The Vergecast

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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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May 14, 2021Starlink, Epic v. Apple, and laptops laptops laptops
The Epic v. Apple trial continues with big drama about naked bananas and weird game definitions. Nilay tries to get Starlink space internet working, and there's new Intel chips. Adi Robertson and Monica Chin join this week.
Epic and Apple are now fighting over a naked banana
Roku removes YouTube TV from channel store as dispute with Google escalates
Apple employees circulate petition demanding investigation into ‘misogynistic’ new hire
A Big Map of America’s Broadband problem
Secretary Pete Butitgieg on the future of transportation
Intel’s flagship Tiger Lake-H mobile chips are here to take on Ryzen 5000
Razer claims its new Blade 15 is the ‘thinnest’ 15-inch RTX gaming laptop
Asus’ new Zephyrus M16 has a 16:10 screen and Intel Tiger Lake H processor
How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel
University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel
Watch Elon Musk play Wario, parody SpaceX, and hype dogecoin on Saturday Night Live
Tesla stops taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases, citing environmental harm

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1h 23min
May 07, 2021Apple v Epic week 1 roundtable
Nilay and Dieter talk with Verge senior reporter Adi Robertson and senior editor Tom Warren about the first week of the Epic Games v Apple trial.
Why Epic is burning its own cash to cook Apple
Apple antitrust trial kicks off with Tim Sweeney’s metaverse dreams
The Epic Games v. Apple trial kicks off with kids screaming ‘free Fortnite’
Here are Apple’s and Epic’s full slideshows arguing why they should win at trial
I watched the Epic v. Apple trial on Discord
Tim Sweeney emailed Tim Cook personally to call for open app sales after WWDC in 2015
Apple exec suggested cutting App Store commission to 20 percent as early as 2011
Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox
Why the bad iPhone web app experience keeps coming up in Epic v. Apple

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1h 17min
April 30, 2021iOS 14.5 update features / Apple sales skyrocket / Podcast platforms amp up their product
Nilay Patel is joined by Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert and news editor Chaim Gartenberg to discuss i0S14.5, Apple's earnings, Epic vs. Apple, chip shortages, and Samsung's new laptops.
Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to talk about the wave of action in the podcast industry this past week.
Further reading:
People who are vaccinated don’t need to wear masks during many outdoor activities, CDC says
Social media platforms become triage centers as India struggles with a COVID-19 surge
The first problem was vaccine supply. Now, it’s demand.
Officials lift pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
iOS 14.5 is out now with new Face ID mask features and Apple’s App Tracking Transparency
Why Apple’s new privacy feature is such a big deal
Apple’s iPhone 12 and Mac sales skyrocket despite ongoing pandemic
Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial
Eddy Cue wanted to bring iMessage to Android in 2013
Apple fined $12M by Russian regulator over App Store monopoly abuse
Can Apple get you to pay for podcasts?
Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, but you can’t subscribe in-app
Spotify’s miniplayer for Facebook launches today
Facebook is building its own in-app podcast player
Clubhouse is partnering with the NFL for draft week programming
SiriusXM acquires Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible and a bigger stake in the podcasting world
Spotify is raising prices for lots of its plans
Spotify premium subscriber count increases 21 percent to 158 million
Spotify is okay with Joe Rogan telling 21-year-olds not to get vaccinated
Samsung’s new Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are lightweight laptops with OLED screens
Samsung announces a cheaper entry-level Galaxy Book with no OLED
Samsung’s Galaxy Book Odyssey introduces Nvidia’s new RTX 3050 Ti
Elon Musk says Tesla made ‘significant mistakes’ with solar roof project

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1h 15min
April 23, 2021Apple announces new iMacs, AirTags, and iPad Pro / Congress is diving into the App Store fight
Vergecast hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss all the product announcements from Apple's Spring Loaded event this week with Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg.
Verge politics reporter Makena Kelly details what happened at Wednesday's congressional hearing focusing on competition in Apple's App Store.
Further reading:
What we’re learning from the rare cases of COVID-19 in vaccinated people
Alexa can now tell you where to find a COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors are testing a prescription video game for COVID-19 ‘brain fog’
Wisconsin amends Foxconn’s contract to reflect radically smaller project
Apple’s Spring Loaded event: the 8 biggest announcements
Apple Podcasts launches in-app subscriptions
Can Apple get you to pay for podcasts?
Apple AirTag hands-on
Apple’s AirTags don’t have a built-in keychain loop, and we have some thoughts
Apple announces new Apple TV 4K
Apple unveils an improved remote for its Apple TV
Yes, older Apple TVs can also be calibrated with your iPhone
Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors
New Touch ID Magic Keyboards work with all M1 Macs, not just the iMac
Apple launches new iPad Pro with M1 processor
How the M1-powered iPad Pro compares to other iPad models
Any video conferencing app can use the iPad Pro’s fancy zoom and pan camera
Big iPad, Mini LED: why Apple’s new iPad Pro display is better and brighter
Put macOS on the iPad, you cowards
Congress is diving into the App Store fight
Lina Kahn on Amazon’s antitrust paradox
Apple’s $64 billion-a-year app store isn’t catching the most egregious scams
Sen. Tammy Duckworth on hate crimes, racism, and environmental justice
Asian Activists are tracking the surge in hate crimes as police reporting falls short
Inside the glass fibers connecting our wireless world

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1h 18min
April 16, 2021LG quits the smartphone business / Sonos Roam review / Apple "Spring Loaded" event preview
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers.
Further reading:
US recommends pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine use over extremely rare blood clots
How the Johnson & Johnson pause could move the needle on vaccine fears
For many, COVID-19 vaccines come with a side of side effects
How CO2 sensors might help us return to ‘normal’
Airbnb is trying to preemptively cancel post-pandemic bacchanals
Celebrate your COVID vaccination with these off-the-wall tchotchkes
Expedia launches a new tool to check coronavirus travel restrictions
Apple officially announces Spring Loaded event for April 20th
New iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short, says Bloomberg
Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products
Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus with UWB to track items with AR is out April 16th
Logitech officially discontinues its Harmony remotes
Apple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotes
Roku announces Express 4K Plus streaming player and rechargeable Voice Remote Pro
Roku OS 10 adds instant resume for streaming apps, brings AirPlay 2 to more devices
Apple reportedly developing an Apple TV with a built-in camera and speaker
LG is quitting the smartphone business
LG had a few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed
LG leaves behind more than a flip phone-shaped hole in our hearts
Google announces Pixel 5A 5G by denying rumors it’s canceled
TCL aims to build a better budget phone with the 20 Pro 5G
TCL’s Fold ‘n Roll concept transforms a 6.87-inch phone into a 10-inch tablet
Sony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses
US carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCS
Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’
Sonos Roam review: portable potential
Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wall
Spotify’s Car Thing debuts as a limited release for selected US users
Amazon announces new Echo Buds with more powerful ANC and better comfort
ONEPLUS WATCH REVIEW: BIG, BASIC, AND BORING
Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processor
Can Clubhouse keep the party going?
Apple trusts Phobio for its trade-ins, but maybe you should think twice
Google is poisoning its reputation with AI researchers

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1h 8min
April 09, 2021 Land of the Giants: The Google Empire
Vergecast is on vacation this week, so instead we'll share an episode of Land of the Giants from our friends at Recode.
Land of the Giants is a podcast that explores the five biggest tech companies and their impact on our world, and this season is all about Google.
The episode we're sharing tells the story of how two grad school students with a unique way to search the internet launched a company that would become the gateway to the internet for the entire world.
In the rest of the season, Land of the Giants: The Google Empire will cover issues like Google’s relationship with the government, the origins of their antitrust troubles, and what their future may look like as they face off against Congress and the Biden Administration.

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45min
April 02, 2021The rise of Clubhouse competitors / Apple's WWDC rumors / What is Google Chrome FLoC?
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert about this week's Apple rumors ahead of WWDC 2021 — from their AR headset to new iPads.
Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss social audio platform Clubhouse and the rise of competitors from other companies.
Further reading:
Real-world evidence shows that the COVID-19 vaccines work
Biden administration looks to organize ‘vaccine passport’ development
Apple Maps will show COVID-19 travel guidances so you know what to expect at the airport
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in adolescents
Amazon gets FDA authorization for an at-home COVID-19 test kit
Errors ruin 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Apple WWDC 2021 announced as online-only event
Apple Aiming to Announce Mixed-Reality Headset With In-Person Event in 'Next Several Months'
Ming-Chi Kuo Says Apple’s AR/VR Headset Will Weigh Less Than 150 Grams
Apple reportedly plans revamped AirPods for as early as next year
New iPad Pros reportedly launching as soon as April, and the 12.9-inch model may have a Mini LED screen
Apple reportedly mulls rugged smartwatch coming as soon as this year
Casio announces first Wear OS smartwatch in iconic G-Shock lineup
Google Chrome FLoC: how it replaces cookies and what it means for privacy
T-Mobile is betting big on Google’s Android services: RCS, YouTube TV, Pixel, and more
T-Mobile is already shutting down its live TV service, partners with YouTube TV and Philo
Google Nest Hub (2nd-Gen) review: sleep on it
Huawei's Mate X2 foldable adopts Samsung's dual-screen ...
Xiaomi announces the Mi Mix Fold, its first folding phone
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra’s camera bump is no moon; it’s a space station
Bose Frames Tempo review: the specs to beat
Spotify is launching its own Clubhouse competitor
Even LinkedIn is making a Clubhouse clone
Discord’s new Clubhouse-like feature, Stage Channels, is available now
Slack is getting Instagram-like stories and push-to-talk audio ...
Instagram launches its own TikTok Duet feature called Reels Remix
Facebook shorted video creators thousands of dollars in ad revenue
Samsung created a whole Hulu series that’s sponcon for the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Biden plans to connect every American to broadband in new infrastructure package
NBA on NFT
We read your phone plan’s fine print so you don’t have to
The unsettling surveillance of anti-Asian racism

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1h 22min
March 26, 2021OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro review / Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Pichai testify before Congress once again
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge reporter Allison Johnson about her review of the One Plus 9 and how it compares with their 9 Pro and other Android flagship phones.
Politics reporter Makena Kelly joins the show the discuss Congress’ first hearing of 2021 with the chief executives of Facebook, Google, and Twitter.
Further reading:
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79 percent effective in US study
US officials publicly question AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine data
Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine website builds on a swine flu tool
OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro announced with Hasselblad-branded cameras
OnePlus 9 review: cheaper than the Pro and almost as good
The lower-cost OnePlus 9R is official, and it sounds surprisingly strong
OnePlus 9 Pro review: the elegant Android alternative
Here’s how the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro compare to Samsung and Apple’s flagships
The $159 OnePlus Watch is OnePlus’ first smartwatch
Angry MacBook owners get class action status for butterfly keyboard suit
Intel invests $20 billion into new factories, will produce chips for other companies
Intel Unleashed, Gelsinger on Intel, IDM 2.0 - Stratechery
The startup trying to augment audio reality in public spaces
Yes or no: Are these tech hearings doing anything?
Mark Zuckerberg proposes limited 230 reforms ahead of congressional hearing
Jack Dorsey is just trolling Congress with Twitter polls now
Lina Khan is just the first step toward tougher US tech regulation
Congress tries to get the FTC in fighting shape
Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network
The street prices of Nvidia and AMD GPUs are utterly out of control

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1h 19min
March 19, 2021Samsung Unpacked 2021 / Zack Snyder's Justice League is in 4:3 aspect ratio / EVs, e-bikes, and batteries
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge reporter Julia Alexander about the long-awaited release of "the Snyder cut" of the Justice League film on HBO Max and more updates in the world of streaming services.
Verge senior reporter Andrew Hawkins joins the show to discuss the new electric vehicles that were announced this week, talking to Sen. Chuck Schumer about infrastructure, and the state of e-bikes in America.
Further reading:
People aren’t missing their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, CDC data says
Some research has gotten a huge boost during the pandemic
Biden promises May 1st vaccine eligibility for all adults and a federal vaccine website
Disneyland will reopen on April 30th, for California residents only
Tinder is giving away free mail-in COVID-19 tests
Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 vaccination locations
Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine website builds on a swine flu tool
You will watch the Snyder Cut in 4:3 aspect ratio because HBO Max respects cinema
Zack Snyder’s Justice League remains overshadowed by its social media campaign
Netflix is trying to crack down on password sharing with new test
HBO Max will debut its cheaper, ad-supported tier in June
YouTube Shorts arrives in the US to take on TikTok, but the beta is still half-baked
Chuck Schumer wants to replace every gas car in America with an electric vehicle
E-bikes are expensive, but this congressman wants to make ...
Canoo reveals a bubbly electric pickup truck
Kia shows off first full images of new EV6 electric car
Here are the biggest announcements from Volkswagen’s battery event
Elon Musk crowns himself ‘Technoking’ of Tesla
Foxconn says it might build EVs at empty Wisconsin site, or in Mexico
Samsung’s midrange phones now feature fast refresh rate screens, stabilized cameras
Samsung says it might skip the Galaxy Note this year
Apple discontinues the HomePod, but the HomePod mini will live on
New iPad Pros reportedly launching as soon as April, and the …
Intel puts Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy into new ads praising PCs
Biden to tap former Senator Bill Nelson as NASA chief

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1h 28min
March 12, 2021NFTs explained / Sonos' new bluetooth speaker / Asus ROG phone 5 review
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge deputy editor Elizabeth Lopatto about the NFT craze from the past few weeks and explains how the transactions work.
Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert joins the show for a gadget roundup — from the Asus ROG phone 5 review to the new Sonos Roam bluetooth speaker.
Further reading:
COVID-19 took disease tests out of the lab — and may keep them there
People who are vaccinated can socialize together without masks, CDC says
COVID-19 vaccine supplies are on the rise in the US
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is popular at vaccination sites
Artifacts from the first COVID-19 vaccination in the US are headed to the Smithsonian
Meet Dr. B, the startup connecting people to leftover vaccines
Beeple sold an NFT for $69 million
NFTs, explained
Of course John Legere bought an $888,888.88 NFT from Steve Aoki
Jack Dorsey’s first tweet may fetch $2.5 million, and he’ll donate the NFTy proceeds to charity
Sonos Roam officially announced for $169, preorders start now
Sonos partners with Audi to bring its audio tech to cars
Asus ROG phone 5 review
Leaked OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 renders leave little to the imagination
OnePlus’ next phones will come out on March 23rd
Samsung will host another Unpacked event on March 17th
Apple reportedly overestimated iPhone 12 mini demand, by a lot
Insta360’s Go 2 is a $299 action camera with a surprisingly powerful case
The most powerful Wear OS watches are held back by Wear OS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 review: AMD and Nvidia at their best
Razer Blade 15 Base review: losing its edge
Best gaming laptops in 2021

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1h 17min

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