On this episode of The Vergecast, senior producer Will Poor explores the AI-tinged worlds of Dries Depoorter. Depoorter has built all manner of quirky and provocative installations and online experiments. Theres a clock that tells you how much of your life youve already lived; a phone charger that only works when your eyes are closed; a mobile chat app that you can only use when your phone has less than 5% battery. His most eyebrow-raising work, though, is around AI and surveillance. In his proj...
Jul 21, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nilay, Alex, and David talk about what's happening on social media and around the web in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Then they talk about their early impression of Apple's public betas, from the redesigned homescreens to the iPad's fancy new math abilities. After that, it's time for a bunch of gadgets all asking the same idea: is this anything? Then it's off to the lightning round, filled with 4K streams and leaky infinity pools. Further reading: A custom sticker pri...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of nose bridge microphones: 03:10- The Verges David Pierce enlists help from Alex Cranz and Sean Hollister to figure out the best gadget setup for his handheld gaming needs. The Steam Deck wasnt born ready, but its ready now Nintendo Switch OLED review: screentime Sony PlayStation Portal review: flawed but fun Asus ROG Ally updated review: its a bit better now This amazing knockoff GBA SP comes stuffed with software piracy 42:10- Victoria Song joins the show to test...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Humans are terrible at remembering things. On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk to one of the people who has been working on this problem for a very long time: Dan Siroker, the CEO of Limitless. We talk about what it takes to build a great memory aid, how we might use them in the future, and why its so tricky to get right. We also talk about the human side of it all what does it change about our lives when we stop forgetting things? Is remembering your friends birthday different when its ac...
Jul 14, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event, Redbox shutting down, and more tech news from this week. Further reading: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: all the news on the Galaxy Ring, Fold, Flip, Watch, and AI Samsungs Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 are pricier with minor updates Samsungs Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra dj vu Galaxy Watch 7: price, availability, and how...
Jul 12, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of corporate infighting: The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz roleplay as CEOs of Vergecast Inc., tasked with creating a tech company by acquiring product lines from various industry giants.They select established products ranging from smartphones and PCs to messaging and audio solutions, sourced from companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Meta, and others. Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of spatial computing: The Verges David Pierce chats with Victoria Song and Wes Davis about using the Vision Pro for the five months that it's been available to the public. The group details what works, what doesnt, and whats next for the device. Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until its not Apple announces visionOS 2 with 3D photo transformations and an ultrawide Mac display The Vision Pro isnt destroying your eyes, but maybe get eye drops The Vision Pro is a comput...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce chat with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the RIAA lawsuit against AI music startups Udio and Suno. Later, Nilay and David discuss the rest of this week's tech and gadget news. Further reading: What the RIAA lawsuits against Udio and Suno mean for AI and copyright Major record labels sue AI company behind BBL Drizzy Good 4 who? How music copyright has gone too far Samsung just announced a date for its next Unpacked Google announces surprise Pixel ...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of the many definitions of electronic paper: 03:12 -The Verges David Pierce takes a look at the Boox Palma, a phone-shaped e-reader that runs Android. He also compares notes with Clockwises Matt Martin and writer Craig Mod. The Boox Palma is an amazing gadget I didn't even know I wanted New Pop-up Walk, Reading Digitally in 2024 Roden Newsletter Archive 30:06 - The Verges Nathan Edwards and Tom Warren join the show to discuss their experience using Microsofts new Su...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Further reading: Apples new hands-free unlocking feature wont work with existing smart locks Apples fancy new CarPlay will only work wirelessly Androids AirTag competitors are off to a poor start. This universal remote wants to cont...
Jun 21, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of super helpful humanoid helper robots: 05:07 - The Verges David Pierce and Andy Hawkins discuss the latest at Tesla: new products, new initiatives, and a payday for Elon Musk. Teslas 2024 shareholder meeting: all the news about Elon Musks $50 billion payday Lets speculate wildly about Teslas three mystery vehicles Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musks massive pay package was there ever any doubt? Whatever Elon wants, Tesla gets 40:21 - Vee Song joins the show to d...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss takeaways from WWDC, this week's gadget news, and Elon Musk dropping his lawsuit against OpenAI. Further reading: Apple and OpenAI arent paying each other yet, says Bloomberg MKBHD interviewed Tim Cook. Tim Cook is not 100 percent sure Apple can stop AI hallucinations Can Apple Intelligence fix the iPhones broken notifications system? The AI upgrade cycle is here Heres how Apples AI model tries to keep your data private The best small...
Jun 14, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Allison Johnson, and David Pierce discuss all the announcements from Apple's WWDC event. Further reading: Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac Apple is giving Siri an AI upgrade in iOS 18 Apple announces iOS 18 with new AI features and more customizable homescreen Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024 Apples AI can make custom emoji and images iOS 18 introduces satellite capa...
