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  The Verge  

The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, 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 podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, 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.

 

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#759

Anyone want to buy TikTok?

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss President Biden signing the TikTok ban bill, Apple's May 7th iPad event, Tesla's flop era, and more. Further reading: --- [Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24137638/senate-passes-tiktok-ban-bill-divest-bytedance-foreign-aid) --- [Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139036/biden-signs-tiktok-ban-bill-divest-foreign-aid-package) --- [Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget ] (https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt) --- [Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24078670/apple-may-product-event-ipad-date) --- [What to expect at Apple’s May ‘Let Loose’ event] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138188/apple-may-let-loose-event-oled-ipad-pro-air-pencil-magic-keyboard) --- [The Mercedes G-Wagen, the ultimate off-road status symbol, goes electric ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24134951/mercedes-g-wagen-electric-eqg-price-specs-photos) --- [The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138090/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-ai-wearables) --- [Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor) --- [Tesla’s in its flop era] (https://www.theverge.com/24134781/tesla-q1-2024-earnings-sales-market-share-elon-musk) --- [Tesla lays off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce, loses top executives] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24130735/tesla-layoffs-10-percent-workforce-disappointing-sales) --- [Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/19/24134753/tesla-recall-cybertruck-faulty-accelerator-pedal-nhtsa-defect) --- [Tesla reveals a new Model 3 Performance with more horsepower and faster acceleration] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138352/tesla-model-3-performance-2024-horsepower-acceleration) --- [A cheaper Tesla is back on the menu] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138646/tesla-q1-2024-earnings-model-2-affordable-electric-vehicles) --- [Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24137502/sonos-new-app-announced) --- [Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus and Elite processors ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24138768/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-plus-elite-processors) --- [Apple might be the streaming home of soccer’s next big tournament ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/22/24137251/apple-streaming-fifa-club-world-cup-report) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 hrs Ago

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:02

20 hrs Ago

#758

Congress takes on TikTok, privacy, and AI

Today on the flagship podcast of forced app divestiture:  03:07  - The Verge’s David Pierce and Lauren Fiener discuss the latest tech policy bills floating through Congress, including a privacy bill, a generative AI bill, and the TikTok divest-or-ban bill. --- [TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/20/24135163/tiktok-ban-divest-bytedance-house-foreign-aid-package) --- [TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133975/tiktok-divest-ban-bill-foreign-aid-package-house-senate) --- [Lawmakers unveil new bipartisan digital privacy bill after years of impasse ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124143/lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-comprehensive-digital-american-privacy-rights-act-bill) --- [A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133323/american-privacy-rights-act-house-lawmakers-legislative-hearing)   --- [New bill would create public datasets to train AI and incentivize innovation.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24134178/new-bill-would-create-public-datasets-to-train-ai-and-incentivize-innovation) 34:17 - David talks with Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan about their company [Wonder Dynamics] (https://wonderdynamics.com/) , which is creating AI-powered production tools for filmmakers.  1:09:16 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about messaging apps. Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 Apr 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:32

