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  1. Apple’s antitrust fight begins

    22 maart 2024 · 1 uur 31 min

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    The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, Lauren Feiner and Nilay Patel discuss the breaking news about the the US Department of Justice accusing Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in an expansive new antitrust lawsuit.
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    US v. Apple: everything you need to know

    US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones

    The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here

    The lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against Apple

    Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app

    What else can Humane’s AI pin do?

    These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that's all too rare

    YouTube TV’s multiview comes to iPhones and iPads in time for March Madness

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  2. DoorDash, Uber Eats... and Tony

    19 maart 2024 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of scaled EV production:
    02:50 - Verge producer Will Poor tags along with a former Uber Eats driver who ditched the delivery apps and is trying to start a one-man gig work revolution.
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    This Seattle Delivery Person Is Breaking Free of the Apps

    https://tonydelivers.co/

    18:54- The Verge's David Pierce and Andrew Hawkins discuss Rivian's new vehicles they announced last week, and what it will take for the company to compete with Tesla.

    Rivian R2, R3, and R3X launch event: the EV company’s more affordable SUVs are here

    Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he has ‘complete certainty’ EVs will win

    Rivian R2 revealed: a $45,000 electric off-roader for the masses

    Rivian owners now have access to Tesla Superchargers

    Rivian surprises with R3 and R3X electric SUVs

    54:37 - David and Allison Johnson answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about foldable phones.

    Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap

    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough

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  3. Are we really about to ban TikTok?

    15 maart 2024 · 1 uur 40 min

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    The Verge 's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the US House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok, the streaming news of the week, a Dyson robot, and more.
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    Lawmakers introduce bill that would punish app stores for hosting TikTok

    TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform

    House passes bill that could ban TikTok

    TikTok’s fate now lies with the Senate after House advances path to a ban

    There might be a “TikTok Photos” app in the works to take on Instagram.

    TikTok CEO tells users to “make their voices heard” against a bill that could ban the app in the US.

    Nancy Pelosi is playing TikTok-toe.

    Donald Trump has even more to say about the TikTok ban.

    President Biden says he’ll sign a TikTok ban, if passed.

    TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban

    The TikTokers are revolting.

    Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is apparently eyeing TikTok.

    YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive

    Spotify now has music videos

    Neil Young’s music is back on “low res Spotify” two years after Rogan protest

    Neil Young says the MacBook Pro has ‘Fisher-Price’ audio quality

    Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s show on X after a ‘tense’ interview

    Linda Yaccarino on X: "X is becoming a video first platform”

    Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online

    British monarchy rocked by bad Photoshop job

    The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub

    SpaceX successfully launches Starship in third flight test

    Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU

    Hands-on with the Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum

    Nikon is acquiring US camera manufacturer RED

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  4. The 2024 Streaming Draft (live from SXSW)

    12 maart 2024 · 59 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz choose their picks for The Vergecast Streaming Draft of 2024 in front of a live audience at SXSW.
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  5. Hello and goodbye to the MacBook Air

    7 maart 2024 · 1 uur 37 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's upgraded MacBook Air, the EU's Digital Markets Act deadline for tech’s biggest “gatekeepers”, and a bunch of tech news from this week. Lees meer

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    Apple announces upgraded MacBook Air laptops with M3 chips

    The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already

    Apple may not do a spring event this year

    How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates

    How every tech ‘gatekeeper’ is responding to the DMA

    iOS 17.4 is here and ready for a whole new Europe

    Apple hit with a nearly $2 billion fine following Spotify complaint

    Spotify and Epic criticize Apple’s iOS changes as ‘a mockery of the DMA’

    Spotify will show pricing options outside its iOS app in the EU — if Apple lets it

    Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism

    Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone

    Apple unbanned Epic so it can make an iOS games store in the EU

    Alternative iOS app stores won’t work (for long) outside of the EU.

    Here’s the new iOS default browser nag for iPhone users in Europe.

    Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU

    Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU

    Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU

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  6. AI gadgets, bendy phones, and more from MWC

    5 maart 2024 · 47 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of region locked phones:
    The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Jon Porter report back on all the tech we saw at Mobile World Congress this past week.
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    MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona

    Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future

    What if phones actually bent to our needs?

    The Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing’s MWC event.

    The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t

    Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring

    A short gif of Infinix’s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.

    Now there’s a 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it

    Xiaomi’s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.

    Honor’s Magic 6 Pro launches internationally with AI-powered eye tracking on the way

    HMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers

    Later, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about web crawlers and AI.
    With the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial

    The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.

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  7. How smart is the smart kitchen, really?

