The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the end of Twitter and the future of infotainment.
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The color quiz
Twitter tried to hide who pays for their checkmark, but life finds a way.
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Substack is getting a Twitter-like ‘Notes’ feed
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Aug 22
Google's AI-stuffed Pixel 10 event
It’s Pixel week. Jake, Vee, and Allison are chatting about all things Google. First, there’s the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold, which get a mix of hardware upgrades (dust-proofing on a foldable!) and downgrades (a worse camera on the Pixel 10?) and a ton of new AI ... Show More
1h 39m
Aug 19
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
Aug 15
Vibe coding through the GPT-5 mess
GPT-5 is here, and it’s not going so well. This week on The Vergecast, Jake, Vee, and Hayden discuss the bumpy launch of OpenAI’s latest model and why GPT-5 isn’t as big of a leap as GPT-4. Then, everyone shares their vibe coding projects and the bumpy journey to making anything ... Show More
1h 21m
May 2023
Twitter Alternatives and Final Cut on iPad!
Back to a regular news week! Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the news that Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are coming to the iPad! After that, they discuss a cool dashcam feature that could be coming to Android phones before jumping into all of the different Twitter alternatives t ... Show More
1h 23m
Oct 2021
Techtober Grab Bag: Audi, Vive, Plus some Q&A
Techtober is here! This week is the calm before the storm as Marques and Andrew discuss what they expect from the Apple, Google, and Samsung events next week. After that, they talk about the electric Audi that Marques is driving as well as the new HTC Vive Flow headset. They roun ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2023
Tesla’s Rising Value, Meta’s AI, and Twitter’s Ad Problem
Kara and Scott are live at Cannes! They discuss Tesla’s market value going up a quarter of a trillion dollars, and Meta letting advertisers know how it’s competing in the AI space. Plus, Twitter’s Head of Ad Sales attended Cannes to assure brands their ads wouldn’t appear near al ... Show More
50m 23s
Feb 2021
The Super Bowl's Weird Camera, Audi's New EV, & Ads on Smartphones
This week, we discuss the odd focus issues with the new on-field Super Bowl cameras, the rumors surrounding the Amazon Alexa Command Hub, and a truly crazy four-sided waterfall display Xiaomi smartphone. Then, we discuss the phenomenon of ads on smartphones and how they're rapidl ... Show More
58m 27s
Sep 2022
Oprah and Apple End Deal, 'Dahmer' Sets Records, Advertisers Flee Twitter, and More
Oprah and Apple TV cut the cord on their deal while Netflix's Dahmer series breaks records. Kara and Scott discuss what it all means for the streaming industry. Also, Apple rolls back iPhone production while Amazon rolls out new hardware. Advertisers blast Twitter after ads appea ... Show More
49m 15s
Mar 2023
Nothing Copies MKBHD and Bing Beats Google
A lot happened this week! There was a bunch of news this week that Marques, Andrew, and David have to discuss. We got new electric car announcements, a new AI chatbot from Google, and a new gadget to review, all in one episode. Of course, we wrap everything up with some trivia, a ... Show More
1h 19m