The era of the AI browser is here, and OpenAI is finally in the game. Nilay, Jake, and Hayden sit down to chat about what it means to have ChatGPT in your browser and able to control your cursor and surf the web for you. Also this week: Nilay's warning about using old surge protectors, the devastating and inevitable outcome of the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, and Samsung's Galaxy XR headset, which looks a lot like a Vision Pro. Finally, Brendan Carr Is A Dummy makes its triumphant return. And we wrap it all up with the Lightning Round, talking about the the Friend protest, GM's decision to ditch CarPlay, the AWS outage, the future of the Xbox, and more.



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OpenAI’s AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, is here



The ChatGPT Atlas browser still feels like Googling with extra steps



OpenAI teases a string of updates for its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas



Opera’s Neon shows just how confusing AI browsers still are



Perplexity’s Comet browser is now available to everyone for free



Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you



Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI



The Dia browser is a big bet on the web — and an even bigger bet on AI



OpenAI’s latest legal request is raising eyebrows



Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division | The Verge



Warner Bros. Discovery is ready for a sale




WBD already rejected three offers from Paramount Skydance, 



Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.



HBO Max is raising prices for the third year in a row



Hulu with Live TV now costs $90 monthly but you can lock in $65 for three months




Apple TV will be the only place to watch F1 in the US, starting next year





Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today




The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me



These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for weekend warriors and T-ball coaches



The Friend AI pendant’s creator publicized a ‘Friend protest’ in NYC



These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came



Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay



Did Microsoft just tease that the next Xbox is a PC and console?



Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more



Pitchfork is beta testing user reviews and comments as it approaches 30




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