The Vergecast podcast

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The Vergecast

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The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.

The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.

 

#1085

Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guys

Jolly's got new competition: OpenAI just launched its competitor to Muse and Grok Bot. It'... more

2 hrs Ago

21 MINS

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#1084

Pokémon trading cards are their own economy

The Pokémon Trading Card Game isn't just a game, it's an economy. Livestreamers provide vi... more

Yesterday

34 MINS

34:47

Yesterday


#1083

Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gaming

It's a confusing time right now for gaming. Video games are becoming an increasingly expen... more

28 Sep 2026

43 MINS

43:14

28 Sep 2026


#1082

Phones don't have lights

Meta's Muse AI agent is cute (sometimes [caked-up] (https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/210... more

25 Sep 2026

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:45

25 Sep 2026


#1081

Meta and Snap battle for your face

Meta and Snap both want to get on your face. The Verge's Victoria Song and Jay Peters trie... more

24 Sep 2026

31 MINS

31:21

24 Sep 2026


#1080

Hotline: Folding phones in cars, EVs in Mexico

Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins is here to answer your questions about the confluence... more

23 Sep 2026

28 MINS

28:01

23 Sep 2026


#1079

DLSS 5 explained, with Linus Tech Tips

Nvidia's new DLSS 5 (Deep Learning Super Sampling 5) rendering technology uses AI to (theo... more

22 Sep 2026

36 MINS

36:35

22 Sep 2026


#1078

Googlebooks are coming for your Mac

We tried out the new Googlebooks, which are essentially Chromebooks evolved with an Androi... more

21 Sep 2026

33 MINS

33:48

21 Sep 2026


#1077

The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro's camera

This week's iPhone 18 Pro discourse made aperture a priority, but today on Vergecast we zo... more

18 Sep 2026

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:17

18 Sep 2026


#1076

Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last ones

Senior reviewers Allison Johnson and Victoria Song trade host and guest duties in a Vergec... more

17 Sep 2026

46 MINS

46:58

17 Sep 2026


#1075

Your AI apocalypse questions, answered

Last week, an Anthropic researcher resigned and posted on X, "The people building AI earne... more

16 Sep 2026

31 MINS

31:46

16 Sep 2026


#1074

Is social media driving teen mental health issues?

Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his book, The Anxious Generatio... more

15 Sep 2026

45 MINS

45:46

15 Sep 2026


#1073

Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for?

Sean Hollister got his hands and face on Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame. It's exp... more

14 Sep 2026

41 MINS

41:14

14 Sep 2026


#1072

We unfolded the iPhone Duo

Apple did the one more thing: This week it announced its much-anticipated folding phone. I... more

11 Sep 2026

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:42

11 Sep 2026


#1071

Schools are catching onto tech’s playbook

For years, big tech companies have embedded their products into the classroom whether thro... more

10 Sep 2026

36 MINS

36:42

10 Sep 2026


#1070

The folding iPhone Duo is finally here | The Vergecast Livestream

Live from Apple Park, Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join Jake Kastrenakes, Dominic Preston... more

09 Sep 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:25

09 Sep 2026


#1069

The tech that made a 2-hour marathon possible

At this year's London Marathon, two runners completed the route in under two hours, becomi... more

08 Sep 2026

35 MINS

35:32

08 Sep 2026


#1068

AGI is whatever you want it to be

OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that AGI is here n... more

04 Sep 2026

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:41

04 Sep 2026


#1067

Apple Home rumors, ranked

Apple's big hardware event is coming next week. iPhones are the main draw, but senior revi... more

03 Sep 2026

36 MINS

36:36

03 Sep 2026


#1066

What’s happening with US data centers?

Data centers have been a staple of Loudoun County since the early dot-com boom, but recent... more

02 Sep 2026

25 MINS

25:05

02 Sep 2026


#1065

What the AI overlords get wrong about being alive

Elizabeth Lopatto recently wrote about Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word AI manifesto in her pi... more

01 Sep 2026

40 MINS

40:53

01 Sep 2026


#1064

Can Fairphone survive the US market

Skyrocketing RAM prices put a spotlight on product longevity and repairability, which make... more

31 Aug 2026

25 MINS

25:44

31 Aug 2026


#1063

The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse

This week Apple announced a Mac Mini made for AI and a Mac Studio made for AI, both with f... more

28 Aug 2026

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:34

28 Aug 2026


#1062

How to buy a laptop when everything’s expensive

If, after months of increasingly dire RAMageddon warnings, you just now find yourself in t... more

27 Aug 2026

31 MINS

31:01

27 Aug 2026


#1061

Meta will cut teens off of Instagram after two hours

Two-hour usage limits, age verification, and a $17.1 billion payout: We're breaking down t... more

26 Aug 2026

17 MINS

17:45

26 Aug 2026