Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search Is Over; AI Gets Booed by Graduates
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Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search Is Over; AI Gets Booed by Graduates
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This week, the team discusses Meta’s recent layoffs and what they’ve been hearing from employees about the increasingly grim vibes at the company. They also talk about Musk losing his lawsuit against OpenAI, and Brian shares the key releases from Google’s annual conference — including an ambitious AI vision to browse the web as we know it. Finally, what do recent college graduates and women whose spouses work in AI have in common? They’re all sick of hearing about it.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale | WIRED
- Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Smart Glasses | WIRED
- Google Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore | WIRED
- Meet the Sad Wives of AI | WIRED
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