23 Apr 2024

#757

Emulators are taking over the App Store

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss third-party iPhone app stores, game emulators, Google Android and hardware team restructuring, the latest TikTok news, and more. Further reading: --- [Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe] (https://www.theverge.com/24100464/altstore-pal-dma-eu-launch-delta-nintendo-emulator-clip-clipboard-manager) --- [The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24132984/delta-free-emulator-nintendo-gba-n64-iphone-app-store-us) --- [A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132351/iphone-apple-app-store-nes-emulator-bimmy-removed) --- [The first Apple-approved emulator for the iPhone has arrived... and been pulled] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/14/24129981/game-boy-emulator-igba-iphone-ios-app-store-gba4ios-testut-knock-off) --- [Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/5/24122341/apple-app-store-game-emulators-super-apps) --- [Google is combining its Android and hardware teams — and it’s all about AI] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133881/google-android-pixel-teams-reorg-rick-osterloh) --- [Meta’s battle with ChatGPT begins now] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133808/meta-ai-assistant-llama-3-chatgpt-openai-rival) --- [AI isn't useless. But is it worth it?] (https://www.citationneeded.news/ai-isnt-useless/) --- [Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child] (https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-told-parents-group-it-has-a-disabled-child/) --- [Big Papa Joe, world's biggest TouchWiz Fan - The Vergecast (clip)] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BshWjEfXoQQ) --- [Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child] (https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-told-parents-group-it-has-a-disabled-child/)    --- [Sony might have perfected Mini LED TVs with its new 2024 lineup] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24132829/sony-2024-bravia-9-8-7-3-mini-led-oled-tv) --- [Broadcast TV still exists, and now it’s sort of getting a built-in DVR] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24130968/atsc-3-0-roxi-faststream-ease-live-local-news-dvr) --- [TikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133311/tiktok-notes-photos-text-app-instagram) --- [TikTok gives users more in-app ways to buy event tickets.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131842/tiktok-gives-users-more-in-app-ways-to-buy-event-tickets) --- [TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133975/tiktok-divest-ban-bill-foreign-aid-package-house-senate) --- [Report: ByteDance still has access to US users’ TikTok data despite Project Texas] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132315/tiktok-bytedance-project-texas-china-silo) --- [The president could delay a TikTok ban an extra six months under a reported House proposal.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133493/the-president-could-delay-a-tiktok-ban-an-extra-six-months-under-a-reported-house-proposal) --- [TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133317/tiktok-restrict-accounts-problematic-topics-for-you-feed) --- [Twitch’s new TikTok-style Discovery feed is rolling out to everyone soon] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133457/twitch-tiktok-style-feed-rollout) --- [Spotify is developing a remix feature to rival sped-up TikTok tunes] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128218/spotify-music-remix-feature-sped-up-tiktok-songs) --- [Samsung shifts executives to six-day workweeks to ‘inject a sense of crisis’] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133854/samsung-six-day-executive-workweeks-crisis-management) --- [Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133145/boston-dynamics-resurrects-atlas-humanoid-robot-electric-new) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Apr 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:20

19 Apr 2024

#756

The internet really is a series of tubes

Today on the flagship podcast of undersea cable management:  04:10 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Josh Dzieza discuss the industry of laying and maintaining undersea cables that connect us to the internet.  --- [The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat] (https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships) 43:43 - Tom Warren and Joanna Nelius join the show to discuss the future of Arm chips on PCs and whether or not we’re about to get a huge jump in performance on most laptops.  --- [Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24116587/microsoft-macbook-air-surface-arm-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite) --- [Microsoft to hold a special Windows and Surface AI event in May] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104982/microsoft-ai-event-build-2024-satya-nadella) --- [Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107513/microsoft-ai-pc-surface-pro-10-laptop-6-specs-release-date-price) --- [Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Elite processor will beat Apple, Intel, and AMD] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23930366/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-processor-availability-release-date) --- [Qualcomm says most Windows games should ‘just work’ on its unannounced Arm laptops] (https://www.theverge.com/24107331/qualcomm-gdc-2024-snapdragon-on-windows-games) 1:11:18 - Alex Cranz answers questions from the Vergecast Hotline about e-readers and the latest Kobo devices.  --- [Kobo announces its first color e-readers ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24124411/kobo-libra-colour-clara-colour-e-reader-kindle-e-ink) --- [The best ebook reader to buy right now] (https://www.theverge.com/23769068/best-ebook-readers) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Apr 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:06

16 Apr 2024

#755

The good, the bad, and the Humane AI Pin

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Piece, and Alex Cranz discuss David's review of the Humane AI Pin, Taylor Swift's music back on TikTok, a new party speaker, and much more. Further reading: --- [Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet] (https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review) --- [Here’s What Reviewers Are Saying About the Humane Pin] (https://gizmodo.com/review-roundup-humane-pin-1851403020) --- [We now have a better look at what’s inside the Humane AI pin] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124419/humane-ai-pin-processor-snapdragon-qualcomm-fcc) --- [OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4 ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/6/24122915/openai-youtube-transcripts-gpt-4-training-data-google) --- [Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127406/taylor-swifts-music-tiktok-umg-deal) --- [Apple will open the iPhone to repair with used parts] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127278/apple-iphone-repair-used-parts) --- [Kobo announces its first color e-readers] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24124411/kobo-libra-colour-clara-colour-e-reader-kindle-e-ink) --- [Sony’s new headphones and speakers are all about skull-rattling bass] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127358/sony-ult-power-sound-headphones-speakers-price) --- [Official: here’s the DJI Avata 2, possibly one of the best sequels in years] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24126785/dji-avata-2-price-release-date) --- [Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/9/24124168/google-vids-video-ai-workspace-app) --- [Meta says it’s fixing ‘HD’ photo sharing in Facebook Messenger ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126692/facebook-messenger-hd-photo-sharing-toggle-file-qr-codes) --- [Marissa Mayer’s eternal Sunshine] (https://www.platformer.news/marissa-mayer-sunshine-shine-app-design-cofounder-quits/) --- [The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/9/24125560/mpa-block-piracy-websites-cinemacon) [Vote for The Vergecast in the Webbys!] (https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/technology) [Join The Verge at the 2024 Chicago Humanities Spring Festival] (https://www.theverge.com/24099817/verge-chicago-humanities-festival-2024-artificial-intelligence-tickets) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Apr 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:53

12 Apr 2024

#754

The TikTok ban and the iPhone monopoly

The Verge’s David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz answer questions from The Vergecast Hotline all about the TikTok ban debate and the US v Apple case.  Further reading:  --- [TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform] (https://www.theverge.com/23651507/tiktok-ban-us-news) --- [US v. Apple: everything you need to know] (https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates) --- [The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age] (https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-curse-of-bigness/) [Vote for The Vergecast in the Webbys!] (https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/technology) [Join The Verge at the 2024 Chicago Humanities Spring Festival] (https://www.theverge.com/24099817/verge-chicago-humanities-festival-2024-artificial-intelligence-tickets) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Apr 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:08

09 Apr 2024

#753

How much MacBook is enough MacBook?

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Macbook Air M3 review, Jon Stewart's take on AI, and a whole lot more of this week's tech news. Further reading: --- [Apple MacBook Air M3 review: small upgrades] (https://www.theverge.com/24114684/apple-macbook-air-m3-13-15-inch-2024-review)   --- [It’s time for a hard reset on notifications] (https://www.theverge.com/24119076/ios-android-notifications-focus-modes-scheduled-summary) --- [Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework) --- [Microsoft is working on an Xbox AI chatbot] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118728/microsoft-xbox-ai-chatbot-testing) --- [Samsung says Bixby’s still not dead] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/1/24118253/samsung-galaxy-ai-bixby-voice-assistant) --- [The world needs more gadgets like LG’s briefcase TV ] (https://www.theverge.com/24109258/lg-stanbyme-go-portable-suitcase-briefcase-tv-review) --- [Jon Stewart on AI, Lina Khan, and the other things Apple didn’t want him to say] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118814/jon-stewart-apple-tv-plus-daily-show-lina-khan-interview) ---  [A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores] (https://www.theverge.com/24100979/altstore-europe-app-marketplace-price-games) --- [Will the Apple antitrust case lawsuit affect your phone’s security?] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24107719/iphone-security-apple-doj-monopoly-antitrust-lawsuit) --- [How Meta’s global head of safety approaches online age verification] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118204/meta-age-verification-quest-store-antigone-davis) --- [Is TikTok still TikTok without the algorithm?] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/31/24117164/is-tiktok-still-tiktok-without-the-algorithm) ’ --- [The US House banned staffers from using Microsoft Copilot] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/30/24116722/the-us-house-banned-staffers-from-using-microsoft-copilot) --- [FCC will vote on restoring net neutrality rules] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119889/net-neutrality-fcc-vote-rules-restore) --- [X’s ‘complimentary’ Premium push gives people blue checks they didn’t ask for] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24120602/x-free-premium-verified-blue-checkmark) --- [Spotify’s price is reportedly going up again ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119884/spotify-2024-price-increase-rumor-audiobooks-supremium) --- [AI George Carlin case settled as performers demand better protection ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119785/ai-george-carlin-lawsuit-settled-artist-rights-alliance-protections) --- [OpenAI’s voice cloning AI model only needs a 15-second sample to work] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/29/24115701/openai-voice-generation-ai-model) --- [Google Podcasts is gone — and so is my faith in Google] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118873/google-podcasts-shutdown-graveyard)   Vote for us in the Webbys!! [People’s Voice Technology Podcast ] (https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/technology) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Apr 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:00