    3 maart 2024 · 49 min

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    The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy has as smart a kitchen as any reasonable person possibly could; she has smart appliances, a smart sink, a smart fridge, and more voice assistants than anyone could ever talk to. And for a few days, she tried to let her kitchen do the work: telling her what to cook, getting everything set up just right, and even taking some of the cooking and cleaning load off her shoulders. Jen kept a diary during her adventures, and then joined The Vergecast to tell the tale. The fun, frustrating, exciting, harrowing tale.
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    The Thermomix

    The Samsung Food app

    The Fresco app

    The GE Profile Smart Smoker

    The Smart Instapot Pro

    The Traeger Smart Wood Pellet Grill

    The Typhur Smart Air Fryer

    Tovala Smart Countertop Oven

    My favorite smart oven is toast

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  8. The Apple Car crash

    1 maart 2024 · 1 uur 31 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce talk through the weird and winding history of Apple's "secret" car project now that it's officially dead. And later, senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner makes her Vergecast debut to catch us up on the arguments made this week in the Supreme Court about online speech and the First Amendment. Lees meer

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    Apple’s electric car project is dead

    RIP to the Apple Car, we hardly knew ye

    Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns

    Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news

    The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech

    Why Uber and Etsy came up so much in the Supreme Court’s social media arguments

    Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are 'completely unacceptable'

    TikTok is removing even more songs as music rights battle drags on

    The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t

    Ford offers EV owners free Tesla Supercharger adapters until July

    Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs

    The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.

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  9. Tales of a shopping influencer

    27 februari 2024 · 1 uur 5 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of the economic theory of Dave and Busters:
    02:50 - The Verge’s Mia Sato shares her experience on a new shopping app called Flip, which is filled with only videos that earn affiliate revenue.
    Where everyone’s an influencer and everything’s for sale
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    35:34 - The Verge’s Vjeran Pavic and Becca Farsace chat with David Piece about the new Fuji X100VI, and why this line of cameras was a sensation on social media.

    Fujifilm announces the X100VI, its follow-up to a TikTok sensation

    The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI)

    Fujifilm X100T review

    57:44 - Verge producer Will Poor answers a follow-up question about the right to repair legislation in this week’s Vergecast Hotline.

    The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.

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  10. The smart kitchen is a great idea — and a strange reality

    25 februari 2024 · 57 min

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    Over the next two Sundays on The Vergecast, The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison-Tuohy and David Pierce dig into the dream smart kitchen, the less-than-dreamy reality of the situation, and what it might take to make cooking, cleaning, meal-prepping, and eating more efficient and more fun.
    On this episode, Jen takes us on a tour of her own smart(ish) kitchen, and explains why the kitchen often feels left behind in the overall smart home race. Then, Jen and David are joined by Ben Harris, the CEO of Fresco; and Nick Holzherr, the co-founder of Samsung Food. They tell us about the opportunities and challenges in reinventing the way we cook and eat, and explain why the AI revolution might usher in huge change.
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    This smart oven solved my work-from-home lunchtime conundrum

    2023 in the smart home: Matter’s broken promises

    How the smart home is finally getting out of your phone and into your home

    Appliance makers are teaming up to reduce your electricity usage — and save you cash

    This smart mixer did not make me a better baker

    Can Samsung Food usher in a new era for the smart kitchen?

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  11. The AIs are officially out of control

    23 februari 2024 · 1 uur 26 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss ChatGPT and Gemini updates, Walmart acquiring Vizio, Apple's Sports app, and more. Lees meer

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    Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data

    Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis

    Google’s open-source Gemma AI models draw from the research behind Gemini

    ChatGPT spat out gibberish for many users overnight before OpenAI fixed it

    One month with Microsoft’s AI vision of the future: Copilot Pro

    Gemini, Gemma, Goose.

    OpenAI can’t register ‘GPT’ as a trademark — yet

    Artificial investment

    Walmart to acquire Vizio in $2.3 billion deal

    Echo Hub review: a simple, customizable smart home control panel

    Samsung details a host of audio upgrades coming to its phones, tablets, and TVs

    Apple says the iPhone 15’s battery got better — but won’t say how

    Rice is not included in Apple’s official guidance for a wet phone

    One of the last small-ish Android phones looks like it's going the way of the iPhone Mini

    OnePlus is getting back into the smartwatch game

    The Garmin Forerunner 165 could be a great budget running watch

    Sony’s PlayStation Portal hacked to run emulated PSP games

    Framework is selling a cheap modular laptop

    Wyze says camera breach let 13,000 customers briefly see into other people’s homes

    Apple launches Apple Sports app with scores and betting odds

    Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks

    IBM quantum computing updates: System Two and Heron

    Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip manufacturing deal

    Rivian says it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as EV woes deepen

    Ford slashes Mustang Mach-E prices again as EV price war enters its second year

    The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.

