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b"Today, things got a little loose in the studio of The Vergecast. Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding joins Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce to make their own version of Drake's AI summer classic. We're not saying a laser bong was involved, but we're not not saying that either.\\nThen deputy editor Alex Heath stops by to tell us about Snaps latest announcements and give us an update on the latest round of layoffs at Meta.\\nFinally, a lightning round with all the big headlines in tech from this week.\\nFurther reading:\\n\\nAI Drake just set an impossible legal trap for Google\\n\\nGoogle employees label AI chatbot Bard \\u2018worse than useless\\u2019 and \\u2018a pathological liar\\u2019: report\\n\\nWhat\\u2019s really going on with \\u2018Ghostwriter\\u2019 and the AI Drake song?\\n\\nFamily of F1 legend Michael Schumacher plans legal action over fake AI interview\\n\\nSnapchat releases My AI chatbot to all users for free\\n\\nGoogle\\u2019s big AI push will combine Brain and DeepMind into one team\\n\\nNetflix is shutting down its original DVD business after 25 years\\n\\nNetflix is out of the DVD business because streaming won \\u2013 now, can Netflix still win?\\n\\nTwitter begins removing blue checkmarks from all legacy users\\n\\nIt\\u2019s a laser bong\\n\\nSpaceX\\u2019s Starship successfully takes off before bursting into flames\\n\\nBuzzFeed News is being shut down\\n\\nSocial media is doomed to die\\n\\nGoogle Fi has a new name and expanded connectivity support for smartwatches\\n\\nLeak: Google will announce the Pixel Fold at I/O and beat Samsung on battery\\n\\nEverything spy movies get right (and wrong) about smart glasses\\n\\nMicrosoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4\\n\\n\\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"