The Vergecast

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Liz Lopatto, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Elon Musk officially becoming the owner of Twitter, and what that means for the future of the company.

Further reading:

• Twitter is now an Elon Musk company
• How weak leadership cratered Twitter’s morale
• The Twitter deal is all downside risk for Elon Musk

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Microsoft Surface reviews, Apple's new App Store tax, and Meta earnings.

Further reading:

• Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (SQ3) review: Windows on Arm is not ready
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (13.5-inch) review
• Surface defined 10 years of Windows PCs — can Microsoft nail the next 10, too? 
• Microsoft says more than 20 million people have used Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Zuckerberg is all in on the metaverse whether you like it or not 
• Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the metaverse is a ‘poorly built video game’
• Microsoft: Xbox game streaming console is ‘years away’ 
• Apple macOS 13 Ventura review: a bunch of good updates you can mostly ignore 
• Apple’s new App Store tax on ads is a direct shot at Meta 
• Spotify pulls audiobook purchases from iOS app after Apple blocks updates
• Apple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-C 
• Apple could release a 16-inch iPad next year
• The Twitter deal is all downside risk for Elon Musk
• This tablet pairs an E Ink display with a... 16-megapixel rear camera?
• Power struggle: Puerto Rico’s battle to fix the electric grid 

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Today on the flagship podcast of all-screen designs:

02:38 -Verge senior audio director Andru Marino dives into the world of a different type of crypto community.

17:51 - David Pierce examines iPadOS 16, Stage Manager, and Apple's attempt at task managers.

• iPadOS 16's Stage Manager is not the future of multitasking you were hoping for

34:05 - Dan Seifert and Monica Chin join David to discuss and explain Apple's confusing iPad lineup.

• Apple iPad (10th gen) review: stuck in the middle
• The new iPad makes no sense

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We asked listeners to send in all their questions related to cybersecurity for this special Vergecast Hotline episode. David Pierce talks to Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom to get you the best advice for staying safe online.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss the announcements from Apple this week, HDR video standards, and all the news out of Netflix and Tesla.

• Apple launches redesigned iPad with a bigger screen and USB-C
• Logitech updates Crayon stylus with the USB-C port missing from the Apple
• The new Apple TV 4K has a remote with USB-C and a lower starting price
• Apple’s new iPad only supports the old Apple Pencil–and need an adapter to do so
• Apple’s Magic Keyboard Folio for the new iPad has a 14-key function row
• The new iPad makes no sense
• Apple announces new iPad Pro with M2 chip and Wi-Fi 6E
• Netflix password-sharing crackdown will roll out globally in ‘early 2023’ – and here’s how it could work
• Netflix announces Profile Transfers – for when it forces you to finally pay up
• Netflix is all-in on binge-watching
• Netflix is ‘seriously exploring’ a cloud gaming service
• Can Netflix reclaim the ‘Netflix for games’ crown from Xbox Game Pass?
• Elon Musk is “excited about the Twitter situation”
• Tesla is “smoothing is vehicle process to avoid bottlenecks”
• Elon Musk’s frisky earnings call touched on the Cybertruck, Twitter, and teh future of Tesla
• Elon Musk says Starlink will keep funding Ukraine’s government ‘for free’ despite losing money
• Help, Foxconn has gone from AI 8K+5G to ‘3+3=∞’
• Google adds replies and stars to Messages — and is taking the RCS fight to iPhones
• Lightroom is (finally) all I need for photo editing
• I went all in on eSIM and I have regrets
• The next generation of Thunderbolt seems nice but less necessary than ever
• Adobe’s latest AI prototype gives even the worst dancers some impressive moves
• GMC Sierra EV Denali revealed: plug-in-powered pickup goes premium

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Today on the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers:

02:15 - David Pierce and Makena Kelly chat about Ye buying Parler, as well as the other new set of apps and app owners entering the space. 

• Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler
• The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition

24:44 - Victoria Song and Dan Seifert return to the show for a smartwatch showdown between the Pixel Watch, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch.

• Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit
• Apple Watch Series 7 review: time and time again
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery
• We could all use a ‘This is Fine’ Focus mode

1:02:07 - Lastly, we return to the Vergecast Hotline to answer your burning tech questions.