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  12. The right to repair – and play games anywhere

    20 februari 2024 · 1 uur 10 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of sneaky gaming strategies:
    03:45 - Verge producer Will Poor reports on a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and what's next in the right-to-repair movement.
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    The right-to-repair movement is just getting started

    Status of Right to Repair legislation state by state, via repair.org

    iFixit explains parts pairing

    Jessa Jones’ iPad Rehab

    Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair

    The current draft of Oregon’s Right to Repair bill

    33:13 - Tom Warren breaks down the news from Microsoft’s gaming chief about Xbox games coming to PS5 and next-gen hardware.
    Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

    1:00:49 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the crackdown on password sharing for streaming services.

    Netflix might ruin password sharing for everyone

    Disney Plus is finally cracking down on password sharing in the US

    Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix

    The Vergecast and Decoder are live at SXSW this weekend, March 8th and 9th. SXSW attendees can see both shows live on the official Vox Media Podcast Stage at the JW Marriott, presented by Atlassian. Learn more at voxmedia.com/live.
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  13. The shine comes off the Vision Pro

    16 februari 2024 · 1 uur 44 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Apple fans starting to return the Vision Pro, Xbox exclusive games, Super Bowl streaming troubles, and more.
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    Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros

    Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is ‘the better product’ vs. Apple’s Vision Pro

    Meta’s big vision for face computers might be better than Apple’s

    Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

    Microsoft prepares to take Xbox everywhere

    Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google

    Gemini 1.5: Google’s next-gen AI model is almost ready

    Google’s Gemini assistant is fantastic and frustrating

    OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model

    ChatGPT’s memory gives OpenAI’s chatbot new information about you

    Can watermarks save us from deepfakes?

    Automating ableism

    The text file that runs the internet

    Apple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EU

    FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown

    Apple appears to be breaking iPhone web apps in the EU

    Walmart might buy Vizio to win the fight over cheap TVs

    AI at Work

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  14. Passkeys might really kill passwords

    13 februari 2024 · 1 uur 7 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of video podcasts:
    02:52 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with 1Password's Anna Pobletts about good password hygiene, passkeys, and the upsides of a third-party password manager.
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    Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-on support

    Biometrics? Bring it on: why Okta’s Jameeka Green Aaron wants passwords to go away

    How to use a passkey to sign in to your Google account

    1Password’s passkeys explainer

    31:56 - Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the state of wearables and why this may be the year for the smart ring.

    Fossil is quitting smartwatches

    This might be the year of the smart ring

    The best smartwatches for Android

    The best fitness trackers to buy right now

    58:46 -Later, David answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline.

    Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

    Here’s how much the Vision Pro’s accessories cost

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  15. Disney’s big bets on sports, streaming, and Fortnite

    9 februari 2024 · 1 uur 18 min

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    The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss sports streaming, Apple Vision Pro updates, Bluesky removing its invite system, and more.
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    ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. are putting together a juggernaut sports streaming app

    Disney Plus will start its password-sharing crackdown this summer

    Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create ‘persistent universe’ tied to Fortnite

    Apple TV+ Became HBO Before HBO Could Become Netflix

    @lucas_shaw • All these articles should be required to note that nobody watches Apple TV+. • Threads

    A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density

    Apple’s first Vision Pro beta lets you bring virtual items closer

    Apple’s Vision Pro launch day photo drop captures eager customers.

    The Vision Pro’s killer app: Cybertruck clout-chasing accessory

    YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’

    Vision Pro’s Personas look a little crisper after latest beta update.

    It’s been 10 hours.

    Bluesky social network drops invite-only sign ups

    The fediverse, explained: Mastodon, Threads, and the open future of social networking

    X hits number one on the Apple App Store amid second celebrity image scandal

    The FCC bans robocalls with AI-generated voices

    Ford quietly created its own ‘skunkworks’ team to develop low-cost electric vehicles

    Apple is still working on foldable iPhones and iPads

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  16. How AI will change phones — and the whole internet

    6 februari 2024 · 1 uur 21 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of anti-glare coatings:
    03:58 - Josh Miller, CEO The Browser Company, joins the show to chat about the Arc Search mobile browser.
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    Arc Search: a new iPhone app combining browser, search, and AI

    The Arc browser is the Chrome replacement I've been waiting for

    48:34 - Allison Johnson shares her review of the flagship Samsung Galaxy S24 phones.

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: all that and AI

    Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: smart choices

    1:18:54- David Pierce answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the Apple Vision Pro.

    Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

    Meta’s Quest headsets add spatial video and pinch controls to compete with Vision Pr

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  17. Is this peak TikTok?

