This week, everything is a HomePod. And has ads. The Verge’s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins the show to talk about all of Amazon’s new hardware, the current state of Alexa Plus, and whether the new Kindle Scribe is the one we’ve been waiting for. Then, The Verge’s Emma Roth tells Jen and David about her experience with Telly, the TV that ships to your house for free in exchange for showing you ads all the time. Telly may not be for everyone. Finally, in the lightning round, the gang talks about a handy new Spotify feature, Emma’s first Waymo ride, and the glory that is Chunk. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology 0:00 Intro 01:07 Amazon's Big Event: New Echo Devices 04:25 Echo Show Upgrades: Enhanced Touchscreen and Design 05:21 Echo Dot Max: The New Standard for Smart Speakers 22:53 Alexa Plus: The Future of Smart Home Integration 34:09 Kindle Scribe: A New Era for E-Readers 34:25 New Kindle Scribe: Features and Pricing 35:25 Kindle Scribe as a Paper Replacement 39:11 Google's Smart Home Strategy Overhaul 39:45 Gemini AI Integration in Google Home 43:06 Google Home App and New Camera Features 53:56 Telly: The Free TV with Ads 55:29 Living with Telly: User Experience 01:05:44 Telly's Additional Features and Drawbacks 01:14:56 Rating the Experience 01:15:21 AI and Ads Overload 01:15:30 Startup Experience and AI News 01:15:58 Navigating the Telly Interface 01:16:37 The Dystopian AI Experience 01:17:15 Viewer Reactions and Tolerance 01:18:16 Future of AI and Free Devices 01:19:30 Lightning Round Introduction 01:19:42 Claude AI and Coding 01:21:00 Lightning Round Stories 01:21:39 Microsoft's AI Copilot Faces 01:26:10 OpenAI's Sora App 01:31:06 Fat Bear Week 01:34:51 Waymo and YouTube Music 01:37:36 Spotify's Tasteful New Feature 01:40:28 Ring's New Cameras and Features 01:49:39 Conclusion Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...