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The Vergecast

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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 Wednesday, 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.

#692

The 50-year quest for AI virtual assistants

In part three of our AI mini series, David Pierce dives into the decades-long endeavor to build a virtual assistant. What can a virtual assistant do? What do we want it to do? Email us at 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

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31:13

Yesterday

#691

Amazon and Microsoft's AI parades

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss all the announcements from Amazon's fall product launch event and Microsoft's Surface and AI event. Further reading: --- [Amazon’s fall 2023 product launch event: live news, announcements, and more] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23881164/amazon-event-hardware-devices-alexa-echo-ring) --- [Amazon is set to supercharge Alexa with generative AI] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23880764/amazon-ai-alexa-generative-llm-smart-home) --- [The Fire TV should be at the heart of Amazon's smart home] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880495/amazon-fire-tv-alexa-smart-home-hardware-event) --- [The new $269.99 Echo Frames look a whole lot more like glasses.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882332/the-new-269-99-echo-frames-look-a-whole-lot-more-like-glasses) --- [Alexa Eye Gaze offers a new way to control Alexa on a Fire tablet] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882303/alexa-eye-gaze-offers-a-new-way-to-control-alexa-on-a-fire-tablet) --- [In the new Echo Show 8, Alexa will be 40 percent faster.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882151/in-the-new-echo-show-8-alexa-will-be-40-percent-faster) --- [Finally some hardware...for kids.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23882322/finally-some-hardware-for-kids) --- [YouTube is going all in on AI with background and video topic suggestions] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883749/youtube-generative-ai-dream-screen-creators) --- [YouTube made a video editing app — just like TikTok] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883755/youtube-create-mobile-video-editing-app-tiktok-capcut) --- [Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23882074/microsoft-surface-copilot-event-2023-biggest-announcements) --- [Microsoft’s new Xbox controller borrows great ideas from Stadia, Steam, and Sony] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880809/microsoft-xbox-leak-gamepad-sebile-stadia-steam-sony) --- [This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880111/microsoft-xbox-series-x-new-design-refresh) --- [Microsoft’s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform) --- [Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23881174/microsoft-xbox-leak-gaming-phil-spencer-memo) --- [Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says acquiring Nintendo would be ‘a career moment’ ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880146/phil-spencer-microsoft-xbox-acquiring-nintendo) --- [Microsoft announces the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with upgraded chips and ports] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23878658/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-2-price-release-date) --- [A first look at Microsoft’s upgraded Surface Laptop Studio 2] (https://www.theverge.com/23883722/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-2-hands-on-features-photos) --- [Microsoft announces the new Surface Laptop Go 3] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23881978/microsoft-surface-laptop-go-3-price-release-date) --- [Hands-on with the Surface Laptop Go 3] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883904/surface-laptop-go-3-hands-on) --- [The Surface Go 4 comes with a much-needed performance boost] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23880536/microsoft-surface-go-4-convertible-price-release-date) --- [Microsoft 365 Copilot launches in November] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23880882/microsoft-365-copilot-ai-release-date) --- [Windows 11’s next big update arrives on September 26th with Copilot, RAR support, and more] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23882173/microsoft-windows-11-23h2-update-features-release-date) --- [Microsoft announces Surface Hub 3 with portrait mode] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883955/microsoft-surface-hub-3-portrait-mode) --- [The cable bundle of the future is officially here] (https://www.theverge.com/23868355/disney-charter-bundle-espn-abc-broadcast) --- [Google’s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23878999/google-bard-ai-chatbot-gmail-docs-drive-extensions) --- [The Home Assistant Green is here to make the most powerful smart home platform more accessible] (https://www.theverge.com/23875557/home-assistant-green-announcement-price-specs-ten-year-anniversary) 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 Sep 2023

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:41

22 Sep 2023

#690

iPhone and watches and wallpapers, oh my

Today on the flagship podcast of the Action Button: 03:34 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with Allison Johnson and Dan Seifert about their reviews of the [iPhone 15] (https://www.theverge.com/23879726/apple-iphone-15-plus-review) and [iPhone 15 Pro] (https://www.theverge.com/23879619/apple-iphone-15-pro-max-review) . 41:02 - Victoria Song joins the show to talk about her review of the [Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2] (https://www.theverge.com/23878981/apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-review-double-tap-precision-finding-siri) . 1:07:58 - David chats with [Isaac Mosna] (https://www.youtube.com/canoopsy) and [Widgetsmith] (https://apps.apple.com/rs/app/widgetsmith/id1523682319) 's David Smith about customizing your iPhone wallpaper and widgets. 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 Sep 2023

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:03

20 Sep 2023

#689

Can AI make a hit song?

