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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August 30, 2023 Who built the internet? And who will save it?
Today on the flagship podcast of social media monetization strategies:
04:05 -The Verge''s David Pierce and Nilay Patel chat with Taylor Lorenz about her new book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
55:26 - Adi Robertson joins the show to explains why publishers, and the music industry, would have a bone to pick with the Internet Archive.
1:23:13 -Vjeran Pavic helps out with this week's Vergecast Hotline question.
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1h 36min
August 25, 2023Threads' big moment, and Sony's big controller
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Richard Lawler discuss Threads' new web app, Sony's Playstation handheld, NFL 4K streaming, AI music copyright, and a whole lot more.
Further reading:
Elon Musk says (yet again) that X will stop letting you block users
X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014
X fixed the ‘bug’ that broke images attached to tweets from before 2014
X tests removing headlines from links to news articles
Elon Musk says news organizations can get a share of X’s advertising revenue, too.
Threads on the web is here
NFL Sunday Ticket has arrived on the Google TV homescreen
Amazon is bringing a whole lot of AI to Thursday Night Football this season
Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches later this year for $199.99
Sony’s PlayStation wireless earbuds will cost a whopping $199.99
Sony’s PlayStation division is acquiring headphone maker Audeze
This batarang houses Qualcomm’s next big bet on gaming
Somebody already unboxed the Quest 3
Microsoft kills Kinect again
Corsair’s first standing desk is designed for gaming, streaming, and more
Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright
Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel
Netflix is going to let DVD subscribers keep unreturned discs for free
White Noise Podcasters Are Costing Spotify $38 Million a Year - Bloomberg
Sonic Spectrum: a journey into noise white, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple & violet

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1h 25min
August 23, 2023Mythical computers and super apps
Today on the flagship podcast of payment processing fees:
04:36 - The Verge's David Pierce travels to meet Keegan McNamara, an artisan who is making unique computers for more purposeful use cases.
A visit to the one-man computer factory

27:11 - Liz Lopatto and Alex Heath join the show to discuss the future of "super apps" in the United States — notably the one Elon Musk is trying to build with X, formerly known as Twitter.
Everything Elon Musk told Twitter employees in his first company meeting
Can Elon Musk turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’?
Here’s what Elon Musk wants to do with X, his ‘everything app’
1:09:54 - Keep listening for this week's Vergecast Hotline question.
What is a custom feed and how do I make one? – Reddit Help

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1h 15min
August 18, 2023Big screens, bigger screens, suitcase screens
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the iMac's 25th anniversary, the state of streaming, a TV in a suitcase, and a whole lot more.
Further reading:
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls
They Review Movies on TikTok, but Don’t Call Them Critics
YouTube is adding chat, highlights, and Shorts to NFL Sunday Ticket
It’s official, people aren’t watching TV as much as they used to
iMac at 25: a visual history of Apple's iconic all-in-one computer
How the iMac saved Apple
For a generation of students, the iMac was a gateway to the future
In a world full of laptops, is there a place for the iMac?
Apple moved the end call button again in iOS 17
These iOS 17 Features Won't Be Available at Launch - MacRumors
Everything New in iOS 17 Beta 6 - MacRumors
DisplayPort: A Better Video Interface | Hackaday
LG now sells this bizarre TV in a suitcase, and I must have it
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 family review: easier choices
Google Chrome will summarize entire articles for you with built-in generative AI
OpenAI wants GPT-4 to solve the content moderation dilemma
An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban
The Biden administration urges the Supreme Court to take up content moderation cases
Special counsel obtained ‘some volume’ of DMs from Donald Trump’s Twitter account
Microsoft to hold ‘special event’ in New York City on September 21st

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1h 28min
August 16, 2023 How YouTube and ESPN control the future of everything
Today on the flagship podcast of non-exclusive distribution deals:
02:15 - The Verge’s David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Richard Lawler discuss how the future of sports streaming will have a lot to say about the future of entertainment.
41:57 - David chats with director Alex Winter about his new documentary The YouTube Effect.
1:12:00 - Keep listening for this week’s hotline question about Windows 11.

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1h 23min
August 11, 2023Streaming goes up, Zoom comes down
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz break down the chaotic and increasingly more expensive state of streaming video. Are we just recreating cable TV? And afterwards, the crew explores the wild world enterprise software.

