apple’s software leader Craig Federighi — manage their own houses. Given the reporting that Apple is gearing up for a big hardware push into the smart home, what does the company really think it can do here? (Make sure you watch Joanna’s recent interview with Federighi for more!)
The Influence of AI in our Daily Lives
At the beginning of the show, we talk about some of the week’s AI news. We discuss the just-launched search engine inside of ChatGPT, which may be a threat to Google but is definitely a statement about how we use the internet now. 
We also talk about this week’s Big Tech earnings, and what they taught us about how AI is actually being used — and how it makes money.
Apple's Latest Mac Announcements
With Joanna, we dive into Apple’s big week of Mac announcements. After seeing the new Mac Mini, the new iMac, the new MacBook Pro, and some new accessories, a lot of people were left with the same question: they put the power button and charging port where? So we talk about power buttons, chip bumps, and why the Mac Mini feels more important than ever.
Lightning Round Tech Updates
Finally, in the lightning round, we discuss Netflix’s gentle push into the social era, Tony Fadell’s thoughts on AI, expressed colorfully. We also touch on The Verge’s presidential endorsement and election coverage. 
If you want to know more on everything we discuss in this episode, below are some links to get you started:
- More on AI news
- Latest Apple updates
- Lightning round tech updates
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