Intel’s new flagship chips are here. Lenovo’s new laptop lineup is here. Walmart wants in on the fintech startup game. GM is spinning off a new electric delivery truck startup. And I know foldable phones haven’t exactly taken over the world, but could I interest you in a rollable phone?
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Jul 16
The Delivery Space Consolidates
Uber agreed to acquire Delivery Hero for ~$14.8B, expanding into 99 markets. Thinking Machines released its first open-weight model, Inkling, SpaceXAI open-sourced Grok Build after a data-upload backlash, and sources detailed xAI's chaotic race to catch Claude under new leadershi ... Show More
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May 2019
Weird laptops of Computex, new Intel and AMD chips, and a WWDC preview
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss all the new laptops revealed at Computex 2019, the new processor chips from Intel and AMD, what's to come at Apple's WWDC next week, and more updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Stories discussed this week: Lapt ... Show More
1h 24m
Mar 2023
MWC 2023 gadgets, Meta's AR / VR roadmap, and TikTok's Bold Glamour filter
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss the phones and laptops announced at Mobile World Congress, Meta's AR and VR hardware roadmap for the next few years, Tesla's "Master Plan", and more of this week's tech news. Further reading: MWC 2023 was a preview o ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2021
CES 2021 / Samsung’s S21 lineup and Galaxy Buds Pro
The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Monica Chin, and Chris Welch dive into all of the important announcements from both inside and outside of CES — including Samsung’s new flagship S21 smartphone line, the many new TVs with HDMI 2.1, Mini LED, webOS, and the next laptops with n ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2020
iPhone SE, OnePlus 8 Pro and a Ton of New Phones
Gadget nerds, iPhone diehards and OnePlus fans — lend me your ears. This has been a big week for you. Apple launched a new version of the iPhone SE on Wednesday, while OnePlus unveiled its latest flagships on Tuesday. LG also teased the unexpected name for its upcoming flagship, ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 2020
IFA 2020 gadgets / Intel announces 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs / Nvidia announces RTX 3080 and 3090
Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Chris dive deep into all the gadget news that dominated this week, including all the announcements at IFA 2020's virtual event showcase. Stories discussed this week: Apple and Google announce new automatic app system to track COVID exposures Apple releas ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2023
iPhone Ultra, Galaxy S23 bloat, ChatGPT Bing + more!
0:00 tech news is important
0:11 iPhone Ultra
1:30 Samsung Galaxy S23 bloatware
2:33 Microsoft + ChatGPT, Google Bard AI
3:51 Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD
4:22 QUICK BITS
4:35 Dell layoffs
4:58 Ryzen 9 7845HX is fast
5:25 Twitter backs off API stuff a bit
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