Further reading:
Disney Plus and Hulu are about to get even more expensive
The Emmy Awards are officially delayed because of the writers and actors strikes
Disney is ‘actively exploring’ ways to crack down on password sharing
What does Bob Iger think about selling Disney to Apple?
Paramount says it has a plan to weather the Hollywood strikes.
Barbie earns $1 billion at the box office worldwide
Verizon will soon raise prices on certain unlimited plans — yes, again
Slack’s redesign: new DM and Activity sections and more features in the messaging app
Verizon is shutting down BlueJeans, which it bought for $400 million
Zoom says its new AI tools aren’t stealing ownership of your content
The LK-99 ‘superconductor’ went viral — here’s what the experts think
Cadillac’s Escalade IQ is the next GM vehicle to lack Apple CarPlay
MrBeast’s burger company is suing him for $100 million
You can now verify your Threads profile on Mastodon

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1h 33min
August 09, 2023 How Tesla became the Elon Musk Co. from Land of the Giants
Today we're sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave
Not many people can name the original founders of Tesla. So how did two guys who wanted to build an electric car create a company synonymous with Elon Musk?

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39min
August 04, 2023Samsung fans and video apps: they’re everywhere
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss YouTube adding a slew of new TikTok-like features to Shorts, Elon Musk's extravagant 'X' sign, and much more.
We also go through this week's emails. The Samsung fans have spoken.
Further reading:
Elon Musk wants a second chance to fail at X
Elon Musk capitulates: Twitter will default to dark mode but still offer a light option
Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks
Elon Musk's extravagant 'X' sign atop the former Twitter HQ has been dismantled
Elon Musk’s X sues anti-hate researchers for allegedly scraping data from Twitter
Do you want to buy stocks on X?
YouTube is adding a slew of new TikTok-like features to Shorts
BBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon server
LG 27GR95QE-B review: ushering in a new age for gaming monitors
Some details on what Apple needs to ship the Apple Vision Pro developer kits.
Apple’s Vision Pro platform joins Pixar’s bid to standardize 3D content
The Excel World Championship esport is coming back to ESPN this week
Exclusive: the Sonos Move 2 is coming in September with stereo sound and 24-hour battery life
MrBeast is suing his ghost kitchen partner over ‘inedible’ MrBeast Burgers

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1h 22min
August 02, 2023 Samsung foldable software, eye-scanning orbs, and the future of the arcade
Today on the flagship podcast of texting on the outside screen:
03:28 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Allison Johnson and Dan Seifert about the software design of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5.
32:54 - David takes a trip to the Dave & Busters to find out why the games on your phone ended up in your local arcade.
49:48 - Alex Heath joins the show to discuss his experience getting his eye scanned by an orb from Worldcoin, a crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
1:14:45 - Our hotline question of the week about wearables without screens.
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1h 31min
July 28, 2023Twitter rebrands as X, and Samsung's Galaxy Flip 5 and Fold 5 event
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss Twitter being rebranded as X.
Allison Johnson joins the show to discuss everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy Flip 5 and Fold 5 Unpacked event.
Also: we read your emails!
Further reading:
Twitter is being rebranded as X
Elon Musk just changed Twitter’s logo again — sort of
Can Elon Musk really use that X logo for Twitter?
For Elon Musk, X equals everything
Twitter Blue’s former lead talks about Elon Musk, X, and sleeping on the floor
Twitter Japan will be called simply, Japan
Threads is rolling out its Following feed
You can’t just leave Threads in the Following feed
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is last year’s phone with a new hinge
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 gets a big little screen upgrade
Samsung goes OLED all the way with the Galaxy Tab S9 tablets
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series is all about the bezels
DJI Air 3 review: old ideas, new package
OpenAI can’t tell if something was written by AI after all
Seven major automakers are teaming up on a North American EV charging network
T-Mobile says its ultrafast 5G capable of up to 3.3Gbps is rolling out now
Boost Infinite’s $25 unlimited wireless plan is now on Amazon Prime
T-Mobile’s charging a $5 fee for in-store bill payments
My first MP3 player had everything I needed
Looking back at the original Chromecast, which just turned 10 years old
Japan’s indie game scene is growing up
How to build a better search engine than Google

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1h 13min

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