Oct. 30, 2025
Is This the End of Google Search
AI just stepped out of the chat box and into your workflow, browser, and even your memories. But while products get delightful, the world gets anxious and the ethics get sharper.
Jeff and Annie break down Microsoft’s “MyCo” Copilot upgrades, OpenAI’s new Atlas browser that turns tabs into agents, and Anthropic’s Claude “Skills” that could collapse entire startup categories. They pit Google’s developer first Maps and Gemini play against consumer and ask why Pew’s data shows global AI anxiety winning hearts and headlines.
We also cover:
- Copilot’s long-term memory, data connectors, multi-user collab, and Edge “AI browser” mode
- Atlas’s split-screen chat, cursor-level writing, tab/history search, and real agent mode
- Claude’s modular “Skills” and why composability beats giant prompts
- Microsoft unveils Mico, Copilot’s new voice-mode character with long-term memory and collaboration
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas browser with split-screen chat and Agent Mode
- Anthropic debuts Claude Skills, modular “Matrix-style” AI capabilities
- Google connects Gemini API to Maps data for live place-aware responses
- Pew Research: Global AI anxiety surpasses optimism across 25 countries
- Ethical debate rises over AI embryo selection and “designer babies”