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This is the story of what happens when Evan Ratliff, a longtime tech journalist, makes a digital copy of himself, powered by AI, in order to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get. In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to a ch ... Show More

The Pope called for AI to be "disarmed" — then gave Anthropic a seat on the dais. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) unpacks what the Vatican's landmark intervention means for Silicon Valley. Then, get off Nextdoor, Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker) says hyperlocal publications are in ... Show More

What happens when you let technology take over your life? Joanna Stern (Fmr. Wall Street Journal / New Things) found out. She spent all of 2025 letting the robots in: Waymos, AI therapists, robot massagers, assistant researcher agents…During that yearlong experiment, Joanna Stern ... Show More

Will we really see self-driving cars in a big way in just 3 years? Jefferson Graham discusses the state of the self-driving car post Uber's decision to pause its experiments with Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the Consumer Technology Assn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac ... Show More

Trevor wonders why people tend to blame self-driving cars for their on-the-road mishaps instead of the humans responsible for making them function smoothly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More

Everyone was in New York this week, so we had a jam-packed studio with Nilay, Dieter, and Paul, along with culture reporter Megan Farokhmanesh and transportation reporter Andrew Hawkins. Megan joins us on Vergecast for the first time to talk about what dominates the site this wee ... Show More

Mercedes-Benz just revealed a 56-inch screen for its upcoming electric car. We talk with USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey about whether all this new tech is safe for drivers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy# ... Show More

Not too long ago I recommended The Rideshare Guy podcast because I’ve fallen in love with it. That and his website, the Rideshareguy.com. Harry Campbell allows us to look at a space from a different angle than we usually do on this show. So, here’s a great conversation with Harr ... Show More

<p>Many drivers already know about Google's autonomous vehicle, but were you aware that Toyota and Audi are also entering the game? Well, partially. Join Scott and Ben as they break down the new technology that Toyota and Audi exhibited at CES 2013.</p><p> </p> Learn more about y ... Show More

<p>Tech giant Google has reportedly unblurred several formerly secret Russian military sites on Google Maps. A self-driving car in San Francisco attempts to escape police. Long-running conspiracy site Infowars files bankruptcy as Alex Jones continues to fight Sandy Hook defamatio ... Show More

<p>Crash testing has been around since the 1930s, but only got serious in the 1970s. Today we dive in and learn all about why companies and the U.S. government purposefully wreck cars. </p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com" ... Show More

Google's Super Bowl shows fun things the Assistant can do, except when Jefferson Graham tested it, several of the features are but a Google engineers dream. His report, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19 ... Show More