    2 februari 2024 · 1 uur 16 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro review rating, changes to the TikTok app, streaming news, and more.
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    Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

    The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens

    Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables

    Even without Netflix and YouTube, Apple’s Vision Pro has over 600 apps at launch

    TikTok loses Taylor Swift, Drake, and other major Universal Music artists

    UMG set to remove music from TikTok amid AI and payment concerns

    TikTok test automatically identifies products in videos and offers purchase links

    TikTok goes full YouTube

    Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix

    The death of the Amazon deal could mean goodbye iRobot

    Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy

    All the news from Congress’ Big Tech child safety hearing

    Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold

    TikTok’s CEO can’t catch a break from xenophobia in Congress

    Your home’s internet connection could soon be called .internal

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  18. The Apple Vision Pro review

    30 januari 2024 · 1 uur 4 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Nilay's review of the Apple Vision Pro, and then answer questions from our listeners.
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    Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

    Apple Vision Pro review (video)

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  19. Apple (grumpily) opens up the App Store

    26 januari 2024 · 1 uur 22 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple allowing alternative browser engines in the EU, Netflix getting WWE, Pixel 9 leaks, and more.
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    Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone

    Apple is allowing alternative browser engines in iOS 17.4 — but only in the EU

    Apple opens App Store to game streaming services

    Netflix is turning into cable TV

    Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan

    WWE Monday Night Raw is ditching cable for Netflix

    The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving

    Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh

    The Pixel 9 leaks are already here

    Leaked pictures show a very blue Pixel 9.

    The Vision Pro’s most important app is Safari, whether Apple likes it or not

    Vision Pro cover glass repairs will set you back $799 without AppleCare Plus

    Apple tells artists how much more money they can make with spatial audio

    Inside India’s race to cool 1.3 billion people in a warming world

    Nintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modder

    The Pokémon Company says it will ‘investigate’ Palworld

    This baby is covered in old flip phones and chips — and you cannot afford it

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  20. From the Macintosh to the Vision Pro — and beyond

    24 januari 2024 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of really old computers:
    03:54 - Walt Mossberg, former Verge executive editor and longtime Wall Street Journal tech columnist, joins the show to discuss forty years of the Macintosh computer.
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    Mossberg - The Verge

    The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving

    Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh

    Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh

    40:28 - Ali Abdaal chats about his new book "Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters To You" and why overthinking your productivity system might not be such a good idea.

    Ali Abdaal - YouTube

    Feel Good Productivity

    1:06:53 - David Pierce answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about laptops.
    The best laptops you can get

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  21. Vision Pro, Galaxy S24: it’s gadget season again

    19 januari 2024 · 1 uur 37 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Victoria Song, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro demo, the Samsung Galaxy S24 announcement, and more of this week's tech news.
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    Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time

    Apple Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription

    The Apple Vision Pro has a ‘guest’ mode for your friends to try it

    Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus

    Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro

    Magic Leap’s CEO isn’t worried about competing with the Apple Vision Pro.

    Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know

    Apple Watch sales ban restarts Thursday

    Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning

    This smartwatch has the tech that sparked the Apple Watch ban

    Samsung is making a Galaxy Ring

    Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and AI event: all the news

    The Galaxy S24 Ultra is smarter, pricier, and just as big as ever

    Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra might fend off scratches just as well as drops

    Samsung’s S24 and S24 Plus put new AI smarts in a polished package

    Samsung’s Galaxy S24 is first to be able to upload HDR photos to Instagram

    Google’s Circle to Search makes visual searches super simple

    Samsung’s Galaxy AI is coming to 100 million Galaxy phones.

    Meta’s new goal is to build artificial general intelligence

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  22. Who will win the 2024 streaming wars?

    17 januari 2024 · 1 uur 4 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of endlessly looping sounds:
    02:33 - David Pierce dives into one piece of music that has taken over "North Sea TikTok"
    20:45 - Alex Cranz joins the show to preview new TV shows coming to streaming in 2024, and gives predictions about which streaming service will come out on top this year.
    55:36 - This week's Vergecast Hotline question about E Ink at CES.
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  23. Rabbit, Ballie, and the other gadgets of CES 2024

    12 januari 2024 · 1 uur 10 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz follow up on all the rest of the gadgets and tech seen at CES 2024.
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    CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor

    The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you

    Rabbit sells out 10,000 units of its R1 pocket AI companion in one day

    Samsung’s Ballie robot is now a projector that follows you around

    Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI

    Wi-Fi 7 certification is now underway for new routers and devices

    Belkin made an iPhone dock that can track you around the room

    Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable

    Have yourself some more Thunderbolt 5.

    Behold: the first Thunderbolt 5 port we’ve seen on an actual PC.

    I just watched the first interactive broadcast TV channel in the US

    Thread Group is finally fixing Thread border routers

    The Aqara Hub M3 launches at CES 2024

    Google and Samsung team up to simplify Android sharing

    Intel: ‘We are bringing the AI PC to the car’

    Hyundai says hydrogen will play a ‘prominent role’ in going carbon neutral

    BMW turns inward for CES, announcing new gaming, streaming, AR, and AI features

    VW’s software division and Bosch are testing robot parking and EV charging

    Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for ‘enriching conversations’

    Kia’s ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ is a family of modular electric minivans for businesses

    Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars

    Mercedes-Benz’s best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost

    Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026

    Google Chrome is coming to your car

    Sony’s Afeela needs to be more than a feeling

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  24. The TVs, monitors, and laptops at CES 2024

    10 januari 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz are discuss all the things with screens announced at CES 2024.
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    I’ve looked through LG’s new transparent OLED TV and seen something special

    Samsung’s got its own transparent display.

    Samsung’s new OLED TV could make annoying glare a thing of the past

    Samsung finally puts the TV at the heart of its smart home

    The Frame has become such a hit that Samsung is making a speaker version

    Intel’s new 14th Gen mobile processors are here for 2024’s gaming laptops

    Lenovo’s latest 2-in-1 crams Windows and Android into one device

    Razer gaming laptops at CES 2024: Blade spec bumps and display upgrades

    Alienware’s M16 R2 trims the behind for less power and more portability

    MSI Claw hands-on: the Steam Deck rival with Intel inside

    MSI’s Claw is an Intel-powered Windows competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck

    What if your Samsung flip phone could flip further?

    Apple Vision Pro launches February 2nd

    Apple Vision Pro prescription lenses will cost $149 extra

    Xreal’s new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro

    Asus targets Apple’s Vision Pro (with M2) with the AirVision M1

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  25. It’s already the year of AI again

    5 januari 2024 · 1 uur 31 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz kick off the new year with a preview of what we're excited to see at CES 2024 next week, but not before a brief discussion on copyright, the open web, and the first movements of a battle between The New York Times and OpenAI.
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    The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

    Here’s how major media companies are handling OpenAI.

    Read the lawsuit!

    For the second year in a row, Sony won’t have new TVs at CES

    CES 2024: Dell’s XPS laptop lineup is about to look very different

    Samsung’s new AI-enabled smart fridge can design recipes for you

    Jony Ive imagined the Vision Pro giving you Zoom eyes and sunglasses

    Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail

    Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th

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  26. The USB-C Holiday Spec-tacular

    23 december 2023 · 1 uur 44 min

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    The Verge’s Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz start the final show of 2023 with some chat about the state of USB-C: the ups and downs of charging gadgets, the ubiquity of one cable, and what the future looks like for gadgets with ports.
    The crew competes in a few rounds of USB-C Price is Right, a game we completely made up to show how confusing USB-C and its specs can be. Nilay, David, and Alex each play for a Vergecast listener to win an awesome Verge swag basket from our merch store. Check out the video version of the game below.
    David and Nilay end the holiday show with Noah Dentzel, the CEO and co-founder of Nomad Goods, to talk about how USB-C on the iPhone has changed his business, the challenges of building cables, and what tech accessories he’s most excited about in 2024.
    Have a happy, safe, and fast-charging holiday. We’ll see you in 2024!
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  27. 2023's biggest tech stories

    22 december 2023 · 1 uur 42 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Richard Lawler discuss Apple pulling the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from its website, the potential Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount merger, and what the biggest stories were on The Verge Dot Com.
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    Apple to pull Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 this week due to ITC ban

    Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban

    Why the Apple Watch is being banned — and how Apple can avoid it

    Masimo CEO thinks Apple can’t code its way out of the Watch ban.

    Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know

    Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream

    Apple reportedly plans Vision Pro launch by February

    Apple’s immersive next-gen CarPlay will start with Porsche and Aston Martin

    Bird’s goose is cooked.

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in discussions for a max merger

    Adobe explains why it abandoned the Figma deal

    Adobe won’t compromise on UK’s attempt to block Figma merger

    Peloton’s oldest bike tablet will be cut off from classes in a few months

    Peloton’s app now pairs with third-party treadmills for some subscribers

    Inside Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter

    Elon Musk predicts X will replace banks in 2024

    Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge

    Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset

    I wore the Apple Vision Pro. It’s the best headset demo ever.

    Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost

    Amazon has just opened up its Sidewalk network to give any gadget free low speed data

    Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches on November 15th for $199.99

    Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

    OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO

    FTC v. Microsoft: all the news from the big Xbox courtroom battle

    Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot

    iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in titanium: price, features, and release date

    This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller

    Samsung caught faking z…

  28. Epic wins for Epic and Threads

    15 december 2023 · 1 uur 41 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple responding to Beeper's iMessage for Android and the various other text-based platform news from this week.
    Sean Hollister joins the show to discuss his time covering the Epic v Google trial, and what we learned from it all.
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    The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge

    Beeper vs. iMessage is a fight about how tech works — and who's really in charge

    Apple responds to Beeper’s iMessage for Android: ‘We took steps to protect our users’

    Beeper says Apple is blocking some iMessages, but there’s a fix

    Google Messages might let you edit texts after they’re sent

    Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration

    Threads launches for nearly half a billion more users in Europe

    Adam Mosseri’s Threads account is rocketing up the Mastodon followed lists.

