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
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The geek's guide to running faster
It's a holiday week for many of us, which means a lot of Turkey Trots and a lot of TV. We have something for both in this episode! First, Nick Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and author of the new book, The Running Ground, joins the show to talk about his lifelong journey as a ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 21
AI agents are invading your PC
Like it or not, you may not be able to avoid the AI agents for long. David and Nilay discuss the ways Microsoft is pushing agents to practically every corner of Windows, and where Google plans to put Gemini 3 now that it's confident it makes the best model. After that, the hosts ... Show More
1h 33m
Mar 2024
?? “1st Podcast Recorded In A Waymo Self-Driving Car”
<p>From the backseat of a Waymo self-driving cab in San Francisco, we’ll make you an expert on the entire self-driving car industry. As our robot drives us around the City with mics in-hand, we cover the past, present, and future of robotaxis — and the technology, the business mo ... Show More
29m 11s
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
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10m 34s
May 2024
❤️ “Elmo the Influencer” — Sesame Street’s Instagram strategy. Uber’s new Costco run. Google is killing Google Search with AI.
<p>Elmo, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus are trending on social media because of Sesame Street’s new strategy — Sometimes you’ve got to do things that don’t scale.</p><p>Uber just launched its newest form of transportation: A bus — Because public transportation can’t take you to ... Show More
23m 25s