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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December 21, 2022 The Bluetooth Holiday Spec-tacular
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Chris Welch, and Sean Hollister celebrate the holiday season with a full show dedicated to Bluetooth.
03:57 - We play Bluetooth Jeopardy! Play along here
30:38 - The crew discuss the many codecs layered onto the Bluetooth spec, and where the standard is headed.
46:56 - Former Bluetooth SIG executive director Dr. Mike Foley joins the show to discuss his time in charge of Bluetooth.
Happy Holidays!
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1h 21min
December 16, 2022Apple could open up iOS, Elon gets booed, and the golden age of streaming is coming to an end
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler break down all the news from this week.
Further reading:
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone
Twitter Blue is back, letting you buy a blue checkmark again
Elon Musk sells yet another $3.58 billion of Tesla shares - The Verge
Twitter suspends @ElonJet after Musk promises not to ban it - The Verge
Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show, claims it was only like ‘10 percent boos’
Jack Dorsey on Musk’s Twitter files: ‘There’s nothing to hide’ - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23511260/everything-ok-in-there-mr-musk-sincerely-the-ftc
Twitter’s newsletter tool is shutting down on January 12th
The golden age of the streaming wars has ended
Apple is expanding Mythic Quest with a new spinoff series
Westworld is leaving HBO Max
Director Patty Jenkins says there was ‘nothing’ she could do to move Wonder Woman 3 forward
Where are all the new Macs?
iOS 16.2 arrives with improved always-on display and iCloud end-to-end encryption
Google won’t launch ChatGPT rival because of ‘reputational risk’
The Echo Show 15 with Fire TV: a major upgrade with a major flaw
Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app
How to use Instagram’s new Notes feature
TikTok starts testing a horizontal full-screen mode
Google Nest and Android devices are now Matter compatible — yes, right now

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1h 29min
December 14, 2022 Streaming winners & losers of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more
The Verge's Alex Cranz, Nilay Patel, and Charles Pulliam-Moore focus on the big streaming services — Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount Plus — and discuss which are the winners and losers are for this year.
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1h 23min
December 12, 2022 Livestreaming is back!
In the final episode on our series about creator economies, David Pierce is joined by producer Hadley Robinson to explore the world of livestreaming and its recent popularity across every social platform. Livestreaming is certainly not a new thing though, so why does it seem to be having a moment?

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38min
December 09, 2022ChatGPT explained, the FTC suing Microsoft, and Apple adding encryption to iCloud backups
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and James Vincent discuss the popularity of ChatGPT.
Also: the FTC sues Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase, Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, and some gadget news.
Further reading:
ChatGPT proves AI is finally mainstream — and things are only going to get weirder
The FTC is suing Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase
Microsoft reaches 10-year deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty
EU sets December 28th, 2024, deadline for all new phones to use USB-C for wired charging
The race to build a better Twitter
Twitter Blue will reportedly cost more from iPhones to offset ‘hidden 30 percent tax’
Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups
Apple claims a new iMessage can alert you if state-sponsored spies are eavesdropping
Tim Cook and Joe Biden came to Arizona to announce plans for American-made chips
Huawei’s latest smartwatch has hidden earbuds inside
The $949 price for Dyson’s air-purifying headphones is more absurd than the device itself
Coros Apex 2 and Apex 2 Pro review: slightly short of great
Amazon Echo Auto (2nd gen) review: smaller but not smarter
How CoinDesk’s FTX scoop left a hole in its corporate overlord
Sonos and Ikea made a floor lamp speaker that could be perfect for surround sound

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1h 33min
December 07, 2022 Kindle 15th anniversary and the problem with US broadband
This week on the flagship podcast of mounting TVs way too high in the hospital room:
The Verge's David Pierce chats with Russell Brandom about the state of US broadband, and what we learned from 22,000 people’s internet bills.
David also talks with Verge managing editor Alex Cranz about the Amazon Kindle's 15th anniversary, why the Kindle has been so successful, and maybe also why it hasn’t done more. Keep listening for Alex's review of the Kindle Scribe.
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1h 9min
December 05, 2022 The dark, uncertain world of creator funds
Producer Hadley Robinson reports on the often uncertain world digital creators find themselves in trying to make a living on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Should platforms pay creators directly? Are creator funds even good? Creators and experts tell us what they have found behind the curtain and what it's like to chase the dream of making a living as a digital creator.

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25min
December 02, 2022Elon Musk meets with Tim Cook, Neuralink's show and tell, and FTX's collapse
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss this week in Elon Musk, everything that went wrong with FTX, and the latest gadget news.
Further reading:
Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon Musk
A Twitter executive got a court injunction to prevent Elon Musk from firing her
Another major ad agency recommends pausing Twitter ad campaigns
Elon Musk is delaying Twitter’s paid verification to avoid Apple’s 30 percent cut
Elon Musk says Apple has ‘threatened to withhold Twitter’ from the App Store
Elon Musk says Tim Cook told him Apple ‘never considered’ removing Twitter
Elon Musk is dragging Apple into the culture wars
Elon Musk claims Neuralink is about ‘six months’ away from first human trial
Here’s everything that went wrong with FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried Interview: Read the Transcript - The New York Times
Kensington made a new wireless version of its SlimBlade trackball mouse
The Genki Covert Dock Mini lets me put an entire gaming system in my purse
Now the Apple Watch Ultra can actually be your diving computer
Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras
Canoo repurposed its bubbly electric pickup truck for the US Army

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1h 26min
November 28, 2022 The creator of the future is smart, attractive... and animated
As we spend more time in digital spaces, our avatars are becoming part of our personality. And digital creators and influencers are becoming part of our culture. Producer Gina Pollack join's The Verge's David Pierce with stories about why advertisers love digital creators, why a dancing hot dog will never leave your brain, and what the creator industry is learning from mascots. Next time you’re scrolling through your Instagram feed, keep your eyes peeled — not everyone’s as human as they look.

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33min
November 23, 2022 A very smart Vergecast Thanksgiving
Today on the flagship podcast of connected meat thermometers:
It’s Thanksgiving week, so we’re going to do something a little different. We’re going to make Thanksgiving dinner! Jen Pattison Tuohy, The Verge’s smart home reviewer and reporter, is also an excellent cook. So she’s at home in South Carolina, and she’s going to make us a meal and tell us all about the state and future of the smart home and kitchen gadgets. This episode, fair warning, will make you very hungry. I’m sorry in advance.
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1h 14min

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