    An X outage broke all outgoing links, again

    Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight

    Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: the post-trial interview

    20 things we learned from the Epic v. Google trial

    The Apple TV app now looks more like an all-purpose streaming hub

    E3 is officially over forever

    Opera’s gamer browser now has a ‘panic button’ for when you’re caught in the act

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  29. Saying goodbye to Twitter

    13 december 2023 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of good tweets:
    03:40 - The Verge’s William Poor goes on a vintage tech odyssey in the hopes of future-proofing his family’s heirloom Mac Classic.
    28:35 - David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Nilay Patel discuss why they spent so much time on Twitter for so many years.
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    The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge

    How Twitter broke the news

    Extremely softcore: the old Twitter was an idealist’s workplace and a naive business

    The great tweet archive

    Twitter was a harassment machine

    It’s time for the Excel World Championships!

    1:05:40 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about organizing your digital photos.

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  30. The race to win AI — and hack iMessage

    8 december 2023 · 1 uur 24 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss Google Gemini's attempt to compete with ChatGPT, Beeper Mini bringing iMessage to Android, and shakeups in the podcast industry, and much more.
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    “Welcome to hell, Elon” has now been cited in a Supreme Court brief.

    Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4

    Google’s Gemini AI model now powers the Bard chatbot

    Google’s Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android

    Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework

    Bing’s GPT-4-powered Deep Search takes its time with AI questions

    Getty lawsuit against Stability AI to go to trial in the UK

    Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android

    EU officials think iMessage isn’t ‘popular enough’ with businesses to warrant regulation.

    Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight

    Spotify’s not going for Pulitzers anymore

    Spotify’s CFO and general counsel sold millions of dollars worth of stock the day after the layoff.

    Tidal is laying off more than 10 percent of its staff.

    Seems like Apple’s iTunes Movies and TV Shows apps for Apple TV really are going away.

    Here’s how a bridal photo captured a single person in three poses at once

    Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats

    Microsoft is investigating a Windows issue that’s renaming printers to HP LaserJet

    Motorola Razr 2023 review: not enough of a good thing

    Disney Plus and Hulu’s one-app experience is launching in beta

    The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill

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  31. The Verge guide to holiday shopping

    6 december 2023 · 1 uur

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    The Verge's David Pierce, Victoria Song, Dan Seifert, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy answer questions from the Vergecast Hotline about what to buy for your loved ones this holiday season. Lees meer

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  32. The Cybertruck lives, and so does OpenAI

    1 december 2023 · 1 uur 22 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Tesla Cybertruck event, the latest with OpenAI leadership, and what Elon Musk and Bob Iger said at Dealbook Summit 2023. Lees meer

    Getting close — but not too close — to the Tesla Cybertruck

    Tesla Cybertruck delivery event: Elon Musk hands over the first trucks to customers

    Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’

    Sam Altman is back, so what’s next for OpenAI and ChatGPT?

    Interview: Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI

    ChatGPT is winning the future — but what future is that?

    Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors

    DealBook Summit 2023: Elon Musk, Bob Iger, and more

    How to find your 2023 Spotify Wrapped

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  33. How Planet Earth — and the Netflix homepage — get made

    29 november 2023 · 1 uur 38 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of multi-drone camera setups:
    03:19 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with Planet Earth III producer Alex Walters and director Theo Webb about the gear used to make the latest nature documentary series.
    30:13 - Netflix's Pat Flemming joins the show to discuss how Netflix figures out what to show when you open the app, and how to keep you coming back.
    1:20:29 -The Verge's publisher Helen Havlak and editor-in-chief Nilay Patel join the show to answer this week's hotline question.
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  34. Emergency podcast: chaos at OpenAI

    20 november 2023 · 1 uur 9 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel and Alex Heath join David Pierce after a long, winding weekend reporting on the dramatic shakeup at OpenAI, still in progress.
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    Turmoil at OpenAI: after firing Sam Altman, what's next for the creators of ChatGPT?

    Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

    OpenAI’s new CEO is Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear

    OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO

    Emmett Shear named new CEO of OpenAI by board

    Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft

    Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

    How ChatGPT Fractured OpenAI - The Atlantic

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  35. Fortnite, GTA VI, and the fate of AAA games

    20 november 2023 · 1 uur 16 min

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    In episode three of our video game miniseries, The Verge's David Pierce and Polygon's Russ Frushtick and Chris Plante discuss the state of the industry's blockbuster games like Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Fortnite, and others — and what they signal for the future of gaming. Lees meer

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  36. Apple’s in on RCS — and everybody’s out on Bing

    17 november 2023 · 1 uur 23 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple announcing it will support RCS next year, AI news that came out of Microsoft Ignite, YouTube's new policy on deepfakes, and much more.
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    Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024

    Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage

    Meta will fight the EU over regulating Messenger

    Microsoft Ignite 2023: all the AI news from Microsoft’s IT pro event

    Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat to Copilot, to better compete with ChatGPT

    Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs

    Microsoft Copilot Studio lets anyone build custom AI copilots

    Microsoft is finally making custom chips — and they’re all about AI

    YouTube is going to start cracking down on AI clones of musicians

    Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music

    Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone

    On 'Chinese knockoffs' and why Leica works with Xiaomi

    Taylor Swift fans used record amounts of data during the Eras Tour in North America

    PlayStation Portal impressions: hands-on with Sony’s remote play handheld for PS5

    Opal's second camera is the Tadpole, a tiny webcam for laptops

    The first OLED Roku TV is here after a long, long wait

    Sonos teases a major new product coming next year

    Sonos fixes its Dolby Atmos loud pop issue after years of complaints

    Taylor Swift fans used record amounts of data during the Eras Tour in North America

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  37. Spotify and Disney have everything-app dreams

    15 november 2023 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of machine learning-based recommendation systems:
    03:31 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Spotify’s co-president and chief product officer Gustav Söderström about recommendations, audiobooks, app design, what Spotify wants to be, and whether it’s possible to do it all well.
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    44:08 - Alex Cranz joins the show to discuss a bunch of recent streaming news, including the plan to combine Disney Plus and Hulu.
    Streaming - The Verge

    1:10:28 - Chris Welch joins the show to help answer this week’s Vergecast Hotline question about mp3 players.

    The Mighty — an iPod shuffle for Spotify — finally arrives for $85

    bemighty.com

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  38. The fight to save old games

    13 november 2023 · 1 uur 12 min

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    In episode two of our gaming mini series, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Polygon's Russ Frushtick and Chris Plante about the obstacles around both preserving and emulating video games from discontinued hardware. Lees meer

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  39. Humane Pins and your own ChatGPT

    10 november 2023 · 1 uur 48 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss the debut of Humane's AI Pin, OpenAI's DevDay, GPT-4 updates, and more.
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    Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane's AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration

    Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable

    All the news from OpenAI’s DevDay conference

    OpenAI is letting anyone create their own version of ChatGPT

    OpenAI wants to be the App Store of AI

    ChatGPT subscribers may get a ‘GPT builder’ option soon

    OpenAI turbocharges GPT-4 and makes it cheaper

    OpenAI’s GPT builder interface is dead simple to use.

    Valve reveals the Steam Deck OLED: $549 buys better screen, battery, and more

    Steam Deck OLED review: better, not faster

    This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart

    YouTube pages are getting a TikTok-like For You feed

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  40. The tech trials keep coming

    8 november 2023 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of anti-steering provisions:
    02:57 - The Verge's David Pierce and Makena Kelly discuss Epic v. Google, a trial about the future of app stores.
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    The Epic v. Google trial may come down to simple v. complicated

    Epic v. Google: a battle over Fortnite fees goes to court

    28:49 - Liz Lopatto joins the show to detail her experience covering the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from start to finish.

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty of fraud

    Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost

    58:27 - Richard Lawler helps answer this week's Vergecast Hotline question.

    Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL

    Disney finally revealed how many billions ESPN pulls in.

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  41. Handheld gaming is the future — again

    6 november 2023 · 54 min

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    In the first episode of our series about the future of gaming, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Polygon's Chris Plante and Russ Frushtick about handheld game consoles. Is this portable, all-in-one form factor where all of gaming is headed? Lees meer

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  42. Apple events, SEO, and other fights

    3 november 2023 · 1 uur 23 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the takeaways from Apple's Mac event, the problem with SEO on the internet, streaming news, and much more.
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    Apple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements

    Goodbye, Touch Bar, you held incredible promise

    Here’s what Apple means when it says its event was ‘shot on iPhone’

    Amanda Chicago Lewis’ excellent piece about the web SEO built

    Some thoughts about The Verge article on SEO

    Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business

    Disney is about to own all of Hulu

    Joe Rogan’s big Spotify decision

    HBO Bosses Used ‘Secret’ Fake Accounts to Troll TV Critics

    Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers

    Netflix’s ad-supported plan will reward binge watchers with ad-free episodes

    Streaming is more expensive than ever — and it’s only going up from here

    YouTube is getting serious about blocking ad blockers

    There's a surprising new top-five player in the smartphone market

    Excuse me, it’s “really an aftermarket sound solution.”

