Vergecast
Coverage of Vergecast in the Nexus archive.
- Jony Ive’s funky Ferrari
Ferrari's first electric vehicle, the Luce, designed with new technology and aesthetics by Sir Jony Ive, has a controversial 'un-Ferrari' look and polarizing public reception.
- How clips ate the internet
The article discusses how social media feeds on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts are now controlled by complex algorithms with conflicting incentives, making content visibility unpredictable and increasingly manipulated by unknown internet users.
- The post-search Google era begins
Google is transitioning from a traditional search engine to an AI-powered agent that proactively searches and retrieves information without explicit user prompting or knowledge. This shift raises fundamental questions about whether Google can still be defined as a search engine in this new paradigm.
- What an AI-designed car looks like
Car manufacturers are using AI to speed up the production process, from model-making to wind-tunneling, which can take five years or longer. AI-designed cars may change the way we get around. The use of AI can help adapt to changing tastes, politics, and gas prices.