Jun 11, 2024•2 hr 55 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss what they expect to see next week at Apple's WWDC, or "dub dub" as it's more affectionately known. But first, we take you through all the gadgets previewed at Computex. Further reading: This is Lunar Lake Intels utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks Humane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billion Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin, in talks with HP, telecoms to sell Humane warns AI Pin owners ...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of audio over Wi-Fi: 03:02- The Verges Chris Welch shares his review of Sonos's Ace headphones. Sonos Ace review: was it worth it? Sonos CEO Patrick Spence addresses the companys divisive app redesign 28:58 - MoviePass, MovieCrash director MutaAli and MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes discuss what went wrong with the MoviePass subscription service and how that story was documented in the film. MoviePass, MovieCrash review: a damning account of corporate greed MoviePass is ...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Further reading: Google wont comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real An Anonymous Source Shared Thousands of Leaked Google Search API Documents with Me; Everyone in SEO Should See Them Secrets from the Algorithm: Google Searchs Internal Engineering Documentation Has ...
May 31, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of open smart home standards: 03:25 - Microsofts Pavan Davuluri, leader for Windows and Devices, joins the show to discuss the future of the AI PC and whats next for Microsofts hardware Microsofts new Windows chief on the future of the OS, Surface, and those annoying ads Microsofts big bet on building a new type of AI computer Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced 30:25 - The Verges Jen Tuohy and David Pierce discuss the latest updates in the smart home world i...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Onthis episode ofThe Vergecast,the fourth and final installment of our series on the five senses of video games, we asked Polygons Charlie Hall to help us make sense of the current state of the art in flight simulation. Hall, who once spent more than four months in VR mapping the edge of the Milky Way galaxy in Elite: Dangerous, has more experience in a virtual cockpit than most. We wanted to know how the pros set up their simulators to get the most realistic experience and why its so complicate...
May 26, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Further reading: Microsofts big bet on building a new type of AI computer Recall is Microsofts key to unlocking the future of PCs https://www.theverge.com microsoft-surface-pro-pric... Heres the eight-inch Snapdragon PC for your Windows on Arm experiments How does the Microsoft Surface Laptop stack up to the MacBook Air? M...
May 24, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of Arm-based chipsets: 03:08 - The Verges Tom Warren and David Pierce discuss the announcements from Microsofts Surface event, including the new Arm-powered Surface Laptop, and Copilot Plus PCs. Microsofts Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptops Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop Microsofts new Surface Pro gets an OLED display for the first time Microsoft announces Copilot Plus PCs with built-in AI hardware The new, faster Surface...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of refillable scent cartridges: Producer Andru Marino tries out a gadget called the Gamescent, an AI-powered scent machine that syncs with your gaming and movie watching experience. He walks David Pierce through the experience and whether integrating olfaction could be the future of gaming. We also hear from Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor at the University of Maine working on taste sensations and taste simulation in virtual reality experiences, which can...
May 19, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Google I/O and OpenAI's GPT4o event. Further reading: Google and OpenAI race to build the feature of search OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model thats free for all ChatGPT users ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her ChatGPT is getting a Mac app OpenAIs custom GPT Store is now open to all for free OpenAIs ChatGPT and GPT-4 Spring Update stream starts in 20 minutes OpenAI chief scientist...
May 17, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of tandem OLEDs: The Verges David Pierce and Chris Welch discuss the new iPad Pros with an OLED screen, Sonos controversial new app, and Sonos leaked headphones. Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill The new Apple iPad Air is great but it's not the one to get The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people arent happy Sonos Ace headphones will have magnetic ear cushions and 30-hour battery life The Verges Will Poor buys a bunch of broken...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games with Paul Bennun, who has been in this space longer than most. Years ago, Bennun and his team at Somethin Else made a series of games called Papa Sangre that were among the most innovative and most popular games of their kind. He explains what makes an audio game work, why the iPhone 4 was such a crucial technological achievement for these games, and more. Email us at ...
May 12, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 much more tech news. Apple iPad event: all the news from Apples Let Loose reveal The 7 biggest announcements from Apples iPad event Here's how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and prior models) Apple adds a 13-inch iPad Air to the mix The iPad Air is now heavier than the iPad Pro Apple announces new iPad Pros with O...
May 10, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of enterprise certificate hacks: 03:22- The Verges David Pierce chats with Riley Testut, founder of AltStore and developer of the game emulator app Delta, about how his app finally made it into Apples App Store. The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apples App Store Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe Delta is the game emulator your iPhone has been missing 46:17 - David walks us through his experimentation with the many soft...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Were kicking off our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries today, starting with touch. The Verges William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunners quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost. Further reading/viewing: How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History) abney317 on Twitch The Quest to Beat abney317 Mariokart64.com More on Beck Abneys controller problems Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VE...
May 05, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news. Further reading: Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget The Rabbit R1s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement Microsofts OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits Elon M...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: The Verges David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware. Humane AI Pin review: not even close The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected until it didnt A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget Can Rabbits R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Lets find out! The future of AI ...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Further reading: Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Bidens desk Biden signs TikTok ban bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads What to expect at Apples May Let Loose event The Mercedes G-Wagen, th...
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