The Vergecast

By 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 and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s mo... more

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May 07, 2024Delta's 10-year journey to the top of the App Store
Today on the flagship podcast of enterprise certificate hacks:
03:22 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Riley Testut, founder of AltStore and developer of the game emulator app Delta, about how his app finally made it into Apple’s App Store.
The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
Delta is the game emulator your iPhone has been missing
46:17 - David walks us through his experimentation with the many software and hardware solutions for “AI voice notes.”
Cleft Notes is an AI voice notes app that really works

1:02:02 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about the Rabbit R1.
Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here

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1h 12min
May 05, 2024A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect N64 controller
We’re kicking off our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries today, starting with “touch.” The Verge’s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner’s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost.

Further reading/viewing:
How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History)
abney317 on Twitch
The Quest to Beat abney317
Mariokart64.com
More on Beck Abney’s controller problems

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30min
May 03, 2024Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news.
Further reading:
Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget
The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge
Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along
TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal
Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits
Elon Musk goes ‘absolutely hard core’ in another round of Tesla layoffs
Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming
Pixel 8A leak reveals $499 starting price
Beats announces Solo 4 headphones and $79.99 Solo Buds
Beats Solo 4 review: playing both sides
Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker
SwitchBot S10 review: with plumbing hookups, this robovac and mop is actually hands-free
iOS 17.5 beta lets you keep Find My on during iPhone repairs
Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
Instagram’s updated algorithm prioritizes original content instead of rip-offs
Meta is “exploring” algorithm changes on Threads.

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1h 23min
April 30, 2024Phones are the ultimate AI gadget
Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware:

The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware.
Humane AI Pin review: not even close
The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t
A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget
Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!
The future of AI gadgets is just phones
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool
The Verge’s Alex Heath joins the show to discuss Meta’s big move into AI with its multimodal AI smart glasses and a new AI model called Llama 3.
Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race
Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets
Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI
Nilay Patel answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about Microsoft and antitrust.
Microsoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up
Microsoft and OpenAI deal may face anti-trust investigations in the EU.

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1h 13min
April 25, 2024Anyone 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
Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget
Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads
What to expect at Apple’s May ‘Let Loose’ event
The Mercedes G-Wagen, the ultimate off-road status symbol, goes electric
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now
Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand
Tesla’s in its flop era
Tesla lays off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce, loses top executives
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Tesla reveals a new Model 3 Performance with more horsepower and faster acceleration
A cheaper Tesla is back on the menu
Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus and Elite processors
Apple might be the streaming home of soccer’s next big tournament

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1h 41min
April 23, 2024Congress 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
TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate
Lawmakers unveil new bipartisan digital privacy bill after years of impasse
A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time
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, which is creating AI-powered production tools for filmmakers.

1:09:16 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about messaging apps.

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1h 19min
April 19, 2024Emulators 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
The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store
The first Apple-approved emulator for the iPhone has arrived... and been pulled
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
Google is combining its Android and hardware teams — and it’s all about AI
Meta’s battle with ChatGPT begins now
AI isn't useless. But is it worth it?
Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child
Big Papa Joe, world's biggest TouchWiz Fan - The Vergecast (clip)
Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child
Sony might have perfected Mini LED TVs with its new 2024 lineup
Broadcast TV still exists, and now it’s sort of getting a built-in DVR
TikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram
TikTok gives users more in-app ways to buy event tickets.
TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate
Report: ByteDance still has access to US users’ TikTok data despite Project Texas
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
Twitch’s new TikTok-style Discovery feed is rolling out to everyone soon
Spotify is developing a remix feature to rival sped-up TikTok tunes
Samsung shifts executives to six-day workweeks to ‘inject a sense of crisis’
Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel

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1h 35min
April 16, 2024The 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

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
Microsoft to hold a special Windows and Surface AI event in May
Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses
Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Elite processor will beat Apple, Intel, and AMD
Qualcomm says most Windows games should ‘just work’ on its unannounced Arm laptops
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
The best ebook reader to buy right now

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1h 24min
April 12, 2024The 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
Here’s What Reviewers Are Saying About the Humane Pin
We now have a better look at what’s inside the Humane AI pin
OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4
Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok
Apple will open the iPhone to repair with used parts
Kobo announces its first color e-readers
Sony’s new headphones and speakers are all about skull-rattling bass
Official: here’s the DJI Avata 2, possibly one of the best sequels in years
Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace
Meta says it’s fixing ‘HD’ photo sharing in Facebook Messenger
Marissa Mayer’s eternal Sunshine
The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again

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1h 35min
April 09, 2024The 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
US v. Apple: everything you need to know
The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age

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1h 4min

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