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How to vibe-write a country hit
12 december 2025 · 1 uur 43 min
Technically, the Netflix / Warner Bros. news is almost a week old, but what a week it has been! And so, after some follow-up on smart shades and CES, Nilay and David talk through all that’s at stake in the fight between Paramount and Netflix — and whether it’s even possible for someone to win this deal. After that, Charlie Harding, co-host of Switched on Pop and honorary Vergecast intern, explains how AI is taking over the country music scene in Nashville. He also makes us a song, and it’s a jam. Lastly, the hosts talk about font news (with a special guest), Brendan Carr, smart rings, garage wars, and more. Lees meer
Further reading:
The Verge subscription turns one
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion
Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix
David Ellison pitches Paramount’s $108 billion hostile bid for WBD as “pro consumer.”
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
New Paramount Speaks: Theatrical Films, Streaming Investment and Tech Upgrades Are Top Priorities
Netflix CEO made a visit to the White House before buying Warner Bros.
Trump isn’t sold on the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
Netflix’s leadership thinks the Warner Bros. deal won’t be like other big media mergers.
Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix
There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale
OpenAI’s billion-dollar Disney deal puts Mickey Mouse and Marvel in Sora
Get ready for an AI country music explosion
Brendan Carr is a Dummy
Chamberlain’s new technology blocks aftermarket controllers from working with its garage door openers
The Pebble Index 01 is a smart ring with a built-in microphone
Calibri is too woke for the State Department | The Verge
Gruber got a copy of the thing
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2025 year in review
9 december 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
Well, friends, it's been a year. And before we turn the page to 2026 and all the stories of 2025 begin to blur together, we decided to take stock of things. Nilay and David are joined by Wall Street Journal senior tech columnist Joanna Stern to debate the best products of the year, the biggest policy moves, the people who broke bad, the good AI things, the bad AI things, and much more. It's been a vibe-everything kind of year, and there's a lot to discuss. Lees meer
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A very human vision for going all-in on AI
7 december 2025 · 53 min
AI models are very good at summarizing things, finding other things like those things, and helping you find those things again. But does that mean we should leave all the work of finding and understanding to those models? Sari Azout, the founder of an app called Sublime, doesn't think so. For this episode, the second in our two-part series about how developers are using AI and building models into their products, Azout explains how Sublime tries to balance being a thoroughly human-focused app with the efficiencies that come with new technologies. She has thoughts on curation, taste, and the differences between AI as a creative partner and AI as a creative replacement. Lees meer
Further reading:
Sublime
From Sari's newsletter: What matters in the age of AI is taste
From The Atlantic: Good Taste Is More Important Than Ever
AI Is a Lot of Work
Making human music in an AI world
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It's code red for ChatGPT
5 december 2025 · 1 uur 36 min
First things first: David and Nilay are both having some TV problems, and they need to talk it out. But then they get to the news of the week, including Samsung's new extra-foldy foldable phone, and a big change in the design departments at both Apple and Meta. What does it all say about the future of smart glasses? After that, the hosts talk through why Sam Altman declared a code red inside of OpenAI in order to redirect focus to ChatGPT — and whether the technology that has made all these products possible is actually the right technology moving forward. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, recap season, "dear algo," and thermostats. Lees meer
Further reading:
Samsung’s Z TriFold is official and it looks like a tablet with a phone attached
Huawei tris again.
Huawei’s first trifold is a great phone that you shouldn’t buy
Apple’s head of UI design is leaving for Meta
Apple AI chief steps down following Siri setbacks
Louie Mantia’s blog post about Dye
Zuck’s post about the new team
Linux usage on Steam hits a record high for the second month in a row
OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race
OpenAI just made another circular deal
Anthropic’s AI bubble ‘YOLO’ warning
Anthropic’s racing OpenAI to go public
Normalizing extraterrestrial data centers
I tested five AI browsers and lost my mind in the process
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake
Ilya Sutskever – We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research
FCC boss Brendan Carr claims another victory over DEI as AT&T drops programs
First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik
This new Honeywell Home smart thermostat can answer your Ring doorbell
Spotify Wrapped 2025 turns listening into a competition
YouTube introduces its own version of Spotify Wrapped for videos
Amazon Music Delivered puts your top tunes on a festival poster.
Google Photos Recap will tell you how many selfies you took this year
“Dear algo.”
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Apple gadgets, ranked
2 december 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
Apple makes a lot of gadgets. You've probably heard of some of them. Most of them are very good! Few companies in tech, or anywhere, can claim a track record as impressive and consistent as the folks in Cupertino. But only one Apple product can be the best Apple product. The Verge's Victoria Song and Allison Johnson join David to rank Apple's nine product categories — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, AirPods, AirTags, HomePod, and Apple TV — in order of their best-ness. The gang agrees on a few, disagrees on a few, and gets in one argument that threatens to end the show forever.We want to hear what you think of our ranking! If you have thoughts, on Apple gadgets or anything, you can always call the Vergecast Hotline at 866-VERGE11 or email us at vergecast@theverge.com. Lees meer
Further reading:
Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
Apple HomePod (second-gen) review: playing it safe
Apple TV 4K (2022) review: unmatched power, unrealized potential
Apple Watch SE 3 review: major glow-up
Apple iPad Pro (2025) review: fast, faster, fastest
AirTag location trackers are smart, capable, and very Apple
Apple iPhone 17 review: the one to get
Apple iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max review
Apple AirPods (third-gen) review: new design, same appeal
Apple MacBook Air M4 review: a little more for a little less
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I just want AI to rename my photos
30 november 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Raycast is an unusual app with an unusual amount of access: it's a launcher and application platform that can directly interact with all the files and apps on your computer. Raycast didn't start as an AI-centric product, but Thomas Paul Mann, the company's co-founder and CEO, thinks AI is the key to making Raycast even better. For this episode, the first in our two-part miniseries about how developers are using and building AI, Mann explains how he plans to turn models loose on your files and apps, how he's thinking about the security risks and privacy issues associated with that plan, and what it takes to build AI products that actually, you know, work. Mann also talks through how he uses AI, both in and out of Raycast, and how he became a prompt-first computer user. Lees meer
Further reading:
Raycast
From the Raycast blog: One interface, many LLMs
How to use Raycast and how it compares to Spotlight and Alfred
Raycast’s iOS app is now available for AI chat and notes
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The geek's guide to running faster
25 november 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
It's a holiday week for many of us, which means a lot of Turkey Trots and a lot of TV. We have something for both in this episode! First, Nick Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and author of the new book, The Running Ground, joins the show to talk about his lifelong journey as a runner, and all the tech — from smartwatch to shoes to custom GPTs — he uses in training. After that, The Verge's John Higgins makes his first Vergecast appearance to help us understand how motion smoothing works, why you should turn it off, and all the other ways you can improve your TV watching experience this holiday season. Finally, David follows up on a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) with some recommendations on inexpensive earbuds worth cranking up the volume on. Lees meer
Further reading:
Nick Thompson's book, The Running Ground
From The Atlantic: Why I Run
TV manufacturers unite to tackle the scourge of motion smoothing
Dear Roku, you ruined my TV
How to turn off motion smoothing on your high-definition TV
Samsung’s Frame TV is finally getting the knockoffs it deserves
Samsung announces The Frame Pro: could this be the perfect TV?
