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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Inside the global computer crash
After a small configuration change brought down millions of computers around the world, The Verge's Tom Warren joins the show to tell us what happened,
76 min
52
The all-seeing AI webcam
On this episode of The Vergecast, senior producer Will Poor explores the AI-tinged worlds of Dries Depoorter
38 min
53
Gadgets are getting weird — and so are iPhone h...
Nilay, Alex, and David talk about what's happening on social media in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
78 min
54
Picking the perfect portable console
Also: a "face computer" microphone test.
75 min
55
Inside the AI memory machine
How AI might help us remember everything and how a perfect memory might change our lives forever.
38 min
56
Samsung’s new folds, flips, and Apple clones
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event, Redbox shutting down, and more tech news from this week.
87 min
57
The Vergecast builds a tech company
David, Nilay, and Alex decide what product lines they would buy if they were all co-CEOs of Vergecast Inc.
58 min
58
Apple’s Vision Pro: five months later
David Pierce chats with Victoria Song and Wes Davis about using the Vision Pro for the five months that its been available to the public.
77 min
59
The music industry’s AI fight
The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce chat with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the RIAA lawsuit against AI music startups Udio and Suno.
85 min
60
New chips, new screens, new gadgets
Reviews of the Boox Palma and Microsoft's new Surface computers
64 min
61
The next next thing in AI and AR
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup from former OpenAI chief scientist, and a whole lot more tech news.
93 min
62
Tesla’s big, epic, confusing future
Also: a chiller way to use your fitness wearable
71 min
63
Apple and OpenAI make a deal
Also: gadget news!
94 min
64
Apple Intelligence, iPhones, and the rest of WW...
Our annual Apple developer conference recap
111 min
65
Apple’s AI moment is coming
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss what they expect to see at Apple's WWDC 24
77 min
66
Sonos' headphones are extremely Sonos
Also: an interview with MoviePass, MovieCrash director Muta'Ali and MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes.
64 min
67
Inside the Google algorithm
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Google's algorithm leak, OpenAI content deals, and more tech news from this week.
88 min
68
Why Microsoft bet on Surface
Also: the latest smart home headlines
82 min
69
Seeing the real world inside a virtual one
The fourth and final installment of our series on the five senses of video games
34 min
70
ChatGPT has a Scarlett Johansson problem
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Microsoft Build, the OpenAI's trouble with Scarlett Johansson, new Sonos headphones, and more.
88 min
71
Microsoft is in its AI PC era
Also: the future of ChatGPT
66 min
72
The smells and tastes of a great video game
Integrating smell of taste in video games, and whether it's the future of gaming
32 min
73
AI assistants are so back
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Google I/O and OpenAI's GPT4o event.
91 min
74
The case for the iPad Pro
Also: the Apple Store vs independent repair shops
69 min
75
The rise of the audio-only video game
In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games.
24 min