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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September 15, 2020 We ask a biostatistician about the timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine
There’s a lot of information coming and going about the coronavirus, and the next steps for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 — The Verge even has a newsletter dedicated to it.
But how do we asses all this information in a logical way, to prevent confusion, chaos, or something worse? The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Mary Beth Griggs and Nicole Wetsman talked to Dr. Natalie Dean, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida, about what we know so far about the timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the best way to evaluate the flood of information coming in every day.
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1h 3min
September 11, 2020Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review / Android 11 review / Xbox Series S and X preview
Nilay, Dieter, and Tom discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and Android 11. Also, previews of the Xbox Series X and Series S.
Stories from this week:
White House reportedly moves to eliminate COVID-19 security theater at airports
Trump’s latest attack on Section 230 is really about censoring speech
Microsoft Surface Duo review: double troubles
How Microsoft built its folding Android phone
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review: an extravagant success
Android 11 review: features by the dozen
Welcome to the next generation of gaming
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S is surprisingly small in size and price
A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console
Microsoft confirms $299 Xbox Series S console
Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S specs, promises four times the processing power of Xbox One
Xbox Series X launches on November 10th for $499
Your move, PS5
Xbox Game Pass is adding EA’s Play subscription service at no extra cost
Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price next week
A closer look at Nvidia’s new RTX 3080
Apple announces ‘Time Flies’ event for September 15th
Apple Music for Android contains mentions of rumored ‘Apple One’ services bundle
iPhone 12: everything we think we know about Apple’s 2020 5G iPhones

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1h 17min
September 08, 2020 Marc Levoy on moving from Google to Adobe and the ethics of computational photography
The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with former Google engineer Marc Levoy about his move to Adobe, the state of the smartphone camera, and the future of computational photography.

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54min
September 04, 2020IFA 2020 gadgets / Intel announces 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs / Nvidia announces RTX 3080 and 3090
Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Chris dive deep into all the gadget news that dominated this week, including all the announcements at IFA 2020's virtual event showcase.
Stories discussed this week:
Apple and Google announce new automatic app system to track COVID exposures
Apple releases iOS 13.7 with support for new automatic COVID-19 notification system
The CDC’s testing guidance will make the pandemic worse
Emergency COVID-19 vaccines will have to convince a skeptical public
Robert Pattinson reportedly has COVID-19, and The Batman has halted production
Super Mario 3D World and other classic Mario games are coming to the Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is a Switch racer that uses RC cars
Nintendo is releasing a 35th anniversary Super Mario Bros. Game and Watch
Intel announces its new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs, available ...
Intel debuts a new logo alongside its 11th Gen chips
Asus’ latest ZenBook laptops feature Intel’s 11th Gen CPUs and Thunderbolt 4 ports
Acer’s new Swift laptops include Intel’s 11th Gen processors
Toshiba laptops are no more, but here are Dynabook’s new notebooks with Intel’s 11th Gen parts
Samsung launches Galaxy Book Flex 5G, the first 5G Intel Evo laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080: launching September 17th for …
Nvidia's new RTX 3090 is a $1,499 monster GPU designed for ...
Qualcomm's next budget Snapdragon 4-series chips could ...
Qualcomm’s 8cx Gen 2 5G processor promises a new wave of better ARM-based laptops
Qualcomm hopes to topple AirPods Pro with ‘adaptive’ noise cancellation for true wireless earbuds
Sonos patent gives possible first look at unannounced headphones
Bang & Olufsen’s $800 noise-canceling headphones copy the best part of Microsoft’s Surface Headphones
Samsung announces The Premiere, a luxury ultra-short throw 4K laser projector
The new Philips Hue lightstrip mounts to your TV and syncs with what’s on-screen
Lenovo Smart Clock
8BitDo made a mod-friendly, wireless arcade stick for the Nintendo Switch and
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro review: fun flipping cameras with a bulky phone attached
Samsung announces its cheapest 5G phone and new Trio …

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1h 9min
September 01, 2020 Recording police brutality: how technology is driving the new civil rights movement
Nilay Patel talks with Verge reporter Bijan Stephen and video producer Mariya Abdulkaf about The Verge's new multimedia project Capturing the Police.
Capturing the Police is a project from The Verge about how people use technology to bring awareness of police brutality and racism — and what it costs them when they agitate for justice.