In episode two of The Vergecast's AI mini series, David Pierce sits down with [Switched on Pop] (https://switchedonpop.com/) 's Charlie Harding and music producer Ian Kimmel to share how they made an entire song from scratch using a bunch of AI tools. Later, Nilay Patel joins the discussion to talk about the future of AI in the music industry. Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Sep 2023

59 MINS

59:29

18 Sep 2023

#688

Apple mysteries and Google trials

It's been a week! The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz rejoin the studio to process all the tech news and announcements. Apple had its annual hardware event where the iPhone 15 and new Apple Watch lineup were shown off. Later, senior tech and policy reporter Adi Robertson joins the show to walk us through the US v Google antitrust trial that kicked off earlier in the week. Further reading: --- [iPhone 15 event: all the news on Apple's new phones] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23862837/iphone-15-event-apple-watch-ultra-airpods-usb-c) --- [Here's why Apple put a Thread radio in the iPhone 15 Pro] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23871781/apple-iphone-15-pro-thread-radio-bluetooth) --- [Rumors of Lightning’s death are just slightly exaggerated] (https://www.theverge.com/23871824/apple-products-lightning-connector-usb-c-iphone-15) --- [The iPhone Mini is officially gone, long live the iPhone Mini] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23870815/small-phone-apple-iphone-mini-discontinued-15-pro-samsung-galaxy-s23) --- [USB-C Backbone One controllers will be ‘upgraded’ to work with the iPhone 15 lineup.] (https://www.theverge.com/games/2023/9/14/23874207/usb-c-backbone-one-controllers-be-upgraded-to-work-with-the-iphone-15-lineup) --- [The iPhone is getting new ringtones with iOS 17] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870868/apple-iphone-ios-17-new-ringtones) --- [Apple announces more iOS 17 features coming later this year: Apple Music updates] (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/13/new-ios-17-features-coming-later-this-year/#:~:text=iOS%2017%20is%20coming%20on,three%20months%20of%20beta%20testing) --- [How Google plans to win its antitrust trial] (https://www.theverge.com/23864025/google-antitrust-trial-kent-walker-interview) --- [What to expect from the Google Search antitrust trial ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23868141/google-search-antitrust-trial-what-to-know) --- [US v. Google antitrust trial: updates] (https://www.theverge.com/23869483/us-v-google-search-antitrust-case-updates) --- [Developers respond to Unity’s new pricing scheme] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23872330/unity-developers-react-new-pricing-model) --- [Unity cancels town hall over reported death threats] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23873628/unity-death-threats-john-riccitiello) --- [What happens when Google Search doesn't have the answers?] (https://www.theverge.com/23712602/google-search-25-years-anniversary-ai-artificial-intelligence) --- [Google AMP: how Google tried to fix the web by taking it over] (https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit) --- [A storefront for robots] (https://www.theverge.com/23753963/google-seo-shopify-small-business-ai) --- [The little search engine that couldn't] (https://www.theverge.com/23802382/search-engine-google-neeva-android) --- [Who killed Google Reader?] (https://www.theverge.com/23778253/google-reader-death-2013-rss-social) 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 Sep 2023

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:05

15 Sep 2023

#687

iPhone 15: the good, the bad, and the titanium

After attending Apple's fall hardware event, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Allison Johnson, Dan Seifert and Victoria Song break down the biggest announcements: the iPhone 15, 15 Pro, the new Apple Watch Series 9 and the Ultra 2. Further Reading: --- [All the big conferences and events in tech, entertainment, and automotive coming this fall] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/11/23852104/tech-conferences-events-fall-2023-techtember-techtober) --- [iPhone 15 event live blog: all the news from Apple's keynote] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23824688/iphone-15-event-live-blog-apple-keynote) --- [Apple iPhone 15 event: the seven biggest announcements] (https://www.theverge.com/23869728/apple-iphone-15-event-announcements-watch-ultra-airpods-pro-usb-c) --- [Apple announces iPhone 15 with USB-C, a camera upgrade, and the Dynamic Island] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23859779/iphone-15-plus-usb-c-price-release-date-apple) --- [Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max announced with titanium bodies and an Action Button] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23859756/iphone-15-pro-max-price-features-release-date-apple) --- [iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max hands-on] (https://www.theverge.com/23859793/iphone-15-pro-max-hands-on-pictures-video-apple) --- [A first look at the new iPhone 15 with USB-C and a big camera upgrade] (https://www.theverge.com/23870387/iphone-15-plus-hands-on-pictures-video-price) --- [Apple's cheapest iPhone 15 Pro Max now costs more — but also has double the storage] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23860503/iphone-15-price-increase-pro-max-apple) --- [Apple is releasing iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 on September 18th] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23863224/ios-17-release-date-apple-iphone-15-announcement) --- [Apple announces Apple Watch Series 9, and it has a handy double-tap feature] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23860234/apple-watch-series-9-price-release-date-features) --- [Apple Watch Ultra 2: price, release date, and features] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23860255/apple-watch-ultra-2-price-release-date-features) --- [Apple is switching the AirPods Pro charging case to USB-C] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23860305/airpods-pro-usb-c-cases-apple-announced) --- [Apple’s USB-C AirPods Pro will support lossless audio with the Vision Pro] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870723/apple-airpods-pro-usb-c-lossless-audio-vision) --- [Apple's Lightning connector was the first great port — and USB-C might be the last] (https://www.theverge.com/23864263/iphone-usb-c-lightning-wireless-charging-apple) --- [Post-process: why the smartphone camera changed photography forever] (https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/20/4377290/post-process-why-the-smartphone-camera-changed-photography-forever) --- [The iPhone 7 Plus vs. the original iPhone: a camera showdown] (https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2016/9/14/12917512/original-iphone-camera-vs-iphone-7-photo-comparison) --- [The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the first smartphones with Thread] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870522/iphone-15-pro-max-thread-smartphones) 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

13 Sep 2023

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:19

13 Sep 2023

#686

AI voices are taking over the internet

In part one of The Vergecast's AI mini series, David Pierce dives into the boom of voice synthesis and artificially generated speech. The process is a lot more accessible for everyone, but how realistic can it sound? Further reading: --- [AI voices are taking over the internet] (https://www.theverge.com/23864878/ai-voice-clones-podcastle-elevenlabs-personal-voice) --- [Everyone will be able to clone their voice in the future] (https://www.theverge.com/22672123/ai-voice-clone-synthesis-deepfake-applications-vergecast) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Sep 2023

24 MINS

24:37

11 Sep 2023

#685

How the iPhone 15 could still surprise us

The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Dan Seifert discuss what to expect at Apple's iPhone 15 event, the drama behind the scenes with Disney's CEOs, and some more gadget news. Further reading: --- [iPhone and iPad apps will be available in the Vision Pro App Store by default] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860335/apple-iphone-ipad-apps-vision-pro-app-store-default) --- [Sonos announces Move 2 speaker with stereo sound and 24-hour battery life] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23859848/sonos-move-2-features-price) --- [Google leaks Pixel 8 Pro again with a 360-degree preview] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23860807/pixel-8-pro-leak-colors-google-simulator-360) --- [GoPro’s new Hero 12 Black will let you film continuously for longer ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23860065/gopro-hero-12-black-action-camera-film-continuously-vertical) --- [A GoPro Max successor is coming] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23860476/gopro-max-360-video-new-model) --- [What goes into designing a solar-powered Bluetooth speaker] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/1/23855819/urbanista-malibu-solar-powered-bluetooth-speaker-hands-on-ifa-2023) --- [Bob Iger and Bob Chapek's CEO battle made Disney the pettiest place on Earth] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861125/bob-iger-chapek-disney-ceo-takeover-drama) --- [YouTube is experimenting with longer but less frequent ad breaks on TV] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23859965/youtube-fewer-ad-breaks-longer-length) --- [Roku turns to layoffs (again) and removes streaming content to cut costs ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861088/roku-layoffs-content-cost-saving) --- [Chrome is about to look a bit different] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23862311/google-chrome-redesign-material-you-web-store) --- [Google’s cookie-replacing Privacy Sandbox reaches major milestone] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23862743/google-chrome-privacy-sandbox-milestone-availability) --- [How to disable Chrome’s new targeted ad tracking] (https://www.theverge.com/23860050/chrome-ads-topics-sandbox) --- [Clubhouse reinvents itself as an audio messaging app] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861862/clubhouse-reinvents-itself-audio-messaging-app) --- [MrBeast just dropped a new YouTube face] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861576/youtube-face-mrbeast-open-closed-mouth-a-b-testing-thumbnail) Email us at 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