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Version History: Vine
23 november 2025 · 1 uur 21 min
Vine was the original short-form video platform, and pioneered so many of the ideas we now take for granted in reels and TikToks. It was a cultural engine whose executives clashed with the creators who made it famous, before everybody decamped for other platforms. Marina Galperina, Sarah Jeong and Mia Sato join David Pierce to revisit their favorite Vines and discuss the platform's lasting impact on creator culture. Lees meer
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AI agents are invading your PC
21 november 2025 · 1 uur 34 min
Like it or not, you may not be able to avoid the AI agents for long. David and Nilay discuss the ways Microsoft is pushing agents to practically every corner of Windows, and where Google plans to put Gemini 3 now that it's confident it makes the best model. After that, the hosts dig into the ruling in Meta's monopoly case, which has a lot to say about TikTok — and about the state and future of the internet. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for an extra-long Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some thoughts on domain names, and a quick Boox screen test. Lees meer
Further reading:
Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent
Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar
Microsoft Agent 365 lets businesses manage AI agents like they do people
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet
Google Antigravity is an ‘agent-first’ coding tool built for Gemini 3
Google’s AI Mode can now help you visualize your travel plans
Google Gemini is getting better at identifying AI fakes | The Verge
Google’s Nano Banana AI image model goes Pro and is free to try | The Verge
Meta is not a monopolist, judge rules
FTC v. Meta: the antitrust battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Republicans are looking for a way to bring back the AI moratorium
Brendan Carr’s FCC launches probe into BBC’s Trump edit | The Verge
The FCC wants to roll back steps meant to stop a repeat of a massive telecom hack | The Verge
Matter 1.5 brings camera support at last — here’s what it means for your smart home
MSNBC’s website is now MS.NOW
Future Google TV devices might come with a solar-powered remote
Disney loses bid to block Sling TV’s one-day cable passes
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It's not your job to fix the internet
18 november 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Enshittification. It's fun to say, hard to spell, and a useful descriptor of exactly how the internet has gone wrong. Cory Doctorow, the author and activist who coined the term a few years ago, recently published a book on the subject, called Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. He was on Decoder a few weeks ago to explain what happened, and joins The Vergecast this week to help us figure out what to do about it. Can we, as regular people on the internet, help to de-enshittify the place? What responsibility do we have, and what kinds of choices should we be making? Cory has lots of thoughts on whether you can shop your way out of a monopoly, and what it really takes to enact structural change online. Lees meer
Further reading:
Cory Doctorow on Decoder
Read Cory's book, Enshittification
Cory's last Vergecast appearance
From Pluralistic: How monopoly enshittified Amazon
AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born
FTC files a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
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Version History: LimeWire
16 november 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a handbag. But plenty of people used LimeWire and other file sharing services to share music, movies and more. If Napster was the beginning of the piracy story, LimeWire may have been the final chapter. Nilay Patel and Sarah Jeong join David Pierce to chart the history of LimeWire and the legal cases that shaped U.S. copyright law and the lives of college students taxing the bandwidth of their dormitory internet. Lees meer
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Valve made Microsoft's dream console
14 november 2025 · 1 uur 40 min
The console wars are back on. This week, Nilay Patel sits down with Jake Kastrenakes, Sean Hollister, and special guest Joanna Stern, senior columnist at The Wall Street Journal, to talk about Valve's return to the living room gaming race with the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR headset. Then, Joanna discusses her time putting the Neo robot to the test and seeing whether it's capable of loading a dishwasher. Finally, it's time for the Lightning Round, where the crew is talking the YouTube/Disney spat, Apple's new mini apps, and letting Waymo speed down the highway. Lees meer
Further reading:
Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
Valve enters the console wars
Valve just built the Xbox that Microsoft is dreaming of
Valve’s new Steam Controller might be my dream controllerThe Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR
Steam Machines have returned: all the news about Valve’s new hardware universe
The Steam Frame has two speakers on each side of your face for vibration cancellation
Valve’s new VR streaming trick won’t just work with its own headset
How the Steam Frame compares to other VR headsets
Valve thinks Arm has ‘potential’ for SteamOS handhelds, laptops, and more
Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam
Valve has stopped manufacturing its Index VR headset
Valve has no news about Steam Deck 2 — because it’s still waiting for the right chip
We tried Valve’s new VR headset, PC, and controller — ask us anything!
I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird
Know Your Meme
1X Neo is a $20,000 home robot that will learn chores via teleoperation
Meet NEO, the AI-Driven Robot That’s Coming to Lend a Hand Around the House — for a Steep Price
The Problem with this Humanoid Robot
Samsung brings a generative AI-powered Bixby to its TVs
Gemini for TV is coming to Google TV Streamer starting today
Google says its confusing Gemini Home rollout is going just great
Google Photos lets iPhone users edit im…
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Extreme smart home makeover
11 november 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
David has a new house, and no idea what to do with it. So he taps The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy to help him make the place a lot smarter. Jen and David go room by room, figuring out how to improve everything from his lighting to his fridge to his front door. Some of the decisions are easy, like betting on Matter. Some are more complicated: what do you do when you have a split household between Android and iOS? Some are downright existential — how much would you spend for a better cup of coffee? Jen has ideas, and a vast set of product recommendations as well. Lees meer
Kitchen:
Fridge - Bosch 100 Series
I found the first Matter smart fridge
Samsung
Bosh Home Connect app
Echo Show 8/11
Echo Show 15
Echo Dot Max
Thermomix
My smart kitchen: the good, the bad, and the future
GE Profile Nugget Ice maker
Typhur Dome 2 air fryer
Instant Pot Pro
Bosch 800 Series Coffee Machine
Living Room
FireTV Omni
FireTV Stick with voice remote
Inovelli smart switches
Philips Hue essentials bulbs
Philips Hue lights get bigger, brighter, and cheaper with a major product refresh
Philips Hue Bridge Pro / Motion Aware
Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors
Ikea Bilresa Buttons
Lutron Caseta
SmartWings shades
Sonos / Hue
Bedroom:
Philips Hue Twilight
Fall into smarter lighting
Switchbot Air Purifier table
AIDot WeLov Air Purifiers
Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor
Ikea Alpstuga air quality monitor
Belkin Boost Charge Pro Echo Spot
Big Ass Fans
Kids room:
Echo Glow
Echo Dot Kids
Switchbot robot vacuum K11 Plus
Office Basement:
Philips Hue downlights
Nanoleaf downlights
Nanoleaf Blocks
Nanoleaf Skylight
Sense Plus Switch
Nanoleaf launches a smart switch after eight years of trying
Govee Floor lamp
Philips Hue Floor Lamp
Nanoleaf Floor Lamp
Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror
Gardyn Studio Gen 2
Aqara Smart Lock U300 Lever Lock
Garden
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Version History: Fire Phone
9 november 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
In 2014, the tech world was abuzz with the prospect of a phone made by Amazon. When the Fire Phone arrived, it was chock full of ideas — a "dynamic perspective" feature that created 3D illusions, an image-recognition feature called "Firefly," and many, many opportunities to buy Amazon products. Allison Johnson and Sean O’Kane join David Pierce to discuss why, unlike Amazon's successful e-readers, this device was a gigantic flop. Lees meer
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Bring back the iBook, you cowards
7 november 2025 · 1 uur 49 min
The DoorDash problem just became Amazon's problem. Perplexity's Comet browser is allegedly stealthily shopping on the internet's largest mall, and the folks in Seattle want it to stop. It's just one example of the fast-moving power dynamics on the internet, as AI companies try to change the way we search, shop, and do everything else. Lots of companies are not going to settle for being dumb databases, and Nilay and David discuss how this fight might play out. After that, the hosts talk about the reports of an impending cheaper Mac with an iPhone chip, and whether that might mark Apple's true return to consumer laptops — or be something else entirely. Finally, in the lightning round, they talk Brendan Carr, late-night shows, party speakers, and sonic logos. Lots and lots of sonic logos. Lees meer
Further reading:
Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight
WEB WAR III
Apple is planning to use a custom version of Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android
Perplexity is going to power AI search in Snapchat.