• Fitbit Sense 2 review: it doesn’t make much sense

1:14:55 - We explain why we still don't have chapters on The Vergecast

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.

• Meta Connect 2022: all the news on the Quest Pro
• The Meta Quest Pro is a cutting-edge headset looking for an audience 
• Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars
• What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?
• Mark Zuckerberg takes a shot at Apple’s closed ecosystem
• FTC files to block Meta from buying VR fitness studio Within
• Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit
• Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro review: better and better  
• Smartwatches, not phones, are where the action is at this year
• The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Surface event 
• Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul
• Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299
• Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is the latest major gadget to ditch the headphone jack
• The Surface Laptop 5 arrives with Thunderbolt 4 but no AMD options 
• Surface Pro 9 lets you pick between Intel or Arm 5G and new color options
• Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR
• Apple shows Windows some love with new Music, TV, and iCloud photos integration    
• AI-generated imagery is the new clip art as Microsoft adds DALL-E to its Office suite   
• New York’s weed laws mean marijuana is legal but the stores selling it aren’t yet

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Today on the flagship podcast of low-latency head tracking:

02:35 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg chats with deputy editor Alex Heath about Meta's new headset, the Quest Pro.

22:00 - Alex Heath and senior reporter Adi Robertson chat with David Pierce about their first impressions using the Quest Pro.

47:45 - Group Publisher for The Verge Chris Grant chats with David about what's happening in VR for video games.

You can listen to the rest of the chat with Mark Zuckerberg on Decoder with Nilay Patel, watch it on The Verge's YouTube channel for the video version, or read it on our site.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the announcements from Google's Pixel 7 event.

Senior correspondant Liz Lopatto joins the show to explain the latest in the Elon Musk/Twitter trial saga.

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is here (and so is Chris Pratt)
• Hands-on with the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro: something familiar 
• The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro double down on Tensor-fueled features 
• Google’s Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will fix your old blurry photos 
• Google once again calls out Apple for not adopting RCS 
• Google’s including its VPN service with the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
• Pixel Watch hands-on: Google's taking a page from Apple 
• Google thinks smartwatches are the future again — are you buying it? 
• Google’s Pixel Watch marks a new chapter for Wear OS 
• Google shows off wireless charging dock that turns the Pixel Tablet into a smart display
• Google overhauls Home app as it prepares for Matter 
• Everything we think we know about Elon Musk’s plan for Twitter
• The Elon Musk vs. Twitter trial is on hold until October 28th

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Today on the flagship podcast of hardcopy peripherals:

02:27 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with Dave Limp, SVP of devices and services at Amazon.

• Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing

24:04 - David also tries to answer a listener question about why it feels like printers haven't improved in years.

• Best Printer Buying Guide (Consumer Reports)

39:55 - Lastly, Becca Farsace tests out which earbuds sound the best when calling from a bike ride.

• Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II review: noise cancellation domination
• Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: same look, better everything else
• Google Pixel Buds Pro review: the sweet sound of redemption

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The Verge's David Pierce dives into the world of virtual concerts in digital spaces like Roblox and Fortnite. Is this the future of live music?

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The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss Google deciding to shut down its game streaming service Stadia. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to chat about all the products Amazon announced at its hardware launch event this week, including the new E Ink tablet for reading and writing.

• Google is shutting down Stadia
• Google is trying to reinvent search — by being more than a search engine 
• Google’s trying to become a one-stop shopping destination
• Google will help you find better results without tagging ‘Reddit’ onto every search
• The 11 biggest announcements at Amazon's hardware launch event 
• Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing
• Amazon fifth-generation Echo Dot smart speakers get a host of new features
• Echo speakers can now be Eero mesh Wi-Fi extenders
• Amazon’s new Echo Auto is smaller and easier to mount in your car
• Amazon’s latest 4K TVs improve picture quality and borrow ideas from The Frame
• The new Amazon Fire TV Cube has an HDMI input for controlling cable boxes 
• Alexa is getting some much-needed smart home upgrades
• Amazon’s Halo Rise is a bedside light to track your sleep and wake you up
• Blink's new Mini Pan Tilt adds robotics to its compact home security camera
• Ring's new Spotlight Cam Pro mashes its most advanced features into a wireless design  
• Sonos Sub Mini review: low end for a lower price
• Intel and Samsung are getting ready for ‘slidable’ PCs
• Leaked Galaxy S23 renders suggest Samsung could ditch the camera bump
• A smart lock with long-range wireless power is finally a reality
• Asus launches massive 17-inch Zenbook with Ryzen 6000
• Intel’s 13th Gen processors arrive October 20th with $589 flagship Core i9-13900K
• Wacom announces the Cintiq Pro 27, its latest display graphics tablet
• Logitech announces its first mechanical keyboard specifically for the Mac
• Stage Manager isn’t just for M1 iPads anymore
• Hands-on with aptX Lossless, the new tech promising CD-quality audio over Bluetooth

