The Vergecast

Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss The Verge's reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and Apple Watch Series 8.

Further reading:

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: early adopter island
• Apple iPhone 14 review: meet the iPhone 13S
• It’s time to bring contrast back to our smartphone photos
• Apple Watch Series 8 review: if it ain’t broke
• iOS 16.1 beta adds Apple’s ugly new battery percentage indicator to the iPhone Mini
• iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen
• We finally got our hands and eyes on the PlayStation VR2
• Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it 
• We didn’t need another Pixelbook
• Adobe to acquire Figma in a deal worth $20 billion
• Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II review: noise cancellation domination
• Disney’s CEO teases a ‘hard bundle’ of Disney Plus and Hulu
• Sonos announces long-awaited Sub Mini for $429

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David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the ideas behind The Verge's brand new redesigned website, which officially launched on September 13th.

David also chats with senior product manager Tara Kalmanson and senior engineer Matt Crider, who worked on the redesign, about what went into implementing those ideas.

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Apple held their annual hardware event on their campus, debuting new iPhones, new Watches, and new AirPods. Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss everything that happened at the "Far Out" event, first impressions of the products, and their expectations for Apple in the next year.

Further reading:

• Apple’s iPhone 14 event: the 9 biggest announcements
• Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra hands-on: triple the fun
• Apple Watch Series 8 gets souped-up period and ovulation tracking 
• New Apple Watch SE announced: price, features, release date
• Apple Watch Ultra: price, specs, release date
• Apple watchOS 9 will add low-power mode to Series 4 and later devices
• Apple finally stops selling the Series 3 watch
• It’s time for the Apple Watch to become Apple’s next big thing 
• iPhone 14 and 14 Plus hands-on impressions: the big phone is big
• The iPhone 14 doesn’t have Apple’s latest processor 
• The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official with satellite-based Emergency SOS 
• iPhone 14 Pro: a first look at the new moving notch, camera, and more
• Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island  
• The iPhone 14 lineup won’t have physical SIM support
• Apple’s new AirPods Pro hands-on: sticking close to a winning formula
• Apple’s new AirPods Pro can cancel twice as much noise
• Apple’s Lightning-only charging case for the third-gen AirPods doesn’t make sense
• Klutzes rejoice: AppleCare Plus now covers unlimited repairs 
• Everything Apple didn’t announce at its iPhone 14 event
• Tim Cook would rather sell you an iPhone than add RCS to iMessage
• Jony Ive doesn’t think your car should rely on multitouch
• Steve Jobs’ friends and family launched an archive celebrating his life
• Tens of thousands of viewers watched a fake Apple crypto scam on YouTube

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The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz each discuss the big open questions they have about the future of Apple, and the hottest takes about the company.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss this week's gadget news.

Casey Newton joins the show to discuss Twitter finally adding the edit button for tweets.

Further reading:

• An iPhone 14 satellite link could depend on Apple cutting a deal with wireless carriers
• Everything Apple Watch Pro needs to beat Garmin and Samsung
• Apple’s Lightning cable turns 10, but its time is over
• Satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Pro could be a game-changer
• Logitech’s cloud gaming handheld leaks with Android apps and Switch-like UI
• JBL’s new earbud charging case has a touchscreen so you can ditch the phone
• Motorola Edge (2022) review: a passing grade 
• LG’s first bendable OLED TV lets you pick between flat or curved modes
• Samsung’s first OLED gaming monitor doesn’t need a PC or console attached
• Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Theatre TV stand will turn your TV around, too 
• Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: the best foldable yet
• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold (2nd-Gen) hands-on
• HMD claims its latest Nokia smartphone is its most ‘eco-friendly’ yet
• The new Ring Intercom will help make your apartment intercom smart
• Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it
• Snap is canceling several projects and laying off 20 percent of employees
• Truth Social is strapped for cash and struggling to find new users
• Elon Musk says whistleblower’s testimony gives him more reasons to dump Twitter deal
• Starlink suffered a global outage overnight 

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We're sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta disruption, a collaboration between Recode and The Verge.

Meta’s most expensive acquisition ever and one of the most used communication apps in the world: WhatsApp. With over 2 billion users, WhatsApp is embedded in the social, economic, and political infrastructure of countries across the globe. For better and worse. The story of WhatsApp’s incredible power, as told through its largest market: India.

NOTE: There are descriptions of graphic acts of violence in this episode. If you want to skip these descriptions, the section begins at 20:45 and ends at 22:05.

• Hosted by Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) and Alex Heath (@alexeheath)
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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news. 

Further reading:

• Apple’s ‘Far out’ iPhone 14 event is happening September 7th 
• What to expect from Apple's iPhone 14 event 
• Next-day streaming of NBC shows like Law & Order and SNL jumps from Hulu to Peacock next month
• YouTube TV update will reportedly let you watch four channels at once
• HBO calls House of the Dragon its biggest premiere ever, with nearly 10 million US viewers
• Twitter’s former security chief says company lied about bots and safety
• Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress over damning security revelations 
• Elon Musk vs Twitter: the weird number at the heart of the drama
• The SEC asked Twitter to explain its user metrics after Elon Musk complained
• Twitter CEO calls Mudge Zatko’s whistleblower report a ‘false narrative’
• Twitter is a mess — but in the Elon Musk trial, it might not matter
• Exclusive: Sonos’ next flagship speaker will play sound in nearly all directions
• Ford hikes the price for the 2023 Mustang Mach-E by as much as $8,000
• Peloton CEO thinks losing $1.2 billion is ‘substantial progress’
• EV prices are going in the wrong direction
• Starlink lowers monthly internet prices by 50 percent for some
• Sony’s new DualSense Edge Wireless Controller takes on the Xbox Elite

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Today’s whole episode is about buttons. We’re talking about the Stream Deck from Elgato, a desk accessory that is basically just a bunch of buttons. We hear how people use their Stream Deck, how to hack it to do even more, and how to turn your old devices into something like it.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Android 13 update, the battle between the vertical video apps, and a bunch of gadget news.

