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The Vergecast, page 4
by The Verge · English
The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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Version History: Harmony remoteThe story of the Harmony Remote (originally Easy Zapper), a universal remote meant to replace multiple IR remotes and eventually connect TV viewing to the internet (“Zaps”).19 Jun 2026 · 1 h 17 min · 27 chapters
Snap's Specs look good on nobodyThe episode is mainly about two tech/media moves: Snap’s consumer AR glasses (“Specs”) and Fox’s planned purchase of Roku.18 Jun 2026 · 1 h 27 min · 33 chapters
The best headphone mic we've ever testedThe Verge Cast tests headphone microphones in a very noisy real-world setting (a busy Los Angeles coffee shop/traffic) to see how well different earbuds/headphones suppress background noise and…17 Jun 2026 · 33 min · 16 chapters
The Mythos mess and your AI questions, answeredAudience Q&A on AI after Google I/O, Microsoft Build, Apple WWDC, and a chaotic dispute between Anthropic and the U.S.16 Jun 2026 · 31 min · 9 chapters
# The **epic** story of MarkdownThe origin and evolution of Markdown—why it was designed to be readable by humans and computers, how it spread via major platforms, and why it’s now a “lingua franca” for AI text generation.15 Jun 2026 · 35 min · 13 chapters
Siri is good now??The episode (Vergecast) focuses first on “new Siri” and why it seems dramatically better.12 Jun 2026 · 1 h 39 min · 41 chapters
YouTube is taking over HollywoodYouTube creators are increasingly breaking into Hollywood and theatrical distribution, with studio executives trying to convert online audiences into box-office turnout and advertisers shifting…11 Jun 2026 · 34 min · 13 chapters
Your biggest questions from Apple's WWDCThe Vergecast episode answers listener questions about Apple’s WWDC keynote, focusing on Apple Intelligence/Siri AI, WWDC keynote structure, design changes in macOS (including Liquid Glass opacity…10 Jun 2026 · 39 min · 10 chapters
How Steve Jobs became Steve JobsThe Vergecast episode interviews Jeff Kane about his book Steve Jobs in Exile, covering Steve Jobs’ 1985–1997 “exile” between being forced out of Apple and returning to lead Apple’s turnaround.9 Jun 2026 · 43 min · 17 chapters
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast LivestreamThe Vergecast livestream breaks down WWDC 2026’s biggest themes: Apple’s renewed AI push centered on Siri and “private cloud compute,” plus trust & safety updates (including Screen Time) and other…8 Jun 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 25 chapters
This is your laptop... on AIThe episode debates “AI agents” that can use your existing apps (Google Workspace/Microsoft 365) and the privacy tradeoffs of making AI act on your behalf, then pivots to NVIDIA/Microsoft’s vision of…5 Jun 2026 · 1 h 46 min · 36 chapters
Microsoft's plan to catch up in AIMicrosoft’s Build conference and its AI push—aiming to become a top-four frontier model maker—plus Windows/agent platforms, Copilot branding shifts, and brief updates on Xbox and new AI-focused…4 Jun 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters
The grift and glory of the Enhanced GamesThe Verge Cast episode discusses the inaugural Enhanced Games (“Steroid Olympics”)—a Memorial Day weekend event in Las Vegas where athletes used performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision,…3 Jun 2026 · 44 min · 16 chapters
Nvidia just started a new chip warNVIDIA launches RTX Spark, a new ARM-based “mainstream” laptop CPU/GPU platform aimed at making laptops the core of local AI processing and challenging Windows-on-ARM adoption.2 Jun 2026 · 27 min · 10 chapters
Casey Neistat's guide to posting every dayCasey Neistat discusses what it takes to post every day, why daily posting works, how constraints shape creativity, and how creator advice should focus on creativity over engagement metrics.1 Jun 2026 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Jony Ive's funky FerrariThe Vergecast discusses Ferrari’s first EV, the Luce, designed with Jony Ive (LoveFrom) and Mark Newsome, and the backlash over whether it still looks and feels like a Ferrari.29 May 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 29 chapters
How clips ate the internetThe episode argues that “clips” have become an industrialized marketing system that floods feeds with short video excerpts, often paid-for but presented as organic, and that this model may be fragile…26 May 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 35 chapters
The post-search Google era beginsThe “post-search” era—how Google I/O reframed search around agents, multimodal “Intelligent Search,” and cloud Gemini actions; plus Vox Media Podcast Network ownership changes and the Vergecast…22 May 2026 · 1 h 36 min · 48 chapters
We react to Google I/O 2026: The Vergecast LivestreamThe Vergecast livestream reacts to Google I/O 2026, focusing on “agents” as the central theme across Gemini, search, and shopping.19 May 2026 · 56 min · 20 chapters
Everybody wants to rule the AI worldThe episode focuses on the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial (week two), arguing that AI systems’ need for massive context will make future discovery in lawsuits even more chaotic.8 May 2026 · 1 h 36 min · 42 chapters
What an AI-designed car looks likeHow AI is changing car design and the broader AI industry (coding tools, OpenAI vs Anthropic, and job-loss concerns).5 May 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 27 chapters
Elon Musk had a bad week in courtThe episode focuses on Elon Musk’s testimony in the OpenAI vs. Musk court case, plus broader AI industry fallout and business shifts (Microsoft/OpenAI deal unwind, OpenAI moving to AWS), and consumer…1 May 2026 · 1 h 49 min · 40 chapters
Musk and Altman go to courtThe episode is about two tech stories: (1) the OpenAI vs. Elon Musk court case, and (2) Framework’s latest laptop hardware news from last week’s Framework event.28 Apr 2026 · 1 h 20 min · 30 chapters
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacyApple CEO succession and Tim Cook’s product legacy, debated through specific hardware/software launches (AirPods, Touch Bar, Apple Watch, Apple Maps, Apple Silicon, Vision Pro, etc.), plus what John…24 Apr 2026 · 1 h 38 min · 42 chapters