Easier access to AI Mode, if that’s your thing.
Google Gemini’s Deep Research can look into your emails, drive, and chats
Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot’
Amazon is building Alexa Plus into its Music app
The AI industry is running on FOMO
Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper Mac laptop with an iPhone chip
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
YouTube wants a piece of the late-night TV pie.
Apple TV’s new name now comes with a new sound
Brendan Carr votes to eliminate cybersecurity requirements
Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
I’m amused by how Google is complying with the Epic injunction.
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
Into the Huluverse: The sonic evolution of Hulu
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Your smart home questions, answered
4 november 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Here at The Vergecast, we get a lot of questions. Questions from you, which we love! Questions that, for some reason, often tend to be about the smart home and why it's often not so very smart. So on this episode, the first in a two-part series, The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy helps us answer a whole bunch of your questions. Questions like: what's Apple's deal with the smart home? Are there any good smart faucets? And what's about to happen to my robot vacuum cleaner? Jen helps us wade through all that and more. We also go on a long diversion about smart smoke detectors, which are pretty awesome. Lees meer
Further reading:
My smart kitchen: the good, the bad, and the future
Moen’s Smart Faucet with Motion Control is totally hands free, and works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
The future of the Roomba, and the best robot vacuums
This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
Home Assistant’s next era begins now
Apple’s plan for AI could make Siri the animated center of your smart home
What’s in a smart home reviewer’s backyard
How Matter works, where it’s headed, and why it matters
The problems with AI in the smart home and how Amazon and Google plan to fix them
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Version History: Zune
2 november 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
In 2006, Microsoft came for the iPod's throne with an innovative MP3 player called the Zune. It had a bunch of features the iPod didn't: WiFi, music sharing, a bigger screen, a beautiful UI, even an FM radio. And to hear Microsoft describe it, it was even kind of a social network. Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join David Pierce to break down why, despite all that, the Zune never really took off. And why it came in brown. Lees meer
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God will be declared by a panel of experts
31 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 43 min
If you want to understand the full spectrum of AI software, from "straightforward problem-solving tool" to "never-ending slop machine," all you need to do is pay attention to everything Adobe launched at its conference this week. David and Nilay run through the news, which will change how people use Photoshop but also maybe change our social feeds forever. After that, they talk about OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit business, and specifically the truly wild way OpenAI and Microsoft talk about the future of AGI. Finally, in the lightning round, they discuss Brendan Carr, Cybertrucks, the Trump Phone, Ghost Posts, and more. Lees meer
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Further reading:
Photoshop and Premiere Pro’s new AI tools can instantly edit your work
You can tell Adobe Express’s new AI assistant to edit designs for you
Adobe’s AI social media admin is here with ‘Project Moonlight’
Mark Zuckerberg is excited to add more AI content to all your social feeds
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends AI spend: 'We're seeing the returns'
OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft
The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership
OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation | Reuters
OpenAI has an AGI problem — and Microsoft just made it worse
OpenAI made ChatGPT better at sifting through your work information
Sam, Jakub, and Wojciech on the future of OpenAI with audience Q&A
The Kingmaker | WIRED
Congratulations to the Tesla Cybertruck on its 10th recall.
Trump℠ Mobile | All-American Performance. Everyday Price. $47.45/Month
Threads is getting disappearing posts
Ads will arrive on Samsung Family Hub smart fridges next month.
The FCC is going after broadband nutrition labels.
Brendan Carr is a Dummy
Bending Spoons is buying AOL for some reason
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An Apple Shortcuts masterclass
28 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
Meta's smart glasses have been a hit in part because they don't try to do too much. With the new Display glasses, though, Meta is trying to do... a lot more. The Verge's Victoria Song joins the show to tell us about her experience with the glasses, from the impressive but very first-gen hardware to the somewhat underwhelming set of things you can do. After that, podcaster and creator Stephen Robles explains to David why he's dead wrong about Apple Shortcuts. Stephen shares how he uses Shortcuts, why he's found such a big audience of Shortcuts fans on YouTube and elsewhere, and why it's worth doing the work to learn Apple's most powerful app. Finally, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about which wireless earbuds you should buy — and why it might be the pair you already own. Lees meer
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Further reading:
The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me
I regret to inform you Meta’s new smart glasses are the best I’ve ever tried
The smart glasses race is really on now
Stephen Robles' YouTube channel
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Version History: Guitar Hero
26 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Millions of basements have fake plastic guitars in them thanks to the 2005 smash hit Guitar Hero. Chris Grant and Ash Parrish join David Pierce to rock out with a game created over a matter of months by a niche developer and a peripheral manufacturer, fueled by word-of-mouth and viral videos on a nascent YouTube. You probably don’t play Guitar Hero anymore, but you might still find it in surprising places. Lees meer
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ChatGPT enters the browser wars
24 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 40 min
The era of the AI browser is here, and OpenAI is finally in the game. Nilay, Jake, and Hayden sit down to chat about what it means to have ChatGPT in your browser and able to control your cursor and surf the web for you. Also this week: Nilay's warning about using old surge protectors, the devastating and inevitable outcome of the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, and Samsung's Galaxy XR headset, which looks a lot like a Vision Pro. Finally, Brendan Carr Is A Dummy makes its triumphant return. And we wrap it all up with the Lightning Round, talking about the the Friend protest, GM's decision to ditch CarPlay, the AWS outage, the future of the Xbox, and more. Lees meer
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Further reading:
OpenAI’s AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, is here
The ChatGPT Atlas browser still feels like Googling with extra steps
OpenAI teases a string of updates for its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas
Opera’s Neon shows just how confusing AI browsers still are
Perplexity’s Comet browser is now available to everyone for free
Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI
The Dia browser is a big bet on the web — and an even bigger bet on AI
OpenAI’s latest legal request is raising eyebrows
Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division | The Verge
Warner Bros. Discovery is ready for a sale
WBD already rejected three offers from Paramount Skydance,
Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.
HBO Max is raising prices for the third year in a row
Hulu with Live TV now costs $90 monthly but you can lock in $65 for three months
Apple TV will be the only place to watch F1 in the US, starting next year
Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today
The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me
These Oakley smart glasses are perf…
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The new Xbox is not an Xbox
21 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 20 min
We're very bullish on the handheld future of gaming. But we're not bullish on the new ROG Xbox Ally. The Verge's Sean Hollister joins the show to explain why this Xbox-branded device barely feels like an Xbox, and why it's definitely not a threat to the Steam Deck, before he and David debate whether the future of Xbox is even in good hands. After that, The Verge's Hayden Field walks David through a couple of important recent studies, asking the same basic question: is AI making us dumb? Finally, Sean returns to answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about hybrid computers, which are an extremely 2012 idea and also maybe the future of computing. But probably not. Lees meer
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Further reading:
Xbox Ally and Ally X review: this is not an Xbox
Prongs rock
MIT: Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will stop talking about suicide with teens
Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI
Microsoft Research: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers
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Version History: Sony Watchman
19 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 5 min
1982's coolest gadget was the Sony Watchman portable TV. Decades before everyone was glued to YouTube on their smartphones, the Watchman popularized the concept of video on the go. In the early days of the personal-tech revolution, you’d find the Watchman antennas up everywhere from the church pew to the baseball bleacher. Victoria Song and Allison Johnson join David Pierce to dive into the engineering feat that made the first Watchman possible. Lees meer
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AI can't even turn on the lights
17 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 43 min
Nilay’s back! And you can listen to The Vergecast with no ads, if you’re a Verge subscriber! Big week, really. Nilay and David start the show by talking about ads, podcasts, platforms, and subscriptions. Then they talk a bunch about Apple’s new M5-powered MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pro, and whether a chip bump is worth getting excited about. After that, Nilay reflects on a summer of using AI products, and explains why you can tell the whole story of this generation of AI just by talking about the smart home. Finally, in the lightning round, the hosts talk about AI song covers, Apple TV, TiVo, Roku, Cybertrucks, and the exploding Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Lees meer
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Further reading:
Ad-free Verge podcasts have arrived
Netflix is making a big bet on video podcasts
Apple’s 2025 iPad Pro comes with an M5 chip inside
Apple just upgraded the Vision Pro with an M5 chip and new strap
Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro gets an M5 chip bump and faster storage
Logitech made an Apple Pencil-like stylus for the Vision Pro
Apple’s rumored smart home display hub might start at $350
Samsung officially teases Moohan headset launch for next week
Apple’s future smart glasses could have two separate UIs.
ChatGPT will soon help you shop at Walmart.
How OpenAI plans to make all its money.
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
As Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 10, millions of users won’t
Spotify says it’s working with labels on ‘responsible’ AI music tools
DirecTV will soon bring AI ads to your screensaver
OpenAI partners with Broadcom to produce its own AI chips
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Apple TV Plus is being rebranded to… Apple TV
Apple exec on Apple TV rebranding: ‘let’s just do it’
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the first to ‘go up in smoke during a bend test,’ JerryRigEverything says
Roku’s AI-upgraded voice assistant can answer questions about what you’…
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Announcing an ad-free Vergecast feed for Verge subscribers
15 oktober 2025 · 1 min
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Google's gadgets, ranked
14 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Google is on a bit of a heater when it comes to gadgets. The Pixel 10 lineup is one of the best Android phone options; the Pixel Watch 4 is suddenly a winner; the Pixel Buds are an excellent accessory; even the Pixel Fold got some welcome upgrades this year! With the help of The Verge’s Victoria Song and Allison Johnson, we do the impossible: we rank all six of Google’s Pixel gadgets, from worst to best. Are headphones better than smartphones? Can you really compare a tablet to a smartwatch? Who knows, but we try. After that, Allison and David answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about whether the dumbphone movement is a real one. Lees meer
Further reading:
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: finally, a more durable foldable
Google Pixel Buds 2A review: the right kind of compromise
The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat
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Version History: BlackBerry Messenger
12 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Back when text messages cost 10 cents each, BlackBerry came up with a better way: BlackBerry Messenger, commonly known as BBM. It was the first new idea about messaging in a long time, and it was a huge hit… for a while. Nilay Patel and Joanna Stern join David Pierce to talk about a messaging service that was years ahead of WhatsApp and iMessage, but ultimately fizzled. Lees meer
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Maybe it's real, maybe it's Sora
10 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
Say this for OpenAI: it's very good at raising money, and it's very good at getting attention. David and Jake are joined by The Verge's Hayden Field to talk about OpenAI's demo day, the company's app store plans, why it's trying to build every possible ChatGPT feature all at the same time, and more. After that, the hosts talk about the ongoing popularity of the Sora app, and whether OpenAI has truly built a new kind of social network. Then Hayden has to leave, so David and Jake take on the lightning round to discuss Intel chips, Alex Cooper's Google deal, Starry internet, and more. Lees meer
Further reading:
OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT
ChatGPT apps are live: Here are the first ones you can try
OpenAI: all the news about the makers of ChatGPT
OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT said it will significantly evolve in the next six months.
OpenAI will eventually allow “mature” ChatGPT apps.
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s secret device won’t be ‘your weird AI girlfriend’
AMD teams up with OpenAI to challenge Nvidia’s AI chip dominance
Sam Altman says there are no current plans for ads within ChatGPT Pulse — but he’s not ruling it out
A busy week for OpenAI’s social video machine.
Sora now lets users limit how their AI double is used
OpenAI teases licensed fictional characters on Sora
OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama
Developers can bring Sora 2’s AI video generation into their own apps.
Katie Notopolous on Threads
Sora’s Slop Hits Different
A new iPhone setting will stop CarPlay from stealing your AirPods’ audio
Here is Panther Lake, Intel’s 2026 laptop chip with next-gen graphics\
Facebook is turning into TikTok
Alex Cooper is making ads for Google / Pixel
Here’s how Apple is locking down iPhones to comply with Texas’ age verification law
Verizon buys the not-quite-5G wireless ISP Starry to expand wireless broadband
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Google's extreme smart home makeover
7 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
Oh, you thought AI was just in your browser and on your phone? Well, the AI is coming from inside the house. The Verge's Jen Pattison Tuohy and Google's Anish Kattukaran both join the show to discuss last week's Google smart home news, including the company's big bet on the Gemini assistant. Anish explains why Google cares about the smart home in the first place, why things haven't exactly gone great so far, and why he's so convinced the new generation of AI can make it work. After that, The Verge's Vee Song joins the show to talk about Peloton's newest gear, including a $6,695 treadmill and a huge new push into personalized AI training features. Vee then sticks around to help David answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about how many smartwatches is too many smartwatches. Spoiler alert: the answer is two. But it's not quite as simple as that. Lees meer
Further reading:
Peloton increases fees and introduces new hardware including a $6,695 treadmill
Peloton appoints Apple Fitness Plus cofounder as new CEO
Peloton is a media company now, with media company problems
Google dismantled Nest — can Gemini save what’s left?
Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home
The new Google Home Speaker is built for Gemini
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Version History: Hoverboards
5 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
In 2015, self-balancing scooters (which quickly became known as hoverboards) exploded in popularity, and then began literally exploding. Andrew Hawkins and Sean O’Kane join David Pierce to explore the multiple conflicting origin stories behind the hugely popular rideable, the many knockoffs, and why a device that doesn't actually hover ended up being called "hoverboard." Lees meer
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The real price of a free TV
3 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 52 min
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. Lees meer
Further reading:
Amazon’s 2025 hardware event: the 8 biggest announcements
Here’s where to preorder all of Amazon’s new Alexa devices and when they arrive
Amazon finally did the damn hardware right
Amazon’s new Echo Dot Max smart speaker bumps up the bass
Alexa Plus is smarter — but it’s not yet smart enough
Alexa Plus on the TV is made to save you from your phone
Alexa Plus is smarter — but it’s not yet smart enough
Alexa Plus on the TV is made to save you from your phone
Amazon sticks two cameras together for the 180-degree Blink Arc
The new Google Home Speaker is built for Gemini
Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home | The Verge
I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads
OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real
Spotify now lets you exclude specific songs from your algorithm
All hail the new Fat Bear Champion
Ring launches upgraded cameras with ‘Retinal Vision’ 4K recording
Microsoft is giving Copilot AI faces you can chat with
Waymo adds YouTube Music
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My other car is a cargo bike
30 september 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Sure, you could drive to the grocery store and to school. But wouldn’t you rather grab a few hundred of your friends and bike-bus everywhere? The Verge’s Andy Hawkins joins the show to tell us all about his adventures with electric cargo bikes, and why he thinks they’re the ride of the future. After that, Lauren Feiner calls in from just outside a courthouse in Virginia, where she’s watching the remedies trial in Google’s adtech monopoly case. Google already lost the case; what happens next is still anyone’s guess. Finally, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about how to feel about summarizing YouTube videos with AI. The short version: you should feel a lot of things. Lees meer
Further reading:
Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike
Electric cargo bikes are rewiring cities
Can Google be trusted without a break up?
US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial
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Tick Tock, TikTok
26 september 2025 · 1 uur 37 min
After more than five years of backing and forthing, secret meetings and loud screeds, it appears the fate of TikTok in the US has finally been decided. Maybe. There are still a lot of unknowns, but we're pretty sure we know the bones of the deal — and we know which of President Trump's allies stand to benefit the most. Before we get to all that, though, David and Jake run through some big news in future gadgets, including the long-awaited-and-maybe-happening combination of Android and ChromeOS and the possibilities for a touchscreen MacBook. Then, The Verge's Liz Lopatto joins to talk TikTok. And Trump. Then, in the lightning round, the three hosts talk through Jimmy Kimmel's return, Nvidia's money problems, a surprising AmEx perk, and much more. Lees meer
Further reading:
Google’s Android for PC: ‘I’ve seen it, it is incredible’
Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging
The foldable iPhone might look like two iPhone Airs stuck together
The touchscreen MacBook rumors are never ending
OpenAI might also be developing AI glasses, a voice recorder, and a pin
Trump claims the US is about to get a tremendous fee for taking TikTok out of China
Trump signs executive order approving TikTok deal
Some details of the TikTok deal have been worked out.
What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China
American Investors Will License and Oversee TikTok’s U.S. Version, White House Says
TikTok Deal Could Make Oracle Founder Larry Ellison a New Kind of Media Mogul
Anker’s party speaker projector hits Kickstarter with a sizable discount.
Montblanc is getting into the digital notepad game
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro can be easily scratched
It costs $895 per year to get American Express’ premium app theme
Nvidia is partnering up with OpenAI to offer compute and cash
Kimmel returns to television to mock FCC Chair Brendan Carr
Sinclair won’t air Kimmel.
Trump on Truth Social
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YouTube wants you to go live
23 september 2025 · 1 uur 31 min
In all the tech news and world news last week, YouTube's Made On event got a little lost. So we circled back: The Verge's Mia Sato explains why YouTube is suddenly all-in on livestreaming, why it seems to be rapidly turning into a shopping mall, and whether all these AI features will improve YouTube or destroy it. After that, it's time for a second round of David's Summer Takes, in which he subjects The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field to his thoughts on Threads, podcasts, and social media. Finally, Hayden sticks around to answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about the words we use when we talk AI. Lees meer
Further reading:
YouTube makes it easier and more lucrative to go live
YouTube is inching closer to becoming a shopping channel
YouTube is going all in on AI
New YouTube AI tools help creators give viewers what they want
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Meta's quest to own your face
19 september 2025 · 1 uur 32 min
There’s a lot of gadget news this week! But we begin the show in an unprecedented way: with a bit of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, America’s favorite podcast within a podcast. Nilay pops on the show to discuss what happened to Jimmy Kimmel, why the FCC’s assault on speech is so dangerous, and why a couple of broadcast TV companies matter so much to the story. After that, Jake Kastrenakes and Richard Lawler join to talk about all of Meta’s new smart glasses, including the company’s first pair with a built-in display. Finally, in the lightning round, we talk about Reddit’s new AI deal with Google, Nvidia’s new chip deal with Intel, and Samsung’s terrible plan to put ads on your fridge. Lees meer
Further reading:
Here’s the Jimmy Kimmel clip that got him pulled off the air
Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled after FCC threat over Charlie Kirk joke
Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First Amendment
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by “extremely online” culture
The right wing is creating a society of snitches
Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: the best smart glasses I’ve ever tried
Oakley Meta Vanguard hands-on: what athletes actually want
Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses have twice the battery life
Conversation focus is the first new feature on deck.
I sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to try Meta’s impressive new Ray-Ban Display glasses
Meta is opening up its smart glasses to developers | The Verge
Snap OS 2.0 is a small step towards AR glasses you might actually wear
Android’s next flagship processor is the ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’
Nothing wants you to talk to your earbuds’ charging case
Nvidia invests $5 billion into Intel to jointly develop PC and data center chips
The US and China might finally have a TikTok deal
U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China
Samsung brings ads to US refrigerators
Reddit wants a better AI deal with Google: users in exchange for content
YouTube is inching closer to becoming a shopping channel
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Who is the iPhone Air really for?
17 september 2025 · 1 uur 21 min
It's been a busy week for The Verge's product reviewers! We've got three new phones, three new watches, and a set of earbuds on the docket, and the team is ready to talk about (almost) all of it. First, Allison Johnson and Jake Kastrenakes join to talk about their experiences with the iPhone Air, iPhone 17, and iPhone 17 Pro. One is fabulous with some compromises, one is just a down-the-middle excellent phone, and the other is for camera nerds. After that, Victoria Song talks about the AirPods Pro 3, which are also a stellar upgrade, and then helps us make sense of the new lineup of Apple Watches. There's the SE 3, the Series 11, and the Ultra 3, but there's only one clear winner for most people. Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about Apple's up-and-down focus on AI Lees meer
Further reading:
The iPhone 17 is the one to get this year
Apple iPhone Air review: statement piece
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is a bold redesign but a basic upgrade
AirPods Pro 3 review: tripling down on a good thing
The Apple Watch SE 3 is the one to buy
Apple Watch Series 11 review: stuck in the middle
The unbearable sameness of Liquid Glass
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Our hottest takes on AI's wild summer
12 september 2025 · 1 uur 40 min
One thing you should know about the iPhone launch is that there’s... not usually a lot of other tech news around the iPhone launch. So David and Jake start this episode with some more information about the iPhone launch, including some controversial details we missed about the AirPods Pro 3 and the argument in favor of the crossbody strap. After that, with David back on the mic, it’s time for a round of AI-focused hot takes with The Verge’s Hayden Field. The gang talks ChatGPT, Claude, money, more money, and what counts as a real friend. (And money.) Finally, in the lightning round — yes, once again the LIGHTNING ROUND — the three co-hosts talk about Canon’s confusing new camera, the future of Reddit, Claude’s spreadsheet-y future, and much more. Lees meer
Further reading:
Apple isn’t packing a charging cable in with the AirPods Pro 3
Apple’s misunderstood crossbody iPhone strap might be the best I’ve seen
Apple says the iPhone 17 comes with a massive security upgrade
New Beats earbuds leak hours before Apple’s big event
Nothing’s Ear 3 earbuds have a microphone and ‘talk’ button on their charging case
Google pulls the Pixel 10’s Daily Hub to ‘enhance its performance’
David Zaslav thinks HBO Max is ‘way underpriced’
Exclusive | Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner
Reddit is dropping subscriber counts on subreddits
Reddit is testing a way to read articles without leaving the app
Canon is bringing back a point-and-shoot from 2016 with fewer features and a higher price (it’s viral
Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing
Anthropic’s Claude can now make you a spreadsheet or slide deck.
The MechaHitler defense contract is raising red flags
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The orange iPhone stole the show
10 september 2025 · 1 uur 39 min
Fresh off a day filled with new Apple products, The Verge’s ground team reports back on everything they’ve seen — and touched. Allison Johnson walks us through the new iPhone Air, iPhone 17, and iPhone 17 Pro lineups, making sense of all the new camera features and wondering just how thin a phone really can be. After that, Victoria Song talks about why the AirPods Pro 3 may have been the big hit of the day, plus all the details on the three new models of Apple Watch. Finally, Jake Kastrenakes tells us about his first experience live at an Apple event, explains the appeal of a crossbody strap, and has a theory about why an orange phone is such a big deal. Lees meer
Further reading:
The eight biggest announcements during Apple’s iPhone Air event | The Verge
All the news from Apple’s iPhone 17 event | The Verge
Apple announces the ultra-slim iPhone Air | The Verge
iPhone Air hands-on | The Verge
Apple iPhone 17 hands-on | The Verge
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro has the biggest battery of any iPhone | The Verge
Apple’s iPhone 17 drops the Plus, but gains a bigger, faster display | The Verge
iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: our initial hands-on impressions | The Verge
The 2TB iPhone 17 Pro Max costs $1,999. | The Verge
The iPhone 17 comes with Apple’s new in-house networking chip | The Verge
Apple’s new iPhone Air accessories include a slim MagSafe battery, TechWoven case, and crossbody strap
Apple’s new MagSafe battery is only designed for the new iPhone Air | The Verge
All right, what new Apple stuff are we buying? | The Verge
The new iPhones all have Center Stage front-facing cameras | The Verge
Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 with ‘world’s best ANC’ and heart rate sensing | The Verge
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has 42 hours of battery life and satellite connectivity | The Verge
Apple announces new entry-level $249 Apple Watch SE 3 with always-on display | The Verge
The iPhone Air’s battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone Air
Apple’s new MagSafe battery is only des…
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Your robot is about to get its own robot
5 september 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
It's a big week for the smart home. Jake, Vee, and Jen sit down to chat about all the new tech out of IFA, from robots that carry robot vacuums up stairs to upgrades that turn 10-year-old Hue bulbs into motion sensors. Then, Lauren joins the show to talk about the Google antitrust remedies ruling and what Google is going to have to do to allow more competition in the search market. Finally, the Thunder Round is back and better than ever. We're talking $2,000 smart watches, Amazon yanking a major Prime perk, the Pixel 10 Pro's 100x AI zoom, Instagram for iPad, and drama at the FTC. Lees meer
Further reading:
Eufy built a stairlift for its robovacs
Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors
Philips Hue responds to cheaper competitors with major product overhaul
SwitchBot has ambitions to be the AI that powers your smart home
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 are thinner, lighter, and otherwise about the same
Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case
Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff
Here’s what Google and the DOJ had to say about the search remedies ruling
The tech antitrust renaissance may already be over
Garmin’s Fenix 8 Pro series finally lets you leave your phone at home — sort of
Instagram is coming to iPad, 15 years later
Amazon ends shared Prime free shipping outside your home
Ousted Democratic FTC commissioner can return (again) for now
Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens
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Why are online puzzle games having a moment?
2 september 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Hooked on LinkedIn’s Queens? Gotta extend your Wordle streak in the New York Times games app before you start your day? You’re in good company on today’s Vergecast episode. Allison Johnson is joined by Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, world-class puzzle champs and hosts of the delightful Cracking the Cryptic, a YouTube channel where they solve a puzzle on camera every single day. Lees meer
They specialize in Sudoku — and not just the classic number games you might be familiar with. Simon and Mark tackle mind-bending, seemingly impossible puzzles, working through it all in realtime, sometimes over the course of several hours. What happens when you get stuck? How can you tell the difference between a puzzle made by a human and a computer-generated one? Why are we addicted to puzzle games all of a sudden? They help us crack the clues.
Then Allison sits down with Marc Levoy, one of the pioneers of computational photography, to talk about his new camera app: Project Indigo. Levoy is known for his earlier work on the Pixel camera, and was a driving force in shaping phone photography into what it is now. We last caught up with him in 2020 when he left Google for Adobe, so we got up to speed on what the heck he’s been doing for the last five years — and the important difference between HDR and an HDR-ish photo.
Finally, Allison takes a hotline question from someone who is not particular about their phone camera’s image quality, but does have a beef with camera bumps.
