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

4.4

36263,626 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The Vergecast:

How many episodes does The Vergecast have?

The podcast currently has 905 episodes available.

The Vergecast episodes:

January 21, 2022Microsoft to acquire Activision for $68.7 billion / Google is building an AR headset / The 5G battle between the FAA, AT&T, Verizon, and airlines
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with games reporter Ash Parrish and senior reporter Alex Heath about Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and Google building a new AR headset.
Policy editor Russell Brandom joins the show to discuss the battle between the FAA, AT&T, Verizon, and airlines over 5G and the antitrust bills in Congress this week.
Further reading:
The US’s free COVID test website has more visitors than all other .gov sites combined
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Read Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s email to employees about the Microsoft acquisition
Read Microsoft Gaming CEO’s email to staff about the Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 25 million subscribers
Microsoft’s Activision acquisition would instantly make it a force in mobile gaming
A guide to Microsoft’s Xbox game studios empire
Is Microsoft building a gaming monopoly?
Sony expects Microsoft to ‘continue to ensure’ Activision games stay multiplatform
Google is building an AR headset
AT&T and Verizon are limiting C-band 5G expansion around airports even more
AT&T begins 5G C-band rollout in limited number of metro areas
Verizon’s faster C-band 5G is live and off to a promising start
Apple and Google split with startups over antitrust bill
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are personally lobbying senators against antitrust legislation: report
Lawmakers approve Big Tech antitrust overhaul, but with strings attached
US competition enforcers launch overhaul of merger approval process
Democrats unveil bill to ban online ‘surveillance advertising’

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 20min
January 14, 2022Wordle and the App Store clones / FTC’s Meta antitrust lawsuit moves forward / PCs big year
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Russell Brandom discuss the FTC proceeding with an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, the success of Wordle and its app clones, and more RCS drama.
Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert stops by to chat about this week's gadget news and the state of the PC market.
Stories discussed:
White House to launch COVID test-ordering site ‘by this weekend,’ reports say
White House hosts tech summit to discuss open-source security after Log4j
Google calls for new government action to protect open-source software projects
Judge says the FTC’s Meta monopoly lawsuit can go forward
Meta’s real antitrust problems are only beginning
Want the ‘TLDR’ on a site’s terms of service? There’s a bill for that
Apple says App Store developers have earned more than $260 billion
The App Store clones are here to profit off Wordle’s success
The Wordle clones have disappeared from the App Store
Wordle copycat creator apologizes for ripping off the popular free word game
The real beauty of Wordle is how its emoji results tell a story
Alleged Apple App Store scammer AmpMe lowers prices and says it’ll investigate its ‘consultants’
Google exec says Apple is ‘holding back’ customers who text
Google says Apple ‘should not benefit from bullying’ created by iMessage lock-in
It fills me with glee that Canon printers now think Canon’s own toner is fake
Apple’s $19 polishing cloth is back in stock online
Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers
Tesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website
The PC market just had another big year thanks to pandemic demand
TSMC earmarks record $44 billion for chip manufacturing expansion in 2022
The pandemic has blurred the lines between laptop categories
Sony Xperia 5 III now shipping in the US, almost nine months after initial announcement
The Nvidia Shield is getting Android 11 and other upgrades
Sony says it’s still making new PS4s, but most stores aren’t selling them
Google’s Android 12 update has been the rockiest one in years
Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers
Wear OS will work better for lefties... eventually
Tesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website
GM is creating an online used car marketplace
Buy Nothing exploded on Facebook — now it wants a platform on its own

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 18min
January 07, 2022CES 2022: all the TVs, concept cars, laptops, and gadgets announced this week
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz run through the huge amount of products announced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 this week — from QD-OLED TVs, to EVs, to a hair-coloring gadget.
All the stories discussed:
CES 2022 will close a day early because of COVID concerns
CES 2022 will introduce HDMI 2.1a, another confusing new spec
Sony announces the world’s first QD-OLED 4K TV, coming later this year
Sony is joining the Mini LED TV bandwagon in 2022
Samsung promises ‘groundbreaking’ new TV feature: NFT support
Samsung’s latest Frame TVs have a matte screen that looks and feels more like real art
Samsung’s new 2022 TVs bring Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia gaming
Samsung’s new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged
LG announces its largest and smallest OLED TVs ever as part of 2022 lineup
LG TVs now have a built-in health platform
The Samsung Odyssey Ark is its largest curved monitor yet
Chevy Silverado EV revealed: GM’s best-selling truck goes electric
General Motors announces electric versions of the Chevy Equinox and Blazer SUVs
BMW’s IX M60 is a dual-motor performance EV with 280 miles of range
BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink
Sony pivots into cars with Sony Mobility and a Vision-S SUV prototype at CES 2022
Dell XPS 13 Plus hands-on: is that... a touch bar?
Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year
Lenovo’s new ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 has an eight-inch secondary screen
Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake chips arrive at CES 2022 for its most powerful laptops ever
Intel’s upcoming Arc GPUs inch closer to their debut with latest OEM update
Intel announces 5.5GHz capable 12th Gen CPU
Nvidia still has no idea how to pronounce the name of its best gaming GPU
Google will spend 2022 trying to match Apple’s ecosystem integrations
The OnePlus 10 Pro’s official specs are not the least bit surprising
The Galaxy S21 FE officially joins Samsung's crowded mirage lineup
Why AT&T and Verizon are feuding with the US Government over a last-minute delay to 5G
L’Oreal’s newest gadget takes the mess out of coloring your hair
Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game
Samsung’s tiny Freestyle projector is fun so get over it
Anker’s new Nano II 100W USB-C charger is the smallest 100W GaN charger yet
The Motorola MA1 is a dongle for wireless Android Auto
Razer’s new Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature we wanted all along
Black + Decker’s $300 Bev vacuums up a Keurig-shaped hole in the robot bartender space
Are we ready for the smart front door? Masonite thinks so
This breathing PC case looks like it’s alive
Podcasters are letting software pick their ads — it’s already going awry
Pete Buttigieg is racing to keep up with self-driving cars

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 32min
December 17, 2021James Webb Space Telescope to launch next week / cool gadgets announced this week
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Loren Grush discuss NASA's plan for launching the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to NASA’s Hubble telescope.
Second half of the show, the crew go through all the gadgets and software updates announced this past week.
Stories discussed this week:
NASA’s massive next-generation space telescope arrives in South America ahead of launch
NASA sets new date for James Webb Space Telescope launch
Five former SpaceX employees speak out about harassment at the company
Sony Glass Sound Speaker review: it’s not what it looks like
Analogue Pocket review: Game Boy games have never looked so good
Opal’s C1 offers DSLR-rivaling video quality in a small form factor
Dell’s Concept Stanza converts your chicken scratch to digital text
Amazon Echo Show 15 review: Alexa’s on your wall
Oppo’s Find N is an impressive first folding phone
Huawei’s P50 Pocket is a stylish clamshell foldable launching this month
Samsung’s working on a rollable smartwatch with a camera
Apple releases iOS 15.2 with App Privacy Report, Digital Legacy, and more
Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from webpage but says plans haven’t changed
Universal Control won’t be coming to macOS Monterey until sometime this spring
Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, a new app that simplifies its powerful editing tools
Snap launches Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for mobile
Log4j is patched, but the exploits are just getting started
‘No easy solution’ for Tesla Cybertruck’s comically large windshield wiper, Elon Musk says
Chrome OS tablets are getting fancier but not better
Former FCC officials are worried about air safety fears delaying 5G rollout
Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob
Delivery failed
How to sneak into a Bored Ape Yacht Club party
Matter’s plan to save the smart home

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 13min
December 14, 2021Can Matter save the smart home?
In our final Vergecast Spec-tacular of the year, Dieter Bohn dives into Matter, the new tech standard that smart home gadgets will use to communicate with each other, making compatibility between gadgets significantly easier.
Guests include:
Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Michelle Mindala-Freeman, Head of Marketing for the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Tim Both, brand manager and product manager for Eve
Samantha Fein, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Samsung SmartThings
Further reading:
Matter's plan to save the smart home
What matters about Matter, the new smart home standard
Matter could bring universal casting that actual works
Smart home company Eve plans to use Matter to move beyond Apple’s HomeKit
Amazon confirms its support for Matter
Google shares its commitment to Matter, promises future interoperability between smart home platforms
Samsung promises Matter support for SmartThings hubs, Galaxy devices, TVs, and fridges