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Today on the flagship podcast of low-latency controller input:

• 02:12 - David Pierce talks with Tom Warren about the trend of handheld gaming devices like Valve's Steam Deck and the Logitech's G Cloud Gaming Handheld.
• 21:20 - David tries subscribing to a scooter rental service and starts to rethink the concept of ownership.
• 33:40 - David chats with Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz about the ten big tech events happening this October.

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Today’s Future of Music episode comes from Ariel Shapiro, The Verge’s lead reporter of HotPod, our weekly newsletter about the audio industry. Last week on the show we talked about old music… specifically how the back catalog is a big part of what makes “new” music. This week Ariel picks up right where we left off, with the revival of stars from the past on platforms like TikTok. But what about new… undiscovered talent? Is that even a thing anymore? Can a budding artist find their place in the world of viral video? Ariel explores the complicated relationship between musicians and platforms.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, David Pierce, and Victoria Song discuss using the new Apple Watch Ultra, the next-gen GPUs, and a bunch of gadget news.

Future reading:

• Apple Watch Ultra review
• Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: same look, better everything else
• This RTX 4090 is so ridiculous it needs a ‘Dark Obelisk’ RGB support stick 
• Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs
• Nvidia says it built too many GPUs — expect sales while it works on something `new` 
• DJI's new smartphone gimbal aims to get you filming quicker than ever 
• Logitech’s G Cloud Gaming Handheld arrives in October for $349.99
• ByteDance’s Pico 4 VR headset is a Meta Quest 2 competitor
• Framework’s new Chromebook is upgradable and customizable
• This new turntable can play music directly to a Sonos system
• The PS Vita’s time is now, again

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Welcome to the flagship podcast of measuring changes in gravitational force.

02:13 - David Pierce chats with video game reporter Ash Parrish about how footage of Grand Theft Auto VI has leaked online.

• GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos
• Rockstar confirms hack, says work on GTA VI will ‘continue as planned’

19:40 - David tries to use TikTok's search feature as a replacement for Google.

31:40 - Nilay Patel, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song answer listener questions about the new iPhones and Apple Watch.

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: early adopter island
• Apple iPhone 14 review: meet the iPhone 13S
• Apple Watch Series 8 review: if it ain’t broke

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In part 1 of our Vergecast: Future of Music series, Alex Cranz talks with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the trends in music today that make new songs out of old material, and whether it's foreshadowing the future of pop.

Further reading:

• Selena Quintanilla Will Sound Older on Her New Posthumous Album
• Michael Jackson songs removed from streaming services to 'move beyond' fake vocals controversy
• Shred with Green Day, with some help from AudioShake
• Invasion of the Vibe Snatchers

Music played in this episode:

• Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti - Selena
• My Way - Frank Sinatra
• I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
• We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus
• bad guy - Billie Eilish
• Through The Wire - Kanye West
• Breaking News - Michael Jackson
• Real Love - The Beatles
• Free As A Bird - The Beatles
• 2000 Light Years Away - Green Day
• Betty (Get Money) - Yung Gravy
• Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
• Fantasy - Mariah Carey
• Big Energy - Latto
• I'm Good (Blue) - David Guetta, Bebe Rexha
• Bang Bang - Rita Ora, Imanbek
• Higher Love - Kygo, Whitney Houston
• Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss The Verge's reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and Apple Watch Series 8.