    The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked

    Chrome on iOS now lets you move the address bar to the bottom

    Google is officially trying to make .ing domains a th.ing

    The EV transition trips over its own cord

    Closing time for Sam Bankman-Fried

    What stalking a delivery robot taught us about AI’s limits

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  43. Macs and M3s, shot on iPhones

    1 november 2023 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of spec bumps:
    02:21 - The Verge’s David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the announcements from Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac event.
    Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event: all the news from Apple’s online keynote
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    27:56 - Becca Farsace joins the show to share her thoughts on smartphone photography in 2023, and if the “Pro” branding can live up to its name.

    iPhone 15 Pro Max camera: 1000 photos later, it’s still missing something

    1,000 photos with the Pixel 8 Pro: AI, UI, and Pro stuff

    52:06 - Adi Robertson answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline.
    Xreal’s Air 2 AR glasses ship in November in the US

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  44. An impossible journey into self-hosting

    30 oktober 2023 · 53 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of network-attached storage:
    This is the fourth in our four-part series all about connectivity. This week we're talking about software: how software connects us, how we connect to software, and how software connects to other software.
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  45. The next Macs and the next Twitter

    27 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 26 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the next Apple event, a Twitter successor, and Windows Phone regrets.
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    Apple plans ‘Scary Fast’ product event just before Halloween

    Apple’s future AirPods roadmap just leaked, and big changes are coming

    Apple TV Plus is getting a price hike — and other Apple subscriptions are, too

    The Apple Watch’s double tap points at a new way to use wearables

    iOS 17.2 Beta Introduces Journal App - MacRumors

    Meta’s Threads app has almost 100 million users, says Mark Zuckerberg

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake

    Here’s your first look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gameplay

    Humane's AI Pin is Here’s your first look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gameplay

    Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s default search engine

    Is my co-worker AI? Bizarre product reviews leave Gannett staff wondering

    In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way

    The obsessive tormentor who made professors’ lives miserable

    The restaurant nearest Google

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  46. Everything you’ve always wondered about The Vergecast

    25 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 5 min

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    The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz dedicate the show to talk about their feelings. The crew answer a bunch of questions from listeners about The Vergecast, The Verge website, and the future of it all. Lees meer

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  47. The poster’s guide to the new internet

    23 oktober 2023 · 29 min

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    In episode three of our connectivity mini series, The Verge's David Pierce explores the idea of POSSE and PESOS, two syndication models for posting on the internet that don't rely on a single platform.
    Buckle in, it gets nerdy.
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  48. Into the iPad Confusion Zone

    20 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 21 min

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    The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss a whole bunch of tech news from this week — a new Apple Pencil, the latest Cybertruck confusion, streaming updates, and more.
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    Apple Pencil joins the iPad confusion zone

    Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

    Elgato’s new $279.99 Prompter is an all-in-one teleprompter and extra monitor

    Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64

    OnePlus Open review: right size, wrong price

    Elon Musk says ‘we dug our own grave with Cybertruck,’ offers new delivery date

    Elon Musk answers Tesla pricing question with anti work-from-home rant

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/18/23923256/musk-dodges-question-about-accepting-legal-liability-for-tesla-full-self-driving-cars

    Tesla profits dip as it invests in factory upgrades and AI development

    https://www.threads.net/@keubikooriginal/post/CyjavWouN0w

    X will start charging new users in two countries $1 per year

    ChargePoint is bringing Tesla’s NACS plug to its vast network of EV chargers

    These space-saving public EV chargers are ridiculously fast and rolling out now

    FCC kicks off fight to restore net neutrality

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/23923617/nokia-announces-14000-job-cuts-amid-5g-downturn

    Here comes another Netflix price hike

    Netflix’s first live sports broadcast pairs up F1 drivers with pro golfers

    Spotify launches hub for artists’ merch

    YouTube might make an official way to create AI Drake fakes

    Get ready to see a lot more product ads in YouTube videos

    YouTube wants to get you watching more news from ‘authoritative sources’

    There’s no way you’ll miss YouTube’s like and subscribe buttons now

    There's no way you'll miss YouTube's like and subscribe buttons now

    How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

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  49. The smart glasses era is (kind of) here

    18 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 25 min

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    Today on the flagship podcast of glassholes:
    The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Victoria Song about her experience using the new Ray-Ban smart glasses from Meta.
    Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content
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    The Verge’s Sean Hollister and iFixit’s Kyle Wiens join the show to discuss the latest legislation in the right to repair and what’s next for the future of fixing your own gadgets.
    Right-to-repair is now the law in California

    The Verge’s Nathan Edwards answers this week’s Vergecast Hotline question.
    The iPhone 15 and 15 Pro launch with ‘future Qi2 wireless charging.’ Here’s why.

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  50. The better, smarter future of messaging

    16 oktober 2023 · 55 min

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    In episode two of our connectivity mini series, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Eric Migicovsky co-founder of Beeper. Beeper is a universal messaging app trying to take all your messages from all your apps and put them in one place. Is this the future of chat?
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