The Vergecast

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss takeaways from WWDC, this week's gadget news, and Elon Musk dropping his lawsuit against OpenAI.

Further reading:

• Apple and OpenAI aren’t paying each other yet, says Bloomberg
• MKBHD interviewed Tim Cook.
• Tim Cook is ‘not 100 percent’ sure Apple can stop AI hallucinations
• Can Apple Intelligence fix the iPhone’s broken notifications system?
• The AI upgrade cycle is here
• Here’s how Apple’s AI model tries to keep your data private
• The best small updates Apple didn’t mention at WWDC
• Apple IDs are becoming Apple Accounts
• Apple skipped over the best visionOS 2 updates
• iOS 18 will let you record calls — and tells everyone for their privacy
• SharePlay is coming to Apple TV, HomePods, and Bluetooth speakers 
• Finally, offline maps with turn-by-turn guidance.
• The new versions of iOS and macOS will let you rotate your Wi-Fi address to help reduce tracking.
• Xbox boss: ‘I think we should have a handheld, too’
• Microsoft announces a discless Xbox Series X console in white
• Xbox chief confirms more games are coming to other platforms
• Jabra’s earbuds are going away, but the impact they made isn’t
• The best thing about Jabra’s new earbuds is the case 
• The Light Phone 3 adds a better screen, a camera, and new ways to replace your smartphone
• The Windows on Arm chip race heats up with a challenger to Qualcomm
• Did startup Flow Computing just make CPUs 100x faster? Here’s the white paper and FAQs
• Google is putting more Android in ChromeOS
• Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI
• Elon Musk has unusual relationships with women at SpaceX, WSJ reports
• Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
• Pew: A growing number of Americans are getting their news from TikTok

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

Further reading:

• Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements 
•  Apple Intelligence: every new AI feature coming to the iPhone and Mac
•  Apple is giving Siri an AI upgrade in iOS 18 
• Apple announces iOS 18 with new AI features and more customizable homescreen
• Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024  
• Apple’s AI can make custom emoji and images
• iOS 18 introduces satellite capabilities to its iMessage app
• Apple announces iPadOS 18 with a built-in calculator and customizable homescreen 
• Apple made an iPad calculator app after 14 years
• The iPhone’s new Game Mode makes it faster and more responsive 
• Apple announces watchOS 11 with new training features and Live Activitie
• Apple announces macOS Sequoia at WWDC 2024 
• Apple’s standalone Passwords app syncs across iOS, iPad, Mac, and Windows 
• Apple’s AirPods are being upgraded with powerful accessibility features  
• Apple’s InSight feature for Apple TV Plus will tell you who that actor is
• Apple teases new seasons of Severance and Silo
• Apple announces visionOS 2 with 3D photo transformations and an ultrawide Mac display
• Apple is finally launching the Vision Pro outside the US
• Canon made a special lens for the Apple Vision Pro’s spatial videos 

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss what they expect to see next week at Apple's WWDC, or "dub dub" as it's more affectionately known. But first, we take you through all the gadgets previewed at Computex.

Further reading:

• This is Lunar Lake — Intel’s utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks
• Humane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billion
• Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin, in talks with HP, telecoms to sell 
• Humane warns AI Pin owners to ‘immediately’ stop using its charging case
• Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI 
• Apple put a Thread smart home radio into its newest Macs and iPads
• Apple just corrected the M2 iPad Air’s core count 
• Samsung leak reveals a cheaper Galaxy Watch
• Meta is fixing three of the biggest Quest 3 annoyances with v66 update 
• Nothing’s Phone 3 will be all about AI apps 
• The Asus ROG Ally X is official — and I took a peek inside
• Palmer Luckey is now selling pixel-perfect ultrabright magnesium Game Boys for $199
• iOS 18 (and AI) will give Siri much more control over your apps
• Apple’s non-AI WWDC plans include Settings and Control Center revamps
• Apple might bring AI transcription to Voice Memos and Notes
• Apple’s WWDC may include AI-generated emoji and an OpenAI partnership
• Apple’s WWDC 2024 is set for June 10th
• Think inside the box
• Max raises prices across its ad-free plans
• We tested Aptoide, the first free iPhone app store alternative
• Google acquires Cameyo to integrate Windows app virtualization into ChromeOS

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Today on the flagship podcast of audio over Wi-Fi: 

03:02 - The Verge’s Chris Welch shares his review of Sonos's Ace headphones.

• Sonos Ace review: was it worth it?
• Sonos CEO Patrick Spence addresses the company’s divisive app redesign

28:58 - MoviePass, MovieCrash director Muta’Ali and MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes discuss what went wrong with the MoviePass subscription service and how that story was documented in the film.

• MoviePass, MovieCrash review: a damning account of corporate greed
• MoviePass is using you to ruin the movies 

56:47 - Jennifer Pattison Tuohy answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about smart home gadgets for renters. 

