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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New chips, new screens, new gadgets
Reviews of the Boox Palma and Microsoft's new Surface computers
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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.
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Tesla’s big, epic, confusing future
Also: a chiller way to use your fitness wearable
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Apple and OpenAI make a deal
Also: gadget news!
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Apple Intelligence, iPhones, and the rest of WW...
Our annual Apple developer conference recap
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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
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Sonos' headphones are extremely Sonos
Also: an interview with MoviePass, MovieCrash director Muta'Ali and MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes.
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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
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Why Microsoft bet on Surface
Also: the latest smart home headlines
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Seeing the real world inside a virtual one
The fourth and final installment of our series on the five senses of video games
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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
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Microsoft is in its AI PC era
Also: the future of ChatGPT
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The smells and tastes of a great video game
Integrating smell of taste in video games, and whether it's the future of gaming
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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.
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The case for the iPad Pro
Also: the Apple Store vs independent repair shops
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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.
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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.
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Delta's 10-year journey to the top of the App S...
Also: An experiment with AI voice notes.
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A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect ...
Episode one of our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries
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Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news.
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Phones are the ultimate AI gadget
Also: Meta’s big move into AI
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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.
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Congress takes on TikTok, privacy, and AI
Also: David talks with Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan about their AI-powered production company Wonder Dynamics
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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.
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The internet really is a series of tubes
Undersea internet cable maintenance, Windows on Arm, and Kobo's color e-readers
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