05 Apr 2024

#752

A better keyboard than QWERTY

Today on the flagship podcast of alternate keyboard layouts:  03:36 - The Verge’s David Pierce talks to Jonas Hietala about his ultra-custom keyboard he built from the ground up to fit his specific needs.  --- [Jonas Hietala: The T-34 keyboard layout] (https://www.jonashietala.se/series/t-34/) 30:40 - The Verge’s Tom Warren explains the next phase of Microsoft with a new leader on the Windows and Surface team.  --- [Microsoft has a new Windows and Surface chief] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24111931/microsoft-windows-surface-pavan-davuluri) --- [Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107513/microsoft-ai-pc-surface-pro-10-laptop-6-specs-release-date-price) --- [Rewind’s new feature brings ChatGPT to your personal information] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653127/rewind-ai-chatgpt-for-me-chatbot-mac) 57:32 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about tricks for Netflix recommendations.  --- [How Planet Earth — and the Netflix homepage — get made] (https://youtu.be/eqUspnjuMp8?si=BbhM0MMbDB2CvgDh&t=1593) [Vote for The Vergecast in the Webby's Technology Podcast category!] (https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/technology) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Apr 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:46

02 Apr 2024

#751

Power User: Taylor Lorenz on the TikTok ban

Today we're sharing an episode of a new podcast called [Power User,] (https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/power-user-with-taylor-lorenz) which explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us, hosted by tech journalist Taylor Lorenz. Follow Power User with Taylor Lorenz wherever you get your podcasts:  [https://link.chtbl.com/poweruserpod] (https://link.chtbl.com/poweruserpod) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Mar 2024

54 MINS

54:54

29 Mar 2024

#750

AI headphones and clicky phone keys

Today on the flagship podcast of canceled-out cricket sounds:  03:29 - David, Andru, and Will react to prototype headphones that use AI to take noise cancellation to a whole new level.  --- [Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests] (https://youtu.be/-zE1CsM-XLE?si=bAMDHO058kCAc_Eg)   --- [We sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities ] (https://www.theverge.com/23852015/active-noise-cancellation-headphone-test-audio-lab) --- [The University of Washington’s Semantic Hearing project] (https://semantichearing.cs.washington.edu/) --- [UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab] (https://netlab.cs.washington.edu/) 31:30 - Michael Fisher, aka Mr. Mobile, joins the show to discuss mobile phones with physical keyboards and his latest project, “Clicks,” an iPhone case featuring an integrated keyboard. --- [Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24024957/clicks-iphone-keyboard-case-iphone-14-15-lightning-usb-c) --- [BlackBerry kills Ryan Seacrest's iPhone keyboard] (https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/1/8696991/blackberry-typo-keyboard-lawsuit-settlement) 56:30 - Andru Marino answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about the best microphone for recording your parents.  --- [How to get great audio for podcast interviews] (https://www.theverge.com/22652143/podcast-interviews-audio-mic-how-to-noise) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

