This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss some of the big news of the week including One UI betas, a new Dyson vacuum that Andrew is hyped about, and a Pixel 10 leak (shocker). After that, they chat with Josh Miller from The Browser Company about what is going on with the the AI browser wars, what's really going on with Arc, and what does the future of t ... Show More
Aug 22
The Pixel 10 Event: The Good, the Bad, the Jimmy Fallon
This week's episode the crew discusses the most recent Google Event. Between a bunch of great phones, a new watch, and an uncomfortable amount of celebrities, there's a lot to talk about. We also take a quick look at Meta's new glasses, Apple's can do blood oxygen again, and some ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2024
821: Is Tauri the Electron Killer?
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot about Tauri. They dive into what Tauri is, the motivations behind its development, its open-source ecosystem, use cases, and more. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 02:01 What is Tauri? 02:59 What’s new i ... Show More
54m 34s
Nov 2024
Bluesky's quest to be the next Twitter
Nilay and David talk about the future of social, in light of Bluesky's recent surge in growth. Threads is huge, Bluesky is ascendent, Mastodon is... around, but can any of them become the next Twitter? Is that even the goal? After that, Kylie Robison joins the show and the gang d ... Show More
1h 33m
Apr 2025
Everybody wants to buy Chrome
Some weeks, it just feels like everything is up in the air all at the same time. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes to talk about all the unrest, starting with the ever-changing tariff rules that are making gadgets hard to price, hard to find, and hard to ... Show More
1h 51m
Feb 2025
The high stakes for AI Alexa
AI will fix everything, right? In this episode, friend of The Verge (and Waveform co-host) David Imel joins Nilay and David to talk all about Alexa Plus, and the AI-powered voice assistant Amazon thinks can do everything from turn on your lights to order your friend an Uber. The ... Show More
1h 56m
Feb 2025
Is Deepseek Worth the Hype?
Episode 44: How impactful is the debut of China's AI model, DeepSeek, on the global tech landscape? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) unravel everything you need to know about DeepSeek R1 in this episode, where they also dive deep on ... Show More
42m 24s
May 2019
Google I/O and the future of Android with Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer and Android Director Stephanie Cuthbertson
Google's I/O conference in Mountain View, California, the Vergecast crew chats with Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP at Google for Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Play, comms and photos, and Stephanie Cuthbertson, director of Android to the show to talk new products such as the Pixel and Nest ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2025
The ups and downs of the iPhone 16E
Lots of gadget news this week! David, Jake Kastrenakes, and Allison Johnson start by talking about the iPhone 16E, which is both the cheapest compelling iPhone in a long time and a deeply odd addition to Apple's phone lineup. They also discuss the end of the Humane AI Pin, the la ... Show More
1h 52m
Sep 2024
You’re cute no matter what phone you have
Nilay, Alex, and David are joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to talk about this year’s iPhone – and Joannabot, the AI chatbot Joanna made to help you make buying decisions. They also answer some questions about the new phones as Apple gets ready to ship them. T ... Show More
1h 34m