Further reading:

• Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: early adopter island
• Apple iPhone 14 review: meet the iPhone 13S
• It’s time to bring contrast back to our smartphone photos
• Apple Watch Series 8 review: if it ain’t broke
• iOS 16.1 beta adds Apple’s ugly new battery percentage indicator to the iPhone Mini
• iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen
• We finally got our hands and eyes on the PlayStation VR2
• Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it 
• We didn’t need another Pixelbook
• Adobe to acquire Figma in a deal worth $20 billion
• Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II review: noise cancellation domination
• Disney’s CEO teases a ‘hard bundle’ of Disney Plus and Hulu
• Sonos announces long-awaited Sub Mini for $429

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David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss the ideas behind The Verge's brand new redesigned website, which officially launched on September 13th.

David also chats with senior product manager Tara Kalmanson and senior engineer Matt Crider, who worked on the redesign, about what went into implementing those ideas.

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Apple held their annual hardware event on their campus, debuting new iPhones, new Watches, and new AirPods. Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss everything that happened at the "Far Out" event, first impressions of the products, and their expectations for Apple in the next year.

Further reading:

• Apple’s iPhone 14 event: the 9 biggest announcements
• Apple Watch Series 8, SE, and Ultra hands-on: triple the fun
• Apple Watch Series 8 gets souped-up period and ovulation tracking 
• New Apple Watch SE announced: price, features, release date
• Apple Watch Ultra: price, specs, release date
• Apple watchOS 9 will add low-power mode to Series 4 and later devices
• Apple finally stops selling the Series 3 watch
• It’s time for the Apple Watch to become Apple’s next big thing 
• iPhone 14 and 14 Plus hands-on impressions: the big phone is big
• The iPhone 14 doesn’t have Apple’s latest processor 
• The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official with satellite-based Emergency SOS 
• iPhone 14 Pro: a first look at the new moving notch, camera, and more
• Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island  
• The iPhone 14 lineup won’t have physical SIM support
• Apple’s new AirPods Pro hands-on: sticking close to a winning formula
• Apple’s new AirPods Pro can cancel twice as much noise
• Apple’s Lightning-only charging case for the third-gen AirPods doesn’t make sense
• Klutzes rejoice: AppleCare Plus now covers unlimited repairs 
• Everything Apple didn’t announce at its iPhone 14 event
• Tim Cook would rather sell you an iPhone than add RCS to iMessage
• Jony Ive doesn’t think your car should rely on multitouch
• Steve Jobs’ friends and family launched an archive celebrating his life
• Tens of thousands of viewers watched a fake Apple crypto scam on YouTube

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The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz each discuss the big open questions they have about the future of Apple, and the hottest takes about the company.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss this week's gadget news.

Casey Newton joins the show to discuss Twitter finally adding the edit button for tweets.

Further reading:

• An iPhone 14 satellite link could depend on Apple cutting a deal with wireless carriers
• Everything Apple Watch Pro needs to beat Garmin and Samsung
• Apple’s Lightning cable turns 10, but its time is over
• Satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Pro could be a game-changer
• Logitech’s cloud gaming handheld leaks with Android apps and Switch-like UI
• JBL’s new earbud charging case has a touchscreen so you can ditch the phone
• Motorola Edge (2022) review: a passing grade 
• LG’s first bendable OLED TV lets you pick between flat or curved modes
• Samsung’s first OLED gaming monitor doesn’t need a PC or console attached
• Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Theatre TV stand will turn your TV around, too 
• Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: the best foldable yet
• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold (2nd-Gen) hands-on
• HMD claims its latest Nokia smartphone is its most ‘eco-friendly’ yet
• The new Ring Intercom will help make your apartment intercom smart
• Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it
• Snap is canceling several projects and laying off 20 percent of employees
• Truth Social is strapped for cash and struggling to find new users
• Elon Musk says whistleblower’s testimony gives him more reasons to dump Twitter deal
• Starlink suffered a global outage overnight 

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We're sharing an episode of Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta disruption, a collaboration between Recode and The Verge.

Meta’s most expensive acquisition ever and one of the most used communication apps in the world: WhatsApp. With over 2 billion users, WhatsApp is embedded in the social, economic, and political infrastructure of countries across the globe. For better and worse. The story of WhatsApp’s incredible power, as told through its largest market: India.

NOTE: There are descriptions of graphic acts of violence in this episode. If you want to skip these descriptions, the section begins at 20:45 and ends at 22:05.

• Hosted by Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) and Alex Heath (@alexeheath)
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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week in tech news. 

Further reading:

• Apple’s ‘Far out’ iPhone 14 event is happening September 7th 
• What to expect from Apple's iPhone 14 event 
• Next-day streaming of NBC shows like Law & Order and SNL jumps from Hulu to Peacock next month
• YouTube TV update will reportedly let you watch four channels at once
• HBO calls House of the Dragon its biggest premiere ever, with nearly 10 million US viewers
• Twitter’s former security chief says company lied about bots and safety
• Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress over damning security revelations 
• Elon Musk vs Twitter: the weird number at the heart of the drama
• The SEC asked Twitter to explain its user metrics after Elon Musk complained
• Twitter CEO calls Mudge Zatko’s whistleblower report a ‘false narrative’
• Twitter is a mess — but in the Elon Musk trial, it might not matter
• Exclusive: Sonos’ next flagship speaker will play sound in nearly all directions
• Ford hikes the price for the 2023 Mustang Mach-E by as much as $8,000
• Peloton CEO thinks losing $1.2 billion is ‘substantial progress’
• EV prices are going in the wrong direction
• Starlink lowers monthly internet prices by 50 percent for some
• Sony’s new DualSense Edge Wireless Controller takes on the Xbox Elite

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Today’s whole episode is about buttons. We’re talking about the Stream Deck from Elgato, a desk accessory that is basically just a bunch of buttons. We hear how people use their Stream Deck, how to hack it to do even more, and how to turn your old devices into something like it.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the Android 13 update, the battle between the vertical video apps, and a bunch of gadget news.

Further reading:

• Android 13 arrives for Pixel phones starting today
• How to get the Android 13 update on your Pixel right away
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovation   
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery
• All the YouTube Shorts you repost to TikTok will now tell on you
• Instagram gets mean about sending video clips to TikTok
• The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy
• Electric vehicle owners are fed up with broken EV chargers and janky software
• Yes, the new electric vehicle tax credits are really confusing, but we can help 
• The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy
• The Dodge Charger EV’s fake exhaust sound is sure to divide muscle car fans
• Snap is giving up on its Pixy drone after just four months
• Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sold Verzuz to Triller — and now they say Triller didn’t pay
• Yes — monitors can in fact get weirder
• The Big Ten’s new deal makes sports streaming rights more confusing than ever

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02:33 - The Verge's David Pierce brings in deputy editor Dan Seifert, reviewer Allison Johnson, and managing editor Alex Cranz to answer Vergecast Hotline questions about Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4.

24:18 - Chris Welch returns to the show for more earbuds voice call testing, this time on the NYC ferry with the new Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and the Google Pixel Buds Pro.

41:18 - Nilay Patel shares his experience reviewing the Ford F-150 Lightning, and the troubles with its touchscreen control panel.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past week.

Further reading:

• HBO Max will be replaced next year by a new service combined with Discovery Plus
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022: the five biggest announcements
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets a little extra polish, but it’s still $999
• The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive
• Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 compares to last year’s Z Fold 3
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked is a foldable party of one
• Samsung still hasn’t given us a good reason to buy a foldable phone 
• Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series 
• Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: more comfortable design and hi-fi audio
• Google tries publicly shaming Apple into adopting RCS
• Disney Plus’ Premium streaming price is rising to $10.99 per month
• Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan will launch in December
• Disney Plus and Hulu are getting steep price hikes
• Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians’ emails
• Ethereum’s big proof-of-stake blockchain switch could happen on September 15th
• Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive
• AirPods cases with USB-C could be in the cards for 2023
• Battery percentage finally returns to iOS 16 and it’s hideous
• Sonos has delayed the release of its next product — likely the Sub Mini
• LG Display’s 97-inch OLED panel vibrates to create ‘cinematic’ 5.1 sound

Call 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311) to ask The Verge about this week's Samsung announcements. We may answer them on Wednesday!

