OpenAI has to build a phone | The Vergecast

The Musk v. OpenAI trial continues, which means so do the allegations and leaks surrounding some of the most influential people in tech. Nilay and David recount the most interesting and entertaining moments from the courtroom this week, before digging into what we’ve learned about when Sam Altman was fired. After that, the hosts discuss OpenAI’s apparent plans to build a phone, which seem utterly necessary and utterly doomed, along with the new Fitbit Air and a truly strange new home robot. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the Chinese company that wants to make everything, and the next big rebrand for xAI. 0:00 AI Chaos Kickoff 01:25 Trial Discovery Era 03:42 Satya Dodges Paper Trails 05:21 OpenAI Origins Exposed 09:53 Elon Power Grab Split 16:19 Blip Firing Texts 26:01 Board Reasons Debate 33:37 ChatGPT Phone Rumor 35:38 Why OpenAI Needs a Phone 37:11 Jony Ive Reality Check 38:21 Apps Still Run Everything 41:10 Apple Siri Comeback Plan 43:15 Chat UI Is Brittle 46:05 Apple Intelligence Lawsuit 50:17 Google Fitbit Air 54:14 Google Health Rebrand 58:22 Creepy Companion Robot 01:05:52 The Hype Desk 01:07:53 Star Fox Returns Again 01:08:05 VTuber Fox Face Tracking 01:09:47 Uncanny New Star Fox Look 01:11:28 Furry Overlap Discourse 01:12:33 Zach Gardening Netflix Show 01:13:24 Between True Ferns Format 01:17:07 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:19:12 NFL Antitrust And Packers Shares 01:25:36 Dreame Vaporware Rocket Car 01:30:12 Elon Corporate Nesting Dolls 01:32:05 Xbox Removes Copilot AI 01:33:21 Wrap Up And Schedule 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/7ZeLv 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