• Home Assistant: Setting up the Aqara FP2 Presence Sensor - Derek Seaman's Tech Blog 
• Yale launches its first retrofit smart lock — the Yale Approach with Wi-Fi 
• The new Yale Keypad Touch brings fingerprint unlocking to August smart locks
• Aqara kick-starts its first Matter-over-Thread smart lock with a promise of Home Key support 
• The new Yale Keypad Touch brings fingerprint unlocking to August smart locks

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Google's algorithm leak, OpenAI content deals, and more tech news from this week.

Further reading:

• Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation
• Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real
• An Anonymous Source Shared Thousands of Leaked Google Search API Documents with Me; Everyone in SEO Should See Them
• Secrets from the Algorithm: Google Search’s Internal Engineering Documentation Has Leaked
• Unpacking Google's massive Search documentation leak
• How SEO moves forward with the Google Content Warehouse API leak
• Google responds to leak: Documentation lacks context
• Vox Media and The Atlantic sign content deals with OpenAI
• Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search 
• Apple’s WWDC may include AI-generated emoji and an OpenAI partnership
• OpenAI CEO Cements Control as He Secures Apple Deal
• Custom GPTs open for free ChatGPT users
• OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman
• Why the OpenAI board fired Sam Altman 
• Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion to fund its race against ChatGPT and all the rest
• New Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Ring details have leaked, courtesy of the FCC
• The Fitbit Ace LTE is like a Nintendo smartwatch for kids 
• Discord’s turning the focus back to games with a new redesign
• The business behind Unnecessary Inventions’ millions of followers
• Welcome to Notepad, a newsletter on Microsoft’s era-defining bets by Tom Warren

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Today on the flagship podcast of open smart home standards: 

03:25 - Microsoft’s Pavan Davuluri, leader for Windows and Devices, joins the show to discuss the future of the AI PC and what’s next for Microsoft’s hardware

• Microsoft’s new Windows chief on the future of the OS, Surface, and those annoying ads
• Microsoft’s big bet on building a new type of AI computer 
• Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced

30:25 - The Verge’s Jen Tuohy and David Pierce discuss the latest updates in the smart home world in a segment called “Does Matter matter yet?”

• The Dyson WashG1 is the company’s first dedicated mop
• Amazon’s Matter Casting is shaping up so nicely, I want to use it everywhere
• Matter 1.3 arrives with new device type and features
• Smart lighting company Brilliant is looking for a buyer
• Google launches new Home APIs and turns Google TVs into smart home hubs 

01:13:20 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about AI-powered search engines. 

• Google is redesigning its search engine — and it's AI all the way down 
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web

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On this episode of The Vergecast, the fourth and final installment of our series on the five senses of video games, we asked Polygon’s Charlie Hall to help us make sense of the current state of the art in flight simulation. Hall, who once spent more than four months in VR mapping the edge of the Milky Way galaxy in Elite: Dangerous, has more experience in a virtual cockpit than most. We wanted to know how the pros set up their simulators to get the most realistic experience and why it’s so complicated to make a virtual world look like the real one.

Further reading:

• It’s time to build the cockpit of your dreams
• Microsoft Flight Simulator’s most-needed feature is co-op
• My first kill as a Star Citizen
• If Microsoft Flight Simulator has you craving air combat, try this flight sim next

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Microsoft Build, the OpenAI's trouble with Scarlett Johansson, new Sonos headphones, and more.

Further reading:

• Microsoft’s big bet on building a new type of AI computer 
• Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs 
• https://www.theverge.com › microsoft-surface-pro-pric...
• Here’s the eight-inch Snapdragon PC for your Windows on Arm experiments 
• How does the Microsoft Surface Laptop stack up to the MacBook Air? 
• Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced
• Windows now has AI-powered copy and paste
• Microsoft is making File Explorer more powerful with version control and 7z compression
• Here’s the eight-inch Snapdragon PC for your Windows on Arm experiments
• Microsoft Edge will translate and dub YouTube videos as you’re watching them
• Microsoft brings out a small language model that can look at pictures 
• Microsoft’s new Copilot AI agents act like virtual employees to automate tasks 
• Microsoft outage took down Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT search features
• OpenAI is ‘in conversations’ with Scarlett Johansson over the ChatGPT voice that sounds just like her
• OpenAI pulls its Scarlett Johansson-like voice for ChatGPT
• Lawyers say OpenAI could be in real trouble with Scarlett Johansson
• Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway
• OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show
• OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game
• OpenAI’s News Corp deal licenses content from WSJ, New York Post, and more
• OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts
• The US government is trying to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
• The Sonos Ace headphones are here, and they’re damn impressive
• Sonos CEO Patrick Spence addresses the company’s divisive app redesign
• here’s an electric salt spoon that adds umami flavor 
• Apple needs to explain that bug that resurfaced deleted photos 
• Humane is looking for a buyer after the AI Pin’s underwhelming debut 

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Today on the flagship podcast of Arm-based chipsets:

03:08 - The Verge’s Tom Warren and David Pierce discuss the announcements from Microsoft’s Surface event, including the new Arm-powered Surface Laptop, and Copilot Plus PCs.

• Microsoft’s Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptops 
• Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop
• Microsoft’s new Surface Pro gets an OLED display for the first time
• Microsoft announces Copilot Plus PCs with built-in AI hardware
• The new, faster Surface Pro is Microsoft's all-purpose AI PC 
• Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs

27:29 -Verge senior AI reporter Kylie Robison joins the show to chat about OpenAI’s GPT-4o demo and where we’re headed in the next few years of AI. 

• ChatGPT is getting a Mac app
• OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open to all for free
• OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users 
• ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her 
• OpenAI pulls its Scarlett Johansson-like voice for ChatGPT 
• OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is officially leaving
• OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’
• We tried out the Project Astra demo at Google I/O which worked well un... | tech | TikTok 

57:40 - Nilay Patel answers a question about iPads for this week’s Vergecast Hotline.

• Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best tablet money can buy

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Today on the flagship podcast of refillable scent cartridges: 

Producer Andru Marino tries out a gadget called the Gamescent, an AI-powered scent machine that syncs with your gaming and movie watching experience. He walks David Pierce through the experience and whether integrating olfaction could be the future of gaming. 

We also hear from Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor at the University of Maine working on taste sensations and taste simulation in virtual reality experiences, which can lead to adding another sense into the world of gaming. 

Further reading:

• A Brief History of Smell-O-Vision
• “Scent of Mystery”, the First and Only Use of Smell-O-Vision
• The sights, smells, and sprays of ‘Iron Man 3’ in 4DX
• The iSmell story
• Smell-O-Vision is REAL: Linus Tech Tips
• VR pioneer Jaron Lanier on dystopia, empathy, and the future of the internet
• The sense of taste in virtual reality
• Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Google I/O and OpenAI's GPT4o event.

Further reading:

• Google and OpenAI race to build the feature of search
• OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users
• ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her
• ChatGPT is getting a Mac app
• OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open to all for free
• OpenAI’s “ChatGPT and GPT-4” Spring Update stream starts in 20 minutes
• OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is officially leavingl
• Project Astra: the future of AI at Google is fast, multi-modal assistants like Gemini Live
• Google’s Gemini AI is getting a chatty new voice mode 
• Google will let you create personalized AI chatbots
• Google’s Gemini can build an entire vacation itinerary ‘in a matter of seconds’ 
• Google’s Circle to Search will help you with your math homework
• Google’s Gemini video search makes factual error in demo
• We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem
• Google I/O 2024: everything announced
• Google is redesigning its search engine — and it's AI all the way down 
• Google now offers ‘web’ search — and an AI opt-out button
• Gemini is about to get better at understanding what's on your phone screen 
• Google is building Gemini Nano AI right into Chrome
• Google makes its AI way faster with Gemini Flash 
• Google’s new LearnLM AI model focuses on education
• Android apps will soon let you use your face to control your cursor
• Android is getting an AI-powered scam call detection feature
• Google targets filmmakers with Veo, its new generative AI video model
• Google’s invisible AI watermark will help identify generative text and video
• Google Photos is getting its own ‘Ask Photos’ assistant this summer
• Blink and you missed it: Google has a new pair of prototype AR glasses
• We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem
• Google launches new Home APIs and turns Google TVs into smart home hubs

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Today on the flagship podcast of tandem OLEDs: 

The Verge’s David Pierce and Chris Welch discuss the new iPad Pros with an OLED screen, Sonos’ controversial new app, and Sonos’ leaked headphones. 

• Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill
• The new Apple iPad Air is great — but it's not the one to get
• The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy
• Sonos Ace headphones will have magnetic ear cushions and 30-hour battery life

The Verge’s Will Poor buys a bunch of broken iPhones on eBay, and pits the Apple Store against independent repair techs.

• Jet City Device Repair
• iFixit’s iPhone 8 charge port repair guide
• Hugh Jeffreys’ iPhone 12 investigation
• Apple’s plan to allow used parts in iPhone repairs

David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about why some people think the iPad should be a Macbook replacement. 

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In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games with Paul Bennun, who has been in this space longer than most. Years ago, Bennun and his team at Somethin’ Else made a series of games called Papa Sangre that were among the most innovative and most popular games of their kind. He explains what makes an audio game work, why the iPhone 4 was such a crucial technological achievement for these games, and more.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's iPad event, the evolution of the streaming business, updates on the Wisconsin Foxconn site, and much more tech news.

• Apple iPad event: all the news from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ reveal 
• The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s iPad event 
• Here's how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and prior models)  
• Apple adds a 13-inch iPad Air to the mix
• The iPad Air is now heavier than the iPad Pro 
• Apple announces new iPad Pros with OLED displays and thinnest design ever 
• Apple announces its M4 chip
• Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro M4: bigger trackpad and a function row 
• Hands-on with the new iPad Pro: yeah, it's really thin 
• You can upgrade the iPad Pro’s processor now, too 
• The new Apple Pencil Pro is harder to lose and better to draw with
• Apple puts more ‘Pro’ in Final Cut and Logic Pro for the iPad 
• Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack
• The new iPads are ditching physical SIM cards
• Goodbye to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio, the best iPad Pro accessory
• People sure are pressed about Apple’s crushing iPad commercial
• A Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is on the way
• The streaming business will look “very different” in the next couple of years.
• Max nears 100 million subscribers globally.
• Max price hike incoming.
• Disney’s streaming business gets closer to becoming profitable
• ESPN is coming to the Disney Plus app
• Sony is now in play to buy Paramount.
• The Office is getting a Peacock spinoff about local newspapers
• The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy 
• Inside Microsoft’s Xbox turmoil
• Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio
• Epic v. Apple judge seems displeased over style restrictions on iOS buttons
• The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy 
• President Joe Biden to announce AI data center at failed Foxconn site in Wisconsin
• TikTok sues the US government over ban
• The Google Pixel 8A is a midrange phone that might go the distance 
• Google’s Pixel Tablet relaunch at $399 makes its magnetic dock optional 

