This week, we have a nice mix of gadgets and software to talk about. First, Andrew tries to convince Marques and David why a pair of $4,500 pants might be worth the money before everyone gives their thoughts on the new Friend AI wearable. After that, we talk about Apple Intelligence (or lack thereof) in the new iOS Beta before talking about the launch of SearchGPT from OpenAI. To wrap it up Marques gives his quick thoughts on the new Nothing Phone 2a Plus before getting into trivia. Hope you enjoy! Links: Verge Skip x Arc'teryx Pants: https://bit.ly/3YMlp51 Friend: https://bit.ly/3SyLYXh Verge SearchGPT: https://bit.ly/4cfDhrH Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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