Cracking the Cryptic — YouTube
This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch
The Atlantic is making a big push into games
I regret to inform you that LinkedIn’s games are very fun
The mastermind of Google’s Pixel camera quietly left the company in March
The brain behind the Google Pixel camera is building a universal camera app for Adobe
Marc Levoy on the balance of camera hardware, software, and artistic expression
Adobe launches a new ‘computational photography’ camera app for…
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The Pixel 10's AI screamed at us
29 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
The Pixel 10 is in the house, and we’ve been testing them for over a week now. Allison and Vee sit down with Jake to discuss their tests — the good, the bad, and the poorly translated. They demo the Pixel 10's live phone call translations and dive into Pro Res Zoom, which uses AI to enhance photos zoomed in up to 100x. Then, it’s time to talk Dish, Intel, and Elon. Dish is giving up on being a major mobile carrier, Intel is now partially owned by the US government, and Elon has filed a questionable lawsuit against Apple. Finally, we wrap up with a Thunder Round to discuss K-Pop Demon Hunters, YouTube Shorts’ secret “AI,” Android’s registration requirement for developers, Taco Bell’s drive through AI attempt, and a delivery locker on wheels. Lees meer
Further reading:
Google Pixel 10 Pro review: AI, Qi2, and a spec bump too
Apple’s iPhone 17 launch event is set for September 9th
Dish gives up on becoming the fourth major wireless carrier
The Trump administration promised a fourth wireless carrier — America got a hot mess instead
US government takes 10 percent stake in Intel in exchange for money it was already on the hook for
Elon Musk’s xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple
Elon Musk’s xAI quietly dropped its status as a public benefit corporation
My new beat is K-Pop Demon Hunters
Taco Bell AI Drive thru sna-fu
Is YouTube’s Shorts experiment using AI or just upscaling? | The Verge
This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you
Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store
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Zooming in on weird cameras
26 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 35 min
This week on The Vergecast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake of PetaPixel’s YouTube channel join The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Vjeran Pavic to geek out about the last half-decade of camera advancements — the good, the bad, and the Sigma BF of it all. Lees meer
Then, Allison is joined by Verge News Editor and fellow phone nerd Dominic Preston to help answer a boatload of listener questions from people contemplating which smartphone to buy next. They help navigate the intricacies of living in a mixed iOS/Android household to the best options for someone who wants a headphone jack (spoiler alert: there aren’t many).
It’s a mega-hotline-turned-therapy session for iPhone Mini owners reluctant to let go of their tiny phones in a world where phones come in two sizes: big and bigger.
Further reading:
Sigma BF review: Beautiful Foolishness — PetaPixel
The Fujifilm X half is Just Plain FUN! — PetaPixel
Fujifilm X Half hands-on: whimsical, refreshing, and simply fun
Sigma BF review: the perfect camera for a minimalist
In pursuit of a viral, five-year-old compact camera
Samsung Galaxy S25 review: incredibly iterative
Nothing Phone 3 review: flagship-ish
If you really want a smaller phone, try the tiny Jelly 2
Oppo Find N5 review: the final evolution of foldables
Honor launches the ‘world’s thinnest’ foldable
Motorola spoiled a good budget phone with bloatware
The Xperia 1 VII is a greatest hits of Sony R&D
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra isn’t so ‘ultra’ anymore
The Fairphone 6 no longer feels like a compromise (except in the US)
My first DIY phone fix made me a self-repair believer
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review: in great shape
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: stunning, bendy, and spendy
Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience
I took my own advice and bought a last-gen iPhone — I regret nothing
How Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip failed me without actually breaking
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Google's AI-stuffed Pixel 10 event
22 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 40 min
It’s Pixel week. Jake, Vee, and Allison are chatting about all things Google. First, there’s the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold, which get a mix of hardware upgrades (dust-proofing on a foldable!) and downgrades (a worse camera on the Pixel 10?) and a ton of new AI features, including Magic Cue and Pro Res Zoom, which puts AI right inside the camera app. Next, there’s the Pixel Watch 4, Fitbit’s AI fitness coach, the Pixel Buds 2A, and a tease of Google’s next smart home speaker. Finally, we wrap it up with the Thunder Round and a discussion of Hank Green’s Focus Friend, Ricoh’s GR IV, Netflix’s new content strategy, Masimo’s attempt to sue over the Apple Watch again, and most importantly, Chipotle’s drone delivery. Lees meer
Further reading:
The Made by Google event felt like being sucked into an episode of Wandavision
The Google Pixel 10 and 10 Pro come with magnets, a new chip, and AI everywhere
The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the first fully dust-resistant foldable
Google says the quiet part out loud: IP68 protection doesn’t last
The best new features of the Pixel 10 lineup
The Pixel 10 Pro puts generative AI right inside the camera
The magnets are the coolest thing about the Pixel 10
Google is launching its first magnetic wireless charging accessories
Building a more empathetic big phone.
The Pixel Pro 10 phones include a certified Thread radio.
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 has big ideas — and an even bigger focus on AI
Fitbit’s AI health coach is the first I might actually be interested in
The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries
Google’s Pixel Buds 2A add Gemini, noise cancellation, and a replaceable battery
Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 are getting new AI-powered features in September
Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years
Is that a new Nest smart speaker I spy?
Hank Green’s Focus Friend swapped my screen time for bean time
Now Masimo is suing US Customs over Apple Watch imports
Ricoh GR IV will cost $1500
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Do we really want Rosie the Robot?
19 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 38 min
This week on The Vergecast, the co-founder and former CEO of iRobot, Colin Angle, joins The Verge’s smart home reviewer, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, to discuss what the ideal home robot is. Are we close to creating a Rosie the Robot — an all-in-one humanoid robot that can take care of our homes, or should we take an entirely different approach to home robotics? They dive into the advances in technology powering this shift and ponder what purpose robotics in the home should really serve. Lees meer
Then, Jen takes a journey back into smart home history to help us understand its future. Grant Erickson, Principal of Nuovations, a former Apple, Nest, and Google engineer who was part of the team that developed Thread, joins the show.
He shares the story of how and why, back in 2011, the Nest team, led by Tony Faddell and Matt Rogers, decided to create a smart home protocol. It involves a thermostat, fragmented ecosystems, and one of the best smart home products ever made.
They discuss how Thread became the foundation of the Matter smart home standard — an unprecedented industry collaboration with a herculean task — to make the smart home simpler.
To close out the show, Grant sticks around to help answer a Vergecast hotline question (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com) about how Matter manages your data.
Further reading:
Maybe I don’t want a Rosey the Robot after all
Amazon left Roomba with a huge mess to clean up
Figure will start ‘alpha testing’ its humanoid robot in the home in 2025
Amazon Astro review: too much Alexa, not enough arms
Samsung is finally releasing Ballie
This Pixar-style dancing lamp hints at Apple’s future home robot
iRobot’s founder is working on a new kind of home robot
iRobot OS is the newest ‘brain’ for your Roomba
Amazon bought iRobot to see inside your home
I tested a robot vacuum with an arm, and my dog may never forgive me
Inside the Nest: iPod creator Tony Fadell wants to reinvent the thermostat
Nest CEO Tony Fadell on Google…
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Vibe coding through the GPT-5 mess
15 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
GPT-5 is here, and it’s not going so well. This week on The Vergecast, Jake, Vee, and Hayden discuss the bumpy launch of OpenAI’s latest model and why GPT-5 isn’t as big of a leap as GPT-4. Lees meer
Then, everyone shares their vibe coding projects and the bumpy journey to making anything usable. After that, our newest segment: Corporate Shenanigans, where we rate the week in strange corporate moves on a scale from “actually serious” to “total joke.”