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David Pierce taps into The Verge's reviews team to explore where we're headed with smart home gadgets, wearables, and midrange phones.

01:56 - Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy comes back to the show to break down the news of Amazon acquiring iRobot, maker of the ever popular Roomba robot vacuum.

24:46 - Verge wearable tech reviewer Victoria Song joins David to explore the fascinating world of non-watch wearables: rings, earbuds, sports bras, and sleep trackers. Afterward, we hear from Whoop CEO Will Ahmed about his approach to wearable technology.

53:40 - Verge mobile reviewer Allison Johnson and David discuss the ideal version of a mid-range smartphone, and what are the best trade-offs for the price.

Further reading:

• Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
• Amazon bought iRobot to see inside your home
• The best sleep tech you can buy right now
• Whoop 4.0 Review
• Oura Ring Gen 3 Review
• Google Pixel 6a review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts
• Apple's new iPhone SE is a modern phone stuck in yesterday's design
• Apple should have followed Google’s Pixel 6A playbook with the iPhone SE
• OnePlus 10T review: call it a comeback
• Nothing Phone 1 review: something else

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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 flawed

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David Pierce hosts a special "work from anywhere" episode of The Vergecast while he is on vacation.

02:33 - CEO of Rove Jonah Hanig chats about his approach work-friendly travel. Reflect's Alex MacCaw shares his experience working from a sailboat in the middle of the ocean.

17:12 - Verge deputy editor Thomas Ricker talks about his review of the Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro, as well as his experience of working remotely in Europe.

36:28 - Verge policy editor Russell Brandom and senior reporter Loren Grush discuss the state of using satellites like Starlink to access the internet in rural areas.

Further reading:

• Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month
• Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro review: letting flex-workers flex
• Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go
• Ventje VW Campervan review: 'work from home' from anywhere
• How Starlink and other satellite services are changing the shape of the internet

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce. and Alex Cranz discuss the quarterly tech earnings from Apple, Microsoft, Spotify, and more. 

Further reading:

• Meta and Apple in ‘deep’ competition to build the metaverse, Zuckerberg tells staff
• Yes, it’s weird for the two-year-old Meta Quest 2 to go up in price
• Meta might let anti-vax posts back onto Facebook and Instagram 
• Instagram walks back its changes
• Microsoft Q4 2022 earnings: Windows and Xbox fall in $51.9 billion quarter
• Meta reports revenue decline for the first time in Q2 earnings
• Here’s where to buy the Meta Quest 2 before it costs $100 more
• Alphabet Q2 2022 earnings show profits dropped compared to last year
• Comcast’s broadband business stopped growing for the first time ever
• Spotify’s subscribers rise to 188M amid podcasting setbacks
• Spotify amps up fiction podcasts with new leader of scripted content
• Spotify paid $123 million for audiobook company Findaway
• Spotify has stopped making its Car Thing dashboard accessory
• Apple’s latest iOS 16 beta ensures you can’t hide your mistakes with an edit
• Apple’s new Home app in iOS 16 is better but still half-baked
• SpaceX says Dish’s 5G plan would be ‘detrimental’ to millions of Starlink users
• You can re-watch Game of Thrones in 4K on HBO Max next month
• President Biden’s awesome video conferencing setup starts with a $7,000 Zoom gadget
• Asus’ compact Zenfone 9 comes with incredible gimbal-like camera stabilization

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with deputy editor Alex Heath about how Meta is pivoting Facebook and Instagram away from your friends and more towards short form video from creators.

• Mark Zuckerberg braces Meta employees for 'intense period'
• Facebook is changing its algorithm to take on TikTok, leaked memo reveals
• Adam Mosseri confirms it: Instagram is over
• Instagram is making almost all videos Reels and will show them to way more people
• Facebook doubles down on algorithms in the main feed
• Facebook puts news on the back burner as it continues to push video and creators
• Listen to Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta Disruption

24:04 - Casey Newton chats with David about the social media app BeReal, and whether it's able to succeed among social media titans.

• Why BeReal is breaking out

40:55 - The Vergecast Hotline is back! Experts at The Verge answer your tech questions.

Call our Vergecast Hotline at 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311).