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53min
August 28, 2020Surface Duo hands on / Amazon's Halo fitness tracker / Epic vs Apple: the latest
Wired's Lauren Goode returns to the show to discuss Microsoft's soon-to-be released Surface Duo, Amazon's new fitness tracker, and an update on Apple's battle with Epic over the App Store.
Stories this week:
FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test
FDA authorizes convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19
Tracking COVID-19 through symptom monitoring will be harder when flu season starts
Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting
Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman interview
Amazon announced Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice
Amazon Look review (2017)
Fitbit’s new Sense smartwatch can take your skin’s temperature to help you manage stress
Microsoft Flight Simulator players are flying into Hurricane Laura
Fall Guys is the feel-good game of the summer
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 doesn’t have a release date, but you can already watch this review
This could be the first real picture of the Pixel 5
Sony Xperia 5 II leak reveals a new 120Hz display and a headphone jack
The Asus Zenfone 7 adds a third lens to its neat flipping camera
LG’s swiveling ‘Wing’ phone allegedly revealed in video leak
TikTok sues Trump administration over US ban
Kevin Mayer quits as TikTok CEO due to ongoing political turmoil
Walmart says it’s partnering with Microsoft on a TikTok deal
Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite
Why Epic can’t afford to lose the Unreal Engine in its legal fight with Apple
Read the emails between Epic and Apple that led to Fortnite’s App Store ban
Apple is holding the Unreal Engine hostage, Epic says in new motion
Epic confirms Fortnite’s new season won’t be on iPhone, iPad, or Mac
Fortnite is splitting into two different games because of Epic and Apple’s fight
Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all
Fortnite on iOS already feels empty and dated
Apple’s move to make advertising harder on iOS 14 is part of a trend
Announcing the Get Wired podcast

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1h 25min
August 25, 2020 Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman welcomes you to Team Antitrust
Antitrust criticism of big tech companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon have been louder than ever — from the consumers to the tech companies who compete with them. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has been vocal for years about the problem with Google’s dominant market share in maps, local search, and reviews.
“I’ve been working on it for over a decade and it’s great to see that more people have jumped on board.” Stoppelman says. “When we started out criticizing Google and highlighting some of their abuses, we got — especially from Silicon Valley — so many eye rolls.”
The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Casey Newton recently caught up with Stoppelman to discuss the evolving view of the media and the public on the tech monopolies, as well as how Yelp is handling their competition and what possible changes can be made with regulation from the government.

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49min
August 21, 2020Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review / Galaxy Watch 3 review / BlackBerry 5G?
Dieter, Dan, and Becca discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Buds Live, and Galaxy Watch 3. They also discuss a potential BlackBerry phone coming to the market...in 2021.
Stories from this week:
Attack of the gaiters
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review
How Samsung’s beans broke the mold of wireless earbuds
iFixit’s Galaxy Buds Live teardown shows that even Samsung calls them beans
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: good sound, unique …
Google’s Pixel Buds are now available in more colors nearly four months after launch
Google’s Pixel Buds get new transcribe mode, attention alerts, and sharing detection
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change
Fossil updates its Gen 5 smartwatches with sleep tracking and more fitness features
The Nubia Watch is a decadent OLED smart bracelet
New images of Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense leak
Epic says Apple threatens ‘catastrophic’ response in two weeks if Fortnite doesn’t comply with rules
Apple tells Epic ‘we won’t make an exception’ for Fortnite
Uber CEO on the fight in California: ‘We can’t go out and hire 50,000 people overnight’
Here’s your best look yet at ZTE’s first smartphone with an under-display camera
Apple is now a $2 trillion company
A new 5G BlackBerry phone with Android and a physical …

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1h 10min
August 18, 2020 How money and payments have become social media
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Lana Swartz, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia about her new book New Money: How Payment Became Social Media.

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August 14, 2020Fornite kicked off the App Store and Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on Sept 10th
Nilay, Dieter, Tom, and Dan discuss the timeline of events that lead to Epic Games suing Apple and Google after being kicked out of mobile app stores. They also discuss Microsoft's announcement of the Surface Duo's release date and technical specs.
Stories discussed this episode:
Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change
US passes 5 million coronavirus cases
Big airlines are hoarding cash to survive the pandemic
Vaping linked to higher risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults, study finds
Microsoft opens xCloud game streaming beta early on Tuesday
Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines
Microsoft condemns Apple’s App Store policies
Facebook slams Apple’s App Store policies, launches Facebook Gaming on iOS without games
Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline
Epic offers new direct payment in Fortnite on iOS and Android to get around app store fees
Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
Watch Epic’s Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite short mocking Apple right here
Epic Games is suing Apple
Fortnite for Android has also been kicked off the Google Play Store
Epic is suing Google over Fortnite’s removal from the Google Play Store
Google forced OnePlus to decimate a Fortnite launcher deal, claims Epic Games
Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline
Epic rallies Fortnite players against Apple with a warning that they’ll miss the next season
Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on Sept 10th for $1,399
Microsoft releases Surface Duo press event video with 30 minutes of demos
The Xbox Series X could launch on November 6th
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S console confirmed in leaked controller packaging
When I don’t buy the new Xbox, Microsoft will laugh all the way to the bank
Android is becoming a worldwide earthquake detection network
Google is re-adding a Calendar app to Android Auto so you can see how to get to your next appointment
Google Maps finally works with CarPlay’s excellent dashboard mode
Google promises the next Wear OS update will launch apps up to 20 percent faster

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1h 30min

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