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A new hyperloop, Bixby launches, and Alexa hits Android

A new hyperloop, Bixby launches, and Alexa hits Android

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Summer editions of The Vergecast continue as Nilay and Dieter welcome Ashley Carman and Jake Kastrenakes back to the show to discuss the news that hit the site this week. Elon Musk said he got “verbal” approval from The White House to build a hyperloop on the East Coast, Comcast is back at it again with statements on net neutrality, and we’ve got a few updates in the AI department.

Also, Lauren Goode updates us on the newest episode of her series Next Level once again! This week, she visited Dolby Labs to explore their experiments to track people’s emotional responses as they watch movies and TV.

There’s a lot more in between that, so listen to it all and you’ll get it all.

02:52 - Pacific Rim: Uprising’s teaser

05:24 - Elon Musk says he has a green light to build a NY–Philly–Baltimore–DC hyperloop

11:47 - Bixby feels more like a return of the old Samsung than a path to the future

20:27 - Next Level, episode 2 with Lauren Goode

37:21 - You’ll be able to talk to Alexa on Android phones starting this week

40:25 - Why is Comcast using self-driving cars to justify abolishing net neutrality?

44:09 - Microsoft wants to close the rural broadband gap with TV white spaces

51:58 - Ashley’s weekly segment “Let’s talk about translucent gadgets

54:26 - Google Glass is back from the dead

58:04 - Snap’s Spectacles are now available directly from Amazon

1:00:18 - How Instagram is reshaping restaurant design

1:04:25 - Apple joined by Foxconn and others in its fight with Qualcomm

If you enjoyed this podcast and the many topics discussed on the show, there’s kinda more you can listen to! Check out Ctrl-Walt-Delete’s final episode, and our Anchor channel, which experiments with audio and podcasting in new and interesting ways. You might also want to check out Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, and Too Embarrassed to Ask hosted by Lauren Goode! You can find them all in iTunesGoogle PlaySpotify, and anywhere you get your podcasts nowadays.