The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss all the announcements from Amazon's fall product launch event and Microsoft's Surface and AI event. Further reading: Amazon’s fall 2023 product launch event: live news, announcements, and more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23881164/amazon-event-hardware-devices-alexa-echo-ring Amazon is set to supercharge Alexa with generative AI: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23880764/amazon-ai-alexa-generative-llm-smart-home The Fire TV should be at the heart of Amazon's smart home: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880495/amazon-fire-tv-alexa-smart-home-hardware-event The new $269.99 Echo Frames look a whole lot more like glasses: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882332/the-new-269-99-echo-frames-look-a-whole-lot-more-like-glasses Alexa Eye Gaze offers a new way to control Alexa on a Fire tablet: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882303/alexa-eye-gaze-offers-a-new-way-to-control-alexa-on-a-fire-tablet In the new Echo Show 8, Alexa will be 40 percent faster: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882151/in-the-new-echo-show-8-alexa-will-be-40-percent-faster Finally some hardware...for kids: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882322/finally-some-hardware-for-kids YouTube is going all in on AI with background and video topic suggestions: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883749/youtube-generative-ai-dream-screen-creators YouTube made a video editing app — just like TikTok: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883755/youtube-create-mobile-video-editing-app-tiktok-capcut Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23882074/microsoft-surface-copilot-event-2023-biggest-announcements Microsoft’s new Xbox controller borrows great ideas from Stadia, Steam, and Sony: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880809/microsoft-xbox-leak-gamepad-sebile-stadia-steam-sony This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880111/microsoft-xbox-series-x-new-design-refresh Microsoft’s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23881174/microsoft-xbox-leak-gaming-phil-spencer-memo Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says acquiring Nintendo would be ‘a career moment’:https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880146/phil-spencer-microsoft-xbox-acquiring-nintendo Microsoft announces the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with upgraded chips and ports: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23878658/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-2-price-release-date A first look at Microsoft’s upgraded Surface Laptop Studio 2: https://www.theverge.com/23883722/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-2-hands-on-features-photos Microsoft announces the new Surface Laptop Go 3: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23881978/microsoft-surface-laptop-go-3-price-release-date Hands-on with the Surface Laptop Go 3: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883904/surface-laptop-go-3-hands-on The Surface Go 4 comes with a much-needed performance boost: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23880536/microsoft-surface-go-4-convertible-price-release-date Microsoft 365 Copilot launches in November: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23880882/microsoft-365-copilot-ai-release-date Windows 11’s next big update arrives on September 26th with Copilot, RAR support, and more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23882173/microsoft-windows-11-23h2-update-features-release-date Microsoft announces Surface Hub 3 with portrait mode: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883955/microsoft-surface-hub-3-portrait-mode The cable bundle of the future is officially here: https://www.theverge.com/23868355/disney-charter-bundle-espn-abc-broadcast Google’s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23878999/google-bard-ai-chatbot-gmail-docs-drive-extensions The Home Assistant Green is here to make the most powerful smart home platform more accessible: https://www.theverge.com/23875557/home-assistant-green-announcement-price-specs-ten-year-anniversary 00:00 - Intro 03:24 - US v Google update 07:05 - The Verge at Code Conference 9:28 - Amazon event 34:50 - Microsoft Surface event 48:45 - Xbox document leak 1:03:20 - Youtube event, lightning round The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv