First things first: David and Nilay are both having some TV problems, and they need to talk it out. But then they get to the news of the week, including Samsung’s new extra-foldy foldable phone, and a big change in the design departments at both Apple and Meta. What does it all say about the future of smart glasses? After that, the hosts talk through why Sam Altman declared a code red inside of OpenAI in order to redirect focus to ChatGPT — and whether the technology that has made all these products possible is actually the right technology moving forward. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, recap season, “dear algo,” and thermostats. #Vergecast # 0:00 Introduction and Code Red Declaration 01:03 Samsung Frame TV: A Love-Hate Relationship 12:10 Samsung's Z Trifold: The Future of Foldable Phones 18:40 Apple's Executive Turnover and Design Philosophy 31:52 Meta vs. Apple: The AR Glasses Race 33:57 Challenges in AR Glasses Development 35:46 The Design Culture Clash: Meta Hires from Apple 37:10 Linux on the Rise: A New Era for Steam 41:56 OpenAI's Code Red: The Battle with Google 45:55 The Future of AI: Challenges and Promises 54:10 The Reality of AI Agents: Current Limitations 01:07:07 Moonshots and Data Centers in Space 01:11:20 Back to Earth: Code Green on the Vergecast 01:11:31 Lightning Round Sponsored by AWS 01:12:20 Brendan Carr is a Dummy (as usual) 01:19:51 Year in Review: Internet Trends and Recaps 01:22:31 The Rise of Hodo and Fantic Tools 01:29:08 Threads' New 'Dear Algo' Feature 01:33:27 Honeywell's New Smart Thermostat 01:37:15 Wrapping Up and What's Next Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...