08 Sep 2023

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:12

08 Sep 2023

#684

It's gadget season again

The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss all the gadgets announced at [IFA 2023,] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23845604/ifa-2023-news-products-announcements-smart-home-foldables-headphones-audio) the next flagship phone events from Apple and Google, and a whole lot more. Also: Nilay Patel breaks news about [the 5G banana surgery. ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/28/23846049/banana-surgery-5g-video-viral) Further reading: --- [No, they did not do surgery on a banana over 5G] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/28/23846049/banana-surgery-5g-video-viral) --- [Apple’s September iPhone event: how to watch and what to expect ] (https://www.theverge.com/23837051/apple-event-september-iphone-15-date-time-live-stream-watch-how-to-rumors) --- [Google leaked Google’s flagship Pixel 8 Pro, again] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851805/google-store-pixel-8-pro-leak-porcelain) --- [Google sets its Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23852400/pixel-8-google-event-announced-date) --- [Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23851107/google-graveyard-pixel-pass-subscription-phone-upgrades) --- [Taylor Swift Eras Tour is coming to theaters this October] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853812/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-amc-theatrical-release-price) --- [Starfield review: a stellar sci-fi refresh of the Bethesda RPG formula ] (https://www.theverge.com/23852390/starfield-review-xbox-pc) --- [Sony is raising PlayStation Plus prices up to $40 per year] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23852353/playstation-plus-prices-increase-essential-extra-premium) --- [Dolby might have found a way to make built-in TV speakers sound much better] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/28/23848678/dolby-atmos-flexconnect-tv-speakers-tcl) --- [Instagram may be making Reels longer to compete with TikTok] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23852109/instagram-longer-reels-leak-tiktok) --- [Google’s Duet AI now available in Docs, Gmail, and other Workspace apps ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23849457/google-duet-ai-docs-slides-gmail) --- [IFA 2023: the biggest announcements from Europe’s big tech show] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23845604/ifa-2023-news-products-announcements-smart-home-foldables-headphones-audio) --- [Alexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL’s new speakers] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853487/jbl-authentics-200-300-500-hands-on-alexa-google-assistant-smart-speaker) --- [Anker's new MagGo wireless chargers might charge iPhones just as fast as MagSafe] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23850968/anker-maggo-qi2-chargers-usb-c-battery-ifa-2023) --- [Philips Hue has three new smart security cameras] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853233/philips-hue-secure-smart-security-cameras-launch-price-specs-hands-on) --- [Jlab’s $39.99 Jbuds Mini are the smallest yet.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853518/jlabs-39-99-jbuds-mini-are-the-smallest-yet) --- [How Google made the world go viral] (https://www.theverge.com/23846048/google-search-memes-images-pagerank-altavista-seo-keywords) --- [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) --- [This USB button helps Jeopardy! contestants get their buzz on] (https://www.theverge.com/23852814/jeopardy-signaling-device-delcom-practice-buzzer-button-of-the-month) --- [The future of Tesla is in China] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23850923/tesla-china-ev-factory-competition-land-of-the-giants) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

01 Sep 2023

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:37

01 Sep 2023

#683

Who built the internet? And who will save it?