Further reading:

• Android 13 arrives for Pixel phones starting today
• How to get the Android 13 update on your Pixel right away
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovation   
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery
• All the YouTube Shorts you repost to TikTok will now tell on you
• Instagram gets mean about sending video clips to TikTok
• The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy
• Electric vehicle owners are fed up with broken EV chargers and janky software
• Yes, the new electric vehicle tax credits are really confusing, but we can help 
• The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy
• The Dodge Charger EV’s fake exhaust sound is sure to divide muscle car fans
• Snap is giving up on its Pixy drone after just four months
• Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sold Verzuz to Triller — and now they say Triller didn’t pay
• Yes — monitors can in fact get weirder
• The Big Ten’s new deal makes sports streaming rights more confusing than ever

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02:33 - The Verge's David Pierce brings in deputy editor Dan Seifert, reviewer Allison Johnson, and managing editor Alex Cranz to answer Vergecast Hotline questions about Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4.

24:18 - Chris Welch returns to the show for more earbuds voice call testing, this time on the NYC ferry with the new Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and the Google Pixel Buds Pro.

41:18 - Nilay Patel shares his experience reviewing the Ford F-150 Lightning, and the troubles with its touchscreen control panel.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past week.

Further reading:

• HBO Max will be replaced next year by a new service combined with Discovery Plus
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022: the five biggest announcements
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets a little extra polish, but it’s still $999
• The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive
• Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 compares to last year’s Z Fold 3
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked is a foldable party of one
• Samsung still hasn’t given us a good reason to buy a foldable phone 
• Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series 
• Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: more comfortable design and hi-fi audio
• Google tries publicly shaming Apple into adopting RCS
• Disney Plus’ Premium streaming price is rising to $10.99 per month
• Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan will launch in December
• Disney Plus and Hulu are getting steep price hikes
• Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians’ emails
• Ethereum’s big proof-of-stake blockchain switch could happen on September 15th
• Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive
• AirPods cases with USB-C could be in the cards for 2023
• Battery percentage finally returns to iOS 16 and it’s hideous
• Sonos has delayed the release of its next product — likely the Sub Mini
• LG Display’s 97-inch OLED panel vibrates to create ‘cinematic’ 5.1 sound

Call 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311) to ask The Verge about this week's Samsung announcements. We may answer them on Wednesday!

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David Pierce taps into The Verge's reviews team to explore where we're headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones.

01:56 - Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy comes back to the show to break down the news of Amazon acquiring iRobot, maker of the ever popular Roomba robot vacuum.

24:46 - Verge wearable tech reviewer Victoria Song joins David to explore the fascinating world of non-watch wearables: rings, earbuds, sports bras, and sleep trackers. Afterward, we hear from Whoop CEO Will Ahmed about his approach to wearable technology.

53:40 - Verge mobile reviewer Allison Johnson and David discuss the ideal version of a mid-range smartphone, and what are the best trade-offs for the price.

Further reading:

• Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
• Amazon bought iRobot to see inside your home
• The best sleep tech you can buy right now
• Whoop 4.0 Review
• Oura Ring Gen 3 Review
• Google Pixel 6a review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts
• Apple's new iPhone SE is a modern phone stuck in yesterday's design
• Apple should have followed Google’s Pixel 6A playbook with the iPhone SE
• OnePlus 10T review: call it a comeback
• Nothing Phone 1 review: something else

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news — including what's happening with HBO Max, Apple iPad rumors, some handheld gaming updates, and this week in EVs.

Further reading:

• Apple might remove the headphone jack from its next entry-level iPad
• Apple might delay iPadOS 16 launch
• Apple says Mac sales are getting hit hard by supply constraints 
• OnePlus 10T review: call it a comeback
• OnePlus’ 10T launch was a weird return to in-person events
• The Pixel 6A is getting an immediate update to make sure it’s moddable
• Logitech announces a new dedicated cloud gaming handheld device
• Nintendo reports Switch sales dip as chip shortage continues to bite
• The Orion looks like if Kirby swallowed your Switch   
• The megamerger killed Batgirl
• HBO Max might get maimed 
• A TikTok Music app could challenge Spotify and Apple
• Roku has a problem — its buttons aren’t printing enough money
• Lucid Motors will barely make any EVs this year as it slashes production goals again
• Tesla is the latest company to be drawn into the Elon Musk-Twitter legal mess
• Forget those Tesla crashes: GM says you can trust its autonomous vehicles
• GM’s Super Cruise will cover 400,000 miles of roads in North America, doubling coverage
• Twitter v. Elon Musk trial date set to start October 17th
• Google Meet meets Duo Meet, with Meet in Duo but Duo isn’t going into Meet
• A mysterious battery-powered Google device appears in FCC filings
• Sony InZone M9 review: impressive but flawed

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David Pierce hosts a special "work from anywhere" episode of The Vergecast while he is on vacation.

02:33 - CEO of Rove Jonah Hanig chats about his approach work-friendly travel. Reflect's Alex MacCaw shares his experience working from a sailboat in the middle of the ocean.

17:12 - Verge deputy editor Thomas Ricker talks about his review of the Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro, as well as his experience of working remotely in Europe.

36:28 - Verge policy editor Russell Brandom and senior reporter Loren Grush discuss the state of using satellites like Starlink to access the internet in rural areas.

Further reading:

• Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month
• Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro review: letting flex-workers flex
• Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go
• Ventje VW Campervan review: 'work from home' from anywhere
• How Starlink and other satellite services are changing the shape of the internet

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce. and Alex Cranz discuss the quarterly tech earnings from Apple, Microsoft, Spotify, and more. 