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
48min
December 10, 2021Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 demo / Snap’s first AR Spectacles / Android games come to Windows in 2022
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Heath discuss Epic Games' Matrix experience in Unreal Engine 5, Snap’s first AR Spectacles, streaming news, and more.
Stories discussed:
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss on making The Matrix Awakens with Epic Games
Snap’s first AR Spectacles are an ambitious, impractical start
How Snap is sidestepping the metaverse
The Matrix Awakens is an interactive tech demo for PS5 and Xbox Series X / S
Google is bringing Android games to Windows in 2022
Meta opens up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds
Apple’s AR headset reportedly uses 3D sensors for hand tracking
Your LG TV can now play Google Stadia if it’s running webOS 5.0 or later
Matter could bring universal casting that actually works
Roku settles YouTube dispute and locks down apps in ‘multi-year’ deal
Spotify removes popular comedians’ content over royalties dispute
Apple Music’s voice plan likely to launch with iOS 15.2
Sonos now supports Amazon Music’s Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos tracks
Google Pixel’s lock screen Snapchat shortcut is here
Google releases first Android 12L beta for large-screen devices
Google Pixel mail-in repairs have allegedly twice resulted in leaked pics and a privacy nightmare
5G now means some flights won’t be able to land when pilots can’t see the runway
Jessica Rosenworcel confirmed by Senate to lead the FCC
Verizon might be collecting your browsing history and here’s how to stop it
Sonos announces plans to make its products more efficient and repairable
Instagram head says it’s bringing back the chronological feed
The vice president should not be using Bluetooth headphones
Kickstarter says it’s switching to crowdfunding via the blockchain
Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 22min
December 07, 2021 Behind the scenes of our Treo documentary, Springboard
Live at On The Verge in New York City, Nilay and Dieter discuss The Verge's documentary Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone and conduct at Q&A with the audience.
Springboard is now streaming worldwide. You can watch it on The Verge’s new app on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, or Apple TV. It is now also available to watch on our YouTube channel.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
53min
December 03, 2021Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter / The future of the blockchain / FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s purchase of Arm
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with Alex Heath and Casey Newton about Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter and what's going in the world of crypto.
Managing editor Alex Cranz stops by to share news that the FTC is suing to block Nvidia's $40 billion purchase of Arm.

Stories referenced:
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO
Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey as CEO
Jack steps back
An introduction to Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO
Big tech’s first generation of founders starts to step aside
As tech founders resign, Congress loses its favorite targets
Jack Dorsey’s Square is changing its name to Block
The leader of Facebook’s stalled cryptocurrency project is leaving the company
Macy’s is auctioning off Thanksgiving Day Parade NFTs, including this creepy elf
Almost buying a copy of the Constitution is easy, but giving the money back is hard
ConstitutionDAO will shut down after losing bid for Constitution
Is the music industry’s future on the blockchain?
US banking regulators are looking to clarify crypto rules in 2022
The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm
Qualcomm is updating its Snapdragon branding to try and simplify its chip names
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022
Qualcomm’s new always-on smartphone camera is a privacy nightmare
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is its latest attempt to hit a Windows on Arm home run
Microsoft’s Qualcomm exclusivity deal for Windows on Arm reportedly ending soon
Qualcomm’s new G3x platform could usher in a new wave of Nintendo Switch-alikes
Razer’s Qualcomm-powered handheld console leaks
Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator
Barnes & Noble announces new Nook GlowLight 4, says it cares for real this time
Alex's tablet
Tile is selling its Bluetooth tracking business to Life360 for $205 million
Elizabeth Holmes admits that she was CEO of Theranos, the company she founded

