This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, Russell, and Dieter dedicate half the show to The Verge’s monopoly week, which dives into the future of tech monopolies. They also discuss the social media hearings that happened on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
In the second half of the show, the crew updates us on what to expect for next week’s Apple event, from the ... Show More
Yesterday
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
Sep 2023
iPhone Event Rumors and Predictions!
Next week is the Apple event! So of course we spend a good portion of this episode going over what we expect to see (and also what we hope to see). Marques, Andrew, and David also talk about Shorts in the Play Store, a possible Polestar phone, a Cybertruck spoon from McDonalds, a ... Show More
1h 16m
Dec 2021
Sustainable Smartphones, A Retractable Camera, and Pixel watch rumors!
This week Marques and Andrew talk a little bit about everything. First, they go over a new electric flying vehicle from Sweden before diving into some gadget news. They talk about everything from playing games on a Tesla to the new Oppo phone tease before going over the Fairphone ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
Are We About to Get the M3 or iMac Pro?
This week turned out to be a pretty interesting one. Not only are there are lot of EV concept cars to talk about, but there is also another Apple event scheduled for Monday, October 30th. Marques, Andrew, and David talk about what they expect to see before getting into a bunch of ... Show More
1h 22m
Jun 2025
Tesla’s Robotaxi Test Takes to the Streets
This week, there's a ton of news to go over! Marques, Andrew, and David start with off talking about Mario Kart World before digging into Samsung Galaxy Unpacked rumors. Then they talk about Apple CarPlay Ultra and Tesla's Robotaxi event in Austin before trying to explain the NBA ... Show More
1h 28m
Apr 2025
OpenAI is making a social network?
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the biggest tech release of 2025, the Beats USB C Cable. After that they'll talk about some tariff updates for the iPhone, Meta in the midst of an antitrust case, and OpenAI making their own social media network. Then wrap it up wi ... Show More
1h 20m
Jun 2024
How Much AI Will We WWDC?
There was a lot to get into this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss Instagram testing unskippable ads before getting into some Microsoft Recall news. Then they go deep on what they expect to see from Apple's WWDC 2024 next week. Then we finish it up with a call to ac ... Show More
1h 32m
Aug 2025
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