Today on the flagship podcast of social media monetization strategies: 04:05 -The Verge''s David Pierce and Nilay Patel chat with Taylor Lorenz about her new book [Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet] (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Extremely-Online/Taylor-Lorenz/9781982146863) 55:26 - Adi Robertson joins the show to explains why publishers, and the music industry, [would have a bone to pick with the Internet Archive.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655804/internet-archive-hatchette-publisher-ebook-library-lawsuit) 1:23:13 -Vjeran Pavic helps out with this week's Vergecast Hotline question. 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

30 Aug 2023

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:19

30 Aug 2023

#682

Threads' big moment, and Sony's big controller

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Richard Lawler discuss Threads' new web app, Sony's Playstation handheld, NFL 4K streaming, AI music copyright, and a whole lot more. Further reading: --- [Elon Musk says (yet again) that X will stop letting you block users] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/18/23837494/elon-musk-twitter-x-remove-blocking) --- [X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/20/23838823/twitter-x-deleted-pictures-links-2014-metadata-t-co-shortener) --- [X fixed the ‘bug’ that broke images attached to tweets from before 2014 ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840640/twitter-x-2014-image-link-tweet-t-co-shortener) --- [X tests removing headlines from links to news articles] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841012/x-twitter-remove-headlines-news-elon-musk) --- [Elon Musk says news organizations can get a share of X’s advertising revenue, too.] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843505/elon-musk-says-news-organizations-can-get-a-share-of-xs-advertising-revenue-too) --- [Threads on the web is here] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23840441/meta-threads-web-app) --- [NFL Sunday Ticket has arrived on the Google TV homescreen] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842853/nfl-sunday-ticket-google-tv-homescreen-free-channels) --- [Amazon is bringing a whole lot of AI to Thursday Night Football this season] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23842818/amazon-thursday-night-football-ai-streaming) --- [Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches later this year for $199.99 ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842771/sony-playstation-portal-remote-player-specs-release-date-price) --- [Sony’s PlayStation wireless earbuds will cost a whopping $199.99 ] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842778/sony-playstation-earbuds-pulse-explore-elite-features-price) --- [Sony’s PlayStation division is acquiring headphone maker Audeze] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23844430/sony-playstation-division-acquiring-headphone-maker-audeze) --- [This batarang houses Qualcomm’s next big bet on gaming] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23840895/qualcomm-g3x-snapdragon-gen-2-g2-g1-gaming-handheld-chips) --- [Somebody already unboxed the Quest 3] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842962/meta-quest-3-leak-unboxing-vr) --- [Microsoft kills Kinect again] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840327/microsoft-azure-kinect-developer-kit-discontinued) --- [Corsair’s first standing desk is designed for gaming, streaming, and more] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23842681/corsair-platform-6-gaming-desk-height-adjust-cable-management-release-date-monitor-arm) --- [Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841822/google-youtube-ai-copyright-umg-scraping-universal) --- [Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841167/microsoft-excel-python-integration-support) --- [Netflix is going to let DVD subscribers keep unreturned discs for free] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23841540/netflix-dvd-com-subscribers-keep-unreturned-discs) --- [White Noise Podcasters Are Costing Spotify $38 Million a Year - Bloomberg] (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-17/white-noise-podcasters-are-costing-spotify-38-million-a-year) --- [Sonic Spectrum: a journey into noise white, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple & violet] (https://open.spotify.com/show/0r52y79AOfvLvzaEmew96h?si=c67a095873ec4499) 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

25 Aug 2023

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:53

25 Aug 2023

#681

Mythical computers and super apps

Today on the flagship podcast of payment processing fees: 04:36 - The Verge's David Pierce travels to meet Keegan McNamara, an artisan who is making unique computers for more purposeful use cases. --- [A visit to the one-man computer factory] (https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder) 27:11 - Liz Lopatto and Alex Heath join the show to discuss the future of "super apps" in the United States — notably the one Elon Musk is trying to build with X, formerly known as Twitter. --- [Everything Elon Musk told Twitter employees in his first company meeting] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23452196/elon-musk-twitter-employee-meeting-q-and-a) --- [Can Elon Musk turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’?] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/18/23465237/elon-musk-twitter-crypto-payments-paypal-thiel) --- [Here’s what Elon Musk wants to do with X, his ‘everything app’] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/26/23808796/elon-musks-x-everything-app-vision) 1:09:54 - Keep listening for this week's Vergecast Hotline question. --- [What is a custom feed and how do I make one? – Reddit Help] (https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043043412-What-is-a-custom-feed-and-how-do-I-make-one-) Email us at [vergecast@theverge.com] (mailto:vergecast@theverge.com) , we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 Aug 2023

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:24

23 Aug 2023

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