The Vergecast

By The Verge

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 mo... more

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June 18, 2020 Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store fees
Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully, according to the chairman of the House Antitrust Committee.
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) joined The Vergecast along with Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson to discuss the plight of Hey, Basecamp’s new $99-a-year premium email service. Earlier this week, Heinemeier Hansson revealed that Apple had rejected the Hey iPhone app from the App Store because it didn’t offer any way to sign up and pay in the app itself — which would require giving Apple a 30 percent cut of the fee.

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June 16, 2020 Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Makena Kelly talk to Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts about bringing broadband access into rural areas, the technology plights caused by the pandemic, privacy concerns over contract tracing, and the race to 5G.

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June 12, 2020Android 11 beta / PS5 reveal / Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft ban facial recognition tech for police
Stories discussed this week:
Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic
It’s hard to figure out how often people without symptoms spread COVID-19
Inside Nextdoor’s ‘Karen problem’
Nextdoor tells community leads to allow Black Lives Matter discussions after exposé
Contact tracing programs have to work with local communities to be successful
Apple launches $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative
Android 11 beta: all the announcements
Android 11: conversations, bubbles, and making sense of complexity
Five new features Android 11 borrows from the iPhone
Android 11 may be the best texting platform if you use multiple chat apps
Apple’s virtual WWDC keynote will take place on June 22nd at 1PM ET
Apple will announce move to ARM-based Macs later this month, says report
Apple pulls podcast apps in China after government pressure
The new Sonos app and S2 update are available now
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
Amazon bans police from using its facial recognition technology for the next year
Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition to police until Congress passes new privacy law

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1h 35min
June 09, 2020 Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic
Tinder and its parent company Match Group have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, all things considered. User engagement is up, as is interest around new product features, like video calls. More than six years after its launch, Tinder is finally introducing a one-on-one video calling feature that it says will be heavily moderated for content and safety. At the same time, Tinder CEO Elie Seidman says he and his team are focusing on how to keep young people coming to the app and how they can build digital relationships inside of it, especially as in-person dates slow down.Seidman joins Vergecast host Nilay Patel and Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman for a chat about the future of the platform, how it’ll keep people safe over video calls, and what happens to its Tinder U initiative that it’s focused on for years. Plus, he explains how Joe Exotic might be more important to a relationship than living near each other.

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1h 2min
June 05, 2020SpaceX launches humans to space / Facebook's ongoing moderation controversy / Sonos Arc's convincing surround sound
Stories from this episode:
Blaming protesters for COVID-19 spread ignores the bigger threats to health
5G coronavirus conspiracy theorists are endangering the workers who keep networks running
Telehealth wasn’t designed for non-English speakers
The pandemic has made it harder to buy a new laptop
Byte flight
The United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization, says President Trump
FCC extends deadline for ISPs to quit charging customers who use their own equipment
K-pop stans overwhelm app after Dallas police ask for videos of protesters
SpaceX successfully launches first crew to orbit, ushering in new era of spaceflight
A rocket launch can’t unite us until the space world acknowledges our divisions
Watch NASA astronauts fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon using touchscreens
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docks with the space station
What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch
Meet the cute stuffed dinosaur that hitched a ride on SpaceX’s historic launch
SpaceX is launching its latest batch of internet satellites, including one with a visor
Trump’s Twitter order violates the First Amendment, new lawsuit claims
Facebook won’t take any action on Trump’s post about shootings in Minnesota
Facebook employees walk out in protest of Donald Trump’s posts
Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence
In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg expressed ‘disgust’ with Trump’s posts
Mark Zuckerberg defends hands-off Trump policy to employees after walkout
Nine things we learned from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg facing his employees
Ban them all
What other social networks can learn from Snapchat’s rebuke of Trump
Huawei P40 Pro review: there’s a catch
HBO Max won’t hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will
The Sonos Arc puts convincing surround sound in a single soundbar
Here’s our best look yet at Google’s new Android TV streaming device

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1h 50min
June 02, 2020 The head of HBO Max on launching without Roku, adding 4K HDR, and the Snyder Cut
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Julia Alexander talk to Otter Media CEO Tony Goncalves on his new project overseeing HBO Max.
Goncalves discusses AT&T's strategy for the WarnerMedia streaming service, the dispute with getting the app on Roku and Amazon, HBO Max's place in the streaming wars, and how their data usage works on mobile.

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55min
May 29, 2020Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies / HBO Max launches in the US
Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back Adi Robertson and Casey Newton to the show to discuss Trump's executive order targeting social media companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Julia Alexander also stops by to discuss the launch of WarnerMedia's new streaming service HBO Max.
Stories discussed this week:
Google search results will take ‘page experience’ into account next year
T-Mobile now supports cross-carrier RCS messaging
Google Messages may finally be adding end-to-end encryption for RCS
Why Twitter labeling Trump’s tweets as “potentially misleading” is a big step forward
FCC commissioner says Trump’s Section 230 plan ‘does not work’
Donald Trump is starting a messy fight with the entire internet
White House organizes harassment of Twitter employee as Trump threatens company
Donald Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies
YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult ...
YouTube fixes error that deleted comments critical of the ...
YouTube says China-linked comment deletions weren't ...
HBO Max is full of potential, but its biggest hurdle remains AT&T’s messy execution
HBO Max is taking on Netflix with human curation instead of solely relying on algorithms
HBO Max will use anime from Crunchyroll to compete with Netflix’s growing empire
All eight Harry Potter movies are streaming on HBO Max much earlier than expected
Snyder Cut fans demanded AT&T’s attention, and now AT&T is demanding their cash
Here are the hundreds of classic movies people can stream on HBO Max
You can no longer subscribe to HBO via Apple TV Channels
HBO Max’s catalog is full of weird holes

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1h 31min
May 26, 2020 Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on competing with Microsoft, the future of work, and managing all those notifications
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield about remote working, competition with Microsoft, and the way technology changes how we communicate.

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1h 6min
May 22, 2020Microsoft Build 2020, Elon Musk's factory play, and Joe Rogan moves to Spotify
It’s Friday, which means there’s a new episode of The Vergecast to fill you in on all of the news from this week. Join Nilay, Dieter, and a rotation of other editors for everything that you need to know. The three topics covered this week are:
Microsoft’s Build developer conference
Elon Musk’s... active month
Spotify getting exclusive streaming rights to The Joe Rogan Experience podcast
During the first part of the show, Verge senior editor Tom Warren joins Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn to discuss what was announced at Microsoft Build 2020 and what’s next for Windows software.
Microsoft Lists is a new app designed for Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook
Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids
Microsoft to unify Windows desktop and UWP apps with new Project Reunion
Microsoft’s new PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 is now available to download
Microsoft Edge is getting a new sidebar search feature and Pinterest integration
Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10
Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager is already better than the Windows Store
Microsoft Surface Earbuds review: comfort at a cost
Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: don’t push it
First look: Microsoft’s 13.5-inch Surface Book 3
A little over 35 minutes into the show, Verge deputy editor Elizabeth Lopatto updates us on Elon Musk’s latest endeavors, including his battle with Alameda County over opening his factory, his protests against lockdown orders, and SpaceX’s upcoming Crew Dragon spacecraft launch.
Elon Musk’s battle to reopen Tesla’s Fremont plant may shape his legacy
Tesla drops its lawsuit against Alameda County over lockdown order
Elon Musk is playing Twitter footsie with the fringe right
Here’s why Elon Musk keeps raising the price of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ option
Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels
Meet the first NASA astronauts SpaceX will launch into orbit
Last but not least, senior reporter Ashley Carman stops by to explain the importance of Spotify landing The Joe Rogan Experience podcast as an exclusive.
Joe Rogan’s podcast is becoming a Spotify exclusive
It just took $700 million or so to put Spotify on top of the podcasting world
Google suspended a popular Android podcast app because it catalogs COVID-19 content
There’s a whole lot more discussed in this episode, so listen here or in your preferred podcast player to hear it all.
Other stories discussed in this episode:
Mark Zuckerberg on taking his massive workforce remote
Students are failing AP tests because the College Board can’t handle iPhone photos
Amazon reportedly delays Prime Day until September as it works to restore normal shipping
Here’s how NYC is using powerful UV light to kill the coronavirus on subways and buses
The FCC has received hundreds of complaints about carriers’ coronavirus pledge

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1h 23min
May 19, 2020 Sundar Pichai on managing Google through the pandemic
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and executive editor Dieter Bohn interview Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Pichai disusses Google’s COVID-19 response: the way the company is handling the pandemic and how he’s working with Tim Cook from Apple on exposure tracking.
They also talked about how he is running one of the biggest companies in the world remotely and how the company is handling employees working from home
Of course they talk about their products and services: the future of the Pixel, competing with companies like Apple and Samsung, and RCS messaging.

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53min

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