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The speech police came for ColbertOnce again, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and his bad ideas about free speech have rankled a late night host. And once again, Nilay and David talk through what the equal-time rule actually means, why organizations keep caving, and why it's apparently up to people like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel to fight back. After that, the hosts discuss the facial recognition feature Meta hopes to launch for its smart glasses, plus the gadgets we're likely to see Apple launch in the couple of weeks. In the lightning round, we get some bleak news on Tesla's self-driving skills, a robovac security disaster, and the future of Warner Bros. Further reading: Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico Stephen Colbert says CBS banned him from airing this James Talarico interview Why Everyone's Talking About Stephen Colbert, CBS, The FCC And James Talarico Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted From the NYT: Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses Apple’s doing something on March 4th Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows Looks like we can expect more AI from the Galaxy S26 camera. | The Verge Google announces dates for I/O 2026 Western Digital says it’s “pretty much soldout” for 2026. Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage Tesla’s robotaxis have crashed 14 times in 9 months. Tesla won’t use the term ‘Autopilot’ in California anymore Why are Epstein’s emails full of equals signs? 4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/ DJI’s first robovac is an autonomous cleaning drone you can’t trust The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them DJI says yes, it will fix its other Romo robovac security hole within weeks Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 ‘privacy display’ Warner Bros. Discovery gives Paramount one week to present its ‘best and final’ offer WordPress’ new AI assistant will let users edit their sites with prompts Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ring's adorable surveillance hellscapeDid you see Ring's Super Bowl ad and see happy puppies reunited with their owners? Or did you see the seeds of a complete, always-on surveillance nightmare coming for us all? David and Nilay discuss which is the right answer, why so many people don't want to trust tech companies, and why Ring might not care much about the difference. After that, the hosts discuss the ads coming to ChatGPT, the surprising number of AI executives quitting their jobs and issuing dire warnings on the way out, and the fake ad for OpenAI gadgets. In the lightning round, it's time for an extra long Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the latest Ferrari EV, the future of Siri, and more. Further reading: Jeffrey Epstein’s digital cleanup crew Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance Wyze is sticking it to Ring Sen. Markey calls on Amazon to “discontinue” Ring monitoring features Ring’s new Search Party feature is on by default; should you opt out? Ring launches upgraded cameras with Retinal Vision 4K recording What the Guthrie case reveals about your ‘deleted’ doorbell footage FBI releases recovered footage from Nancy Guthrie’s Nest cam OpenAI’s first hardware slips to 2027 OpenAI’s supposedly ‘leaked’ Super Bowl ad with ear buds and a shiny orb was a hoax Two more xAI co-founders are among those leaving after the SpaceX merger OpenAI reportedly disbanded its Mission Alignment team OpenAI fired exec who opposed ‘adult mode’ Read an Anthropic AI safety lead's exit letter: 'The world is in peril' Opinion | I Left My Job at OpenAI. Putting Ads on ChatGPT Was the Last Straw. What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either ChatGPT’s cheapest options now show you ads Here are the brands bringing ads to ChatGPT Claude gets more free features to capitalize on ChatGPT ads Ex-OpenAI researcher has “deep reservations” about its approach to ads Brendan Carr is a Dummy theme submitted by Michiel Vanhoudt on BlueSky FTC says it’s ‘not the speech police’ in letter warning Apple News about its alleged promotion of left-leaning outlets Ferrari’s first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive Here’s what the Ferrari Luce’s buttons, switches, and knobs sound like. The early reviews of the Rivian R2 are starting to roll in Live Nation’s monopoly trial is reportedly fracturing Trump’s Justice Department YouTube is coming to the Apple Vision Pro Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri The iPhone 17e could launch soon with MagSafe and an A19 chip Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay Paramount ups its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, again Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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