Episode Details

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 f