The Vergecast

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

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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 reporter Adi Robertson explains Microsoft's Open App Store Principles and the other tech policy news from the week.

Wearables reporter Victoria Song joins the show to discuss Peloton's business troubles.

Further reading:

  • Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Unpacked event
  • Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus
  • Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus put improved cameras and performance in a samey design
  • Samsung phones will get an extra year of Android updates versus Google’s Pixel
  • Samsung’s new tablets go bigger than ever
  • Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 will track your sleep with cartoon animals
  • Microsoft announces open app store rules to prove it’s okay with new laws
  • Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model
  • Microsoft says it will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ‘beyond the existing agreement’
  • Everything you need to know about the bill that could blow up the app store
  • Nvidia’s huge Arm deal has just been scrapped
  • WarnerMedia and Discovery get US government approval to create their new media giant
  • Anti-exploitation bill advances in Senate despite free speech concerns
  • What on Earth is going on with Peloton?
  • Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships
  • Fired Peloton employees crash new CEO’s first all-hands
  • Mazda head units are getting bricked by a local NPR station in Seattle
  • Twitter finally agrees that 1x is not the only speed for watching a video
  • Is ‘realityOS’ Apple’s newest operating system?
  • Sports streaming is busted — the Super Bowl likely won’t be any different
  • Apple’s Tap to Pay feature lets newer iPhones accept contactless payments

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