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☆ The iPad's operating system 'needs a revamp,' says The Verge's Nilay Patel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe iPad's operating system 'needs a revamp,' says The Verge's Nilay PatelLaura Martin, senior internet and media analyst at Needham, Nilay Patel, editor in chief of The Verge, and CNBC's Steve Kovach join 'The Exchange' to share details on Apple's new iPad, how Apple will approach AI, and more.

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☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Needham's Laura Martin and The Verge's Nilay Patel on Apple's future
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Needham's Laura Martin and The Verge's Nilay Patel on Apple's futureLaura Martin, senior internet and media analyst at Needham; and Nilay Patel, editor in chief of The Verge; and CNBC's Steve Kovach join 'The Exchange' to share details on Apple's new iPad, the company's approach to AI, and more.

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☆ Opinion | Will A.I. Break the Internet? Or Save It?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Do a Google search, and there are so many websites now filled with slapdash content contorted just to rank highly in the algorithm. Facebook, YouTube, X and TikTok all used to feel more fun and surprising. And into this weakened internet came the flood of A.I.-generated junk. TikTok videos of A.I.-generated voices reading text pulled from Reddit can be churned out in seconds. content will break the internet as we know it.

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☆ Here's why the U.S. wants to ban TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why the U.S. wants to ban TikTokNilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Patel's read on the House passing the bill that would ban TikTok, what the bill really is at its core, and implications for other social media companies.

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☆ The first full reviews are in for Apple's Vision Pro. Here's what people are saying.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThere's a lot of hype around the new Apple Vision Pro ahead of its launch in the US this Friday. AdvertisementIt's great for entertainment like watching movies …Reviewers seemed to have a positive experience watching movies on the Vision Pro. Spoonauer felt he "could see myself taking the Vision Pro on business trips and using it back at the hotel." "Other headsets have eye tracking and hand tracking, but none have the combination working as smoothly, subtly and intuitively as the Vision Pro," he wrote. Patel called the Vision Pro "a VR headset masquerading as an AR headset."

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☆ Apple just gave new demos for the Vision Pro. The technology is 'fun,' but some testers still don't see the point.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAhead of the February 2 launch of Apple's Vision Pro, reporters were again given access to the virtual reality headset. "Talking to someone today while they were wearing Vision Pro the render of their eyes was deeply real," Josh Rubin at Cool Hunting said on Threads. It is still just a VR headset 'searching for a purpose'One overarching critique of the Vision Pro has been: What's the point? AdvertisementIn this most recent round of opinions, it seems testers can't see past the limited use cases for the Vision Pro. "I'm just still trying to see where it fits in the real world," Song wrote.

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☆ Sam Altman is 'working hard to go back to OpenAI', says The Verge's Nilay Patel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSam Altman is 'working hard to go back to OpenAI', says The Verge's Nilay PatelNilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest developments on the boardroom drama at OpenAI, what's at stake for both Sam Altman and the company, and more.

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☆ OpenAI fiasco sends shockwaves across Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI fiasco sends shockwaves across Silicon ValleyJessica Lessin, The Information founder and CEO, Nilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, and CNBC's Steve Kovach and Deirdre Bosa join 'The Exchange' to discuss the fiasco at OpenAI and more.

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☆ OpenAI might not exist anymore if board holdouts don't step down, says The Verge's Nilay Patel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI might not exist anymore if board holdouts don't step down, says The Verge's Nilay PatelNilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, joins CNBC's Steve Kovach and Jon Fortt for a Special Report surrounding the leadership turmoil at OpenAI, Microsoft's reaction, and more.

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☆ What's the iPhone screen of a former president look like? Obama just shared his most-used apps.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Obama gave a quick tour of his phone habits in an interview with The Verge. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhat is former President Barack Obama doing when he picks up his phone with a few minutes to kill? It turns out he's using some popular apps. Obama shared what apps are on his iPhone dock and some on his home screen in new interview with The Verge published Tuesday. In the rest of the interview, Obama talked about AI advancements, regulations for AI, and free speech, among other topics.

