The Verge

The Vergecast

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The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, 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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More Galaxy S10 leaks and Sonos headphones 25.01.2019 1:10:38

The Samsung Galaxy S10 continues to leak, indicating that it may have a headphone jack, a hole-punch display, and a cryptocurrency wallet. But that’s not all. We also saw some new concepts for foldable phones, a rumor about Sonos headphones, and theories on Google’s secret Fuchsia operating system. So this week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller run through all of that and...

Pixel 3 Lite leaks, Apple releases new battery cases, and Samsung readies the S10 18.01.2019 1:21:43

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter run through a week of gadget news. Images of the Google Pixel 3 “Lite” and the Samsung Galaxy S10 have leaked, starting up a new season of phone releases. The crew also looks forward to what Google will do with its investment in Fossil’s smartwatch tech, Microsoft’s experiment with foldable devices, and how the Federal Trade Commission will react...

August CEO Jason Johnson on opening the smart home of the future 15.01.2019 33:10

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel chats with August CEO Jason Johnson about smart locks and the challenges of integrating various technologies within a smart home. They discuss whether every company needs to be a data collection company, and why it's so difficult to be a hardware company in tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CES: Google vs. Alexa and the latest 5G delusion 09.01.2019 59:00

More from CES with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Dami Lee, and Dan Seifert who talk through the ongoing developments in voice assistant technology and the continuing rivalry between Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. They also discuss a range of gadgets from the showroom floor such as Alienware's Area51m laptop to a laundry-folding robot as well as Verizon’s shots fired at AT&T over thei...

CES: LG’s impressive rollable TV and Samsung’s iTunes integration 08.01.2019 1:03:41

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Ashley Carman, Dieter Bohn, and Vlad Savov discuss the first big news day at CES — including Samsung getting iTunes on their TVs, LG's new rollable display actually coming out in 2019, and the numerous announcement of 8K. 07:28 - Apple trolls CES with a giant dig at Android and Alexa privacy 08:16 - Five big questions about Apple putting iTunes on Samsung TVs 17:12 - LG wi...

CES: Privacy and smart TVs with Vizio CTO Bill Baxter 07.01.2019 29:03

To kick off our coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel sits down with Vizio chief technology officer Bill Baxter to talk about the future of the SmartCast platform, what it’s like to put AirPlay 2 and Apple HomeKit on Vizio TVs, and, most importantly, privacy relating to data tracking on smart TVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Apple's iPhone problem and CES preview 04.01.2019 1:02:16

This week, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter prep by looking at rumors, early announcements, and predictions for the upcoming “biggest event in tech”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman on how to compete without competition 18.12.2018 38:18

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman joins The Verge's Nilay Patel and Sean O'Kane to discuss GoPro's recent launches, occupying a space with few competitors, and why it pulled out of the drone market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

334: Sundar Pichai testifies, Samsung A8, and Verizon's future 13.12.2018 1:06:58

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter devote half the show to discussing what happened when CEO of Google Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Congress thinks Google has a bias problem — does it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Foxconn’s really doing in Wisconsin, with Reply All’s Sruthi Pinnamaneni 11.12.2018 43:47

Nilay Patel interviews Sruthi Pinnamaneni on The Vergecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

333: 5G phones, Juul, and Microsoft's move to Chromium 07.12.2018 1:08:39

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter are joined by Verge science reporter Rachel Becker to discuss what’s going on in the world of Juul — why it’s so popular, how addictive it is, and where it’s being restricted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The history of online harassment before and after Gamergate with Caroline Sinders 04.12.2018 53:08

Cataloging online harassment before and after Gamergate with Caroline Sinders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

332: Pixel Slate, Google Fi, and Section 230 30.11.2018 1:07:00

Nilay, Dieter, and Paul are back from Thanksgiving and ready to spill the beans on the tech news you may or may not have been paying attention to this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silicon Valley’s Rep. Ro Khanna talks tech regulation 27.11.2018 38:55

On this week’s interview episode, Nilay is joined by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss Congress’ plans to regulate Big Tech in the new year. Earlier this month, Democrats were able to take back a majority in the House of Representatives, and after blockbuster events this year like Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, lawmakers are gearing up to rein in thes...

Amazon HQ2, Google Night Sight, and Facebook 16.11.2018 1:15:39

Dieter Bohn, Casey Newton, and Paul Miller bring you the latest this week with Amazon's announcement of the location of its new headquarters, a report on Facebook's leaders, a Google Pixel 3 Night Sight review,and a whole bunch more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President of StubHub Sukhinder Singh Cassidy 13.11.2018 43:47

Nilay Patel interviews President of StubHub Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

330: iPad Pro review, Macbook Air review, and Walt Mossberg 08.11.2018 1:17:49

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn reviewed Apple’s new iPad Pro and MacBook Air, and discuss their take on this week’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anker CEO Steven Yang is all in on USB-C 06.11.2018 37:50

Nilay interviews Steven Yang, Founder and CEO of Anker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

329: Macbook Air, iPad Pro, and Mac Mini 02.11.2018 1:24:20

Vergecast hosts Nilay and Dieter were able to attend Apple’s event in Brooklyn this week, so you can guess that’s what the crew talked about on this weeks show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ivy Ross (Google’s VP of hardware design) and Rishi Chandra (Google’s VP of home and Nest) 30.10.2018 45:34

Google's Ivy Ross and Rishi Chandra discuss the evolving and increasingly human design language of Google products, the future of devices like the Home Hub in a world that demands privacy, and — yes — the infamous Pixel 3 notch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

328: iPhone XR review, Google Home Hub and Yoga Book C390 26.10.2018 1:24:00

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter discuss Nilay’s review of the iPhone XR as well as reviews of the Yoga Book C930 and Google’s Home Hub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julia Alexander says YouTube makes everything more extreme 23.10.2018 33:58

How YouTube makes everything more extreme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

327: Pixel 3 review, the new Palm phone, and Google antitrust violations 19.10.2018 1:23:52

Pixel 3 review, Google antitrust violations, and the new Palm phone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Belsky brings Photoshop to the iPad 15.10.2018 40:14

Scott Belsky brings Photoshop to the iPad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub 11.10.2018 1:26:50

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert went to Google’s Pixel 3 event this week in New York City. After the event, the trio, along with Paul Miller, got together for an early taping of The Vergecast to discuss Google’s product announcements and their first impressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices