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January 12, 2024Rabbit, Ballie, and the other gadgets of CES 2024
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz follow up on all the rest of the gadgets and tech seen at CES 2024.
Further reading:
CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor
The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you
Rabbit sells out 10,000 units of its R1 pocket AI companion in one day
Samsung’s Ballie robot is now a projector that follows you around
Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI
Wi-Fi 7 certification is now underway for new routers and devices
Belkin made an iPhone dock that can track you around the room
Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable
Have yourself some more Thunderbolt 5.
Behold: the first Thunderbolt 5 port we’ve seen on an actual PC.
I just watched the first interactive broadcast TV channel in the US
Thread Group is finally fixing Thread border routers
The Aqara Hub M3 launches at CES 2024
Google and Samsung team up to simplify Android sharing
Intel: ‘We are bringing the AI PC to the car’
Hyundai says hydrogen will play a ‘prominent role’ in going carbon neutral
BMW turns inward for CES, announcing new gaming, streaming, AR, and AI features
VW’s software division and Bosch are testing robot parking and EV charging
Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for ‘enriching conversations’
Kia’s ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ is a family of modular electric minivans for businesses
Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars
Mercedes-Benz’s best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost
Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026
Google Chrome is coming to your car
Sony’s Afeela needs to be more than a feeling

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1 hr 10 min
January 10, 2024The TVs, monitors, and laptops at CES 2024
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz are discuss all the things with screens announced at CES 2024.
Further reading:
I’ve looked through LG’s new transparent OLED TV and seen something special
Samsung’s got its own transparent display.
Samsung’s new OLED TV could make annoying glare a thing of the past
Samsung finally puts the TV at the heart of its smart home
The Frame has become such a hit that Samsung is making a speaker version
Intel’s new 14th Gen mobile processors are here for 2024’s gaming laptops
Lenovo’s latest 2-in-1 crams Windows and Android into one device
Razer gaming laptops at CES 2024: Blade spec bumps and display upgrades
Alienware’s M16 R2 trims the behind for less power and more portability
MSI Claw hands-on: the Steam Deck rival with Intel inside
MSI’s Claw is an Intel-powered Windows competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck
What if your Samsung flip phone could flip further?
Apple Vision Pro launches February 2nd
Apple Vision Pro prescription lenses will cost $149 extra
Xreal’s new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro
Asus targets Apple’s Vision Pro (with M2) with the AirVision M1

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1 hr 2 min
January 05, 2024It’s already the year of AI again
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz kick off the new year with a preview of what we're excited to see at CES 2024 next week, but not before a brief discussion on copyright, the open web, and the first movements of a battle between The New York Times and OpenAI.
Further reading:
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Here’s how major media companies are handling OpenAI.
Read the lawsuit!
For the second year in a row, Sony won’t have new TVs at CES
CES 2024: Dell’s XPS laptop lineup is about to look very different
Samsung’s new AI-enabled smart fridge can design recipes for you
Jony Ive imagined the Vision Pro giving you Zoom eyes and sunglasses
Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th

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1 hr 31 min
December 23, 2023 The USB-C Holiday Spec-tacular
The Verge’s Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz start the final show of 2023 with some chat about the state of USB-C: the ups and downs of charging gadgets, the ubiquity of one cable, and what the future looks like for gadgets with ports.
The crew competes in a few rounds of USB-C Price is Right, a game we completely made up to show how confusing USB-C and its specs can be. Nilay, David, and Alex each play for a Vergecast listener to win an awesome Verge swag basket from our merch store. Check out the video version of the game below.
David and Nilay end the holiday show with Noah Dentzel, the CEO and co-founder of Nomad Goods, to talk about how USB-C on the iPhone has changed his business, the challenges of building cables, and what tech accessories he’s most excited about in 2024.
Have a happy, safe, and fast-charging holiday. We’ll see you in 2024!

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1 hr 45 min
December 22, 20232023's biggest tech stories
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Richard Lawler discuss Apple pulling the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from its website, the potential Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount merger, and what the biggest stories were on The Verge Dot Com.
Further reading:
Apple to pull Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 this week due to ITC ban
Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban
Why the Apple Watch is being banned — and how Apple can avoid it
Masimo CEO thinks Apple can’t code its way out of the Watch ban.
Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know
Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream
Apple reportedly plans Vision Pro launch by February
Apple’s immersive next-gen CarPlay will start with Porsche and Aston Martin
Bird’s goose is cooked.
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in discussions for a max merger
Adobe explains why it abandoned the Figma deal
Adobe won’t compromise on UK’s attempt to block Figma merger
Peloton’s oldest bike tablet will be cut off from classes in a few months
Peloton’s app now pairs with third-party treadmills for some subscribers
Inside Elon Musk’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter
Elon Musk predicts X will replace banks in 2024
Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge
Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset
I wore the Apple Vision Pro. It’s the best headset demo ever.
Sam Bankman-Fried gambled on a trial and his parents lost
Amazon has just opened up its Sidewalk network to give any gadget free low speed data
Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches on November 15th for $199.99
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
FTC v. Microsoft: all the news from the big Xbox courtroom battle
Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot
iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in titanium: price, features, and release date
This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller
Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon
The Steam Deck wasn’t born ready, but it’s ready now
Inside the AI Factory: the humans that make tech seem human
SodaStream is a bad deal, and modding your own is better
Did SEO experts ruin the internet or did Google?

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1 hr 42 min
December 15, 2023Epic wins for Epic and Threads
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple responding to Beeper's iMessage for Android and the various other text-based platform news from this week.
Sean Hollister joins the show to discuss his time covering the Epic v Google trial, and what we learned from it all.
Further reading:
The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge
Beeper vs. iMessage is a fight about how tech works — and who's really in charge
Apple responds to Beeper’s iMessage for Android: ‘We took steps to protect our users’
Beeper says Apple is blocking some iMessages, but there’s a fix
Google Messages might let you edit texts after they’re sent
Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration
Threads launches for nearly half a billion more users in Europe
Adam Mosseri’s Threads account is rocketing up the Mastodon followed lists.
An X outage broke all outgoing links, again
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: the post-trial interview
20 things we learned from the Epic v. Google trial
The Apple TV app now looks more like an all-purpose streaming hub
E3 is officially over forever
Opera’s gamer browser now has a ‘panic button’ for when you’re caught in the act

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1 hr 42 min
December 13, 2023Saying goodbye to Twitter
Today on the flagship podcast of good tweets:
03:40 - The Verge’s William Poor goes on a vintage tech odyssey in the hopes of future-proofing his family’s heirloom Mac Classic.
28:35 - David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Nilay Patel discuss why they spent so much time on Twitter for so many years.
The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge
How Twitter broke the news
Extremely softcore: the old Twitter was an idealist’s workplace and a naive business
The great tweet archive
Twitter was a harassment machine
It’s time for the Excel World Championships!

1:05:40 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about organizing your digital photos.

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1 hr 13 min
December 08, 2023The race to win AI — and hack iMessage
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss Google Gemini's attempt to compete with ChatGPT, Beeper Mini bringing iMessage to Android, and shakeups in the podcast industry, and much more.
Further reading:
“Welcome to hell, Elon” has now been cited in a Supreme Court brief.
Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4
Google’s Gemini AI model now powers the Bard chatbot
Google’s Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android
Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework
Bing’s GPT-4-powered Deep Search takes its time with AI questions
Getty lawsuit against Stability AI to go to trial in the UK
Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android
EU officials think iMessage isn’t ‘popular enough’ with businesses to warrant regulation.
Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight
Spotify’s not going for Pulitzers anymore
Spotify’s CFO and general counsel sold millions of dollars worth of stock the day after the layoff.
Tidal is laying off more than 10 percent of its staff.
Seems like Apple’s iTunes Movies and TV Shows apps for Apple TV really are going away.
Here’s how a bridal photo captured a single person in three poses at once
Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats
Microsoft is investigating a Windows issue that’s renaming printers to HP LaserJet
Motorola Razr 2023 review: not enough of a good thing
Disney Plus and Hulu’s one-app experience is launching in beta
The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill

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1 hr 24 min
December 06, 2023 The Verge guide to holiday shopping
The Verge's David Pierce, Victoria Song, Dan Seifert, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy answer questions from the Vergecast Hotline about what to buy for your loved ones this holiday season.

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1 hr
December 01, 2023The Cybertruck lives, and so does OpenAI
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Tesla Cybertruck event, the latest with OpenAI leadership, and what Elon Musk and Bob Iger said at Dealbook Summit 2023.
Getting close — but not too close — to the Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla Cybertruck delivery event: Elon Musk hands over the first trucks to customers
Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’
Sam Altman is back, so what’s next for OpenAI and ChatGPT?
Interview: Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI
ChatGPT is winning the future — but what future is that?
Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors
DealBook Summit 2023: Elon Musk, Bob Iger, and more
How to find your 2023 Spotify Wrapped

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1 hr 23 min

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The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s…