The Vergecast

Reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Series 8, and more

16 Sep 2022

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss The Verge's reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and Apple Watch Series 8. Further reading: App...

Websites are back: inside The Verge's redesign

14 Sep 2022

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David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the ideas behind The Verge's brand new redesigned website, which officially launched on September 13th. David als...

Apple’s iPhone 14 event: the biggest announcements and our first impressions

09 Sep 2022

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Apple held their annual hardware event on their campus, debuting new iPhones, new Watches, and new AirPods. Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz ...

The future of Apple: our biggest questions and hottest takes

06 Sep 2022

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The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz each discuss the big open questions they have about the future of Apple, and the hottest takes a...

Snap laying off 20 percent of employees, Twitter starts testing edit button, and Logitech’s cloud gaming handheld leaks

02 Sep 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss this week's gadget news. Casey Newton joins the show to discuss Twitter finally adding t...

Land of the Giants: It's a WhatsApp world

31 Aug 2022

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We're sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta disruption, a collaboration between Recode and The Verge. Meta’s most expensive ...

Twitter is a mess, Apple 'Far out' rumors, and this week in streaming

26 Aug 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news.  Further reading: Apple’s ‘Far out’ iPhone 14 event is ...

The Elgato Stream Deck's endless buttons

24 Aug 2022

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Today’s whole episode is about buttons. We’re talking about the Stream Deck from Elgato, a desk accessory that is basically just a bunch of button...

Android 13 arrives, Galaxy Watch 5 review, and Instagram gets competitive

19 Aug 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Android 13 update, the battle between the vertical video apps, and a bunch of gadget...

Ford F-150 Lightning review, stress-testing earbuds, and a Galaxy foldable Q&A

17 Aug 2022

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02:33 - The Verge's David Pierce brings in deputy editor Dan Seifert, reviewer Allison Johnson, and managing editor Alex Cranz to answer Vergecast Hot...

Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022 biggest announcements

12 Aug 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past w...

Amazon buys Roomba, non-watch wearables, and the best cheap(er) phones

10 Aug 2022

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David Pierce taps into The Verge's reviews team to explore where we're headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones. 01:56 - Verge s...

HBO Max might get maimed, Apple might remove the headphone jack from the iPad

05 Aug 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news — including what's happening with HBO Max, Apple iPad rumors, s...

Work from anywhere: sailboats, solar generators, and Starlink

03 Aug 2022

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David Pierce hosts a special "work from anywhere" episode of The Vergecast while he is on vacation. 02:33 - CEO of Rove Jonah Hanig chats about his ap...

Microsoft Q4 earnings, Spotify’s subscribers rise, and Instagram walks back its changes

29 Jul 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce. and Alex Cranz discuss the quarterly tech earnings from Apple, Microsoft, Spotify, and more.  Further reading:...

Instagram is TikTok now, BeReal is everywhere, and the Vergecast Hotline is back

27 Jul 2022

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with deputy editor Alex Heath about how Meta is pivoting Facebook and Instagram away from your friends and more...

Netflix wants linear TV to die, Thread border routers are Matter-ready, and Tesla sold most of its Bitcoin

22 Jul 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz run discuss Tesla earnings, Netflix's next move, and an upgrade to smart home standard Thread. F...

Project Gene5is adventures, Congress takes on VPNs, and Nothing Phone 1 review

20 Jul 2022

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with tech reporter Mitchell Clark about what it took to get service from Project Genesis and they conclude a FO...

MacBook Air M2 review, Elon Musk tries to bail on buying Twitter, and Apple beta software preview

15 Jul 2022

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06:32 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce chat with deputy editor Dan Seifert about his review of Apple's M2 Macbook Air. 34:45 - ...

The JWST's first space images, YouTube TV's bundle bet, and the Vergecast Hotline Q&A

13 Jul 2022

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Last week, we put a call out to people on Twitter about our new Vergecast Hotline, a phone line we set up for anyone to leave a message about a tech...

Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta Disruption

08 Jul 2022

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We’re sharing the trailer for the new season of Land of the Giants: The Facebook/ Meta Disruption. Our friends over a Recode along with The Verge ex...

This week in EVs, Starlink's wireless battle with Dish, and Sony announces gaming monitors

01 Jul 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz chat with transportation editor Andrew Hawkins about EVs, trucks, Tesla, and Starlink. Segment 1...

Privacy risks in post-Roe USA, the internet's recommendation problem, and our Asus gaming laptop guide

29 Jun 2022

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The Verge's David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with health technology reporter Nicole Wetsman and senior privacy and cybersecurity reporter Corin Faife ...

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 updated review, Solana's Saga phone, and the M2 MacBook Pro review

24 Jun 2022

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Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz chat with Verge senior reviewer Monica Chin about her review of Apple's Macbook Pro 13" with the M2 chip. Alex, David Pierc...

Meta's VR prototypes, the best earbuds for phone calls, and our dream E Ink device

22 Jun 2022

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The Vergecast is now the flagship podcast of twice-a-week podcasts. Our new Wednesday episode digs even deeper into The Verge’s reporting and the ...

Dish says their 5G network is available , Apple will stream every MLS match, and Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient

16 Jun 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Dish Network's 5G network (@11:07), Google's LaMDA AI (@ 32:32), Apple streaming Major L...

WWDC 2022: Apple's iOS 16, new M2 processor, macOS Ventura, and more

10 Jun 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the important announcements from Apple's WWDC. Also: USB-C will be mandatory for ph...

Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta, Volvo using Unreal Engine in its cars, and a WWDC '22 preview

03 Jun 2022

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years. 29:45 - Transportation editor And...

Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

20 May 2022

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022. 33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopat...

How video game controllers got a lot more accessible

17 May 2022

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In the final chapter of our Vergecast “creators series,” Alex Cranz talks with Ben Heck, who has been modding game systems and controllers sinc...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Google I/O 2022 📲 Stablecoins struggling to survive the crypto crash, and Apple discontinues the iPod

13 May 2022

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Nilay Patel and David Pierce interview Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai after Google announcing a bunch of products at their I/O conference. 34:2...

How Google is trying to make ambient computing work

11 May 2022

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Google has big visions for the future of computing. It’s working on building what it calls an ambient computer: a virtual helper that can accomplish...

3D printing and trackballs: the future of gadgets?

10 May 2022

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In episode two of our Vergecast "creators series," Alex Cranz talks with the creators of Ploopy, the open source trackball that has a dedicated fanb...

"After Steve" author Tripp Mickle / Fortnite’s back on iOS / Sonos’s voice assistant

06 May 2022

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Nilay Patel and David Pierce chat with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter and the author of a new book titled After Steve: How Apple Became a Tri...

How the mechanical keyboard went mainstream again

03 May 2022

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For the next three weeks on Tuesdays, Verge managing editor Alex Cranz hosts some shows focused on the creator space and, in Vergecast fashion, th...

Twitter accepts Elon Musks' buyout / Snap Pixy drone hands-on / Apple releases fix for Studio Display

29 Apr 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Liz Lopatto discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter and what's next for the social media company. Senior reporter ...

Sonos' new budget soundbar / CNN Plus is shutting down / Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in over a decade

22 Apr 2022

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David Pierce rejoins The Vergecast with Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz. The crew discuss Netflix losing subscribers for the first time in over a decade, C...

Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for AR glasses / Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in takeover attempt

15 Apr 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Liz Lopatto, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Elon Musk's offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter and what it could mean for th...

Elon Musk buys 9.2 percent of Twitter / OnePlus 10 Pro review / QD-OLED monitors and TVs

08 Apr 2022

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Verge managing editor Alex Cranz leads this week's show with Dan Seifert, Liz Lopatto, and Allison Johnson to discuss Elon Musk buying stock in Twitte...

