Jacob Kastrenakes is the Executive Editor at The Verge. He covers a wide range of topics including technology, artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and the film industry, often focusing on AI platforms and generative AI. Jacob's work has been featured in Tech News Tube, The Verge, and Knowledia.
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Pixel users can now AI-generate disco ball-style icons for their entire phone. Haters, shield your eyes.
By: Jacob Kastrenakes
“I'm very much in favor and in awe of the easy access that we have now to films to be able to immerse ourselves in films and film history,” he told 60 Minutes
Quantum computing hype is everywhere. Trump says we’ll have one by 2028, Microsoft by 2029. IBM is investing billions. Is it really happening? Science journalist Sophia Chen joins us to discuss her article, “What is a quantum computer good for? Absolutely nothing — yet,” and break down what’s real and what’s hype in the quantum computing race. Watch
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that’s starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and where the line is between useful AI and AI slop. [Media: https://www.youtube/watch?v=pVHSvJnSUNg]
A recent study from the Oversight Board found that leading AI systems are less likely to criticize authoritarian governments than democratic ones. It’s a wild finding — but wait? Why is Meta’s Oversight Board studying systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in the first place? Board member Suzanne Nossel joined me on The Vergecast to discuss the findings and why the Oversight Board’s future might involve looking at more than just Meta. Watch
By: Jay Peters, Nathan Edwards, Victoria Song, Jacob Kastrenakes, David Imel
Follow Google’s Pixel show with us!
By: Jacob Kastrenakes, David Imel, Jay Peters, Victoria Song, Nathan Edwards
We're ready for some bad jokes during Google's celebrity-packed live show.
12 pts I recently looked back at a photo I'd taken on a smartphone in 2014, and I was struck by just how good it looked. The details were soft, the shadows were dark. It was the kind of photo I felt like I hadn't seen out of a phone in years. That might be changing, though. The Pixel 11 includes a suite of new…
You know the person blocking your view of the concert because their phone is swaying in the air, recording the entire thing? Get ready for the unfolded version of it. This week on The Vergecast, we dive right into the big week of Apple news . First, it's the refreshed Mac Mini and Mac Studio, as well as the new… Subscribing To News
By: Jacob Kastrenakes, TC Sottek
The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views.