26 Mar 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:59

26 Mar 2024

#749

Apple’s antitrust fight begins

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. Further reading: --- [US v. Apple: everything you need to know] (https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates)   --- [US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24105363/apple-doj-monopoly-lawsuit) --- [The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107659/apple-doj-lawsuit-antitrust-documents-suing)   --- [The lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against Apple ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107669/doj-v-apple-apple-watch-messaging-digital-wallets-lock-in) ---  [Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/20/24106219/beeper-beta-android-app-chat-messaging) --- [What else can Humane’s AI pin do?] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/20/24107185/what-else-can-humanes-ai-pin-do)   --- [These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that's all too rare] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/20/24106892/sago-mini-ipad-app-game-toddler-subscription) --- [YouTube TV’s multiview comes to iPhones and iPads in time for March Madness] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/20/24106859/youtube-tv-multiview-now-available-ios-ipados) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

22 Mar 2024

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:02

22 Mar 2024

#748

DoorDash, Uber Eats... and Tony

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. --- [This Seattle Delivery Person Is Breaking Free of the Apps] (https://seattle.eater.com/2024/2/21/24079162/tony-delivers-seattle-delivery-app-fees-downtown) --- [https://tonydelivers.co/] (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] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091079/rivian-r2-ev-launch-suv-price-live) --- [Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he has ‘complete certainty’ EVs will win ] (https://www.theverge.com/24094259/rivian-r2-r3-r3x-ceo-interview-price-production-future) --- [Rivian R2 revealed: a $45,000 electric off-roader for the masses] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093215/rivian-r2-revealed-ev-suv-price-specs-price) --- [Rivian owners now have access to Tesla Superchargers] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104786/rivian-tesla-supercharger-access-adapter-free-r1t-r1s) --- [Rivian surprises with R3 and R3X electric SUVs ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093570/rivian-r3-r3x-electric-suv-crossover-pics-specs)   54:37 - David and Allison Johnson answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about foldable phones. --- [Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap] (https://www.theverge.com/23773594/google-pixel-fold-review-screen-battery-hinge-camera) --- [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough] (https://www.theverge.com/23826325/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-5-review-screen-hinge-battery-camera) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Mar 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:14

19 Mar 2024

#747

Are we really about to ban TikTok?

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. Further reading: --- [Lawmakers introduce bill that would punish app stores for hosting TikTok] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091278/congress-tiktok-bytedance-ban-divest-bill) --- [TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform ] (https://www.theverge.com/23651507/tiktok-ban-us-news) --- [House passes bill that could ban TikTok] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24097125/house-bill-vote-tiktok-ban-china-bytedance-divestment) --- [TikTok’s fate now lies with the Senate after House advances path to a ban] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099721/tiktok-ban-senate-house-vote-divest-bill) --- [There might be a “TikTok Photos” app in the works to take on Instagram.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/11/24097269/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.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24100175/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.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099896/nancy-pelosi-is-playing-tiktok-toe) --- [Donald Trump has even more to say about the TikTok ban.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/11/24097416/donald-trump-has-even-more-to-say-about-the-tiktok-ban) --- [President Biden says he’ll sign a TikTok ban, if passed.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/9/24095348/president-biden-says-hell-sign-a-tiktok-ban-if-passed) --- [TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093308/tiktok-congress-ban-push-notification) --- [The TikTokers are revolting.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093490/the-tiktokers-are-revolting) --- [Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is apparently eyeing TikTok.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/11/24097247/former-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-is-apparently-eyeing-tiktok) --- [YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099533/youtube-tv-app-redesign-comments-shopping) --- [Spotify now has music videos ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099337/spotify-music-video-beta-11-markets-supported-artists) --- [Neil Young’s music is back on “low res Spotify” two years after Rogan protest] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099330/neil-youngs-music-is-back-on-low-res-spotify-two-years-after-rogan-protest) --- [Neil Young says the MacBook Pro has ‘Fisher-Price’ audio quality] (https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21091655/neil-young-podcast-vergecast-interview-phil-baker-book-pono-hi-res-audio) --- [Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s show on X after a ‘tense’ interview] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099677/don-lemon-elon-musk-x-canceled) --- [Linda Yaccarino on X: "X is becoming a video first platform] (https://twitter.com/lindayaX/status/1767675796334776506) ” --- [Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098398/roku-hackers-breach-credit-card-info) --- [British monarchy rocked by bad Photoshop job] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/10/24096762/kate-middleton-edited-photo-royal-family-possible-fake) --- [The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098548/kate-middleton-royal-family-photoshop-manipulated-image) --- [SpaceX successfully launches Starship in third flight test] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/14/24100501/spacex-starship-launch-third-flight-test-success)   --- [Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098334/apple-ios-web-distribution-eu-app-store-changes) --- [Hands-on with the Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum] (https://www.theverge.com/24098771/dyson-vis-nav-robot-vacuum-hands-on) --- [Nikon is acquiring US camera manufacturer RED] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093109/nikon-acquiring-red-cameras-film-motion-picture-tv) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Mar 2024

