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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Microsoft is in its AI PC era
Also: the future of ChatGPT
66 min
102
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
103
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
104
The case for the iPad Pro
Also: the Apple Store vs independent repair shops
69 min
105
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
106
The beginning and end of the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's iPad event, the evolution of the streaming business, updates on the Wisconsin Foxconn site, and more.
87 min
107
Delta's 10-year journey to the top of the App S...
Also: An experiment with AI voice notes.
68 min
108
A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect ...
Episode one of our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries
26 min
109
Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news.
78 min
110
Phones are the ultimate AI gadget
Also: Meta’s big move into AI
70 min
111
Anyone want to buy TikTok?
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss President Biden signing the TikTok ban bill, Apple's May 7th iPad event, Tesla's flop era, and more.
96 min
112
Congress takes on TikTok, privacy, and AI
Also: David talks with Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan about their AI-powered production company Wonder Dynamics
75 min
113
Emulators are taking over the App Store
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss third-party iPhone app stores, game emulators, Google Android and hardware team restructuring, the latest TikTok news, and more.
90 min
114
The internet really is a series of tubes
Undersea internet cable maintenance, Windows on Arm, and Kobo's color e-readers
79 min
115
The good, the bad, and the Humane AI Pin
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Piece, and Alex Cranz discuss David's review of the Humane AI Pin, Taylor Swift's music back on TikTok, a new party speaker, and much more.
91 min
116
The TikTok ban and the iPhone monopoly
We answer your questions from The Vergecast Hotline
59 min
117
How much MacBook is enough MacBook?
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Macbook Air M3 review, Jon Stewart's take on AI, and a whole lot more.
89 min
118
A better keyboard than QWERTY
Also: What are Microsoft's "first AI PCs" ?
64 min
119
Power User: Taylor Lorenz on the TikTok ban
A new podcast from the Vox Media Podcast Network
51 min
120
AI headphones and clicky phone keys
The future of noise canceling, Mr. Mobile interview, and the best microphone for consumers.
60 min
121
Apple’s antitrust fight begins
The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, Lauren Feiner and Nilay Patel discuss the breaking news about the the US Department of Justice accusing Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market.
87 min
122
DoorDash, Uber Eats... and Tony
Crunch time for Rivian and a delivery app rebellion
65 min
123
Are we really about to ban TikTok?
The Verge 's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the US House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok, the streaming news of the week, a Dyson robot, and more.
96 min
124
The 2024 Streaming Draft (live from SXSW)
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz choose their picks for The Vergecast Streaming Draft of 2024 in front of a live audience at SXSW.
56 min
125
Hello and goodbye to the MacBook Air
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's upgraded MacBook Air, the EU's Digital Markets Act deadline for tech’s biggest “gatekeepers”, and more.
93 min