The Vergecast podcast

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.

 

#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

13 hrs Ago

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:25

13 hrs Ago


#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

Yesterday

35 MINS

35:32

Yesterday


#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


#1060

Does smart home tech work in a college dorm?

It can be hard enough to set up smart home tech in a house or an apartment, but what about... more

25 Aug 2026

32 MINS

32:52

25 Aug 2026


#1059

We play a brutal quiz of our gadget memories

Do you remember your first BlackBerry? Do you remember when that first BlackBerry launched... more

24 Aug 2026

25 MINS

25:40

24 Aug 2026


#1058

Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend

Smart phone cameras have been getting better and better at capturing flawless, true-to-lif... more

21 Aug 2026

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:22

21 Aug 2026


#1057

We ask Gemini and Alexa to track cats and give advice

For better or worse, Amazon Alexa and Google Home's smart voice assistants have been imbue... more

20 Aug 2026

39 MINS

39:22

20 Aug 2026


#1056

Pixel reviewer roundtable

Pixel reviewers assemble: Senior reviewer Victoria Song leads a Vergecast roundtable with ... more

19 Aug 2026

38 MINS

38:37

19 Aug 2026


#1055

A repair shop’s guide to surviving RAMageddon

It feels right now like prices are going up, gadgets are getting worse, and everything is ... more

18 Aug 2026

23 MINS

23:50

18 Aug 2026


#1054

The Digital Doctor will see you now

A few years ago, Leo Mastrolia started a gadget repair shop. Little did he know he’d event... more

17 Aug 2026

37 MINS

37:12

17 Aug 2026


#1053

Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam

Have you seen Instagram's new logo? Meta debuted it right before we started recording, so ... more

14 Aug 2026

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:15

14 Aug 2026


#1052

Should you let a robot mow your lawn?

Is it time to fire the neighbor kid and hire a robot lawnmower instead? Last year I wrote ... more

13 Aug 2026

33 MINS

33:32

13 Aug 2026


#1051

Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5: Our first impressions | The Vergecast Livestream

Google just showed off its next generation of hardware, including the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 P... more

12 Aug 2026

57 MINS

57:11

12 Aug 2026


#1050

Lessons from the very first chatbot

Before Alexa and Siri, there was ELIZA. The first chatbot ever was the creation of a man n... more

11 Aug 2026

40 MINS

40:38

11 Aug 2026


#1049

Pencils down: We share our vibe-coded websites

We've spent the last month vibe coding our own corners of the internet. The Verge's Jake K... more

10 Aug 2026

45 MINS

45:45

10 Aug 2026


#1048

What's behind the Google AI shakeup

Google underwent a big AI shakeup this week, leaving a lot of people wondering whether the... more

07 Aug 2026

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:38

07 Aug 2026


#1047

The next big thing in movies is 60-year-old IMAX tech

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX 70m... more

06 Aug 2026

28 MINS

28:14

06 Aug 2026


#1046

Hotline: E Ink, the fediverse, and smart Puka shells

You have questions. We have (some) answers! For this week's hotline episode, Travis Larchu... more

05 Aug 2026

32 MINS

32:12

05 Aug 2026


#1045

What's really open about open-weight AI?

Everyone in AI is talking about open-weight models right now. Some see them as the ticket ... more

04 Aug 2026

35 MINS

35:33

04 Aug 2026


#1044

Rise of the Whoop dupes

For the last few years, the trend in wearables has been all about screens. As many of them... more

03 Aug 2026

30 MINS

30:41

03 Aug 2026


#1043

It's time to panic about AI safety

It's a big week for new ideas about computers, so David and Nilay spend some time on Samsu... more

31 Jul 2026

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:13

31 Jul 2026


#1042

Meta's Oversight Board is coming for ChatGPT and Claude

A new study from the Oversight Board found that leading AI systems are less likely to crit... more

30 Jul 2026

37 MINS

37:53

30 Jul 2026


#1041

The Z Fold 8 is the new foldable to beat

The wide foldable is here, and it's glorious. The Verge's Dominic Preston has been reviewi... more

29 Jul 2026

37 MINS

37:34

29 Jul 2026