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:38

15 Mar 2024

#746

The 2024 Streaming Draft (live from SXSW)

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. [Watch video version with a scoreboard on YouTube] (https://youtube.com/theverge) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Mar 2024

59 MINS

59:00

12 Mar 2024

#745

Hello and goodbye to the MacBook Air

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. Further reading: --- [Apple announces upgraded MacBook Air laptops with M3 chips] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24089999/apple-macbook-air-m3-announced-13-15-inch) --- [The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090112/macbook-air-wedge-laptops-design) --- [Apple may not do a spring event this year] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/3/24089196/apple-no-spring-event-planned-macbook-air-ipad) --- [How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates] (https://www.theverge.com/24040543/eu-dma-digital-markets-act-big-tech-antitrust) --- [How every tech ‘gatekeeper’ is responding to the DMA ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24091592/eu-dma-competition-compliance-deadline-big-tech-policy-changes) --- [iOS 17.4 is here and ready for a whole new Europe] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090161/ios-17-4-update-released-dma-eu-third-party-app-store-nfc-payments)   --- [Apple hit with a nearly $2 billion fine following Spotify complaint ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24005938/european-commission-antitrust-apple-investigation-anti-steering-rules-app-developers) --- [Spotify and Epic criticize Apple’s iOS changes as ‘a mockery of the DMA’] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087513/spotify-epic-european-commission-letter-apple-dma) --- [Spotify will show pricing options outside its iOS app in the EU — if Apple lets it] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091430/spotify-links-pricing-information-iphone-eu-app) --- [Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092158/epic-apple-developer-account-terminated-digital-markets-act-alternative-ios-app-store) --- [Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-party-app-stores-allowed-iphone-ios-europe-digital-markets-act) --- [Apple unbanned Epic so it can make an iOS games store in the EU] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24074873/epic-apple-ios-developer-account-eu-games-store-fortnite) --- [Alternative iOS app stores won’t work (for long) outside of the EU.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092044/alternative-ios-app-stores-wont-work-for-long-outside-of-the-eu) --- [Here’s the new iOS default browser nag for iPhone users in Europe.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092026/heres-the-new-ios-default-browser-nag-for-iphone-users-in-europe) --- [Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24074182/apple-drops-support-iphone-web-apps-eu-dma) --- [Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/26/24083511/apple-eu-investigation-web-app-support) --- [Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087666/apple-disable-iphone-web-apps-eu-reversal) --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Mar 2024

