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07/28/20 • 47 min
Verge editor-in-chief talks with Wired senior editor Andy Greenberg, author of Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers.
Greenberg's book is all about a group of hackers inside the Russian government called Sandworm, who were responsible for damaging cyber warfare attacks in various countries over the past few years.
Andy and Nilay discuss the origins of Sandworm, the intricacies of their attacks, and how they escalated what we think of as "cyber war."
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11/11/22 • 80 min
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss week two of Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter and Meta announcing job cuts.
Later in the show: What's next for Binance and FTX, a stretchable screen by LG Display, and the Surface Pro 9 review.
Further reading:
- Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to prepare for ‘difficult times ahead’ and ends remote work
- Read Elon Musk’s first email to Twitter employees
- Elon Musk offloads another $3.9 billion in Tesla shares
- Elon is putting Twitter at risk for billions in fines, says internal letter
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue with verification is now live
- Elon Musk's response to fake verified Elon Twitter accounts: a new permanent ban policy for impersonation
- Everyone knows you paid to be verified on Twitter
- Mario flipped off Twitter for nearly two hours with the blessing of Musk's 'verification'
- Twitter rolls back gray ‘official’ checks that popped up on high-profile accounts
- Twitter’s new double-check verification disappears, Elon Musk says he ‘killed it’
- Meta announces huge job cuts affecting 11,000 employees
- Binance won't bail out FTX, cites reports of 'mishandled customer funds'
- ‘I fucked up,’ says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in public apology
- Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel) review: this is the one to buy
- LG Display's 'stretchable' prototype display could attach to skin, clothing, and furniture
- HP Pavilion Plus 14 review: a powerful, confusing OLED machine
- The Pixel Watch calorie bug is a reminder of why 'accuracy' isn't everything
- Razer made a customizable PS5 controller that — you guessed it — is very expensive
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The iPhone 16 is here — but it's not finished
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09/10/24 • 99 min
Apple launched the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4 at its annual fall event in Cupertino. The devices come with some big upgrades — a new camera control on the iPhone, a new design on the Watch — but also a lot of promises about AI. Today on the show, we discuss everything that's new, everything that's missing, and all the reasons you might or might not want to upgrade your Apple gear this year.
Further reading:
- iPhone 16 event live blog: all the news from Apple’s keynote
- iPhone 16 event: all the news from Apple’s keynote
- Apple announces the iPhone 16 with a faster processor and Camera Control button
- Apple announces the iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max hands-on: don't call it a shutter button
- Apple Watch Series 10 announced with bigger screen and thinner design
- The AirPods Pro 2 will soon double as hearing aids
- iOS 18 will launch next week with new ways to customize your homescreen
- Apple announces AirPods 4 with noise cancellation and better sound
- AirPods 4 hands-on: noise cancellation for people who hate ear tips
- Apple has a faster MagSafe charger to go with the new iPhone 16 phones
- Apple has a faster MagSafe charger to go with the new iPhone 16s
- It sure looks like FineWoven is dead
- Apple’s Visual Intelligence is a built-in take on Google Lens
- Beats’ new iPhone 16 cases work with the Camera Control button
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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss this week in tech news — the new Valve Steam Deck, Netflix potentially getting into gaming, a lot of Apple news, and some billionaires going into space.
Further reading:
- The COVID-19 vaccines weren’t hacked — this task force is one reason why
- Foxconn and TSMC strike deal to buy 10 million COVID vaccines for Taiwan
- Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December
- Netflix snags former EA, Oculus exec to lead its video game efforts
- Apple’s latest iOS and macOS betas undo some of Safari’s controversial new design
- iPhone 13 rumors grow more certain ahead of September launch
- Redesigned iPad mini reportedly on track to launch this fall
- Apple just launched an official $99 MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 lineup
- iPhone 12 reverse wireless charging can power up Apple’s new MagSafe battery pack
- Apple is working on Apple Pay Later to help you buy things without paying for them yet
- Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket
- Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees
- Facebook says FTC chair shouldn’t help decide the future of its antitrust case
- Biden’s executive order puts net neutrality back in the spotlight
- President Joe Biden’s latest executive order is a huge win for right to repair
- Space tourism rivalry gets extremely petty ahead of Branson’s spaceflight
- Virgin Galactic has opened a sweepstakes offering a trip to space
- Virgin Galactic successfully sends Richard Branson to the edge of space
- Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak
- The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will support the S Pen Pro, according to FCC filings
- Ikea and Sonos picture frame speaker review: wall of sound
- TVA TemPad review: who needs TikTok when you can control time and space?
- We want to see your internet bill
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01/13/23 • 69 min
The Verge's Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Dan Seifert discuss the numerous Apple rumors we heard about this week, a Samsung Unpacked preview, and the latest gadget news.
Further reading:
- Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac
- Apple is reportedly making an all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip
- iPhone 16 Pro models could feature under-display Face ID
- Apple's next custom hardware trick might be its own Micro LED screens
- Apple’s MicroLED dream: what it means for the Apple Watch and beyond
- $99 AirPods could ship as early as next year alongside next-gen AirPods Max
- Official Samsung Galaxy S23 images leak early
- Samsung confirms February 1st Unpacked, its first in-person event in three years
- Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro can now record lifelike 3D audio
- HBO Max’s first price hike raises the monthly rate by $1
- John Deere commits to letting farmers repair their own tractors (kind of)
- At CES one company was showing off...an E-Ink headset?
