This week on The Vergecast interview, Nilay Patel talks to music reporter and host of the The Verge video series Future of Music Dani Deahl. Dani walks Nilay through two episodes of the brand new season — one about how music sampling has changed the way people are writing music , and the other about how the music streaming platforms are re-shaping the music industry. You can watch Future of Music now on The Verge's YouTube channel . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
Sep 17, 2019•28 min
Stories from this week: iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max: hands-on with Apple’s new flagship phones Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro cameras: what they do With the iPhone 11 Pro, what does it even mean for a phone to be ‘pro’? Apple’s new iPhone finally sacrifices thinness for battery life The 3 best and worst features of the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max The iPhone 11 Pro comes with a USB-C 18W wall charger and USB-C to Lightning cable iPhone 11 improves on the XR in every way iPhone 1...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 370
On this week’ interview episode of The Vergecast , editor-in-chief of The Verge Nilay Patel sits down with New York Times reporter Mike Isaac. Isaac has been reporting on the ride-sharing company Uber for over five years now and just released a book all about Uber and the stories surrounding it called Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber . Nilay and Mike talk about how Uber got to where it is today, Uber’s interactions with companies like Apple and Google, and whether or not you have to be a “jerk”...
Sep 09, 2019•38 min
This week on The Vergecast , there's a new "portable" Sonos speaker, Android 10 is now available on all Pixel phones, our reporters at IFA 2019 run through the announcements from the field, and Facebook brings their dating feature to the United States. Discussed this week: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence: “There’s no category of audio that I don’t think we want to explore” Sonos’ first portable speaker is the $399 Move Android 10 officially released for Google Pixel phones Android 10 review: permanent ...
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 369
CEO of Sonos Patrick Spence sat down with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel for The Vergecast once again, this time immediately after a Sonos press event in New York City. Sonos had just announced a few new products, notably their first Bluetooth speaker — the Sonos Move — so Spence answered some questions about those new products, what it took to finally bring Bluetooth to a Sonos device, and if Apple’s Siri will be coming to their speakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Sep 05, 2019•50 min
Stories this week: HP has a new CEO Apple’s next iPhone event will take place on September 10th Apple releases iOS 13.1 beta before iOS 13 is even out Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward Apple was a little behind on Siri privacy, now it’s way ahead Apple contractors were allegedly listening to 1,000 Siri recordings a day — each We’re still not getting voice assistants right BBC plans ‘Beeb’ voice assistant for its apps and services A phone insuranc...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 368
Nilay Patel interviews Alex Stamos, director of Stanford's Internet Observatory and former chief security officer for Facebook. Nilay and Alex talk about how Cambridge Analytica changed Facebook, the tradeoffs big tech companies make with working with law enforcement and keeping users secure, and how prepared Facebook is for the next presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 16 min
This week on The Vergecast...Dieter's got a review for the Galaxy Note 10, Samsung has some blue bubble bashing GIFs, and there are a whole bunch of Apple device rumors. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review: should you spend for the stylus? Samsung made a sad Giphy page filled with comeback GIFs to send people who diss green bubbles Apple’s Pro iPhones, new iPads, and 16-inch MacBook Pro detailed in Bloomberg report Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods and cheaper HomePod expected in 2020 iOS 13 beta h...
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 367
The Verge's Makena Kelly and Nilay Patel sit down with senator and presidential candidate Michael Bennet to discuss his new book "Dividing America" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 20, 2019•51 min
Stories discussed this week: Smart ovens have been turning on overnight and preheating to 400 … June Oven competitors want you to know their smart ovens can't ... Apple explains the new iPhone warning for 'unauthorized' battery … Apple is locking iPhone battery repair, says iFixit - The Verge The FAA has banned recalled MacBook Pros from all flights — like any ... Spotify takes Spotify for Podcasters out of beta Apple and Spotify are reportedly in talks to let Siri play your Discover … Spotify i...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 366
Automattic just bought Tumblr from Verizon for reportedly 3 million dollars. CEO of Automattic Matt Mullenweg sits down with The Verge 's Julia Alexander and Nilay Patel for this emergency episode of the Vergecast to share what his plans are for the micro-blogging platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 14, 2019•36 min
This week on the Vergecast interview series, The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel sits down with Berin Szóka, the president of TechFreedom. TechFreedom is a tech policy think tank based in Washington, DC that “digs deep into the hard policy and legal questions raised by technological change.” Berin and Nilay have differed on a few issues regarding tech policy, like net neutrality, but what they do agree on is the state of the tech policy conversation — it’s bad . Szóka says Republicans he has p...
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Stories this week: Samsung Galaxy Note 10: two sizes, new S Pen, and DeX on your … Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event: the biggest ... Samsung didn't mention Bixby once during its entire Galaxy Note 10 … Samsung confirms its long-delayed Galaxy Home smart speaker is still in the works Samsung isn’t going it alone in the fight against Apple and Google Samsung's new Galaxy Book S is a Qualcomm-powered laptop with … Pixel 4 will reportedly feature a screen with a 90Hz 'Smooth Display … Google re...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 365
This week on the interview episode of The Vergecast , editor of cheif of The Verge Nilay Patel sits down with CEO of Postlight Paul Ford. Paul Ford co-founded Postlight in 2015 and is a writer, product strategist, educator, programmer, and software consultant. If you read a lot of tech writing, you probably know Paul’s name. In 2015, Ford wrote an entire issue of Bloomberg’s Business Week titled “ What is code?” which colorfully explained how programming works on the web for people who don’t do ...