Further reading:

• Meta and Apple in ‘deep’ competition to build the metaverse, Zuckerberg tells staff
• Yes, it’s weird for the two-year-old Meta Quest 2 to go up in price
• Meta might let anti-vax posts back onto Facebook and Instagram 
• Instagram walks back its changes
• Microsoft Q4 2022 earnings: Windows and Xbox fall in $51.9 billion quarter
• Meta reports revenue decline for the first time in Q2 earnings
• Here’s where to buy the Meta Quest 2 before it costs $100 more
• Alphabet Q2 2022 earnings show profits dropped compared to last year
• Comcast’s broadband business stopped growing for the first time ever
• Spotify’s subscribers rise to 188M amid podcasting setbacks
• Spotify amps up fiction podcasts with new leader of scripted content
• Spotify paid $123 million for audiobook company Findaway
• Spotify has stopped making its Car Thing dashboard accessory
• Apple’s latest iOS 16 beta ensures you can’t hide your mistakes with an edit
• Apple’s new Home app in iOS 16 is better but still half-baked
• SpaceX says Dish’s 5G plan would be ‘detrimental’ to millions of Starlink users
• You can re-watch Game of Thrones in 4K on HBO Max next month
• President Biden’s awesome video conferencing setup starts with a $7,000 Zoom gadget
• Asus’ compact Zenfone 9 comes with incredible gimbal-like camera stabilization

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with deputy editor Alex Heath about how Meta is pivoting Facebook and Instagram away from your friends and more towards short form video from creators.

• Mark Zuckerberg braces Meta employees for 'intense period'
• Facebook is changing its algorithm to take on TikTok, leaked memo reveals
• Adam Mosseri confirms it: Instagram is over
• Instagram is making almost all videos Reels and will show them to way more people
• Facebook doubles down on algorithms in the main feed
• Facebook puts news on the back burner as it continues to push video and creators
• Listen to Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta Disruption

24:04 - Casey Newton chats with David about the social media app BeReal, and whether it's able to succeed among social media titans.

• Why BeReal is breaking out

40:55 - The Vergecast Hotline is back! Experts at The Verge answer your tech questions.

Call our Vergecast Hotline at 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311).

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

Find us on Twitter:

Alex Heath is @alexeheath

Casey Newton is @caseynewton

Monica Chin is @mcsquared96

Dan Seifert is @dcseifert

Becca Farsace is @BeccaFarsace

David Pierce is @pierce

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz run discuss Tesla earnings, Netflix's next move, and an upgrade to smart home standard Thread.

Further reading:

• Tesla’s run of record quarterly deliveries comes to an end thanks to China’s COVID shutdowns
• Elon Musk now says Tesla could start Cybertruck deliveries in mid-2023
• Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin
• BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month 
• The First-Ever Blazer EV: Electric SUV | Chevrolet 
• BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That.
• 75 Percent of Car Buyers Don't Want Features Locked Behind Subscriptions
• Netflix’s CEO is ready for TV to die
• Netflix subscriber count in the US and Canada dropped by 1.3 million over the last three months 
• Netflix's ad-supported tier won't have everything at launch
• Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its new ad-supported tier
• Netflix's latest anti-password sharing test lets users 'buy' additional homes 
• Amazon is giving Prime Video its biggest redesign in years
• Eve’s new motion sensor is the first with Thread
• Amazon says Matter will make Alexa smarter
• If you have one of these Thread border routers, your smart home will be Matter-ready 
• Samsung’s August 10th Unpacked will definitely feature at least one foldable
• Samsung confirms August 10th Unpacked event date with ‘cryptic’ puzzle 
• Google Pixel 6A review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts 
• Google’s prototype augmented reality glasses are going outside
• Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial set to start in October
• Apple will settle butterfly keyboard lawsuit for $50 million
• Internal documents show Facebook and Google discussing platform strategies
• The new Google Wallet is now available to all users

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with tech reporter Mitchell Clark about what it took to get service from Project Genesis and they conclude a FOIA may be the only way to get the facts.

• I became a Dish influencer to get a 5G NFT

20:21- David talks with senior policy reporter Makena Kelly about US lawmakers suddenly discovering that VPNs are a thing that exists and that they aren't very honest about their business practices.

• Lawmakers push FTC to clean up the VPN industry

41:50 - And finally, reviews editor Allison Johnson and news reporter Jon Porter go deep on Nothing Phone — our review, the hype leading up to its launch, and the reality of it now that we got our hands on it.

• Nothing Phone 1 Review
• Hot and Hyped: Inside the strange launch of the Nothing Phone 1

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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Find us on Twitter:

Mitchell Clark is @strawberrywell

Alex Cranz is @alexhcranz   

Makena Kelly is @kellymakena

Jon Porter is @JonPorty

Allison Johnson is @allisonjo1

David Pierce is @pierce

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06:32 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce chat with deputy editor Dan Seifert about his review of Apple's M2 Macbook Air.

34:45 - Verge senior correspondent Liz Lopatto joins the show to discuss the latest in the Elon Musk's Twitter battle.

59:27 - The crew preview the beta software for macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, and iOS 16.

Further reading:

• Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) review: a whole new Air-a
• Elon Musk officially tries to bail on buying Twitter
• Twitter says it’s going to sue Elon Musk for trying to back out of the deal
• Twitter tells employees not to tweet about Elon Musk deal
• Elon Musk proves he’s the wrong man to save the world
• iPadOS 16 preview: jack of all trades, master of some
• watchOS 9 preview: all about fitness and personalization 
• Hear me out: the new iOS 16 lock screens rule
• macOS Ventura preview: the march to continuity continues
• Nothing officially announces flashy Phone 1, starting at £399
• There’s something familiar about the Nothing Phone 1 
• The Verge's Accessibility Week
• I became a Dish influencer to get a 5G NFT

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Last week, we put a call out to people on Twitter about our new Vergecast Hotline, a phone line we set up for anyone to leave a message about a tech-related question they may have — whether it’s how to find your next router, when Spotify HiFi is actually coming, how to track when all of your favorite shows have new episodes, or whatever — so we can answer them on The Vergecast.

We plan to do this about once a month, so if you missed it, that number is 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311). It’s still open, and you can call at any time.

We have a ton of great questions already, so we picked out a few voicemails we liked for today’s episode. Our colleagues — Verge reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Hot Pod reporter Ariel Shapiro, Verge writer Cameron Faulkner, and managing editor Alex Cranz — help answer these questions on the show. You can hear that segment at around 31:00 in the episode.

There’s a lot more in today’s episode as well. David starts the show with senior science reporter Loren Grush to chat about what it took to get those beautiful images from the James Webb Space Telescope we saw this week.

In the middle of all of this, David spends some time on the show talking about YouTube TV — the video platform that is trying to make the cable bundle model work for streaming. Christian Oestlien, VP of product management at YouTube, talks about the goals for YouTube TV and its approach to bundling packages. You can listen to that segment around 20:44 in the episode.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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We’re sharing the trailer for the new season of Land of the Giants: The Facebook/ Meta Disruption.

Our friends over a Recode along with The Verge explore how the social media juggernaut has arrived at this unprecedented moment of transition. Senior reporters Shirin Ghaffary of Recode and Alex Heath of The Verge speak with top Meta executives and some of its biggest critics and ask how the company has shaped our lives, and what lies ahead. 

Subscribe to Land of the Giants to get new episodes starting Wednesday, July 13th.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz chat with transportation editor Andrew Hawkins about EVs, trucks, Tesla, and Starlink.

Segment 1 - 02:07

• Hyundai gives first look at Ioniq 6 EV as market share surges 
• Electric vehicle companies have a serious quality problem

Segment 2 - 23:44

• Tesla reportedly doesn't have enough desks after Musk threatens to fire remote employees
• Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot employees who help train the company's AI
• Uber drivers are liking the Teslas
• Tesla reportedly doesn’t have enough desks after Musk threatens to fire remote employees
• Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go
• SpaceX asks Starlink customers for support in wireless battle with Dish 

Segment 3 - 46:27

• Google's worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago today 
• Sony announces InZone gaming monitors and headsets for PC and PS5
• Samsung M8 Smart Monitor review: the good enough of both worlds
• Arm's Immortalis GPU is its first with hardware ray tracing for Android gaming 
• Apple says iPads will keep working as home hubs in iPadOS 16, but there's a catch
• The Future Of trailer: The Verge’s first Netflix show about the future of everything

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Verge's David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with health technology reporter Nicole Wetsman and senior privacy and cybersecurity reporter Corin Faife about the privacy vulnerabilities for people seeking abortions in a post-Roe United States, and how people can protect their information.

29:28 - David reports on why the internet is so bad at recommendations, with insights from executives at Yelp, Pocket, Pinterest, and Likewise.

46:27 - Senior reviewer Monica Chin explains the confusing names behind Asus' ROG gaming laptop line, and which laptop may be the right for you.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz chat with Verge senior reviewer Monica Chin about her review of Apple's Macbook Pro 13" with the M2 chip.

Alex, David Pierce, and Dan Seifert continue the show, focusing on this week's tech stories from The Verge: Nothing's Phone 1, Solana's Saga phone, and a second look at Microsoft's Surface Duo 2.

Further reading:

• Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022) review: new chip, old threads
• There has to be a better way to binge
• Netflix cuts around 300 jobs after losing subscribers
• Microsoft’s weird Surface Duo 2 has surprisingly become my favorite device of the year
• Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1’s rear lights can actually do
• Nothing’s Phone 1 isn’t coming to the US
• Nothing Phone will be invite only like original OnePlus phones
• Solana is making a crypto phone with help from former Essential engineers
• Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says
• Twitter confirms it’s working on a built-in Notes feature
• Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Vergecast is now the flagship podcast of twice-a-week podcasts. Our new Wednesday episode digs even deeper into The Verge’s reporting and the products you care about. And it launches today!

03:00 - David Pierce talks with Adi Robertson about Meta's VR prototypes she previewed.

19:44 - Chris Welch tests a bunch of wireless earbuds to find out which has the best phone call quality.

40:44 - Alex Cranz and David discuss what their dream E Ink device is, and why it still doesn't exist.

We’re going to do a lot of experimenting on this show, so I hope you’ll tell us what you like and don’t like.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Dish Network's 5G network (@11:07), Google's LaMDA AI (@ 32:32), Apple streaming Major League Soccer (@47:38), and more.

Stories mentioned on this show:

• Watch the trailer for The Verge’s first Netflix show, The Future Of
• Dish Network’s Project Genesis 5G service is live in more cities
• Dish says Project Genesis 5G is available in 100 cities, so we tried to sign up
• T-Mobile can now use three-channel aggregation for even faster 5G
• The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life - Washington Post
• Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient
• Apple will stream every Major League Soccer match for 10 years starting in 2023
• Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket
• ​​Apple TV Plus’ Friday Night Baseball debut wasn’t the homerun fans expected
• Amazon and WNBA strike multi-year streaming deal
• Don’t wait to install the June Windows update — it fixes a major security bug
• Ford recalls nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-Es over battery safety issues
• Nothing reveals Phone 1 design a month early
• Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26
• Microsoft starts automatically redirecting Internet Explorer users to Edge
• Sonos Voice Control review: a speedy, private, music-focused assistant
• Microsoft Teams now uses AI to improve echo, interruptions, and acoustics
• WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the important announcements from Apple's WWDC.