- The Pinecil is the best soldering iron for most people
- Six smart home finds from CES 2023 you may have missed
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How Color of Change helped lead the Facebook boycott
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07/14/20 • 59 min
Nilay Patel talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change.
Color of Change, an online racial justice organization, is one of the groups leading the ad boycott against Facebook and other social media companies in response to hate speech appearing on the platforms.
In the interview, Robinson talks about how the boycott campaign came together; his history pushing Facebook on issues of hate speech and civil rights; and meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and fellow leaders of the boycott to discuss the Facebook civil rights audit and how the company can improve the platform.
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01/27/23 • 81 min
Today on the flagship podcast of staring directly down the barrel of a camera, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Monica Chin start the show with an inside look at our M2 MacBook Pro and Mac Mini reviews. After that, the crew breaks down the case the US Department of Justice has filed against Google's ad business and of course we try to make sense of the latest Elon Musk shenanigans.
Further reading:
- The Vergecast - YouTube
- Apple Mac Mini (2023) review: Mac Studio junior
- Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) review: the core count grows
- Google is being sued by the US government and eight states over online advertising
- Google plans to demo AI chatbot search as it panics about ChatGPT
- More details come out on which departments saw layoffs at Google, Microsoft, and Amazon
- Tesla made more money in 2022 than ever before, but its future still looks rocky
- Elon Musk is theoretically sad that Tesla investors lost money because of his tweets
- Elon Musk thinks Twitter is real life
- Elon Musk’s Twitter is caving to government censorship, just like he promised
- Elon Musk gets serious about 420 at securities fraud trial - The Verge
- Tesla’s new $3.6 billion Nevada investment includes a ‘high-volume’ Semi factory
- Tesla Cybertruck mass production won't start until 2024
- Microsoft Q2 2023: Windows, devices, and Xbox down as cloud holds strong
- Senators and Swifties take on Ticketmaster in Washington
- GoldenEye 007 is coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox on January 27th
- TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral
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Who will win the 2024 streaming wars?
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01/17/24 • 63 min
Today on the flagship podcast of endlessly looping sounds:
02:33 - David Pierce dives into one piece of music that has taken over "North Sea TikTok"
20:45 - Alex Cranz joins the show to preview new TV shows coming to streaming in 2024, and gives predictions about which streaming service will come out on top this year.
55:36 - This week's Vergecast Hotline question about E Ink at CES.
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The future of the Kindle with Panos Panay
The Vergecast
10/18/24 • 119 min
Nilay and David talk about the week in gadget news, after scoring their predictions on last week's Tesla event. (Spoiler alert: nobody did very well.) They talk about the new iPad Mini, the new Sonos Ace Ultra soundbar, and the new Analogue N64 emulator. Then Amazon's Panos Panay joins the show to discuss this week's big Kindle news, and where he thinks the future of e-readers is headed. Finally, Nilay and David do a lightning round, with a lot of Google org chart news and just a little bit of Trump news.
Further reading:
- The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise
- The Tesla Cybercab is a cool-looking prototype that needed to be much more than that
- Tesla’s Robovan is the surprise of the night
- Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini
- AMD and Intel are teaming up to fend off ARM chips
- Sonos announces ‘breakthrough’ Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4
- Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches next year for $249
- Amazon’s new Kindle family includes the first color Kindle
- Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition hands-on: color E Ink looks pretty good
- Amazon Kindle Scribe 2024: a new design and AI tools for note takers
- Amazon’s new Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are faster and brighter
- Amazon discontinues the last Kindle with physical buttons
- Google is replacing the exec in charge of Search and ads
- Here’s a bunch of bananas shit Trump said today about breaking up Google
- Trump says Tim Cook called him to complain about the European Union
- Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs a few billion dollars first
- The New York Times warns AI search engine Perplexity to stop using its content
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2023's laptops and wearables we may (or may not) see
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01/18/23 • 70 min
The Verge’s Alex Cranz talks with senior reviewer Monica Chin about the laptops she saw at CES this year and what it means for 2023’s computer trends. Verge reviewer Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the FDA regulations behind health tech, and whether the stuff we saw at CES will ever be available in the United States.
Further reading:
- The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3i is the CES 2023 gadget I’m most excited for
- Lenovo Yoga Book 9i hands-on: the dual-screen future
- OLED plus E Ink: Lenovo’s ThinkBook Twist is halfway to my dream laptop
- Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola hands-on: a ThinkPad’s best friend
- The new Asus ZenBook Pro 14 leads a line of impressively refreshed OLED laptops
- Acer’s new Predator Helios laptops can pack a bright 250Hz Mini LED screen
- The LG Gram Style might be the prettiest laptop of 2023
- With PC sales down, laptop makers turn to services
- The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is neat, but what's with the RGB?
- The regulatory maze behind health tech vaporware
- Withings wants you to pee on its latest device
- How do you sell over-the-counter hearing aids when nobody knows who you are?
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How many episodes does The Vergecast have?
The Vergecast currently has 840 episodes available.
What topics does The Vergecast cover?
The podcast is about News, Tech News, Podcasts and Technology.
What is the most popular episode on The Vergecast?
The episode title 'Meta announces job cuts and Twitter prepares for difficult times' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Vergecast?
The average episode length on The Vergecast is 70 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Vergecast released?
Episodes of The Vergecast are typically released every 4 days.
When was the first episode of The Vergecast?
The first episode of The Vergecast was released on Jan 1, 2014.
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