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Today on the flagship podcast of enterprise certificate hacks: 

03:22 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Riley Testut, founder of AltStore and developer of the game emulator app Delta, about how his app finally made it into Apple’s App Store. 

• The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
• Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
• Delta is the game emulator your iPhone has been missing

46:17 - David walks us through his experimentation with the many software and hardware solutions for “AI voice notes.” 

• Cleft Notes is an AI voice notes app that really works

1:02:02 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about the Rabbit R1. 

• Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here

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We’re kicking off our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries today, starting with “touch.” The Verge’s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner’s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost.

Further reading/viewing:

• How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History)
• abney317 on Twitch
• The Quest to Beat abney317
• Mariokart64.com
• More on Beck Abney’s controller problems

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

Further reading:

• Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget 
• The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge 
• Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along
• TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement 
• Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal
• Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits
• Elon Musk goes ‘absolutely hard core’ in another round of Tesla layoffs 
• Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
• LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming 
• Pixel 8A leak reveals $499 starting price
• Beats announces Solo 4 headphones and $79.99 Solo Buds
• Beats Solo 4 review: playing both sides 
• Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker
• SwitchBot S10 review: with plumbing hookups, this robovac and mop is actually hands-free
• iOS 17.5 beta lets you keep Find My on during iPhone repairs
• Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
• Instagram’s updated algorithm prioritizes original content instead of rip-offs 
• Meta is “exploring” algorithm changes on Threads.

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Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: 

The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware. 

• Humane AI Pin review: not even close 
• The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 
• A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget
• Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!
• The future of AI gadgets is just phones
• The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool  

The Verge’s Alex Heath joins the show to discuss Meta’s big move into AI with its multimodal AI smart glasses and a new AI model called Llama 3. 

• Q&A: Mark Zuckerberg on winning the AI race 
• Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets
• Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI

Nilay Patel answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about Microsoft and antitrust.

• Microsoft splits Teams from Office as antitrust pressure ramps up
• Microsoft and OpenAI deal may face anti-trust investigations in the EU. 

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss President Biden signing the TikTok ban bill, Apple's May 7th iPad event, Tesla's flop era, and more.

Further reading:

• Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk
• Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
• Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget 
• Apple announces May 7th event for new iPads
• What to expect at Apple’s May ‘Let Loose’ event
• The Mercedes G-Wagen, the ultimate off-road status symbol, goes electric 
• The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now 
• Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand
• Tesla’s in its flop era
• Tesla lays off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce, loses top executives
• Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal 
• Tesla reveals a new Model 3 Performance with more horsepower and faster acceleration
• A cheaper Tesla is back on the menu
• Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen
• Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus and Elite processors 
• Apple might be the streaming home of soccer’s next big tournament 

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Today on the flagship podcast of forced app divestiture: 

03:07 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Lauren Fiener discuss the latest tech policy bills floating through Congress, including a privacy bill, a generative AI bill, and the TikTok divest-or-ban bill.

• TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again
• TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate
• Lawmakers unveil new bipartisan digital privacy bill after years of impasse 
• A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time 
• New bill would create public datasets to train AI and incentivize innovation.

34:17 - David talks with Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan about their company Wonder Dynamics, which is creating AI-powered production tools for filmmakers. 

1:09:16 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about messaging apps.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss third-party iPhone app stores, game emulators, Google Android and hardware team restructuring, the latest TikTok news, and more.

Further reading:

• Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
• The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
• A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store
• The first Apple-approved emulator for the iPhone has arrived... and been pulled
• Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
• Google is combining its Android and hardware teams — and it’s all about AI
• Meta’s battle with ChatGPT begins now
• AI isn't useless. But is it worth it?
• Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child
• Big Papa Joe, world's biggest TouchWiz Fan - The Vergecast (clip)
• Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child  
• Sony might have perfected Mini LED TVs with its new 2024 lineup
• Broadcast TV still exists, and now it’s sort of getting a built-in DVR
• TikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram
• TikTok gives users more in-app ways to buy event tickets.
• TikTok divest-or-ban legislation could suddenly be fast-tracked in the Senate
• Report: ByteDance still has access to US users’ TikTok data despite Project Texas
• The president could delay a TikTok ban an extra six months under a reported House proposal.
• TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed
• Twitch’s new TikTok-style Discovery feed is rolling out to everyone soon
• Spotify is developing a remix feature to rival sped-up TikTok tunes
• Samsung shifts executives to six-day workweeks to ‘inject a sense of crisis’
• Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel

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Today on the flagship podcast of undersea cable management: 

04:10 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Josh Dzieza discuss the industry of laying and maintaining undersea cables that connect us to the internet. 

• The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

43:43 - Tom Warren and Joanna Nelius join the show to discuss the future of Arm chips on PCs and whether or not we’re about to get a huge jump in performance on most laptops. 

• Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple
• Microsoft to hold a special Windows and Surface AI event in May
• Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses
• Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Elite processor will beat Apple, Intel, and AMD
• Qualcomm says most Windows games should ‘just work’ on its unannounced Arm laptops

1:11:18 - Alex Cranz answers questions from the Vergecast Hotline about e-readers and the latest Kobo devices. 

• Kobo announces its first color e-readers
• The best ebook reader to buy right now

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Piece, and Alex Cranz discuss David's review of the Humane AI Pin, Taylor Swift's music back on TikTok, a new party speaker, and much more.

Further reading:

• Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet
• Here’s What Reviewers Are Saying About the Humane Pin
• We now have a better look at what’s inside the Humane AI pin
• OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4 
• Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok
• Apple will open the iPhone to repair with used parts
• Kobo announces its first color e-readers
• Sony’s new headphones and speakers are all about skull-rattling bass
• Official: here’s the DJI Avata 2, possibly one of the best sequels in years
• Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace
• Meta says it’s fixing ‘HD’ photo sharing in Facebook Messenger 
• Marissa Mayer’s eternal Sunshine
• The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again

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The Verge’s David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz answer questions from The Vergecast Hotline all about the TikTok ban debate and the US v Apple case. 

Further reading: 

• TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform
• US v. Apple: everything you need to know
• The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Macbook Air M3 review, Jon Stewart's take on AI, and a whole lot more of this week's tech news.

Further reading:

• Apple MacBook Air M3 review: small upgrades 
• It’s time for a hard reset on notifications
• Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers 
• Microsoft is working on an Xbox AI chatbot
• Samsung says Bixby’s still not dead
• The world needs more gadgets like LG’s briefcase TV 
• Jon Stewart on AI, Lina Khan, and the other things Apple didn’t want him to say
•  A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores
• Will the Apple antitrust case lawsuit affect your phone’s security?
• How Meta’s global head of safety approaches online age verification
• Is TikTok still TikTok without the algorithm?’
• The US House banned staffers from using Microsoft Copilot
• FCC will vote on restoring net neutrality rules
• X’s ‘complimentary’ Premium push gives people blue checks they didn’t ask for
• Spotify’s price is reportedly going up again 
• AI George Carlin case settled as performers demand better protection 
• OpenAI’s voice cloning AI model only needs a 15-second sample to work
• Google Podcasts is gone — and so is my faith in Google 

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Today on the flagship podcast of alternate keyboard layouts: 

03:36 - The Verge’s David Pierce talks to Jonas Hietala about his ultra-custom keyboard he built from the ground up to fit his specific needs. 

• Jonas Hietala: The T-34 keyboard layout

30:40 - The Verge’s Tom Warren explains the next phase of Microsoft with a new leader on the Windows and Surface team. 

• Microsoft has a new Windows and Surface chief
• Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses
• Rewind’s new feature brings ChatGPT to your personal information

57:32 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about tricks for Netflix recommendations. 

• How Planet Earth — and the Netflix homepage — get made

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Today we're sharing an episode of a new podcast called Power User, which explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us, hosted by tech journalist Taylor Lorenz.

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Today on the flagship podcast of canceled-out cricket sounds: 

03:29 - David, Andru, and Will react to prototype headphones that use AI to take noise cancellation to a whole new level. 

• Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests 
• We sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities 
• The University of Washington’s Semantic Hearing project
• UW’s Mobile Intelligence Lab

31:30 - Michael Fisher, aka Mr. Mobile, joins the show to discuss mobile phones with physical keyboards and his latest project, “Clicks,” an iPhone case featuring an integrated keyboard.

• Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators
• BlackBerry kills Ryan Seacrest's iPhone keyboard

56:30 - Andru Marino answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about the best microphone for recording your parents. 

• How to get great audio for podcast interviews

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The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, Lauren Feiner and Nilay Patel discuss the breaking news about the the US Department of Justice accusing Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in an expansive new antitrust lawsuit.

Further reading:

• US v. Apple: everything you need to know 
• US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
• The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here 
• The lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against Apple 
•  Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app
• What else can Humane’s AI pin do? 
• These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that's all too rare
• YouTube TV’s multiview comes to iPhones and iPads in time for March Madness

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Today on the flagship podcast of scaled EV production:

02:50 - Verge producer Will Poor tags along with a former Uber Eats driver who ditched the delivery apps and is trying to start a one-man gig work revolution.

• This Seattle Delivery Person Is Breaking Free of the Apps
• https://tonydelivers.co/

18:54- The Verge's David Pierce and Andrew Hawkins discuss Rivian's new vehicles they announced last week, and what it will take for the company to compete with Tesla.

• Rivian R2, R3, and R3X launch event: the EV company’s more affordable SUVs are here
• Rivian’s CEO talks R2 and R3 launch, and why he has ‘complete certainty’ EVs will win 
• Rivian R2 revealed: a $45,000 electric off-roader for the masses
• Rivian owners now have access to Tesla Superchargers
• Rivian surprises with R3 and R3X electric SUVs  

54:37 - David and Allison Johnson answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about foldable phones.

• Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: a little better is just good enough

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The Verge 's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the US House of Representatives passing a bill that could ban TikTok, the streaming news of the week, a Dyson robot, and more.

Further reading:

• Lawmakers introduce bill that would punish app stores for hosting TikTok
• TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform 
• House passes bill that could ban TikTok
• TikTok’s fate now lies with the Senate after House advances path to a ban
• There might be a “TikTok Photos” app in the works to take on Instagram.
• TikTok CEO tells users to “make their voices heard” against a bill that could ban the app in the US.
• Nancy Pelosi is playing TikTok-toe.
• Donald Trump has even more to say about the TikTok ban.
• President Biden says he’ll sign a TikTok ban, if passed.
• TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban
• The TikTokers are revolting.
• Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is apparently eyeing TikTok.
• YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive 
• Spotify now has music videos 
• Neil Young’s music is back on “low res Spotify” two years after Rogan protest
• Neil Young says the MacBook Pro has ‘Fisher-Price’ audio quality
• Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s show on X after a ‘tense’ interview
• Linda Yaccarino on X: "X is becoming a video first platform”
• Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online
• British monarchy rocked by bad Photoshop job
• The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub
• SpaceX successfully launches Starship in third flight test 
• Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU
• Hands-on with the Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum
• Nikon is acquiring US camera manufacturer RED

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz choose their picks for The Vergecast Streaming Draft of 2024 in front of a live audience at SXSW.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's upgraded MacBook Air, the EU's Digital Markets Act deadline for tech’s biggest “gatekeepers”, and a bunch of tech news from this week.

Further reading:

• Apple announces upgraded MacBook Air laptops with M3 chips
• The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already
• Apple may not do a spring event this year
• How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates
• How every tech ‘gatekeeper’ is responding to the DMA 
• iOS 17.4 is here and ready for a whole new Europe 
• Apple hit with a nearly $2 billion fine following Spotify complaint 
• Spotify and Epic criticize Apple’s iOS changes as ‘a mockery of the DMA’
• Spotify will show pricing options outside its iOS app in the EU — if Apple lets it
• Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism
• Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone
• Apple unbanned Epic so it can make an iOS games store in the EU
• Alternative iOS app stores won’t work (for long) outside of the EU.
• Here’s the new iOS default browser nag for iPhone users in Europe.
• Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU
• Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU
• Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU
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Today on the flagship podcast of region locked phones: 

The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Jon Porter report back on all the tech we saw at Mobile World Congress this past week. 

• MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona
• Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future 
• What if phones actually bent to our needs? 
• The Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing’s MWC event.
• The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 
• Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring 
• A short gif of Infinix’s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.
• Now there’s a 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it 
• Xiaomi’s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.
• Honor’s Magic 6 Pro launches internationally with AI-powered eye tracking on the way
• HMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers

Later, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about web crawlers and AI. 

• With the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial

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The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy has as smart a kitchen as any reasonable person possibly could; she has smart appliances, a smart sink, a smart fridge, and more voice assistants than anyone could ever talk to. And for a few days, she tried to let her kitchen do the work: telling her what to cook, getting everything set up just right, and even taking some of the cooking and cleaning load off her shoulders. Jen kept a diary during her adventures, and then joined The Vergecast to tell the tale. The fun, frustrating, exciting, harrowing tale.

Links:

• The Thermomix
• The Samsung Food app
• The Fresco app
• The GE Profile Smart Smoker
• The Smart Instapot Pro
• The Traeger Smart Wood Pellet Grill
• The Typhur Smart Air Fryer
• Tovala Smart Countertop Oven
• My favorite smart oven is toast

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The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce talk through the weird and winding history of Apple's "secret" car project now that it's officially dead. And later, senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner makes her Vergecast debut to catch us up on the arguments made this week in the Supreme Court about online speech and the First Amendment.

Further reading:

• Apple’s electric car project is dead
• RIP to the Apple Car, we hardly knew ye
• Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns
• Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news
• The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech
• Why Uber and Etsy came up so much in the Supreme Court’s social media arguments
• Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are 'completely unacceptable'
• TikTok is removing even more songs as music rights battle drags on
• The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 
• Ford offers EV owners free Tesla Supercharger adapters until July
• Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs

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Today on the flagship podcast of the economic theory of Dave and Busters:

02:50 - The Verge’s Mia Sato shares her experience on a new shopping app called Flip, which is filled with only videos that earn affiliate revenue. 

• Where everyone’s an influencer and everything’s for sale

35:34 - The Verge’s Vjeran Pavic and Becca Farsace chat with David Piece about the new Fuji X100VI, and why this line of cameras was a sensation on social media. 