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☆ Joe Biden unveils a new executive order on artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJoe Biden unveils a new executive order on artificial intelligenceJames Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow, Nilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief and CNBC contributor, and CNBC's Eamon Javers join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the Biden Administration's executive order to regulate AI.

Persons: Joe Biden, James Pethokoukis, Nilay Patel, CNBC's Eamon Javers Organizations: American Enterprise Institute senior, CNBC, Biden

☆ AMD's stock pops after Microsoft tech chief touts chipmaker's AI products
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of AMD rose almost 5% Thursday, a day after Microsoft's technology chief said the chipmaker is bolstering its position in artificial intelligence, where Nvidia dominates. For years, Microsoft has offered some AMD GPUs to its Azure cloud customers, in addition to powering some of its computers and its Xbox consoles with AMD chips. In May, AMD said Microsoft had started offering a cloud networking service to clients, drawing on the chipmaker's Pensando products. Bloomberg reported in May that AMD was working with Microsoft on a custom AI chip, but Scott declined to say if that's actually happening. Microsoft's cloud rivals Amazon and Google have developed homegrown silicon.

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☆ Microsoft technology chief says supply of Nvidia's AI chips is improving
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Demand was far exceeding the supply of GPU capacity that the whole ecosystem could produce," Scott told the Verge's Nilay Patel. Microsoft, like Google and other tech companies, has been quickly adding generative AI to its own products and selling the technology's capabilities to clients. Training and deploying the underlying AI models has mainly relied on Nvidia's GPUs, creating scarcity of supply. Nvidia expects to increase supply each quarter through next year, finance chief Colette Kress told analysts on last month's earnings call. Traffic to ChatGPT has declined month over month for three consecutive months, Similarweb said in a blog post.

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☆ Apple customers are starting to receive their new $60 'FineWoven' iPhone cases — and the early reviews are rough
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Apple recently announced new FineWoven iPhone cases to replace its leather ones. CNET's Patrick Holland said the FineWoven case has "visible tradeoffs," like a circular imprint left from MagSafe charging after only a week. On Amazon, the black iPhone 15 Pro Max FineWoven case has a 1.3-star rating with nine reviews as of this writing, and the blue iPhone 15 Pro FineWoven case has a 2.6-star rating from seven reviews. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Taking my FineWoven case and wallet back when I pickup the phone on Friday. The FineWoven cases aren't the only new Apple product to leave users underwhelmed.

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☆ Meta Q2 results top expectations, issues upbeat outlook for Q3
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeta Q2 results top expectations, issues upbeat outlook for Q3The Verge's Nilay Patel and Platformer's Casey Newton, join 'TechCheck' to discuss Meta's earnings and how it fairs against its competitors in the social media space.

Persons: Nilay Patel, Platformer's Casey Newton

☆ Meta's stock pops as user growth surges on its Twitter rival Threads
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeta's stock pops as user growth surges on its Twitter rival ThreadsNilay Patel, The Verge co-founder and editor-in-chief, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Twitter's latest competition in the form of Meta's Threads, how Elon Musk has changed Twitter, and Meta's focus on user growth over monetization.

Persons: Nilay Patel, Elon Musk

☆ Top U.S. tech execs set to meet with India's Prime Minister Modi
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTop U.S. tech execs set to meet with India's Prime Minister ModiNilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, joins 'Last Call' to talk Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the U.S. and why so many top executives are looking to sit down with him.

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The initial reviews were mixed and skeptics questioned whether even Apple could make virtual reality anything more than a niche technology. But boosters say that if any company can make it mainstream, it’s Apple with its ecosystem of two billion iPhone, iPad and Mac users. “We believe Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary product,” Tim Cook told developers and journalists on Monday. It certainly looks like an Apple product: Unlike other virtual reality headsets, an external display shows your eyes to others, and the device is controlled using hand gestures, eye movements and your voice. “The most perfect headset demo reel of all time is still just a headset demo reel,” wrote Nilay Patel of The Verge.

