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Public Knowledge’s Meredith Rose explains the Music Modernization Act
Episode 324
The Music Modernization Act has passed Congress and now sits on President Trump’s desk, awaiting his signature. The bill is years in the making, a much needed solution to the complicated collision of…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
324: Instagram chaos, Photokina 2018, and Elon Musk gets sued
Episode 324
This week, we saw the two founders of Instagram abruptly leave, so Casey Newton comes on the show to talk about all that drama and what it might mean for Facebook’s prized possession. Then, Dan Seife…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Google AMP’s Malte Ubl wants to make the mobile web better
Episode 323
You may not have heard of Google AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) but you almost certainly have used it. The Google open-source project has been making waves since it launched in 2016 in an effort to m…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
iPhone XS review, Apple Watch 4 review, and Amazon's surprise hardware event
Episode 323
This past week, Nilay reviewed the new iPhone XS and XS Max while Dieter reviewed the Apple Watch series 4. Paul, Dieter, and Nilay dedicate half the show to their review and whether it’s worth upgra…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Ford Autonomous Vehicles President and CEO Sherif Marakby
Episode 322
Big car companies like Ford have broken themselves up to enter the market of self-driving cars and compete with Silicon Valley companies like Tesla and Uber. Ford Autonomous Vehicles hopes to become …
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Apple iPhone XS event, iPhone XR, and Apple Watch Series 4
Episode 322
Vergecast hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn attended the Apple event on Wednesday, and they were able to get their hands on the new iPhones and Apple Watch that were on display. After the event, they…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Anki CEO Boris Sofman
Episode 321
Anki, known for creating “robots that move you,” just finished a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their new home robot, Vector. Anki CEO Boris Sofman sat down with Nilay for this week’s interv…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Apple event preview, social media hearings, and monopoly week
Episode 321
This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, Russell, and Dieter dedicate half the show to The Verge’s monopoly week, which dives into the future of tech monopolies. They also discuss the social media he…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Tim Wu thinks it’s time to break up Facebook
Episode 320
Best known for coining the phrase “net neutrality” and his book The Master Switch, Tim Wu has a new book coming out in November called The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age. In it, he…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
IFA 2018, Apple event announced, and iPhone/Apple watch leaks
Episode 320
This week, The Verge has been at IFA 2018, Europe’s big tech event. There are a lot of new gadgets, so Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go through their favorites on The Vergecast. Also, Apple announced its …
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago