This week's episode is a whirlwind of news, thoughts, and feelings. Dieter Bohn regales us with his final assessment SXSW, Nilay Patel cannot get over the size of an Acer Chromebook, Ross Miller believes in a future of cord cutting, and for the first time ever, Helen Havlak is in the hype chair to keep things in hype check. Plus, our hosts map out the pilot ... Show More
Feb 27
The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare
Samsung just launched its newest phones, the Galaxy S26 lineup, and wow is it full of Vergecast stories. There’s the very cool new Privacy Display, which seems genuinely useful; there’s the AI-powered camera, which seems like a disaster waiting to happen; and there’s the new agen ... Show More
1h 35m
Feb 24
How Claude Code Claude Codes
Few AI products have found the kind of product-market fit we’ve seen from Claude Code. On the eve of the product’s first anniversary, Anthropic’s Boris Cherny explains why Claude Code is so powerful, all the work left to do, and why he no longer writes any code himself. After tha ... Show More
1h 20m
Feb 19
The speech police came for Colbert
Once again, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and his bad ideas about free speech have rankled a late night host. And once again, Nilay and David talk through what the equal-time rule actually means, why organizations keep caving, and why it's apparently up to people like Stephen Col ... Show More
1h 30m
Aug 2021
End of the Olympics and famous stained glass windows
On this week’s episode of The Week Junior Show we’ll be talking about the end of the Olympic games, an important report about climate change, and some amazing research on the famous stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral. Plus, a debate about whether audio books are better ... Show More
29m 12s
Jul 2021
Instagram's new privacy settings, Big Tech's record profits, and the Capitol insurrection hearing.
On this week’s Pivot, Kara and Scott wonder why Instagram took so long to add protections for teens, and what Big Tech will do with its record profits.
A Pivot listener wants the details on Scott’s investment strategies, and this week's prediction is about vaccine mandates. Plus, ... Show More
49m 18s
Feb 2021
Lunar New Year and Scottish rugby
This week, Flora, Kaye, Bex and Ciaran talk about Lunar New Year, sometimes called the Chinese New Year, a great week for Scotland’s rugby team, and the world’s smallest reptile. Plus, we’ll be having a debate about TV shows.
Tell us what you think of the podcast, what your opini ... Show More
27m 15s
Nov 2023
Decoder: Barack Obama on AI, Free Speech, and the Future of the Internet
Happy Thanksgiving! While Kara and Scott take a break after a crazy week of news, enjoy this episode of Decoder, featuring Nilay Patel's interview with former President Obama on AI, free speech, regulation, and more.
Kara and Scott will return next week!
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50m 29s