Steve Aoki on why he’s a ‘crypto believer’

01 Apr 2022

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Vergecast is on spring break this week! In the meantime, check out Nilay's discussion with Steve Aoki from this week's episode of Decoder with Nilay P...

Asus’ ROG flow Z13 / Samsung’s Freestyle Projector / Apple's iPhone subscription service plan

25 Mar 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the tech headlines from this site this week — including Google's deal with Spotify over...

We reviewed the Mac Studio, the Studio Display, the iPhone SE, and the iPad Air

18 Mar 2022

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Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Monica Chin, Allison Johnson, and Dan Seifert discuss The Verge's reviews of the Apple products announced last week: the new ...

Apple announces new iPhone SE, Mac Studio, M1 Ultra, and more

11 Mar 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss all the announcements from Apple's Peek Performance event this week. Further reading: Th...

Russia starts a star war / Ford splits itself in two / Apple “Peek Performance” event preview

04 Mar 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss what could possibly be announced by Apple next week. Senior reporter Loren Grush explains...

Goodbye to Dieter Bohn, with special guest Walt Mossberg

04 Mar 2022

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This was a tough one. The Verge co-founder and Executive Editor Dieter Bohn is leaving us. Nilay Patel, Walt Mossberg and Dieter Bohn walk down memory...

Steam Deck review / Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review

25 Feb 2022

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Senior news editor Sean Hollister joins Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz to discuss his review of the Steam Deck, the latest portable gaming s...

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review / Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms / The LinkBuds are Sony’s strangest earbuds yet

18 Feb 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Monica Chin discuss phones, laptops, and chips announced and reviewed this week. Senior reporter...

Samsung announces Galaxy S22 Ultra / Microsoft announces open app store rules / Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships

11 Feb 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss all the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy S22 Unpacked event. Senior repor...

YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan on new features for creators in 2022

10 Feb 2022

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Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and streaming reporter Catie Keck talk with YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan about new features coming to Yo...

Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever / Spotify CEO defends Joe Rogan deal

04 Feb 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Ashley Carman, and Alex Heath discuss Meta's rough week: Facebook reported its first-ever quarterly decline of da...

Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young / Intel’s $20 billion bet on Ohio / Q4 earnings for Big Tech

28 Jan 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Q4 earnings for the big tech companies like Microsoft, Samsung, Intel, and Tesla. Casey Ne...

Microsoft to acquire Activision for $68.7 billion / Google is building an AR headset / The 5G battle between the FAA, AT&T, Verizon, and airlines

21 Jan 2022

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Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with games reporter Ash Parrish and senior reporter Alex Heath about Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard f...

Wordle and the App Store clones / FTC’s Meta antitrust lawsuit moves forward / PCs big year

14 Jan 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Russell Brandom discuss the FTC proceeding with an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, the success of Wordle and ...

CES 2022: all the TVs, concept cars, laptops, and gadgets announced this week

07 Jan 2022

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz run through the huge amount of products announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 this week...

James Webb Space Telescope to launch next week / cool gadgets announced this week

17 Dec 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Loren Grush discuss NASA's plan for launching the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to NASA’s Hubb...

Can Matter save the smart home?

14 Dec 2021

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In our final Vergecast Spec-tacular of the year, Dieter Bohn dives into Matter, the new tech standard that smart home gadgets will use to communicate ...

Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 demo / Snap’s first AR Spectacles / Android games come to Windows in 2022

10 Dec 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Heath discuss Epic Games' Matrix experience in Unreal Engine 5, Snap’s first AR Spectacles, streaming news, and m...

Behind the scenes of our Treo documentary, Springboard

07 Dec 2021

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Live at On The Verge in New York City, Nilay and Dieter discuss The Verge's documentary Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone a...

Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter / The future of the blockchain / FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s purchase of Arm

03 Dec 2021

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with Alex Heath and Casey Newton about Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter and what's going in the world of c...

