The Vergecast
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Hosted by Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn, alongside a cavalcade of tech luminaries, Vergecast is the podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent & informative look at what's happening right now in the world of technology and gadgets.
The Vergecast
23h ago
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
We sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities
The University of Washington’s Semantic Hearing project
UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab
31:30 - Michael Fisher, aka Mr. Mobile, joins the show to discuss mobile phones with physical keyboards and his latest project, “Clicks,” an iPhone c ..read more
The Vergecast
5d ago
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
US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here
The lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against Apple
Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app ..read more
The Vergecast
1w ago
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://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
Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he ..read more
The Vergecast
1w ago
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
TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform
House passes bill that could ban TikTok
TikTok’s fate now lies with the Senate after House advances path to a ban
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 bi ..read more
The Vergecast
2w ago
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
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
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The Vergecast
2w ago
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
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
The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI)
Fujifilm X100T r ..read more
The Vergecast
2w ago
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss ChatGPT and Gemini updates, Walmart acquiring Vizio, Apple's Sports app, and more.
Further reading:
Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data
Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis
Google’s open-source Gemma AI models draw from the research behind Gemini
ChatGPT spat out gibberish for many users overnight before OpenAI fixed it
One month with Microsoft’s AI vision of the future: Copilot Pro
Gemini, Gemma, Goose.
OpenAI can’t register ‘GPT’ as a trademark — yet
Ar ..read more
The Vergecast
2w ago
Today on the flagship podcast of sneaky gaming strategies:
03:45 - Verge producer Will Poor reports on a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and what's next in the right-to-repair movement.
The right-to-repair movement is just getting started
Status of Right to Repair legislation state by state, via repair.org
iFixit explains parts pairing
Jessa Jones’ iPad Rehab
Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair
The current draft of Oregon’s Right to Repair bill
33:13 - Tom Warren breaks down the news from Microsoft’s gaming chief about Xbox games coming to PS ..read more
The Vergecast
3w ago
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
The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already
Apple may not do a spring event this year
How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates
How every tech ‘gatekeeper’ is responding to the DMA
iOS 17.4 is here and ready for a whole new Europe
Apple hit with a nearly $2 bill ..read more
The Vergecast
3w ago
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
RIP to the Apple Car, we hardly knew ye
Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns
Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news
The Supreme Court is about to d ..read more