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☆ People who were whisked away in golf carts to try out Apple's $3,500 headset are calling it 'magic' that is 'still searching for a purpose'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Following the announcement of Apple's Vision Pro headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, some attendees were whisked away in golf carts to a location on the company's campus to try out the new headset. Many noted the device's display screens were impressive (each have a more-than 4K resolution) and its hand-eye scrolling and tapping functions were responsive and worked mostly smoothly. YouTuber Brownlee said the most impressive thing about the headset was the device's internal eye-tracking technology, calling the experience "telepathic." The Verge's Patel was impressed by the device's display, which he said was "easily the highest-resolution VR display I have ever seen," and its "video passthrough" technology — the device's display adjusting to show a person who is talking to you in-person or your surroundings. "The most perfect headset demo reel of all time is still just a headset demo reel — whether Apple's famed developer community can generate a killer app for the Vision Pro is still up in the air," The Verge's Patel wrote.

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☆ Airbnb's CEO thinks your summer vacation will be cheaper this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airbnb predicted nights booked and prices would drop compared to last year at this time. US travelers are "price-sensitive" and favor the cheapest accommodations possible, Chesky said. CEO Brian Chesky told analysts that he expects hosts could be motivated to reduce their nightly rates to stay booked. "Just like Amazon, the more affordable we are, with the wider selection, the more people will come to Airbnb," Chesky said in the earnings call. So I've gotta make sure I remember the 26-year-old me that didn't have a lot of money when I started the company," Chesky told Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of technology news site The Verge, this week.

☆ Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who lets employees work from anywhere, says many CEOs calling workers back to the office are 'going away to the Hamptons for the summer'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Airbnb's CEO recently shared his thoughts on different work models in a wide-ranging interview with The Verge. Brian Chesky said many CEOs mandating a return to the office will spend their summers in the Hamptons. Airbnb lets employees live and work from anywhere without a loss of pay. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who lets employees work from anywhere, says many executives mandating a return to the office are likely spending their summers traveling. "I still think that's happening.

☆ Meta returns to revenue growth: Stock surges after-hours on big beat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeta returns to revenue growth: Stock surges after-hours on big beatHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. Nilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, Daniel Ives, Wedbush Securities managing director of equity research, and Julia Boorstin, CNBC, join the show to discuss Meta's most recent quarter.

☆ Vox Media announces new hosts of iconic Code Conference after Kara Swisher’s departure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Vox Media is gearing up for its first Code Conference without Kara Swisher at the helm. The invite-only event, which attracts top technology executives and journalists, will be hosted by The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel, Platformer founder Casey Newton and CNBC senior media and tech reporter Julia Boorstin, Vox Media told CNN on Wednesday. Swisher, the journalist who co-founded the news-making conference with reporter Walt Mossberg and hosted it for the past two decades, will still participate in the conference, albeit in a less outsized role. “This year, there will be more to discuss than ever,” Jim Bankoff, chief executive of Vox Media, told CNN. “Code will build on Kara’s legacy, and we’ll continue to evolve the conference to best serve its audience.

☆ Elon Musk takes on media: Twitter CEO doesn't hold back in BBC interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElon Musk takes on media: Twitter CEO doesn't hold back in BBC interviewHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. Nilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief, and Ross Gerber, Gerber Kawasaki CEO, join the show to discuss Elon Musk taking on the media in an interview with BBC.

☆ Nilay Patel on Microsoft: Satya Nadella is telling you there's a platform shift coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNilay Patel on Microsoft: Satya Nadella is telling you there's a platform shift comingNilay Patel, The Verge editor-in-chief and CNBC contributor, joins 'TechCheck' to discuss Microsoft's deal for Activision Blizzard and the company's plan to cut 10,000 jobs.

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