• Fujifilm announces the X100VI, its follow-up to a TikTok sensation
• The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI)
• Fujifilm X100T review

57:44 - Verge producer Will Poor answers a follow-up question about the right to repair legislation in this week’s Vergecast Hotline.

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Over the next two Sundays on The Vergecast, The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison-Tuohy and David Pierce dig into the dream smart kitchen, the less-than-dreamy reality of the situation, and what it might take to make cooking, cleaning, meal-prepping, and eating more efficient and more fun.

On this episode, Jen takes us on a tour of her own smart(ish) kitchen, and explains why the kitchen often feels left behind in the overall smart home race. Then, Jen and David are joined by Ben Harris, the CEO of Fresco; and Nick Holzherr, the co-founder of Samsung Food. They tell us about the opportunities and challenges in reinventing the way we cook and eat, and explain why the AI revolution might usher in huge change.

Further reading:

• This smart oven solved my work-from-home lunchtime conundrum
• 2023 in the smart home: Matter’s broken promises
• How the smart home is finally getting out of your phone and into your home
• Appliance makers are teaming up to reduce your electricity usage — and save you cash
• This smart mixer did not make me a better baker
• Can Samsung Food usher in a new era for the smart kitchen?

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss ChatGPT and Gemini updates, Walmart acquiring Vizio, Apple's Sports app, and more.

Further reading:

• Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data
• Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis 
• Google’s open-source Gemma AI models draw from the research behind Gemini
• ChatGPT spat out gibberish for many users overnight before OpenAI fixed it
• One month with Microsoft’s AI vision of the future: Copilot Pro
• Gemini, Gemma, Goose. 
• OpenAI can’t register ‘GPT’ as a trademark — yet
• Artificial investment
• Walmart to acquire Vizio in $2.3 billion deal
• Echo Hub review: a simple, customizable smart home control panel
• Samsung details a host of audio upgrades coming to its phones, tablets, and TVs
• Apple says the iPhone 15’s battery got better — but won’t say how
• Rice is not included in Apple’s official guidance for a wet phone
• One of the last small-ish Android phones looks like it's going the way of the iPhone Mini 
• OnePlus is getting back into the smartwatch game
• The Garmin Forerunner 165 could be a great budget running watch 
• Sony’s PlayStation Portal hacked to run emulated PSP games
• Framework is selling a cheap modular laptop 
• Wyze says camera breach let 13,000 customers briefly see into other people’s homes
• Apple launches Apple Sports app with scores and betting odds 
• Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks 
• IBM quantum computing updates: System Two and Heron
• Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip manufacturing deal
• Rivian says it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as EV woes deepen
• Ford slashes Mustang Mach-E prices again as EV price war enters its second year

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Today on the flagship podcast of sneaky gaming strategies:

03:45 - Verge producer Will Poor reports on a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and what's next in the right-to-repair movement.

• The right-to-repair movement is just getting started
• Status of Right to Repair legislation state by state, via repair.org
• iFixit explains parts pairing
• Jessa Jones’ iPad Rehab
• Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair
• The current draft of Oregon’s Right to Repair bill

33:13 - Tom Warren breaks down the news from Microsoft’s gaming chief about Xbox games coming to PS5 and next-gen hardware.

• Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

1:00:49 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the crackdown on password sharing for streaming services.

• Netflix might ruin password sharing for everyone 
• Disney Plus is finally cracking down on password sharing in the US
• Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Apple fans starting to return the Vision Pro, Xbox exclusive games, Super Bowl streaming troubles, and more.

Further reading:

• Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros
• Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is ‘the better product’ vs. Apple’s Vision Pro
• Meta’s big vision for face computers might be better than Apple’s
• Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more
• Microsoft prepares to take Xbox everywhere
• Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google
• Gemini 1.5: Google’s next-gen AI model is almost ready 
• Google’s Gemini assistant is fantastic and frustrating
• OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model
• ChatGPT’s memory gives OpenAI’s chatbot new information about you
• Can watermarks save us from deepfakes?
• Automating ableism 
• The text file that runs the internet 
• Apple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EU
• FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown 
• Apple appears to be breaking iPhone web apps in the EU
• Walmart might buy Vizio to win the fight over cheap TVs 
• AI at Work

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Today on the flagship podcast of video podcasts:

02:52 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with 1Password's Anna Pobletts about good password hygiene, passkeys, and the upsides of a third-party password manager.

• Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-on support
• Biometrics? Bring it on: why Okta’s Jameeka Green Aaron wants passwords to go away
• How to use a passkey to sign in to your Google account
• 1Password’s passkeys explainer

31:56 - Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the state of wearables and why this may be the year for the smart ring.

• Fossil is quitting smartwatches
• This might be the year of the smart ring
• The best smartwatches for Android
• The best fitness trackers to buy right now

58:46 -Later, David answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline.

• Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
• Here’s how much the Vision Pro’s accessories cost

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The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss sports streaming, Apple Vision Pro updates, Bluesky removing its invite system, and more.

