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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November 15, 2023Spotify and Disney have everything-app dreams
Today on the flagship podcast of machine learning-based recommendation systems:
03:31 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Spotify’s co-president and chief product officer Gustav Söderström about recommendations, audiobooks, app design, what Spotify wants to be, and whether it’s possible to do it all well.
Spotify - The Verge

44:08 - Alex Cranz joins the show to discuss a bunch of recent streaming news, including the plan to combine Disney Plus and Hulu.
Streaming - The Verge

1:10:28 - Chris Welch joins the show to help answer this week’s Vergecast Hotline question about mp3 players.
The Mighty — an iPod shuffle for Spotify — finally arrives for $85
bemighty.com

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1h 18min
November 13, 2023 The fight to save old games
In episode two of our gaming mini series, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Polygon's Russ Frushtick and Chris Plante about the obstacles around both preserving and emulating video games from discontinued hardware.

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1h 12min
November 10, 2023Humane Pins and your own ChatGPT
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss the debut of Humane's AI Pin, OpenAI's DevDay, GPT-4 updates, and more.
Further reading:
Exclusive leak: all the details about Humane's AI Pin, which costs $699 and has OpenAI integration
Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable
All the news from OpenAI’s DevDay conference
OpenAI is letting anyone create their own version of ChatGPT
OpenAI wants to be the App Store of AI
ChatGPT subscribers may get a ‘GPT builder’ option soon
OpenAI turbocharges GPT-4 and makes it cheaper
OpenAI’s GPT builder interface is dead simple to use.
Valve reveals the Steam Deck OLED: $549 buys better screen, battery, and more
Steam Deck OLED review: better, not faster
This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart
YouTube pages are getting a TikTok-like For You feed

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1h 48min
November 08, 2023The tech trials keep coming
Today on the flagship podcast of anti-steering provisions:
02:57 - The Verge's David Pierce and Makena Kelly discuss Epic v. Google, a trial about the future of app stores.
The Epic v. Google trial may come down to simple v. complicated
Epic v. Google: a battle over Fortnite fees goes to court
28:49 - Liz Lopatto joins the show to detail her experience covering the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from start to finish.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty of fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost
58:27 - Richard Lawler helps answer this week's Vergecast Hotline question.
Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL
Disney finally revealed how many billions ESPN pulls in.

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1h 9min
November 06, 2023 Handheld gaming is the future — again
In the first episode of our series about the future of gaming, The Verge's David Pierce chats with Polygon's Chris Plante and Russ Frushtick about handheld game consoles. Is this portable, all-in-one form factor where all of gaming is headed?

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55min
November 03, 2023Apple events, SEO, and other fights
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the takeaways from Apple's Mac event, the problem with SEO on the internet, streaming news, and much more.
Further reading:
Apple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements
Goodbye, Touch Bar, you held incredible promise
Here’s what Apple means when it says its event was ‘shot on iPhone’
Amanda Chicago Lewis’ excellent piece about the web SEO built
Some thoughts about The Verge article on SEO
Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business
Disney is about to own all of Hulu
Joe Rogan’s big Spotify decision
HBO Bosses Used ‘Secret’ Fake Accounts to Troll TV Critics
Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers
Netflix’s ad-supported plan will reward binge watchers with ad-free episodes
Streaming is more expensive than ever — and it’s only going up from here
YouTube is getting serious about blocking ad blockers
There's a surprising new top-five player in the smartphone market
Excuse me, it’s “really an aftermarket sound solution.”
The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked
Chrome on iOS now lets you move the address bar to the bottom
Google is officially trying to make .ing domains a th.ing
The EV transition trips over its own cord
Closing time for Sam Bankman-Fried
What stalking a delivery robot taught us about AI’s limits

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1h 24min
November 01, 2023Macs and M3s, shot on iPhones
Today on the flagship podcast of spec bumps:
02:21 - The Verge’s David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the announcements from Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac event.
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event: all the news from Apple’s online keynote

27:56 - Becca Farsace joins the show to share her thoughts on smartphone photography in 2023, and if the “Pro” branding can live up to its name.
iPhone 15 Pro Max camera: 1000 photos later, it’s still missing something
1,000 photos with the Pixel 8 Pro: AI, UI, and Pro stuff
52:06 - Adi Robertson answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline.
Xreal’s Air 2 AR glasses ship in November in the US

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1h 3min
October 30, 2023 An impossible journey into self-hosting
Today on the flagship podcast of network-attached storage:
This is the fourth in our four-part series all about connectivity. This week we're talking about software: how software connects us, how we connect to software, and how software connects to other software.

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54min
October 27, 2023The next Macs and the next Twitter
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the next Apple event, a Twitter successor, and Windows Phone regrets.
Further reading:
Apple plans ‘Scary Fast’ product event just before Halloween
Apple’s future AirPods roadmap just leaked, and big changes are coming
Apple TV Plus is getting a price hike — and other Apple subscriptions are, too
The Apple Watch’s double tap points at a new way to use wearables
iOS 17.2 Beta Introduces Journal App - MacRumors
Meta’s Threads app has almost 100 million users, says Mark Zuckerberg
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake
Here’s your first look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gameplay
Humane's AI Pin is Here’s your first look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gameplay
Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s default search engine
Is my co-worker AI? Bizarre product reviews leave Gannett staff wondering
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way
The obsessive tormentor who made professors’ lives miserable
The restaurant nearest Google

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1h 27min
October 25, 2023 Everything you’ve always wondered about The Vergecast
The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz dedicate the show to talk about their feelings. The crew answer a bunch of questions from listeners about The Vergecast, The Verge website, and the future of it all.

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1h 5min

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