Nano Banana is a viral hit!

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell explore Google’s Gemini AI lead, Alphabet hitting a $3 trillion market cap, Meta’s smart glasses leaks before MetaConnect, and OpenAI unveiling ChatGPT for teens.
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CHAPTERS:

0:02:52 - ⁠⁠⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)⁠Alphabet becomes fourth company to reach $3 trillion market cap⁠ (cnbc.com/2025/09/15/alphabet-3-trillion-market…)

0:05:48 - Here’s why usage of Gemini’s Nano Banana image editor is growing (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)cnbc.com/2025/09/15/alphabet-3-trillion-market…

0:15:10 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)OpenAI and Microsoft reach tentative deal to revise partnership (axios.com/2025/09/11/open-ai-microsoft-agreeme…)

0:16:12 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Microsoft is close to getting a giant new equity stake in OpenAI. It could be worth at least $150 billion. (businessinsider.com/microsoft-openai-equity-st…)

0:16:12 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Google's new open protocol secures AI agent transactions - and 60 companies already support it (zdnet.com/article/googles-new-open-protocol-se…)

0:23:46 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Here’s what the data says people ask ChatGPT (washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/15/opena…)

0:33:49 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)The OpenAI paper on usage (nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34255/w3…)

0:38:30 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Anthropic on its usage (anthropic.com/research/anthropic-economic-inde…)

0:42:12 - ⁠⁠⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)⁠Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Bans 3, Hypernova smart glasses, Meta AI, more⁠ (zdnet.com/article/meta-connect-2025-live-updat…)

0:43:08 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Meta Ray-Ban Display' Glasses Design & HUD Clips Leak Ahead Of Connect (uploadvr.com/meta-ray-ban-display-glasses-desi…)

0:52:25 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search (arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08919)

0:54:56 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope (arxiv.org/pdf/2505.14588)

0:57:40 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)BUILDING SELF-EVOLVING AGENTS VIA EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN LIFELONG LEARNING (aka: a child-rearing) (arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19005)

0:59:45 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)OpenAI is building a ChatGPT for teens (axios.com/2025/09/16/chatgpt-for-teens-openai-…)

1:02:16 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)YouTube announces new generative AI tools for Shorts creators (techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/youtube-announces-ne…)

1:04:27 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)YouTube to use AI to help podcasters promote themselves with clips and Shorts (techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/youtube-to-use-ai-to…)

1:07:17 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)USA Today and Taboola make a chat bot (wired.com/story/usa-today-enters-its-gen-ai-er…)

1:11:42 - ⁠ (theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-ba…)OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5 (techcrunch.com/2025/09/15/openai-upgrades-code…)

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