Also: USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024 and the Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing

All stories discussed this week:

• Apple announces new flagship M2 processor 
• Apple announces redesigned MacBook Air with M2 chip and MagSafe
• MacBook Air and Pro (2022) versus MacBook Pros (2021): spec comparison
• Apple CarPlay is expanding with new features that can integrate deeper into the car
• Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages
• Live Activities is a new iOS 16 feature meant to improve notifications
• Apple will let you edit and even unsend texts in Messages in iOS 16
• Apple announces all-new Home app at WWDC
• iPadOS 16 takes a step closer to laptop-level multitasking
• Apple’s macOS 13 Ventura with new Stage Manager tool announced at WWDC
• You'll soon be able to use an iPhone as a Mac webcam
• Continuity Camera: Apple explains how your iPhone will become a Mac webcam
• watchOS 9 introduces new running metrics and medication reminders 
• Apple's medication feature is a step in the right direction
• Apple's tvOS looks destined for a slow year after little WWDC attention 
• Apple Pay Later is the company's take on a buy now, pay later service 
• USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’
• What the EU’s new USB-C rules mean for the iPhone
• The Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing
• Taco Bell opens its first ‘Defy’ restaurant that prioritizes ordering via app
• The year of the NFT
• What unions could mean for Apple with Zoe Schiffer

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years.

29:45 - Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins joins the show to discuss that latest car news, including Volvo using Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its cars.

1:00:04 - Segment three covers what to expect at Apple's WWDC next week.

• Sheryl Sandberg on leaving Meta
• Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years 
• Meta’s head of AI to depart in group reorg
• Volvo will use Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its electric cars
• GM is slashing prices for the Chevy Bolt amid high demand for electric vehicles
• Ford announces new Mustang, Ranger, and commercial EV in major Midwest expansion
• DeLorean offers a first look at its gull-winged Alpha 5 EV revival
• Buick is rebranding as an electric-only automaker
• Polestar's experimental EV, nicknamed 'Beast,' is getting a limited production run
• Porsche strengthens ties with electric supercar startup Rimac in new funding round
• iOS 16, notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022
• The Murena One shows exactly how hard it is to de-Google your smartphone
• Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.

33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.

1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.

Stories discussed in this episode:

• Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop
• With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream
• Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook
• The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget
• HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel
• Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet
• Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content
• How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day
• Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers
• ​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers
• Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
• Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold
• Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
• Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 
• Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up
• Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
• Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch
• iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference
• Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap
• This is the design of Sonos’ upcoming Sub Mini
• Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform
• Pebble founder: it’s your ‘last chance’ to make a small Android phone happen - The Verge
• Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port
• The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band because 5G in this country is silly

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In the final chapter of our Vergecast “creators series,” Alex Cranz talks with Ben Heck, who has been modding game systems and controllers since the early 2000s, which led to his project creating single-handed video game controllers.

Alex also talks with Bryce Johnson, who is one of the inventors of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the game controller designed for gamers with limited mobility.

Relevant links:

• BenHeck.com
• One-handed DualSense (video)
• Design A 3D Printed Controller Modification For accessibility! (video)
• One Handed PS4 Controller - Accessible Controller by Evil (video)
• Microsoft announces Xbox Adaptive Controller for players with disabilities
• Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories are designed to be customizable inputs

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Nilay Patel and David Pierce interview Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai after Google announcing a bunch of products at their I/O conference.

34:25 - Dan Seifert joins the show to discuss the hardware previewed at Google I/O 2022.

55:38 - Liz Lopatto explains "the crypto crash" in this week's Crypto Corner.

1:07:19 - Alex Cranz hops in to run through this week's gadget rumors, reviews, and announcements.

Further reading:

• Google is making an Android-based Pixel tablet and plans to start selling it in 2023
• Google finally announces the Pixel Watch
• The Pixel 6A includes Google’s Tensor chipset and costs $449
• Here’s an early look at the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro coming this fall
• Google’s vision for Android 13 is to offer a little more of everything
• Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro come with noise cancellation and long battery life
• Google thinks the time is right to bring back Wallet
• Google Chrome is getting built-in virtual credit cards
• Apple will drop iPhone Lightning port in favor of USB-C in 2023, claims analyst
• Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years
• Sony WH-1000XM5 review: new design, new sound, new price - The Verge
• Mark Zuckerberg’s Project Cambria demo shows off its full-color passthrough - The Verge
• Samsung’s next flagship foldable allegedly leaks
• Samsung and LG preview the future of weird phone displays
• DJI officially announces Mini 3 Pro
• Aura Strap 2 review: context — you love to see it
• Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: quiet storm
• Dish’s upcoming wireless plan might let you buy an iPhone with crypto
• Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks
• UiPath CEO Daniel Dines thinks automation can fight the great resignation
• Ploopy and the promise of an open-source trackball

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Google has big visions for the future of computing. It’s working on building what it calls an ambient computer: a virtual helper that can accomplish anything, anywhere, any way you want. But that vision won’t come easy. Ahead of Google’s I/O developer conference, The Verge sat down with some of Google’s most important executives to talk about the company’s vision, its new hardware and software, and how the company is changing to build the future it imagines.

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In episode two of our Vergecast "creators series," Alex Cranz talks with the creators of Ploopy, the open source trackball that has a dedicated fanbase on Reddit.

Alex also talks with Chris Person, who recently wrote about Ploopy for The Verge, about how 3D printing and online communities are creating opportunities for gadget enthusiasts.

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Nilay Patel and David Pierce chat with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter and the author of a new book titled After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost its Soul. They talk about the rise of Jony Ive and Tim Cook, the power struggle between the two, and how Apple is grappling with everything from building a car to managing its relationship with the Chinese government.

