The Vergecast
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 most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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Meta announces job cuts and Twitter prepares fo...
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.
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The politics and laws changing tech in the US
The Verge's David Pierce tries out Neeva's Bias Buster, a search engine tool that tries to fix political news bias. Senior reporter Adi Robertson talks about her story How America turned against the First Amendment. Policy reporter Makena Kelly explains the CHIPS and Science Act, and how it could reshape the tech industry in America.
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Elon Musk's first week at Twitter / Matter's ne...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss what has happened with Twitter since Elon Musk has taken over the company.
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Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with...
Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how.
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Twitter is now an Elon Musk company
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Liz Lopatto, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Elon Musk officially becoming the owner of Twitter, and what that means for the future of the company.
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Apple's new App Store tax, Microsoft Surface re...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss this week's biggest tech news.
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The two cryptos and the future of the iPad
Today on the flagship podcast of all-screen designs: Andru Marino dives into the world of an alternative crypto community. David Pierce examines Stage Manager and Apple's current iPad lineup with Dan Seifert and Monica Chin.
62 min
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Cybersecurity Hotline Special
The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Russell Brandom answer all your cybersecurity questions.
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Confusing new Apple products, Netflix password ...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss the announcements from Apple this week, HDR video standards, and all the news out of Netflix and Tesla
82 min
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Kanye wants Parler, smartwatch showdown, and th...
Today on the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers.
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Microsoft's Surface event, Pixel 7 and Pixel Wa...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.
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Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, our impressions, a...
Today's episode focuses on the state of VR and where it's headed next.
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Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch event / Elon M...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the announcements from Google's Pixel 7 event. Senior correspondant Liz Lopatto joins the show to explain the latest in the Elon Musk/Twitter trial saga.
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Amazon’s Kindle Scribe, printer problems, and e...
Today on the flagship podcast of hardcopy peripherals
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What does music feel like in the metaverse?
The Verge's David Pierce dives into the world of virtual concerts in digital spaces like Roblox and Fortnite. Is this the future of live music?
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Google is shutting down Stadia / Amazon's hardw...
The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss Google deciding to shut down its game streaming service Stadia. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to chat about all the products Amazon announced at its hardware launch event this week, including the new E Ink tablet for reading and writing.
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Handheld gaming, scooter subscriptions, and a T...
David Pierce dives into what's next in the game console world, why he paid $55 a month for a scooter, and the many tech events coming up in October.
53 min
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The complicated relationship between musicians ...
Can a budding artist find their place in the world of viral video?
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Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, David Pierce, and Victoria Song discuss using the new Apple Watch Ultra, the next-gen GPUs, and a bunch of gadget news.
73 min
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GTA leaks, TikTok search, and Apple reviews hot...
The Vergecast covers the Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks, TikTok's search skills, and outstanding questions about the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8.
53 min
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Will the future of music sound a lot like the p...
In part 1 of our Vergecast: Future of Music series, Alex Cranz talks with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the trends in music today that make new songs out of old material, and whether it's foreshadowing the future of pop.
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Reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Serie...
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and Apple Watch Series 8.
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Websites are back: inside The Verge's redesign
David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the ideas behind The Verge's brand new redesigned website, which officially launched on September 13th. David also chats with senior product manager Tara Kalmanson and senior engineer Matt Crider, who worked on the redesign, about what went into implementing those ideas.
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Apple’s iPhone 14 event: the biggest announceme...
Apple held their annual hardware event on their campus, debuting new iPhones, new Watches, and new AirPods. Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss everything that happened at the "Far Out" event, first impressions of the products, and their expectations for Apple in the next year.
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The future of Apple: our biggest questions and ...
The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz discuss the future of Apple.
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