Podcast Episodes

Epic v. Apple judge rules that Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases

In an emergency Vergecast, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Adi Robertson, and Russell Brandom discuss the ruling today in the Epic v. Apple trial. Further reading: Apple must allow other forms…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook debuts Ray-Ban smart glasses / Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place on September 14th / Amazon announces its first-ever lineup of smart TVs

Episode 466

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Facebook's newest endeavor into sunglasses with cameras on them, predictions for next week's Apple event, and of course some n…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Microsoft announces Surface event for Sept. 22nd / Apple concedes to let apps link to the web sign up / iPhone 13 could have satellite connectivity

Episode 465

The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss a bunch of new Apple App Store policies, the upcoming Microsoft Surface event, and some fun strange new gadgets from this week.

Furthe…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans' back and forth on adult content ban / Tim Cook’s Apple, ten years later

Episode 464

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex, Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss why OnlyFans planned to prohibit sexually explicit content on their platform and why it reversed its position days later.

S…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Google Pixel 5a review / Facebook's metaverse for work / Apple, Epic, and Google emails

Episode 463

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, Allison Johnson, and Dan Seifert discuss reviews for the Google Pixel 5a, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, and the T-Mobile data breach that exp…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3, Watch 4 and Buds 2 / Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained

Episode 462

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss what was announced at Samsung's August Unpacked event, including new foldables.

Senior reporter Adi Robertson explains the imp…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Pixel 6 preview / Apple reveals new efforts to fight child abuse imagery

Episode 461

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss Google's preview of the Pixel 6 and its Tensor chip.

Verge policy editor Russell Brandom explains how Apple will reportedly scan photos on …

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The summer Intel fell behind / earnings for Apple, Google, Samsung / Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss this week in tech news: quarterly earnings for the big tech companies, the state of Intel, and the Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds.

Further r…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Verizon switches to Android Messages as default RCS / Jeff Bezos goes to space / Biden and Big Tech

Episode 459

The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Alex Cranz discuss Verizon switching to Android Messages as default for RCS, as well as the many gadgets from this week.

Verge policy editor Russell Brandom joins to talk a…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Interview: Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s metaverse

Casey Newton talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about his vision for an embodied internet (or "the metaverse), the challenges of governing it, and gender imbalance in virtual reality today. They…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago