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Jacob Kastrenakes

Jacob Kastrenakes

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    We react to Google I/O 2026We react to Google I/O 2026
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    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    The Vergecast is going live right after I/O.

    Join us on the live stream as soon as Google’s keynote wraps up. Hayden Field and I will be in the studio to talk over the biggest announcements, which I’m going to make the bold prediction right now probably involves a lot of AI. Tune in and post your thoughts in the live chat.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Secret Service rushed Trump from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

    Shots were reportedly fired at the event. Trump later posted on Truth Social that a shooter was apprehended and that he wants the event to continue.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Spotted on the Google stage: a giant Apple logo.

    Per 9to5Mac, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian was excited to boast about Gemini’s big new customer. The upgraded Siri is still coming “later this year.”

    Valve made Microsoft’s dream consoleValve made Microsoft’s dream console
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    ChatGPT enters the browser warsChatGPT enters the browser wars
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    The EV tax credit is gone — now the hard part begins

    Guest host Jake Kastrenakes and transportation editor Andy Hawkins discuss the death of the federal EV tax credit and what it means for US automakers.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    How the FCC became a weapon against free speech.

    Here’s Nilay, writing about the FCC going after Kimmel: “All that talk about the media being the enemy of the people is turning into concrete legal action against publishers, broadcasters, and platforms that don’t do what the Trump White House wants.”

    Oh, wait! That’s actually Nilay talking about FCC overreach back in February, just one month into the Trump administration. This Decoder episode about how we got here is a worthwhile re-listen this week.