After that, Verge managing editor Alex Cranz joins the show to talk about Starlink’s new Portability mode, HP’s super high-end new Chromebook, Fortnite coming back to iOS courtesy of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Sonos’s upcoming soundbar and voice assistant, and why Siri can’t seem to successfully close Nilay’s garage.

• After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
• Starlink’s new Portability feature brings internet to vanlifers
• Now you can play Fortnite on iPhone or Android for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Exclusive: Sonos’ next soundbar will be called the Sonos Ray
• Exclusive: Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant
• The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook will start at $1,149 - The Verge
• Leak confirms Sony flagship headphone design, casts doubt on improved battery life
• Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 3 earbuds have a fresh design and better ANC

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For the next three weeks on Tuesdays, Verge managing editor Alex Cranz hosts some shows focused on the creator space and, in Vergecast fashion, the nerdiest part of the creator space we can think of.

In this episode, Alex talks with Jacob Alexander, a member of Input Club, one of the first groups to start making their own mechanical keyboards, and Julie Muncy, a writer and consultant who runs a service called Keyboard Concierge, which helps customers navigate the keyboard space for personalized customization.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Liz Lopatto discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter and what's next for the social media company.

Senior reporter Alex Heath joins the show to discuss his experience with Snap's selfie drone.

Managing editor Alex Cranz refreshes the crew on the latest in E Ink tech.

• Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company
• Elon Musk’s Twitter plans are a huge can of worms
• Twitter CEO tells employees no layoffs planned ‘at this time’ following Elon Musk buyout
• What Twitter employees are saying about Elon Musk
• Jack Dorsey says ‘Elon is the singular solution I trust’ for Twitter’s future
• How Elon Musk and Twitter can really fix free speech: act like a messaging app
• Jeff Bezos is already testing Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech by trolling
• Twitter policy chief faces wave of harassment amid Musk criticism
• Crypto is winning, and Bitcoin diehards are furious about it
• Snap Pixy: hands-on with Snapchat's selfie drone
• Snap CEO Evan Spiegel thinks the metaverse is ‘ambiguous and hypothetical’
• The Black Shark 4 Pro is all-in on gamer stereotypes 
• Apple releases fix for Studio Display webcam in latest macOS beta
• Apple’s DIY repair service is now available in the US
• E Ink Gallery 3 tech brings us closer to the perfect tablet
• Sonos joins Matter but hasn’t committed to supporting the new standard
• The F-150 Lightning is finally shipping — is Ford ready?
• Government surveillance, Elon Musk, and free speech, with EFF executive director Cindy Cohn 

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David Pierce rejoins The Vergecast with Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz. The crew discuss Netflix losing subscribers for the first time in over a decade, CNN Plus shutting down only a month after it launched, and a whole lot more.

Verge editor Chris Welch joins the show to discuss Sonos' new budget soundbar that is set to release in June.

Relevant links:

• gone90.biz
• Netflix just lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade
• The writing may be on the wall for sharing Netflix accounts
• CNN Plus is shutting down only a month after it launched
• The Obamas are leaving Spotify for a new multiplatform podcast deal
• Spotify opens up video podcasting to everyone in the US and select markets
• Exclusive: this is the new budget soundbar from Sonos
• A year after LG left the smartphone business, Samsung is the big winner
• The latest leak of Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch shows off a familiar design
• Playdate review: all it’s cranked up to be 
• A camera battery with a USB-C port is a gadget whose time has come
• Elon Musk lays out funding for ambitious Twitter takeover
• Delta confirms ‘exploratory’ Starlink tests
• Tesla earned over $3 billion in profit in the first quarter
• California net neutrality law to remain intact after appeals court says it won’t reconsider earlier decision
• Instagram is begging you to stop reposting TikToks to Reels
• This firm made Republicans go viral — now it’s falling apart 
• Booming warehouse growth clashes with rural life in California’s Inland Empire
• Inside the pandemic’s PPE supply chain nightmare
• A former Foxconn executive tries to explain what went wrong in Wisconsin

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Liz Lopatto, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Elon Musk's offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter and what it could mean for the company.

Senior reporter Adi Robertson joins the show to discuss Elon's limited thoughts on content moderation and Alex Heath's scoop on Meta's plans for their AR glasses.

Further reading:

• Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in takeover attempt
• Elon Musk’s new troll is buying Twitter — will it work? 
• What else could Elon Musk buy for $43 billion?
• Twitter CEO tells employees the board is still evaluating an Elon Musk takeover
• The Twitter board is reportedly not interested in Elon’s takeover offer
• What Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ promises miss
• Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for AR glasses
• Explaining crypto’s billion-dollar bridge problem
• Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it?

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Verge managing editor Alex Cranz leads this week's show with Dan Seifert, Liz Lopatto, and Allison Johnson to discuss Elon Musk buying stock in Twitter, Allison's review of the OnePlus 10 Pro, and the newest monitors and televisions in 2022.

Further reading:

• Elon Musk buys 9.2 percent of Twitter amid complaints about free speech
• Twitter will appoint Elon Musk to its board of directors
• Twitter is adding an edit button 
• Elon Musk tweeted his way onto Twitter’s board — now what?
• What Elon Musk could mean for Twitter
• OnePlus 10 Pro review: settling in
• The OnePlus 10 Pro is the best phone I won’t recommend to most people
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus review: welcome to the S ecosystem
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra review: when bigger isn't better
• Alienware’s QD-OLED monitor sets a new standard for gaming displays
• It’s hard to believe Samsung’s new matte The Frame is actually a TV
• I saw Samsung’s first-ever QD-OLED TV, and it’s impressive
• The real Magic Mouse is made by Logitech, not Apple
• Great Scott! DeLorean sets a date for its electric resurrection (again)

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Vergecast is on spring break this week! In the meantime, check out Nilay's discussion with Steve Aoki from this week's episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel.