Aug 06, 2019•48 min•Ep. 354
Stories this week: The iPhone now makes up less than half of Apple’s business Apple confirms the Apple Card is coming in August Google is asking people on the street to scan their faces for $5 The Google Pixel 4 will unlock using a face scan The less expensive Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter New bill would ban autoplay videos and endless scrolling The major broadcasters are suing to shut down this app that streams ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for free T-Mobile CEO on...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 364
Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban stops by to discuss his views on artificial intelligence, net neutrality, breaking up Big Tech, investment opportunities he’s excited about, and why he thinks Facebook’s Libra is dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Stories discussed this week: Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September T-Mobile won’t sell the Galaxy Fold when it is rereleased Sony’s latest RX100 camera finally gets a mic jack The first speakers from Ikea and Sonos are inexpensive and sound great FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks Facebook will have to monitor its own privacy rules — and that’s likely not enough FTC sues Cambridge Analyti...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 363
Vox Senior Correspondent and host of The Weeds Matt Yglesias joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means. They also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up big tech platforms, and how it may or may not fix anything. Subscribe to The Weeds for free here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Jul 22, 2019•59 min
Nilay Patel invites a cavalry of experts from The Verge (Makena Kelly, Adi Robertson, Liz Lopatto, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller) to discuss the Big Tech hearings that took over Capitol Hill, Elon Musk's Neuralink brain machine interface, and the new Macbook reviews . Stories this week: Facebook reportedly reaches $5 billion settlement with the Federal … Facebook tells Congress how it thinks Libra should be regulated House Democrats are considering a bill to ban Facebook from the … Senators aren’...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 362
Everything is too complicated. Asurion CEO Tony Detter joins Verge editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel to discuss simplifying our experience with tech products, the problems with closed eco-systems and why an insurance company like Asurion got involved with tech support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2019•42 min
Nintendo announced a new Switch ! Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss what's different with the new model and what's being updated with the original one. But first, continuing coverage of Foxconn's factory in Wisconsin — this time with a cryptic email.Next: new Macbooks! Kind of. Apple updated the Macbook Pro and Air and got rid of the 12-inch Macbook and its butterfly keyboard for future models. There's a whole lot more like a Zoom security flaw , a new streaming service , and of course some FCC ta...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 361
It's been a year since net neutrality was repealed. Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law's Institute for Technology Law and Policy, chats with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about what's happened since by explaining the ripple effect of harmful policy decisions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 09, 2019•43 min
What happens when your robot friend dies? Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany of Why'd You Push That Button? explore the grieving community surrounding the short-lived social robot Jibo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 05, 2019•36 min
Behind the screen: content moderation in the shadows of social media author Sarah T Roberts joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss the business and dark side of content moderation while pondering future solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2019•40 min
Public betas for iPadOS , iOS 13 , and macOS Catalina are available now so Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss the updates from using the software themselves. Also, It was announced during this recording that Apple’s chief design officer Jony Ive will depart the company later this year — the crew reacts. Other topics this week include Bill Gates discussing Microsoft losing to Android, a new Raspberry Pi , and updates on Foxconn's factory in Wisconsin. Stories discussed this week: J...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 360
Recode editor-at-large Kara Swisher joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss the possibilities of breaking up big tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Kara also explains how the dominance of these four giant companies harms competition and innovation in Silicon Valley and why tech companies should be doing more to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2019•43 min
Paul Miller explains Facebook new cryptocurrency Libra, Adi Robertson explains Senator Josh Hawley's move to amend Section 230, and Dieter explains how Google is taking charge of RCS. Stories discussed this week: Samsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV GE accidentally makes the case for not owning smart GE bulbs A paper towel dispenser with an end-user license agreement is a special kind of hell Facebook's Calibra is a secret weapon for monetizing its new .. Facebook confir...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 359
Earlier this year, The Verge ’s Casey Newton broke the story about the working conditions of Facebook moderators at a campus in Phoenix, AZ In his feature, “The Trauma Floor,” In his follow-up reporting “Bodies in Seats,” he discovered that the pattern of severe workplace conditions extends to a second campus. Nilay Patel and Casey Newton discuss a workplace in Tampa, FL plagued by fear and anxiety and worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 19, 2019•28 min
Facebook executives Adam Mosseri and Andrew Bosworth sit down with The Verge ’s Casey Newton at Code Conference to discuss antitrust and the prospect of breaking up Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They also discuss Facebook Portal, and how the company is adopting new approaches to privacy, content moderation, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2019•39 min
Nice Try! is a new podcast from Curbed and the Vox Media Podcast Network that explores stories of people who have tried to design a better world, and what happens when those designs don't go according to plan. Season one, Utopian, follows Avery Trufelman on her quest to understand the perpetual search for the perfect place. Enjoy this special preview of the first episode, Jamestown: Utopian for Whom , and subscribe to Nice Try! for free in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choi...
Jun 15, 2019•12 min
