Jan 20

How BYD beat Tesla

There’s a new biggest name in EVs, and if you live in the US, you pretty much can’t buy one. But before we get to that, we have some stuff to catch up on: The Verge's Hayden Field joins us for a round of “Big Deal Medium Deal Small Deal” with some AI news, from the launch of Chat ... Show More

1h 18m

Jan 16

Siri is a Gemini

Nearly two years ago, Apple showed off what an AI-powered Siri might do. That Siri never materialized, but thanks to a deal with Google for its Gemini tech, it might finally have a chance to work. David and Nilay discuss the ins and outs of the deal, and what it might mean for bo ... Show More

1h 39m

Jan 13

How Lego’s Smart Brick works

January brings two things in Vergecast-land: CES, and New Years' Resolutions. We start this episode with a dive into the story of this year's biggest tech show, the Lego Smart Brick, which is either a clever way of thinking about creativity or the end of creativity as we know it. ... Show More

1h 12m

Jul 2023

Can Threads unravel Twitter?

As Meta launches its Twitter competitor, The Verge’s David Pierce says that we are watching the end of the social internet in real time. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael with help f ... Show More

25m 57s

Dec 2023

Extremely Online: Taylor Lorenz on the Rise of the Creator Economy

Taylor Lorenz is a writer, tech journalist and columnist for the Washington Post. Her new book is is Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet. The book tells the often messy and constantly evolving story of social media and the creator econo ... Show More

29m 48s

Apr 2015

#5.5 Jennicam Revisited

In 1996, 19-year-old Jennifer Ringley started the Jennicam, a 24-hour online chronicle of her life. Seven years later, she disappeared entirely from the internet. But why? Also, PJ and Alex discuss how even in the past five months, the landscape of "lifecasting" has changed. And ... Show More

23m 12s

Jul 2021

Inside the world of internet pickup artists

An investigation by The Sunday Times has uncovered a dangerous network of pickup artists who profess to know how to coach other men to improve their sexual prowess. How does this website operate and what does it offer its users? This podcast was brought ... Show More

28m 1s

Mar 2024

Can Reddit survive going public?

It’s the first major social media IPO since 2017. CNN’s Clare Duffy breaks down what is at stake, and New York magazine’s John Herrman explains why Reddit may not survive it. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, eng ... Show More

25m 33s

May 2023

The Secret History of the Internet

In this prequel to the 'ICANN and the 7 Keys to the Internet' podcast, David talks Marques and Andrew through the wildly interesting history of the internet. There's plenty of information out there about the beginning of the World Wide Web in 1989, but what was happening before t ... Show More

1h 25m

Feb 2024

(Bonus) Ed Zitron On The Social Landscape

Catching you up on the great Substack controversy and who is winning the race to be the new Twitter? Ed's new podcast is called Better Offline, which you can find wherever fine podcasts are found. And his newsletter is called: Where's Your Ed At? Learn more about your ad ... Show More

25m 39s

Aug 2021

RDV Tech 415 – Espace & métavers, les nouvelles dimensions

Au programme :<ul><li>le tourisme spatial a commencé avec les séjours de Richard Branson & de Jeff Bezos autour de la ligne de Kármán</li><li>Mark Zuckerberg annonce le futur de Facebook : un métavers. Mais au fait, c'est quoi un métavers ?</li><li>Pro ... Show More

1h 3m

Who built the internet? And who will sav...