Eero CEO Nick Weaver on 5G, Thread, and the future of the smart home

23 Nov 2021

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn interview CEO of Eero Nick Weaver live at On The Verge in New York City. The discussion includes how the Ring Alarm Pro ca...

Apple will make repair manuals and parts available to public / Russia blows up a satellite / Biden signs infrastructure package

19 Nov 2021

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with policy reporter Makena Kelly about Pres. Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure package and what it will do to impro...

Let's Chat about RCS

16 Nov 2021

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The Verge's Dieter Bohn dives into the messy past and uncertain future of Rich Communication Services, or RCS, a new texting standard that Google had ...

EV startup Rivian goes public / Judge orders Apple to allow external payment options / Microsoft announces Windows 11 SE

12 Nov 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Sean O'Kane discuss electric vehicle startup Rivian becoming a publicly traded company after exe...

What’s next for USB-C

09 Nov 2021

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The Verge's Dieter Bohn dedicates this week's Tuesday episode to the fractious history and fraught future of USB-C. Guests include: CTO of ASTC Rod W...

Microsoft enters the metaverse race / Beats Fit Pro review / Apple’s software chief speaks out against sideloading

05 Nov 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Microsoft's take on the metaverse at their Ignite event this past week. Verge...

Vergecast Live @ On The Verge 2021

01 Nov 2021

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn are joined by Verge alums Joanna Stern and David Pierce live on stage at The Verge's 10th anniversary party. Stories discu...

Facebook becomes Meta / Pixel 6 review / Macbook Pro review

29 Oct 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Facebook's new name. Dan Seifert joins to discuss the reviews for Pixel 6 and...

Inside our MacBook Pro 2021 review

26 Oct 2021

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Dieter Bohn hosts a discussion with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reviewer Monica Chin about The Verge's approach to reviewing gadgets, ...

Apple’s Unleashed event / Facebook is planning to rebrand the company / Google holds Pixel 6 event

22 Oct 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Facebook's plan to rebrand the company with a new name, the products announce...

Google’s Pixel 6 with Sundar Pichai and Rick Osterloh

19 Oct 2021

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Dieter Bohn sits down with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and SVP of Devices and Services at Google Rick Osterloh to discuss the launch of the Pixel 6 — i...

HTC Vive Flow announced / Apple Watch Series 7 review / Apple's Oct 18th event preview

15 Oct 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss HTC's new VR headset the Vive Flow. Also: Apple, Google, and Samsung all h...

Surface extravaganza: a review of Windows 11 and Microsoft’s new Surface lineup

12 Oct 2021

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Dieter Bohn hosts a discussion on reviews for the newest Microsoft products launched this fall — Windows 11, Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio, a...

Land of the Giants: This Changes Everything

11 Oct 2021

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In Land of the Giants: The Apple Revolution, Recode’s Peter Kafka explores the company that changed what a computer is — and then changed what ...

Facebook's bad week: a 60 Minutes interview, a six-hour outage, and a Senate whistleblower hearing

08 Oct 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Russell Brandom discuss Facebook's bad week: from a 60 Minutes interview, to a 6-hour outage, to...

Teaching AI to taste and smell could help the future of product design

05 Oct 2021

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For the next four Tuesdays, Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping the future o...

Amazon’s fall hardware event / Google’s Search On / Code Conference 2021

01 Oct 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss all the product announced at Amazon's fall devices event, as well as Google's Search On f...

AI can be your writing buddy, your blogger, or your Dungeon Master

28 Sep 2021

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For the next four Tuesdays, Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping the future o...

iPhone 13 review / Microsoft’s Surface event biggest announcements

24 Sep 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss the reviews of the iPhone 13/iPhone 13 Pro and the many new devices Microsoft...

AI might help edit the next generation of blockbusters

21 Sep 2021

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For the next four Tuesdays, Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping the future o...

Apple’s iPhone 13 event: the biggest announcements

17 Sep 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss all the products announced at Apple's hardware event this week: iPhones, iPads, the Apple...

