Anchor CEO Michael Mignano discusses the company's recent acquisition by Spotify, the future of podcasting, and whether Anchor could become the "YouTube for podcasts." The Verge's Nilay Patel and Ashley Carman talk to Mignano about the current difficulties the podcast industry faces along with possible solutions for discovery and questioning what to do with the RSS feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 05, 2019•42 min
The latest news from Mobile World Congress including Huawei's new foldable phone, Nokia's five-camera phone, and Sony's very tall phone. The Verge 's Nilay Patel, Dan Seifert, Paul Miller, Natt Garun, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss which foldable phone so far has the best design, what phone can actually get 5G, and Microsoft's updated headset the HoloLens 2. Stories discussed this episode: - Huawei has the best first draft for a foldable phone - This 18,000mAh battery has a phone in it - Sony’s Xp...
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 343
In “ The Trauma Floor, ” The Verge’s Casey Newton uncovered the horrendous working conditions for contract Facebook moderators. On this week’s Vergecast, he and editor-in-chief Nilay Patel discuss how he uncovered them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 26, 2019•34 min
Samsung unveils its new Galaxy foldable phone and the new S10 at their latest event. The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Dan Seifert, and Paul Miller react to the latest Samsung event and debate whether a foldable phone priced at a nearly $2,000 will be a game-changer. They also discuss the new updates to Samsung’s S10 phone, including a headphone jack. Stories mentioned in the show: Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980 Samsung officially announc...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 342
CEO of Foursquare Jeff Glueck discusses the ethics of companies that track their users’ movements. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Glueck further explore Foursquare's aim to help its customers become less reliant on mapping companies like Google, and how responsibly managing a user’s data and privacy is not only the right thing to do, but good for business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 19, 2019•37 min
Nilay, Dieter, Casey, and Paul react to Amazon cancelling plans for their second headquarters in NYC, Apple's rumored spring event and announcements, and some new Android phones hitting the market soon. Stories featured in this episode: Amazon cancels HQ2 in New York after backlash Amazon HQ2 defeat is a win for Queens activists but a ‘facepalm’ for tech leaders Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer is threatening to publish his nude … Apple’s Netflix compet...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 341
Bill Gates and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel discuss the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s ambitious plans to improve health in poor countries, build better toilets, gather better data about women, and rethink taxes on the wealthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019•32 min
Sprint is suing AT&T for falsely advertising its network as "5G." Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel chats with Sprint's legal counsel, Craig Whitney, about why Sprint is suing AT&T and why no one can seem to agree on what 5G is. Sprint is suing AT&T over '5G E' lies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 08, 2019•19 min
Spotify acquires Gimlet Media and Anchor in a play to further expand into audio beyond music streaming. Later, Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller review the tiny new Palm phone, address Samsung Galaxy S10 rumors and finally, some Apple updates. Links: - Spotify gets serious about podcasts with two acquisitions - Latest leaks confirm cheaper and smaller Samsung Galaxy S10e - Samsung’s Galaxy S10 will be one of the first Wi-Fi 6 phones - New Samsung true wireless earbuds appear in leaked pr...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 340
Should we break up Amazon and Facebook? Columbia Law School academic fellow Lina Khan, who wrote the impactful “ Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox " for The Yale Law Journal, joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss whether Amazon and Facebook should be broken up and what it might look like if that were to happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 05, 2019•37 min
Apple has disabled Facebook and Google’s internal applications after privacy violations were revealed, leaving Google and Facebook employees at a standstill for key operations. Meanwhile, in other Apple news, the tech giant’s revenue declined over the holiday quarter and is reportedly testing new iPhones with three rear cameras and a USB-C port. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford explains how America’s internet connectivity issues and corrosive infrastructure are holding the country back and how we can rally to fix it. She and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel also discuss the Huawei scandal, politicians' roles in improving broadband internet, and her new book Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 29, 2019•38 min
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 then some, which you can listen to right now. Thanks to Microsoft Azure for sponsoring this epi...
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 338
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 to Tim Cook’s call to give consumers more privacy. There’s a whole lot more in this week’s episod...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 337
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
Jan 15, 2019•33 min•Ep. 337
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 their 5G claim. 2:05 - Tim Cook says Apple will “announce new services this year” 8:02 - Google’s pl...
Jan 09, 2019•59 min•Ep. 336
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 will bring AirPlay 2 support to its 2019 TVs 20:20 - Taking the smarts out of smart TVs would make the...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 336
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/adchoices
Jan 07, 2019•29 min•Ep. 336
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
Jan 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 335
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
Dec 18, 2018•38 min•Ep. 334
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
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 334
Nilay Patel interviews Sruthi Pinnamaneni on The Vergecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 11, 2018•44 min•Ep. 333
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
Dec 07, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 333
Cataloging online harassment before and after Gamergate with Caroline Sinders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 04, 2018•53 min•Ep. 332
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
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 332
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 these Silicon Valley giants. Khanna, who represents the California district that houses the Apple and Go...
Nov 27, 2018•39 min•Ep. 332
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
Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 331
Nilay Patel interviews President of StubHub Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 13, 2018•44 min•Ep. 330
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
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 330
Nilay interviews Steven Yang, Founder and CEO of Anker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 06, 2018•38 min•Ep. 329
