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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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39 min
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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1 hr 22 min
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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1 hr 31 min
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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1 hr 13 min
July 26, 2023 Gadget tips for your next upgrade | Vergecast Hotline
Today on the flagship podcast of answering machines:
We answer your questions from The Vergecast Hotline!
01:51 - LDAC and other audio codecs
06:21 - Samsung TV
07:58 - Smartwatches for marathons
16:38 - iPhone upgrades
23:09 - Threads
29:52 - Security cameras
40:46 - Laptops
39:13 - Google Pixel
50:54 - Android phones

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1 hr 3 min
July 21, 2023The future of EV charging and Hollywood on strike
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss all the gadget news from this week, the state of EV charging for non-Tesla owners, the unions of Hollywood on strike, and much more.
Further reading:
Beats Studio Pro headphones review: leaning on a legacy
The future of EV charging for non-Tesla owners may not be as bad as it looks
HP Spectre x360 13.5 vs. Dell XPS 13: which flagship should you buy?
Motorola G Stylus 5G (2023) review: a good phone spoiled by bloatware
Framework Laptop 16: our exclusive hands-on
OnePlus 12 leaks show a bigger battery and faster charging
Logitech buys Stream Deck rival Loupedeck
Tesla reveals Cybertruck size specs as it builds release candidates
Meta is giving away its AI tech to try to beat ChatGPT
Apple is testing an AI chatbot but has no idea what to do with it
The unions of Hollywood are trying to save it from itself
Bob Iger’s big ideas for Disney involve cost-cutting at Marvel
A real-time reaction to the actors’ strike.
TREE LAW
Vox Media drops its own CMS
Netflix reportedly has around 1.5 million subscribers on its ad tier in the US.
The Biden administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity label
Here’s why 70mm IMAX movies like Oppenheimer need a Palm Pilot to work
Your Starbucks order is not ready

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1 hr 31 min
July 19, 2023Nothing’s gadget renaissance, and our favorite TV remotes
Today on the flagship podcast of sustainable supply chain economics:
03:27 - CEO of Nothing Carl Pei sits down with The Verge’s David Pierce to discuss the new Phone 2, Carl’s vision for the company, his thoughts on AI, foldables, VR, and much more.
Nothing Phone 2 review: the vibes abide
Nothing CEO Carl Pei on the Phone 2, AI, and the future of gadgets (video version of interview here)
50:02 - Later, Vergecast producers Andru Marino and Liam James debate with David the best and worst TV remotes, and what makes a good remote design. Watch the YouTube version to see all the remotes we talk about.
3 Kinds of Simplicity :: UXmatters
Philips Design - Simplifying TV remote (UX Case Study)

1:25:19 - Keep listening for the Vergecast Hotline question of the week.

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1 hr 32 min
July 14, 2023Microsoft beat the FTC, and the Nothing Phone 2 is here
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Microsoft winning the case against the FTC for its Activision Blizzard deal. Also: the Nothing Phone 2 and more gadgets.
Further reading:
Meta-provided Facebook chats led a woman to plead guilty to abortion-related charges
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win
FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case
Nothing Phone 2 review: the vibes abide
Is the Nothing Phone (2)’s camera better than these?
Apple iMac rumor suggests a 32-inch version is being considered
Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

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1 hr 20 min
July 12, 2023 Apple OS betas, how to talk about AI, and our video game picks
Today on the flagship podcast of transformers (both the movie and the AI thing):
03:46 - The Verge’s Victoria Song, Chris Welch, Allison Johnson, and David Pierce discuss using the new features and tools in beta versions of Apple’s watchOS 10, tvOS 17, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17.
28:36 - The Verge’s James Vincent joins the show to discuss how we should think about using the popular vocabulary terms in AI like GPT, LLM, transformers, hallucinations, etc. Are we using them the right way? Does it matter how we use them?
54:20 - David is joined by The Verge’s Ash Parrish and Polygon’s Chris Plante to share the video games they are most excited about after a string of announcements from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Summer Game Fest, and others.
1:25:46 - We answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline
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1 hr 35 min
July 07, 2023Instagram Threads is here to crush Twitter
The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta's launch of Threads, a new competitor to Twitter. Later, Nilay Patel calls in to give his take.
Further reading:
Instagram Threads: why Meta is competing with Twitter
Meta unspools Threads
Instagram’s Threads: everything you need to know about the new Twitter competitor
Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, briefly went live on the web
Instagram Threads won’t be available in the EU at launch.
People are posting a lot on Threads.
Here’s how Twitter’s leadership is responding to Instagram Threads.
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko on what Threads means for the fediverse.
Instagram flooded Threads with celebrities and brands at launch
So what’s next for Threads? DMs “maybe...”
Mark Zuckerberg on when Instagram Threads will get ads
Spielberg, Scorsese, and Anderson have swooped in to save Turner Classic Movies
Google confirms it’s training AI using scraped web data
The TSA will use facial recognition in over 400 airports

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1 hr 24 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…