The Verge's Dieter Bohn dives into the messy past and uncertain future of Rich Communication Services, or RCS, a new texting standard that Google had been pushing for Android users.
Guests include:
Sanaz Ahari, Senior Director of Communications Products at Google
Ron Amadeo, reviews editor at Ars Technica
Relevant links:
RCS: What it is and why you migh ... Show More
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Do we really want Rosie the Robot?
This week on The Vergecast, the co-founder and former CEO of iRobot, Colin Angle, joins The Verge’s smart home reviewer, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, to discuss what the ideal home robot is. Are we close to creating a Rosie the Robot — an all-in-one humanoid robot that can take care ... Show More
1h 37m
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Vibe coding through the GPT-5 mess
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1h 21m
Aug 2019
Fri. 08/02 - Stop Listening To Me, Siri!
Google and Apple suspend their programs where humans listen in on what you say to your voice assistant, Google will let Android users in Europe pick a search engine, Verizon tortures the very definition of words, Amazon dash buttons have an official end date, and the Weekend Long ... Show More
18m 4s
May 2020
Fri. 05/08 – How Good Can an $18 Apple Watch Knock-Off Really Be?
Uber continues the things-could-be-worse tech earnings parade, Google is consolidating all of its messaging efforts under one team, this whole Reliance Jio Platforms story really has me intrigued, a semi-decent $18 Apple watch ripoff, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggest ... Show More
18m 7s
Nov 2023
ChatGPT, un an après... ce que l'IA a changé
Depuis un an, le logiciel d’intelligence artificielle générative ChatGPT fait ses preuves dans le monde entier. Créé par l’entreprise OpenAI, l’utilisation de cet outil conversationnel se répand de plus en plus depuis son déploiement en ligne en novembre 2022, à destination du gr ... Show More
22m 48s
Sep 2019
Fri. 09/27 - Your Slacks Can Always Come Back To Haunt You
A DoorDash data breach that has a bad new angle, we might see the foldable Razr phone by the end of the year, how long can this alternative app store last before Apple shuts it down, the biggest Tesla software update yet, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.Sponsors: ... Show More
16m 54s