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Google underwent a big AI shakeup this week, leaving a lot of people wondering whether there are big problems on team Gemini. David and Nilay start the show by discussing what's next for Jeff Dean and Demis Hassabis, before diving into the ways in which Google and Reddit have become existentially, problematically dependent on one another. After that, we talk through Disney's plan to turn Disney Plus into an everything app, and all the reasons we think that's a terrible idea and a sign of big problems in the streaming biz. Finally, in the lightning round, Brendan Carr is still a dummy, Snapchat wants AI out of your feed, and BMW has a Spider-Man to sell you.
Further reading:
• The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/976108/google-ai-leadership-…)
• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership (theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-de…)
• Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month (theverge.com/tech/975516/google-assistant-andr…)
• Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam? (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973098…)
• Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI (theverge.com/tech/975398/reddit-ai-rules-hub-m…)
• Reddit says it plans to “make changes” to old Reddit (theverge.com/tech/975405/reddit-says-it-plans-…)
• Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider wants to grow the platform and the protocol (theverge.com/podcast/974387/bluesky-toni-schne…)
• Disney says it’s ‘exploring’ adding a free tier to Disney Plus (theverge.com/streaming/975543/disney-plus-free…)
• Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters (theverge.com/streaming/975520/disney-tiktok-pa…)
• Despite Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s success, the MCU is on shaky ground (theverge.com/entertainment/975297/spider-man-b…)
• Disney Plus is about to go beyond streaming (theverge.com/streaming/975522/disney-plus-is-a…)
• Paramount and WBD’s antitrust trial is set for March 2027 (theverge.com/entertainment/975341/paramount-an…)
• David Ellison promises he’s not going to ruin CNN. (theverge.com/news/974997/david-ellison-cbs-cnn…)
• Almost half of HBO Max subscribers watch with ads. | The Verge (theverge.com/streaming/976084/almost-half-of-h…)
• Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership (nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communicati…)
• SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X (theverge.com/science/975545/spacex-x-earnings-…)
• SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon (theverge.com/science/975480/spacex-mobile-terr…)
• BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior (theverge.com/transportation/975172/bmw-spider-…)
• X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/975955/x-twitter-nikita-bier…)
• Snapchat will no longer recommend ‘wholly AI-generated videos’ in its vertical video feed (theverge.com/tech/973792/snapchat-will-no-long…)
• Snap reports 971 million monthly active users ahead of its Specs launch event on September 16th (theverge.com/tech/974745/snap-reports-971-mill…)
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Cold Open
Google AI Shakeup Explained
Gemini Product Mess
Demis Hassabis and the AGI Split
Is Google Actually Behind?
AI Overviews Fail Parade
Gemini Users and Distribution
Google Plus Warning Signs
Reddit as Search Lifeline
AI Slop and Dead Internet
Google Buys Reddit Theory
Reddit Earnings Reality Check
Smoking Community Vibes
Disney Everything App
Time Spent Arms Race
Free Tier and Ads
Paramount Warner Deal Drama
Brendan Carr is a Dummy
Nikita Bier Leaves X
SpaceX Telecom Dreams
Snapchat Versus AI Slop
BMW In Car Ads
Wrap And Subscribe
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