The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss AI tools announced at this weeks Pixel 9 event, Nilay's TV competition, tech regulatory news, and more. Further reading: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221721/gemini-google-pixel-apple-app-pricing-tv-shootout-vergecast Gemini is taking over Google: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221721/gemini-google-pixel-apple-app-pricing-tv-shootout-vergecast AI overshadowed Pixel at the Pixel event: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220021/google-pixel-9-event-ai-overshadowed All the AI features coming to Google's Pixel 9 series: https://www.theverge.com/24219355/google-pixel-9-ai-features-screenshots-add-me-magic-editor Google debuts Pixel Studio AI image-making app: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219655/google-pixel-studio-ai-image-generation-app Google makes your Pixel screenshots searchable with Recall-like AI feature: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219641/google-pixel-screenshots-ai-recall Every time Google dinged Apple during its Pixel 9 launch event: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219764/google-dinged-apple-pixel-9-launch-event Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219553/google-gemini-live-voice-chat-mode Using Gemini Live was faster than Google, but also more awkward: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219736/gemini-live-hands-on-pixel-event Google Pixel 9 launch event: all the announcements and products: https://www.theverge.com/24218825/google-pixel-9-event-announcements-products Google's Pixel 9 lineup is a Pro show: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24218879/googles-pixel-9-lineup-is-a-pro-show The Pixel 9 Pro XL showed me the future of AI photography: https://www.theverge.com/24219032/pixel-9-pro-xl-hands-on-camera-ai-features-specs-price Google’s Zoom Enhance camera trick is finally available: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219750/google-zoom-enhance-pixel-8-9-pro-feature Inside the competition that named the Sony A95L the best TV of 2024: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221338/best-tv-2024-sony-a95l-value-electronics-shootout Patreon adds Apple tax to avoid getting kicked out of the App Store: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218629/patreon-membership-ios-30-percent-apple-tax Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220323/apple-iphone-tap-to-pay-nfc-api Apple relents and approves Spotify app with EU pricing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220105/spotify-iphone-app-pricing-information-eu-update AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220623/altstore-pal-third-party-app-store-drops-subscription-epic-grant Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220491/epic-google-android-app-store-monopoly-remedies-hearing The FTC’s fake review crackdown begins this fall: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220536/ftc-fake-review-rule-ai-generated Ex-Google CEO: AI startups can steal IP, hire lawyers to “clean up the mess”: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220658/google-eric-schmidt-stanford-talk-ai-startups-openai Flipboard is going to let you follow fediverse accounts right inside the app: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24218868/flipboard-fediverse-inside-app Halide’s Process Zero feature captures photos with no AI processing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220178/halide-camera-app-process-zero-ai Realme’s 320W fast charging can fully charge a smartphone in four and a half minutes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220225/realme-power-usb-c-supersonic-charge 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 The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 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 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...