Steve Aoki is a superstar DJ, producer, record label owner, and prolific entrepreneur. He has been part of the music industry since 1996, so he’s been through a lot of these big tech transitions, and now he’s heavily invested in another, with Web3, the Aokiverse. It involves selling tokens and NFTs and, over time, is meant to be part of the metaverse. Because, of course.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the tech headlines from this site this week — including Google's deal with Spotify over app fees, Nothing's first smartphone, and the struggle with TV projectors.

• Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems, starting with Spotify
• Nothing’s first smartphone is aimed at Apple, not OnePlus
• OnePlus 10 Pro gets its global launch on March 31st
• Dell’s XPS 15 and XPS 17 get 12th Gen chips 
• Intel looks on track to fix its core problems
• Asus’ ROG flow Z13 is a Surface Pro that’s got game
• Apple has resolved the outage affecting iMessage, Apple Music, the App Store, and other services
• Apple’s Studio Display has 64GB of storage in addition to its iPhone 11-caliber processor
• The Mac Studio’s removable SSD is reportedly blocked by Apple on a software level
• Apple service centers can reportedly replace the Studio Display’s ‘built-in’ stands
• How Microsoft built its smart Surface camera
• iFixit teardown offers a detailed look inside the Mac Studio and Studio Display
• Apple will reportedly sell the iPhone as a subscription service
• Google won’t give old Pixels the best 5G, even though it admits it could
• Eero’s new Wi-Fi 6E mesh router supports over gigabit speeds and costs under $500
• Matter’s delays mean fewer new smart home products today
• Google tidies up its smart home app
• Apple TV app on Android TV no longer allows rentals, purchases, or subscriptions
• YouTube is taking on over-the-air TV with nearly 4,000 free episodes of TV 
• Sonos might make your next TV streaming OS
• Yes, Netflix just got even more expensive
• HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch 
• Google won’t let you buy movies and TV shows from the Play app starting in May
• Samsung’s Freestyle Projector doesn’t live up to it’s $900 price
• Spider-Man: No Way Home’s VFX wizards couldn’t see the Doc Ock memes coming
• How SiriusXM bought and bungled a beloved podcast network
• Inside the fight to save video game history 
• How Robinhood’s Aparna Chennapragada is building the future of investing

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Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Monica Chin, Allison Johnson, and Dan Seifert discuss The Verge's reviews of the Apple products announced last week: the new iPhone SE, iPad Air, Mac Studio, and Studio Display.

Further reading:

• Apple’s new iPhone SE is a modern phone stuck in yesterday’s design
• Samsung’s really good midrange phone just got a bigger battery and a price cut
• Apple Mac Studio review: finally
• Apple Studio Display review: nothing to see here 
• ‘Pro’ has lost all meaning, and Apple knows it
• Apple’s chips are on the table
• Apple’s charts set the M1 Ultra up for an RTX 3090 fight it could never win
• Apple iPad Air (2022) review: it’s the nice one 
• Universal Control is Apple’s most impressive new feature in years
• The Mac Studio is myth fulfillment 
• Vimeo is telling creators to suddenly pay thousands of dollars — or leave the platform
• Ukrainian influencers ring the frontlines to TikTok
• How Wordpress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird 

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss all the announcements from Apple's Peek Performance event this week.

Further reading:

• The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s Peek Performance event
• Apple iPhone SE gains 5G, A15 processor, and a higher $429 price tag
• The 5G iPhone SE will be for carriers, not customers
• 5G’s false start is over and the iPhone SE proves it
• The iPhone 13 and 13 Pro each get green finishes
• The iPhone SE’s $30 price bump looks like a pure 5G tax
• Give me a bigger iPhone SE
• Apple announces updated iPad Air with M1 processor and 5G
• How the M1-powered iPad Air compares to other iPad models
• Apple announces new flagship M1 Ultra desktop processor for its most powerful computers
• Apple’s new M1 Ultra aims to beat Nvidia’s RTX 3090
• The redesigned MacBook Air might have an M1, not an M2
• Apple’s Mac Studio is a new desktop for creative professionals
• Apple explains why the M1 Ultra-equipped Mac Studio is two pounds heavier
• A fully specced-out Mac Studio will cost $8,000
• Apple’s new strategy is to give — not tell — users what they want
• Screw it, the rectangles are back
• The Mac Studio’s ports are a step back in all the right ways
• The 27-inch iMac has been discontinued
• Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display for $1,599
• Apple’s Studio Display actually comes with a stand
• Here’s why Apple put a powerful iPhone chip in its new Studio Display
• Apple’s Studio Display should work with Windows — including the webcam
• The future of makeup is lipstick you can print 
• The Steam Deck now runs Windows
• Hands-on with Alienware’s new, curved QD-OLED gaming monitor 
• Nothing can’t stop smartphone leaks

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This was a tough one. The Verge co-founder and Executive Editor Dieter Bohn is leaving us. Nilay Patel, Walt Mossberg and Dieter Bohn walk down memory lane and discuss their first meeting, founding The Verge, CES memories, and what Dieter is doing once he leaves.

Behringer's iNuke Boom is the essence of Vegas

And now, a brief definition of the web

Dieter on Twitter

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss what could possibly be announced by Apple next week.

Senior reporter Loren Grush explains what's going on with Russia and space. And Andrew Hawkins talks about Ford splitting itself into two companies.

Further reading:

• Elon Musk’s promised Starlink terminals have reached Ukraine
• Ukraine engineer talks testing SpaceX’s new Starlink service
• Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS
• European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won’t launch this year
• Russia holds OneWeb rocket launch hostage, issues conditional demands
• Russia says it will no longer sell rocket engines to the United StatesFord’s ‘radical’ move to split the company won’t come easy
• Elon Musk dares autoworkers union: hold a vote at Tesla’s California factory 
• Rivian has altered the deal, and now its EVs will cost buyers up to $20K more
• Rivian apologizes for ‘broken trust’ and axes preorder price increases that hit as much as $20K
• The Arc One is an electric boat with a battery pack three times the size of Tesla’s
• Apple officially announces ‘Peek Performance’ March 8th event

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Senior news editor Sean Hollister joins Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz to discuss his review of the Steam Deck, the latest portable gaming system.