Everyone will be able to clone their voice in the future

14 Sep 2021

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For the next four Tuesdays, Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are shaping the future...

Epic v. Apple judge rules that Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases

11 Sep 2021

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In an emergency Vergecast, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Adi Robertson, and Russell Brandom discuss the ruling today in the Epic v. Apple tria...

Facebook debuts Ray-Ban smart glasses / Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place on September 14th / Amazon announces its first-ever lineup of smart TVs

10 Sep 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Facebook's newest endeavor into sunglasses with cameras on them, predictions ...

Microsoft announces Surface event for Sept. 22nd / Apple concedes to let apps link to the web sign up / iPhone 13 could have satellite connectivity

03 Sep 2021

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The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss a bunch of new Apple App Store policies, the upcoming Microsoft Surface event, and s...

OnlyFans' back and forth on adult content ban / Tim Cook’s Apple, ten years later

27 Aug 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex, Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss why OnlyFans planned to prohibit sexually explicit content on their platf...

Google Pixel 5a review / Facebook's metaverse for work / Apple, Epic, and Google emails

20 Aug 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, Allison Johnson, and Dan Seifert discuss reviews for the Google Pixel 5a, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 an...

Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3, Watch 4 and Buds 2 / Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained

13 Aug 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss what was announced at Samsung's August Unpacked event, including new foldabl...

Pixel 6 preview / Apple reveals new efforts to fight child abuse imagery

06 Aug 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss Google's preview of the Pixel 6 and its Tensor chip. Verge policy editor Russell Brandom ...

The summer Intel fell behind / earnings for Apple, Google, Samsung / Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds

30 Jul 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss this week in tech news: quarterly earnings for the big tech companies, the state of...

Verizon switches to Android Messages as default RCS / Jeff Bezos goes to space / Biden and Big Tech

23 Jul 2021

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The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Alex Cranz discuss Verizon switching to Android Messages as default for RCS, as well as the many gadgets from this week. V...

Interview: Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s metaverse

22 Jul 2021

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Casey Newton talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about his vision for an embodied internet (or "the metaverse), the challenges of governing it, an...

The Steam Deck is Valve's new handheld / iPhone 13 rumors grow / Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to the edge of space

16 Jul 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss this week in tech news — the new Valve Steam Deck, Netflix potentially getting into gaming, a lot o...

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over Google Play Store fees / Nintendo announced OLED Switch / 'EV Day' event held for Stellantis

09 Jul 2021

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss the new antitrust lawsuit Google faces from 36 states, the new hardware Nintendo annou...

Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more

25 Jun 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren discuss the official reveal of Windows 11 at Microsoft's event on Thursday. Further reading: The slow transi...

Google adds RCS encryption to Messages / Congress gearing up to fight big tech / Windows 11 leaks

18 Jun 2021

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge senior editor Tom Warren about leaks of Microsoft's Windows 11 UI and announcements from E3 2021. Verge poli...

WWDC 2021: Apple's iOS 15, spatial audio, macOS Monterey, and more

11 Jun 2021

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss all the announcements from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference that took place this ...

Huawei’s HarmonyOS arrives / Microsoft's next gen Windows / Apple's WWDC preview

04 Jun 2021

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Co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge senior editor Tom Warren and managing editor Alex Cranz about operating systems — what's coming...

Tim Cook's bad day in Epic vs Apple

22 May 2021

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In part 2 of this week's episode, Nilay talks with Adi Robertson about the judge's harsh questioning of Tim Cook on the last day of testimony in Epi...

Google I/O announcements and iPad Pro M1 review

21 May 2021

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In part 1 of this week’s episode, Nilay and Dieter talk with deputy editor Dan Seifert about Google I/O and reviews for the M1 iMac and iPad Pro. ...

Starlink, Epic v. Apple, and laptops laptops laptops

14 May 2021

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The Epic v. Apple trial continues with big drama about naked bananas and weird game definitions. Nilay tries to get Starlink space internet working, a...