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:27

07 Mar 2024

#744

AI gadgets, bendy phones, and more from MWC

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.  --- [MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona] (https://www.theverge.com/24078219/mwc-barcelona-2024-news-rumors-products-announcements) --- [Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future] (https://www.theverge.com/24082244/lenovo-concept-transparent-laptop-mwc-2024-drawing-tablet)   --- [What if phones actually bent to our needs?] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087496/mobile-world-congress-mwc-2024-brain-ai-samsung-galaxy-ring-humane-pin)   --- [The Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing’s MWC event.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084665/the-phone-2a-makes-a-guest-appearance-at-nothings-mwc-event) --- [The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t ] (https://www.theverge.com/24084444/humane-ai-pin-hands-on) --- [Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/26/24082729/samsung-has-big-ambitions-for-the-galaxy-ring) --- [A short gif of Infinix’s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24083084/a-short-gif-of-infinixs-color-charging-e-ink-phone-concept) --- [Now there’s a 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082954/avenir-telecom-energizer-hard-case-p28k-28000mah-smartphone) --- [Xiaomi’s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082284/xiaomis-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 ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24079890/honor-magic-6-pro-price-release-date-specs-details) --- [HMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers ] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082418/hmd-human-mobile-devices-barbie-flip-phone-fusion-mwc-2024-barcelona) Later, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about web crawlers and AI.  --- [With the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial] (https://www.theverge.com/24067997/robots-txt-ai-text-file-web-crawlers-spiders) 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] (http://voxmedia.com/live) . Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Mar 2024

46 MINS

46:48

05 Mar 2024

#743

How smart is the smart kitchen, really?

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. Links: --- [The Thermomix] (https://www.thermomix.com/) --- [The Samsung Food app] (https://samsungfood.com/) --- [The Fresco app] (https://frescocooks.com/) --- [The GE Profile Smart Smoker] (https://www.geappliances.com/indoor-pellet-smoker) --- [The Smart Instapot Pro] (https://www.instanthome.com/product/instant-pot/pro-plus/6-quart-smart-pressure-cooker) --- [The Traeger Smart Wood Pellet Grill] (https://www.traeger.com/pellet-grills/ironwood) --- [The Typhur Smart Air Fryer] (https://www.typhur.com/products/dome-air-fryer) --- [Tovala Smart Countertop Oven] (https://www.theverge.com/23633000/tovala-smart-oven-air-fryer-review) --- [My favorite smart oven is toast] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071925/my-favorite-smart-oven-is-toast) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Mar 2024

48 MINS

48:47

03 Mar 2024

#742

The Apple Car crash

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. Further reading: --- [Apple’s electric car project is dead] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084907/apple-electric-car-project-titan-shuts-down) --- [RIP to the Apple Car, we hardly knew ye ] (https://www.theverge.com/24085629/apple-car-dead-project-titan-ev-driverless-robotaxi) --- [Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns] (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/behind-the-apple-car-dead.html) --- [Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news] (https://www.theverge.com/24080905/supreme-court-arguments-netchoice-moody-paxton-online-speech) --- [The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/23/24080521/supreme-court-netchoice-florida-texas-social-media-laws-arguments) --- [Why Uber and Etsy came up so much in the Supreme Court’s social media arguments] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084124/supreme-court-netchoice-moody-paxton-florida-texas-social-media-law-arguments) --- [Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are 'completely unacceptable'] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/28/24085445/google-ceo-gemini-ai-diversity-scandal-employee-memo) --- [TikTok is removing even more songs as music rights battle drags on] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/28/24085988/tiktok-umg-music-removal-all-artists) --- [The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t] (https://www.theverge.com/24084444/humane-ai-pin-hands-on)   --- [Ford offers EV owners free Tesla Supercharger adapters until July] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24085844/ford-ev-adapter-tesla-supercharger-nacs) --- [Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/28/24084808/google-docs-annotations-markups-handwritten-notes) 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] (http://voxmedia.com/live) . Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

01 Mar 2024

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:02

01 Mar 2024

#741

Tales of a shopping influencer

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] (https://www.theverge.com/24078625/flip-influencers-tiktok-shopping-product-reviews-monetization) 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] (https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/20/24075147/fujifilm-x100vi-camera-announced-features-price) --- [The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI)] (https://youtu.be/jNb4hPvLWYQ?si=94MUeejVH4mcLN9m) --- [Fujifilm X100T review] (https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/15/7391089/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] (http://voxmedia.com/live) . Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Feb 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:09

27 Feb 2024