Amazon and Microsoft's AI parades

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 11:48 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss all the announcements from Amazon's fall product launch event and Microsoft's Surface and AI event.\nFurther reading:\n\nAmazon\u2019s fall 2023 product launch event: live news, announcements, and more\n\n\nAmazon is set to supercharge Alexa with generative AI\xa0\n\n\nThe Fire TV should be at the heart of Amazon's smart home\xa0\n\n\nThe new $269.99 Echo Frames look a whole lot more like glasses.\xa0\n\n\nAlexa Eye Gaze offers a new way to control Alexa on a Fire tablet\xa0\n\n\nIn the new Echo Show 8, Alexa will be 40 percent faster.\xa0\n\nFinally some hardware...for kids.\n\nYouTube is going all in on AI with background and video topic suggestions\n\n\nYouTube made a video editing app \u2014 just like TikTok\xa0\n\n\nMicrosoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements\xa0\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s new Xbox controller borrows great ideas from Stadia, Steam, and Sony\n\nThis is Microsoft\u2019s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing\n\nMicrosoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here\u2019s Phil Spencer\u2019s full memo\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s Phil Spencer says acquiring Nintendo would be \u2018a career moment\u2019\xa0\n\nMicrosoft announces the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with upgraded chips and ports\n\n\nA first look at Microsoft\u2019s upgraded Surface Laptop Studio 2\xa0\n\nMicrosoft announces the new Surface Laptop Go 3\n\n\nHands-on with the Surface Laptop Go 3\xa0\n\n\nThe Surface Go 4 comes with a much-needed performance boost\xa0\n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot launches in November\n\nWindows 11\u2019s next big update arrives on September 26th with Copilot, RAR support, and more\n\n\nMicrosoft announces Surface Hub 3 with portrait mode\xa0\n\nThe cable bundle of the future is officially here\n\nGoogle\u2019s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive\n\nThe Home Assistant Green is here to make the most powerful smart home platform more accessible\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