Verge reviewer Allison Johnson continues the gadget talk with her review of Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Further reading:

• Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout
• US and Russia still tethered by International Space Station during Ukraine conflict
• Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they’re needed most
• Steam Deck review: it’s not ready
• The official Steam Deck dock won’t be available at launch
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: notably unique
• Dish says its 5G buildout is going great, thanks for asking, how are you?
• Apple will reportedly debut an M2 chip with four new Macs this year
• Spotify’s Car Thing goes on general sale for $90
• Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design 
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses the SEC of ‘leaking’ information
• Inside Pornhub
• Why Trump’s Truth Social may not survive the hype
• Inside Galactic Starcruiser, Disney's hotel where everyone becomes a Star Wars character

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Monica Chin discuss phones, laptops, and chips announced and reviewed this week.

Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss the latest podcast industry news.

Further reading:

• Samsung’s Galaxy S22 phones are the safe bet
• OnePlus Nord CE 2 review: a great Oppo-tunity
• Realme 9 Pro and Pro Plus announced with color-changing new design
• Oppo releases official images of new Find X5 flagship phonet
• Apple reportedly plans to reveal the first iPhone SE with 5G in March
• AMD’s new Ryzen 6000 H-series processors are launching in laptops starting today
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: the price is no longer right
• The Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate: feature-packed, but overpriced
• Cooler Master’s Sneaker X PC case has a lot of sole
• Intel's first discrete Arc desktop GPUs are coming in Q2 2022
• This DIY ultracompact computer has a mechanical keyboard
• Samsung teases new Galaxy Book and more at February 27th event
• Spotify’s COVID problems are bigger than Joe Rogan
• Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms
• Spotify wants to beat YouTube at audio
• Spotify reportedly paid $200 million for Joe Rogan’s podcast
• Hot Pod Summit is back at On Air Fest 2022!
• The LinkBuds are Sony’s strangest earbuds in years — and surprisingly good
• Audio-Technica’s new $200 earbuds promise an impressive 20 hours of battery life
• Garmin’s Epix 2 multisport watch made me a touchscreen convert
• Garmin's Fenix 7S Sapphire Solar makes the case for smaller fitness watches
• iFixit has a Steam Deck teardown — and will officially sell replacement parts from Valve
• Disney is developing planned communities for fans who never want to leave its clutches
• Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs
• Facebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years
• Elon Musk tells a judge the SEC’s ‘endless’ investigation is stifling his free speech

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss all the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy S22 Unpacked event.

Senior reporter Adi Robertson explains Microsoft's Open App Store Principles and the other tech policy news from the week.

Wearables reporter Victoria Song joins the show to discuss Peloton's business troubles.

Further reading:

• Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Unpacked event
• Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus
• Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus put improved cameras and performance in a samey design
• Samsung phones will get an extra year of Android updates versus Google’s Pixel
• Samsung’s new tablets go bigger than ever
• Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 will track your sleep with cartoon animals
• Microsoft announces open app store rules to prove it’s okay with new laws
• Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model
• Microsoft says it will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ‘beyond the existing agreement’
• Everything you need to know about the bill that could blow up the app store
• Nvidia’s huge Arm deal has just been scrapped
• WarnerMedia and Discovery get US government approval to create their new media giant
• Anti-exploitation bill advances in Senate despite free speech concerns
• What on Earth is going on with Peloton?
• Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships
• Fired Peloton employees crash new CEO’s first all-hands
• Mazda head units are getting bricked by a local NPR station in Seattle
• Twitter finally agrees that 1x is not the only speed for watching a video
• Is ‘realityOS’ Apple’s newest operating system?
• Sports streaming is busted — the Super Bowl likely won’t be any different
• Apple’s Tap to Pay feature lets newer iPhones accept contactless payments

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Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and streaming reporter Catie Keck talk with YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan about new features coming to YouTube: more tools for Shorts, interactive live streaming, a new YouTube TV interface, and more.

Further reading:

• YouTube is adding new ways for creators to make money with Shorts and shopping
• YouTube TV to finally add picture-in-picture on iOS

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Ashley Carman, and Alex Heath discuss Meta's rough week: Facebook reported its first-ever quarterly decline of daily users globally, along with lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging roughly 20 percent.

The crew also discuss Spotify's response to the Joe Rogan controversy and how it will be handling moderation going forward.

Further reading:

• Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter
• Meta’s stock price plunges 25 percent overnight
• Google parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time
• Epic largely lost to Apple, but 35 states are now backing its fight in a higher court
• Spotify CEO defends Joe Rogan deal in tense company town hall
• Spotify says it’s a creator company now
• Here is the Spotify COVID content policy that lets Joe Rogan slide
• Spotify finally responds to Joe Rogan controversy with a plan to label podcasts that discuss COVID-19
• Joe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash
• The Joe Rogan controversy is what happens when you put podcasts behind a wall 
• Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo
• Big video game companies just can’t stop buying studios
• Wordle has been bought by The New York Times, will ‘initially’ remain free for everyone to play
• Peloton’s latest gadget is a $90 heart rate monitor for your arm
• Echelon persuades USPTO that Peloton’s streaming tech is unpatentable
• Appeals court upholds California’s net neutrality law
• Google leaks Pixel 6A name in, of all things, a coloring book
• Tesla has a new feature that will disable your seat controls if you keep messing with them
• Public accountants are deducting themselves from their jobs 
• What’s the difference between 5G, 5G Plus, 5G UW, and 5G UC?

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