The AI is in the computer
It's gadget season. More specifically, it's apparently "new computer for your new AI" season. David and Nilay talk through a slew of announc...
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The Vergecast
This Vergecast is your source for an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets. Hosted by Nilay Patel alongside a cavalc...
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20 of 1,092 episodesThe many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus
Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But a...
The hot new thing in headphones
Bose, Sony, Beats, and seemingly every other headphone maker has recently released a new and excellent set of cans. Or buds. Or both. The Ve...
How much should you tell your AI agent?
The next big thing in AI, at least if you ask the tech companies, is assistant agents. David and The Verge's Allison Johnson have both been...
We hear pitches on the best vibe-coded apps
Welcome to the Bear Lair!* (No, it’s nothing like that other show.) As we continue to explore the world of AI tools and vibe coding, we invi...
Dots get up in Muse's business
Is the key to turning around public opinion on AI just to make it cuter? Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel talk about the latest...
We answer your questions about an iPod comeback, an E Ink iPhone Duo, and more
In this hotline episode, guest host David Imel answers your questions about digital cameras, iPods, E Ink phones, and the TI-84 graphing cal...
Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guys
Jolly's got new competition: OpenAI just launched its competitor to Muse and Grok Bot. It's called Dots, and the headline feature is that it...
Pokémon trading cards are their own economy
The Pokémon Trading Card Game isn't just a game, it's an economy. Livestreamers provide vicarious dopamine hits to viewers who tune in to wa...
Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gaming
It's a confusing time right now for gaming. Video games are becoming an increasingly expensive hobby. Games are expensive to make, too, and...
Phones don't have lights
Meta's Muse AI agent is cute (sometimes caked-up) and it performs well as a productivity tool. And, if you give it access to your social med...
Meta and Snap battle for your face
Meta and Snap both want to get on your face. The Verge's Victoria Song and Jay Peters tried out all the new hardware: Specs, audio-only Ray...
Hotline: Folding phones in cars, EVs in Mexico
Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins is here to answer your questions about the confluence of cars and gadgets. Could a folding phone replac...
DLSS 5 explained, with Linus Tech Tips
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 (Deep Learning Super Sampling 5) rendering technology uses AI to (theoretically) improve video game graphics. When it wa...
Googlebooks are coming for your Mac
We tried out the new Googlebooks, which are essentially Chromebooks evolved with an Android elemental stone. They're made by Dell, Lenovo, H...
The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro's camera
This week's iPhone 18 Pro discourse made aperture a priority, but today on Vergecast we zoom out to talk about the state of smart phone phot...
Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last ones
Senior reviewers Allison Johnson and Victoria Song trade host and guest duties in a Vergecasting ouroboros that's never been attempted befor...
Your AI apocalypse questions, answered
Last week, an Anthropic researcher resigned and posted on X, "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end...
Is social media driving teen mental health issues?
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his book, The Anxious Generation. In it, he argued that the rise of social media...
Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for?
Sean Hollister got his hands and face on Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame. It's expensive, starting at more than $1,000. It's buggy —...