Further reading:

• ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. are putting together a juggernaut sports streaming app
• Disney Plus will start its password-sharing crackdown this summer
• Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create ‘persistent universe’ tied to Fortnite
• Apple TV+ Became HBO Before HBO Could Become Netflix
• @lucas_shaw • All these articles should be required to note that nobody watches Apple TV+. • Threads
• A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density
• Apple’s first Vision Pro beta lets you bring virtual items closer 
• Apple’s Vision Pro launch day photo drop captures eager customers.
• The Vision Pro’s killer app: Cybertruck clout-chasing accessory
• YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’ 
• Vision Pro’s Personas look a little crisper after latest beta update.
• It’s been 10 hours.
• Bluesky social network drops invite-only sign ups
• The fediverse, explained: Mastodon, Threads, and the open future of social networking
• X hits number one on the Apple App Store amid second celebrity image scandal
• The FCC bans robocalls with AI-generated voices
• Ford quietly created its own ‘skunkworks’ team to develop low-cost electric vehicles
• Apple is still working on foldable iPhones and iPads

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Today on the flagship podcast of anti-glare coatings:

03:58 - Josh Miller, CEO The Browser Company, joins the show to chat about the Arc Search mobile browser.

• Arc Search: a new iPhone app combining browser, search, and AI
• The Arc browser is the Chrome replacement I've been waiting for 

48:34 - Allison Johnson shares her review of the flagship Samsung Galaxy S24 phones.

• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: all that and AI
• Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: smart choices

1:18:54- David Pierce answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the Apple Vision Pro.

• Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
• Meta’s Quest headsets add spatial video and pinch controls to compete with Vision Pr

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro review rating, changes to the TikTok app, streaming news, and more.

Further reading:

• Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
• The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens
• Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables
• Even without Netflix and YouTube, Apple’s Vision Pro has over 600 apps at launch
• TikTok loses Taylor Swift, Drake, and other major Universal Music artists
• UMG set to remove music from TikTok amid AI and payment concerns
• TikTok test automatically identifies products in videos and offers purchase links
• TikTok goes full YouTube
• Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix
• The death of the Amazon deal could mean goodbye iRobot
• Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy
• All the news from Congress’ Big Tech child safety hearing
• Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold
• TikTok’s CEO can’t catch a break from xenophobia in Congress
• Your home’s internet connection could soon be called .internal

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Nilay's review of the Apple Vision Pro, and then answer questions from our listeners.

Further reading:

• Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not
• Apple Vision Pro review (video)

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple allowing alternative browser engines in the EU, Netflix getting WWE, Pixel 9 leaks, and more.

Further reading:

• Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone
• Apple is allowing alternative browser engines in iOS 17.4 — but only in the EU
• Apple opens App Store to game streaming services
• Netflix is turning into cable TV 
• Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan
• WWE Monday Night Raw is ditching cable for Netflix
• The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving
• Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh 
• The Pixel 9 leaks are already here
• Leaked pictures show a very blue Pixel 9. 
• The Vision Pro’s most important app is Safari, whether Apple likes it or not
• Vision Pro cover glass repairs will set you back $799 without AppleCare Plus
• Apple tells artists how much more money they can make with spatial audio
• Inside India’s race to cool 1.3 billion people in a warming world
• Nintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modder
• The Pokémon Company says it will ‘investigate’ Palworld
• This baby is covered in old flip phones and chips — and you cannot afford it

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Today on the flagship podcast of really old computers:

03:54 - Walt Mossberg, former Verge executive editor and longtime Wall Street Journal tech columnist, joins the show to discuss forty years of the Macintosh computer.

• Mossberg - The Verge
• The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving
• Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh
• Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh

40:28 - Ali Abdaal chats about his new book "Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters To You" and why overthinking your productivity system might not be such a good idea.

•  Ali Abdaal - YouTube
• Feel Good Productivity

1:06:53 - David Pierce answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about laptops.

• The best laptops you can get

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Victoria Song, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro demo, the Samsung Galaxy S24 announcement, and more of this week's tech news.

Watch the video here

Further reading:

• Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time
• Apple Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription
• The Apple Vision Pro has a ‘guest’ mode for your friends to try it
• Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus
• Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro
• Magic Leap’s CEO isn’t worried about competing with the Apple Vision Pro.
• Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know
• Apple Watch sales ban restarts Thursday
• Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning
• This smartwatch has the tech that sparked the Apple Watch ban
• Samsung is making a Galaxy Ring 
• Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and AI event: all the news
• The Galaxy S24 Ultra is smarter, pricier, and just as big as ever 
• Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra might fend off scratches just as well as drops
• Samsung’s S24 and S24 Plus put new AI smarts in a polished package
• Samsung’s Galaxy S24 is first to be able to upload HDR photos to Instagram
• Google’s Circle to Search makes visual searches super simple
• Samsung’s Galaxy AI is coming to 100 million Galaxy phones.
• Meta’s new goal is to build artificial general intelligence

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Today on the flagship podcast of endlessly looping sounds:

02:33 - David Pierce dives into one piece of music that has taken over "North Sea TikTok"

20:45 - Alex Cranz joins the show to preview new TV shows coming to streaming in 2024, and gives predictions about which streaming service will come out on top this year.

55:36 - This week's Vergecast Hotline question about E Ink at CES.

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