New noise cancelling AirPods might be coming, AT&T buys AppNexus, more Trump and Chinese tech rumblings, and what is the future of Benchmark Capital? Links:Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 (Bloomberg)The US now officially has the world's fastest supercomputer, knocking China off the top spot (TechSport)Is there a next act for on ... Show More
Oct 16
What Is Meta's Muse Spark Open?
Meta released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight model that runs on Mac Studios via an Apple team-up. An OpenAI model used a wallet it didn’t own, Accenture capped Claude spending at $29 a month, and BofA hired 1,000 patching contractors. Meta releases Muse Spark Open, saying it is ... Show More
21m 8s
Oct 15
Anthropic's Growth Is Slowing
Anthropic told investors Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion, with adjusted profitability, but growth slowed ahead of the IPO. An arrested OpenAI engineer had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia. Amazon launched two Bee wearables, and Nvidia’s RTX Spark impressed. Sources: Anthropic ... Show More
21m 23s
Oct 14
OpenAI's Office Was Bugged
OpenAI said the FBI arrested a staffer after it found a hidden recording device in its offices. Netflix cut about 1,000 jobs, Microsoft patched a record 1,416 vulnerabilities, and the FBI shut down North Korean laptop farms in Texas. OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffe ... Show More
20m 59s
Sep 2025
Apple’s Latest Hardware Updates… And A Buyback Bump 9/9/25
<p>Apple unveiling new iPhones, watches, and AirPods at its product event. How the tech giant is raising prices, and why one top analyst isn’t loving the latest updates. Plus the under-the-radar group of stocks quietly outperforming the broader market. What they have in common, a ... Show More
46m 45s
Aug 2023
iPhone 15 Pro leaks, LK-99 updates, ISS replacement + more!
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0:00 iPhone 15 Pro leaks, rumors 1:21 Is LK-99 a superconductor or NOT2:42 International Space Station gettin' replaced3:43 The Ridge Wallet4:21 QUICK BITS4:28 AMD RDNA 4 GPUs to stay mid5:02 Intel graphics drivers collect telemetry5:41 OpenAI lets you block its web c ... Show More
8m 40s
Jun 2024
The next next thing in AI and AR
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup from former OpenAI chief scientist, and a whole lot more tech news. Further read ... Show More
1h 37m
Mar 2023
The swaggy AI Pope and Apple headset rumors
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss AI image generators getting better, Apple WWDC 2023 rumors, and the other big stories in tech this week. Further reading: The swagged-out pope is an AI fake — and an early glimpse of a new reality Another hurdle for AI ... Show More
1h 26m
Jan 2023
Apple might make a touchscreen Mac / Samsung S23 images leak
The Verge's Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Dan Seifert discuss the numerous Apple rumors we heard about this week, a Samsung Unpacked preview, and the latest gadget news. Further reading: Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac Apple is reportedly making an all-in-one cellula ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2021
The summer Intel fell behind / earnings for Apple, Google, Samsung / Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds
Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss this week in tech news: quarterly earnings for the big tech companies, the state of Intel, and the Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds. Further reading: CDC reinstitutes mask recommendations for some vaccinated people Apple w ... Show More
1h 14m