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 week: Nintendo’s new mobile game Super Mario Run, and the new Star Wars film Rogue ... Show More
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
Jan 9
Live from CES: What is the point of a robot that falls over?
The theme of CES 2026 is gadgets. It's always gadgets. This year more than most, though, the world's biggest tech show is about how fast the hardware world is moving — and how much work the software, and the AI, have to do to catch up. On stage live at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Ve ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 6
The robots, phones and Lego of CES 2026
2026 is just beginning, and it's already time for the biggest gadget event of the year. As the Verge team heads to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, David and Nilay run through as many of the newly announced products as they can. There are robots, art TVs, phones, more ... Show More
1h 32m
Aug 2019
Thu. 08/22 - Google Deserts Desserts (h/t The Verge)
Will we see an iPhone Pro next month? Google has a new proposal for ad tracking, Android deserts dessert nomenclature, why hasn’t tech solved parking yet, and why The Irishman might be a major fork in the road for Netflix.
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19m 6s
Jan 2022
Pete Buttigieg is racing to keep up with self-driving cars
In this special, Thursday episode of Decoder, Andrew Hawkins spoke with secretary of transportation Pete Butigieg ahead of his speech at CES 2022.
2021 was an eventful year for Buttigieg, the youngest and arguably the most notable person to take on the role of transportation secr ... Show More
29m 46s
Feb 2024
Nintendo sues Yuzu, Apple Car is over, Intel’s 1nm plans + more!
Timestamps:
0:00 ch-ch-changes (multiple)
0:06 Nintendo sues Yuzu Switch emulator
1:17 Apple Car cancelled, Netflix cuts iOS billing
3:06 Intel's 1nm, automated factory plans
5:21 QUICK BITS INTRO
5:30 Adobe Project Music GenAI Control
6:20 Executive Order targets data brokers
7: ... Show More
10m 34s