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 line, messaging, and of course Android.
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Oct 9
The AI is in the computer
It's gadget season. More specifically, it's apparently "new computer for your new AI" season. David and Nilay talk through a slew of announcements — Amazon's Alexa Tablets, Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, the new Googlebooks, and Apple's upcoming smart home launch — to figure o ... Show More
1h 45m
Oct 8
The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus
Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge's Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it's all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix ... Show More
34m 51s
Oct 7
The hot new thing in headphones
Bose, Sony, Beats, and seemingly every other headphone maker has recently released a new and excellent set of cans. Or buds. Or both. The Verge's John Higgins explains why the headphone market is suddenly so great, how the companies are competing now, and which new pair is the ri ... Show More
40m 50s
May 2025
Google's Liz Reid Talks AI Mode in Search
Google hosted its annual developer conference, Google IO, focused on the company's advancements in artificial intelligence, android operating systems, smartwatches and its scam detection tools. From the conference in Mountain View, California Bloomberg News Jackie Davalos spoke w ... Show More
8m 18s
May 2022
Google I/O Recap: Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, and Pixel Buds Pro!
Google I/O happened this week and there is a ton to go over. David joins Marques and Andrew this week to go over everything from the new Pixel phones to the new Pixel watch that was revealed on stage. If you missed the hardware presentations then this episode should catch you up ... Show More
1h 17m
Jun 2023
Google’s Sundar Pichai Talks Seach, AI, and Dancing with Microsoft
Nilay Patel, editor in chief of The Verge, talks to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Alphabet about what he thinks of the future of search, and his vision for Google.Listen to more from Nilay in the feed of Decoder with Nilay Patel.
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44 m
May 2023
Googler I/O: Pixel Fold and Google AI
Live from Google I/O, it's Waveform! Okay, so it's not really live. But we did race right back to the hotel room after Google I/O to discuss all of the AI news and gadgets while it was still fresh. First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about some of the more impressive AI news t ... Show More
1h 28m
Oct 2019
316: The Convergence of iOS and Android
In this week's episode, we dive deep on Android 10's new gestural navigation and how it compares to iOS, finally get around to talking a bit about the September Apple Event, and answer a listener question about what it means to be more proactive. And as always, we share a couple ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2022
What's new in Firebase with Kirupa Chinnathambi
Kirupa Chinnathambi, Product Manager at Google, joins us to talk about Firebase Extensions, integrations, and more. Links https://twitter.com/kirupa https://firebase.google.com Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form, and we'll send you free ... Show More
22m 7s