"The new camera features, on the other hand, are neither of those things. They're something worse. Something scarier. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David discuss the new phones, then dive into the ways in which the S26's AI camera features seem to be clearly designed to change the whole idea of what happens when you try to take a picture."
"We've been talking about the 'What is a photo?' apocalypse for some time, and the S26 feels like a crossing of a line. All in the service of some cupcakes. After that, the hosts turn to the big shakeup inside the Xbox team. With Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond out, and Asha Sharma in, it's time to wonder what happened to the Xbox."
"Microsoft's gaming problems have been around for years and are the result of a string of bad bets and bad decisions. What would it take to get back on course, and is 'back on course' even possible anymore?"
Samsung's S26 phones introduce iterative upgrades including a Privacy Display on the Ultra model, but the significant concern centers on AI-powered camera features that substantially alter the nature of photography itself. These features appear designed to manipulate and enhance images beyond traditional capture, blurring the line between photography and image generation. The episode also addresses major leadership changes at Xbox, with Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond departing and Asha Sharma taking over, amid ongoing struggles from years of poor strategic decisions. Additional topics include regulatory concerns, OpenAI's infrastructure investments, and discussions about AI consciousness regarding Claude.
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