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 36min
November 23, 2021 Eero CEO Nick Weaver on 5G, Thread, and the future of the smart home
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn interview CEO of Eero Nick Weaver live at On The Verge in New York City.
The discussion includes how the Ring Alarm Pro came together, Eero supporting Thread and Matter, integration of 5G, and what's next for the smart home.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
38min
November 19, 2021Apple will make repair manuals and parts available to public / Russia blows up a satellite / Biden signs infrastructure package
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with policy reporter Makena Kelly about Pres. Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure package and what it will do to improve broadband access in the US.
Senior science reporter Loren Grush joins the show to talk about Russia destroying one of its own satellites with a ground-based missile.
Managing editor Alex Cranz stops by to chat about Apple opening up iPhones and Macs to DIY repairs.
Stories referenced:
Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure package into law
Biden’s FCC is still deadlocked, and net neutrality hangs in the balance
Biden’s pick for FDA chief works at Google
Russia blows up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in space
NASA delays ambitious human lunar landing to 2025
NASA’s Moon landing will likely be delayed ‘several years’ beyond 2024, auditors say
Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts
SpaceX’s Starlink reveals new smaller, rectangular user dish to connect to satellites
Apple will sell you iPhone parts to fix your own phone at home
The shareholder fight that forced Apple’s hand on repair rights
Apple reportedly wants to launch a self-driving EV in 2025 with a custom chip
The Balmuda Phone is a compact Android phone from a high-end toaster company
Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets
Sonos finally adds DTS audio support to its home theater lineup
Hyundai’s restomod Grandeur is the perfect EV for a supervillain
Google explains the tradeoffs that led to Pixel 6’s slow charging complaints
A look under the hood of the most successful streaming service on the planet
Meta goes into lockdown

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
1h 30min

FAQs about The Vergecast:

How many episodes does The Vergecast have?

The podcast currently has 905 episodes available.

More shows like The Vergecast

Uncanny Valley | WIRED by WIRED

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

413 Listeners

Mac Power Users by Relay

Mac Power Users

1,280 Listeners

The Talk Show With John Gruber by Daring Fireball / John Gruber

The Talk Show With John Gruber

3,115 Listeners

Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

Accidental Tech Podcast

2,092 Listeners

9to5Mac Happy Hour by 9to5Mac

9to5Mac Happy Hour

718 Listeners

Connected by Relay FM

Connected

568 Listeners

Upgrade by Relay

Upgrade

1,199 Listeners

Gastropod by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Gastropod

3,586 Listeners

Switched on Pop by Vulture

Switched on Pop

2,613 Listeners

AppleInsider Podcast by AppleInsider

AppleInsider Podcast

962 Listeners

Decoder with Nilay Patel by The Verge

Decoder with Nilay Patel

3,142 Listeners

Explain It to Me by Vox

Explain It to Me

7,844 Listeners

Pivot by New York Magazine

Pivot

8,928 Listeners

Channels with Peter Kafka by Vox Media Podcast Network

Channels with Peter Kafka

548 Listeners

The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

10,648 Listeners

The Engadget Podcast by Engadget

The Engadget Podcast

139 Listeners

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes by Vulture

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

1,439 Listeners

AppStories by Federico Viticci, John Voorhees

AppStories

508 Listeners

The Cut by Vox Media Podcast Network

The Cut

1,586 Listeners

Future Perfect by Vox

Future Perfect

584 Listeners

Land of the Giants by Vulture

Land of the Giants

2,154 Listeners

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast by Vox Media Podcast Network

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

5,924 Listeners

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown by Vox Media Podcast Network

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

23,622 Listeners

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway by Vox Media Podcast Network

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

5,249 Listeners

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe by Vox Media Podcast Network

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

634 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,391 Listeners

Celebrity Memoir Book Club by Vox Media Podcast Network

Celebrity Memoir Book Club

6,282 Listeners

Genius Bar by Audioboom

Genius Bar

1,045 Listeners

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast by Vox Media Podcast Network

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

5,924 Listeners

The MacRumors Show by The MacRumors Show

The MacRumors Show

223 Listeners

Not Just Football with Cam Heyward by Cam Heyward

Not Just Football with Cam Heyward

138 Listeners

Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF by Vivian Tu

Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

1,707 Listeners

Served with Andy Roddick by Served with Andy Roddick

Served with Andy Roddick

896 Listeners

Prof G Markets by Vox Media Podcast Network

Prof G Markets

956 Listeners