Finally, the Thunder Round returns, new and improved, to discuss ditching your phone for a smartwatch, doctors relying too much on AI, AOL dial-up shutting down, the Pebble Time 2, and why you shouldn’t trust what AI chatbots say about themselves.
Further reading:
ChatGPT won’t remove old models without warning after GPT-5 backlash
OpenAI will update GPT-5’s “personality” after user backlash
ChatGPT is bringing back 4o as an option because people missed it
Sam Altman shared more about what went wrong with those GPT-5 graphs
OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus
Anthropic just made its latest move in the AI coding wars
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
Apple is suing Apple Cinemas
Apple Cinemas responds to Apple lawsuit
Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches
Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience
Here’s a look at the final Pebble Time 2 design
Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI
Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?
Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets
AOL is finally shutting down dial-up
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How to save a smart home company
12 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 47 min
This week on The Vergecast, we enter the Jen-era of Hot Girl Vergecast Summer, with a deep dive into the business of the smart home. The Verge’s smart home reviewer, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (aka Jen), chats with Ken Fairbanks, a longtime customer of Insteon who ended up buying the smart lighting company when it went into bankruptcy. Lees meer
Ken shares the story of how one of the original smart lighting protocols, founded in the post-X10 era when home automation moved from wired to wireless, floundered, and how he and a band of users brought it back from the dead. He dishes what he’s learned about how to keep the lights on — from customer loyalty and the value of subscriptions, to what tariffs are doing to the industry and how some hardware companies are just pyramid schemes.
Then, in a special supersized (and we mean SUPER) Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com), Jen is joined by smart home expert Richard Gunther, co-host of The Smart Home Show, to tackle a bunch of your burning smart lighting questions. They answer everything from how to move your smart home to which Thread border router you should buy for your Matter setup. Plus, they run down their own smart lighting set-ups.
Further reading:
Insteon’s troubles are a smart home tale as old as time
Insteon Raises the Curtain for the Next Act
Someone turned Insteon’s lights back on
Insteon customers turned Insteon’s lights back on
Thread count: Ikea is stitching together a smarter home
Smart switches or smart bulbs? How to choose the right smart lighting for your home
Controller for HomeKit
Philips Hue Play sync box and gradient lightstrip review: wholly unnecessary, totally delightful
Taming Wi-Fi in the Smart Home:
Leviton’s new smart light switches don’t require a neutral wire
Every smart home device that works with Matter
Aqara’s new seven-inch home control tablet can replace a light switch
These smart lights could solve the kitchen cabinet problem
Hue launches a pricey n…
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We found stuff AI is pretty good at
10 augustus 2025 · 52 min
In this bonus episode of The Vergecast, Senior Reviewer Victoria Song sits down with a bunch of Verge staffers to talk about how they use AI tools in their everyday lives. Not all of it went smoothly — we definitely get into the ways these tools fall short — but we explore how AI can be used to help bedtime go more smoothly for parents, plan big cross-country moves, supplement your internet searches (always double-check!), and even vibe code an app for your next tabletop role-playing game. Lees meer
If you have any examples where AI was useful to you, we’d love to hear them. (For what it’s worth, we’d also love to hear stories where it spectacularly failed.) Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
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GPT-5's big new feature: less lying?
8 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 20 min
It’s a huge week in AI, with OpenAI releasing GPT-OSS and GPT-5, Grok getting deeply problematic again with its “spicy” video generator, and Tim Cook admitting that Apple may need to cut some deals. Then we talk the age gating of the internet and how you might soon need an ID card to get just about anywhere online. Finally, the Lightning Round gets re-rebranded. Adi Robertson and Alex Heath join the show to discuss. Lees meer
Further reading:
GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users
OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run on your laptop
Why open-source AI became an American national priority
Mark Zuckerberg promises you can trust him with superintelligent AI
xAI’s new Grok image and video generator has a ‘spicy’ mode
Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes
I tested Grok’s Valentine sex chatbot and it (mostly) behaved
Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’
Tim Cook says Apple is ‘open to’ AI acquisitions
Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
The UK is now age-gating the internet
The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalyps
The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass
Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Reddit rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with new rules
Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children
The EU approach to age verification
Commission presents guidelines and age verification app prototype for a safer online space for children
Porn age-gating is the future of the internet, thanks to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just upended internet law, and I have questions
Florida Sues Huge Porn Sites Including XVideos and Bang Bros Over Age Verification Law
“Over the last two and a half years, 19 states – home to more than a third of Americans – have passed laws that require pornography websites to confirm a user’s age by checking a gove…
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Online shopping is full of copycats
5 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
This week on The Vergecast, guest host Mia Sato talks to YouTube fitness pioneer Cassey Ho (better known as Blogilates) about the well-oiled machine that is the dupe economy. Ho shares her experience creating her own line of athletic wear that sooner or later gets ripped off by countless copycats — and how she tries to fight back. Lees meer
Then, Mia brings an audio diary from a visit to Fabscrap, a textile recycling facility in Brooklyn, that is working to save fabric and other materials from the landfill. Fashion is a wasteful industry, not unlike tech — luckily, there are people like Fabscrap staff and volunteers who are working towards solutions.
Finally, Victoria Song swings by to help answer a hotline question about how to make the high-tech Clueless closet a reality. If you have a question for us, call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com.
Further reading
How dupes turned online shopping upside down
Lululemon sues Costco over viral alleged “dupes”
The US finally acknowledges textile waste in new report
Your stuff is actually worse now
Ghana becomes dumping ground for the world’s unwanted used clothes
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Diving into Apple’s Liquid Glass
25 juli 2025 · 1 uur 41 min
It’s time. The public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, and more are finally out for everyone to try. Jake Kastrenakes, Vee Song, and Antonio G. Di Benedetto give their takes on Apple’s Liquid Glass design language after two months of living with it. Antonio shares his experiences with macOS and the upgraded Spotlight, and Vee dives into the ups and downs of watchOS’s AI fitness coach. Then, Andy Hawkins and Eater's Matthew Kang talk about Tesla’s rough quarter, the new Tesla Diner, and what Epic Bacon has to do with it all. Finally, the Thunder Round returns, and we all learn what Labubus are. Lees meer
Further reading:
Apple releases public betas of its new software updates with Liquid Glass
How to install the iOS 26 public beta
The biggest changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 26
Liquid Glass is fine, I guess
Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign is shaping up to be a snoozer on Macs
You can actually multitask on an iPad now and it’s the best new feature in 15 years
watchOS 26 preview: a subtler take on AI
Apple launches $20 subscription service to protect your gadgets
Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years
Elon Musk finally admits the new, more affordable Tesla is just a stripped down Model Y
Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion
Everything Eater Editors Ate at the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles
The Full Tesla Diner Menu, Revealed
The Tesla Diner Will Track When Guests Are Nearby to Prepare Their Orders
Inside the New Tesla Diner in Los Angeles
Anti-Elon Musk protesters are coming for Tesla’s new diner
Faraday Future is back with another wild EV that probably will never get made
Amazon buys Bee AI
Jake: AppleCare One is a good deal, but not for everyone
Uber’s making it easier for women riders and drivers to find each other
The frenzied, gamified chase for Labubus
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