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Samsung just launched its newest phones, the Galaxy S26 lineup, and wow is it full of Vergecast stories. There’s the very cool new Privacy Display, which seems genuinely useful; there’s the AI-powered camera, which seems like a disaster waiting to happen; and there’s the new agentic AI in Android, which Google and Samsung might be positioned to actually pull off. After talking through all the new stuff, Nilay and David discuss the recent executive shakeup at Xbox, and try to figure out why Microsoft just can’t win in games. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for Brendan Carr is a dummy, some truly remarkable charts, the latest on Paramount and Netflix, and much more. #Vergecast #Technology #Podcast

0:00 Intro
01:34 Samsung Unpacked Rundown
04:09 Privacy Display Deep Dive
06:20 Bixby Returns
08:16 AI Photo Apocalypse
13:54 Deepfake Risks And Guardrails
29:25 Agentic Gemini Assistants
32:08 Developer Disintermediation
34:26 Google Forces The Issue
36:19 Agent Hype Meets Reality
41:13 Xbox Leadership Shakeup
43:10 How Xbox Lost
48:13 Everything Is An Xbox
50:53 Handhelds And Windows
53:46 Microsofts Next Pivot
57:48 Lightning Round
59:12 FCC Pledge America Plan
01:04:24 Patriotism and Programming
01:04:50 FCC Complaints Backlash
01:06:29 Brendan Carr Challenge
01:07:39 Stargate Hype Unravels
01:10:25 OpenAI vs Claude Code
01:13:21 Is Claude Alive
01:18:12 Singularity GDP Chart
01:22:41 OpenAI Ive Hardware Plans
01:26:52 Chair Drama Creator Economy
01:34:49 Wrap Up

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