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Find us on Twitter:

Alex Heath is @alexeheath

Casey Newton is @caseynewton

Monica Chin is @mcsquared96

Dan Seifert is @dcseifert

Becca Farsace is @BeccaFarsace

David Pierce is @pierce

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz run discuss Tesla earnings, Netflix's next move, and an upgrade to smart home standard Thread.

Further reading:

• Tesla’s run of record quarterly deliveries comes to an end thanks to China’s COVID shutdowns
• Elon Musk now says Tesla could start Cybertruck deliveries in mid-2023
• Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin
• BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month 
• The First-Ever Blazer EV: Electric SUV | Chevrolet 
• BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That.
• 75 Percent of Car Buyers Don't Want Features Locked Behind Subscriptions
• Netflix’s CEO is ready for TV to die
• Netflix subscriber count in the US and Canada dropped by 1.3 million over the last three months 
• Netflix's ad-supported tier won't have everything at launch
• Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its new ad-supported tier
• Netflix's latest anti-password sharing test lets users 'buy' additional homes 
• Amazon is giving Prime Video its biggest redesign in years
• Eve’s new motion sensor is the first with Thread
• Amazon says Matter will make Alexa smarter
• If you have one of these Thread border routers, your smart home will be Matter-ready 
• Samsung’s August 10th Unpacked will definitely feature at least one foldable
• Samsung confirms August 10th Unpacked event date with ‘cryptic’ puzzle 
• Google Pixel 6A review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts 
• Google’s prototype augmented reality glasses are going outside
• Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial set to start in October
• Apple will settle butterfly keyboard lawsuit for $50 million
• Internal documents show Facebook and Google discussing platform strategies
• The new Google Wallet is now available to all users

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02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with tech reporter Mitchell Clark about what it took to get service from Project Genesis and they conclude a FOIA may be the only way to get the facts.

• I became a Dish influencer to get a 5G NFT

20:21- David talks with senior policy reporter Makena Kelly about US lawmakers suddenly discovering that VPNs are a thing that exists and that they aren't very honest about their business practices.

• Lawmakers push FTC to clean up the VPN industry

41:50 - And finally, reviews editor Allison Johnson and news reporter Jon Porter go deep on Nothing Phone — our review, the hype leading up to its launch, and the reality of it now that we got our hands on it.

• Nothing Phone 1 Review
• Hot and Hyped: Inside the strange launch of the Nothing Phone 1

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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Mitchell Clark is @strawberrywell

Alex Cranz is @alexhcranz   

Makena Kelly is @kellymakena

Jon Porter is @JonPorty

Allison Johnson is @allisonjo1

David Pierce is @pierce

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06:32 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce chat with deputy editor Dan Seifert about his review of Apple's M2 Macbook Air.

34:45 - Verge senior correspondent Liz Lopatto joins the show to discuss the latest in the Elon Musk's Twitter battle.

59:27 - The crew preview the beta software for macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, and iOS 16.

Further reading:

• Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) review: a whole new Air-a
• Elon Musk officially tries to bail on buying Twitter
• Twitter says it’s going to sue Elon Musk for trying to back out of the deal
• Twitter tells employees not to tweet about Elon Musk deal
• Elon Musk proves he’s the wrong man to save the world
• iPadOS 16 preview: jack of all trades, master of some
• watchOS 9 preview: all about fitness and personalization 
• Hear me out: the new iOS 16 lock screens rule
• macOS Ventura preview: the march to continuity continues
• Nothing officially announces flashy Phone 1, starting at £399
• There’s something familiar about the Nothing Phone 1 
• The Verge's Accessibility Week
• I became a Dish influencer to get a 5G NFT

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Last week, we put a call out to people on Twitter about our new Vergecast Hotline, a phone line we set up for anyone to leave a message about a tech-related question they may have — whether it’s how to find your next router, when Spotify HiFi is actually coming, how to track when all of your favorite shows have new episodes, or whatever — so we can answer them on The Vergecast.

We plan to do this about once a month, so if you missed it, that number is 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311). It’s still open, and you can call at any time.

We have a ton of great questions already, so we picked out a few voicemails we liked for today’s episode. Our colleagues — Verge reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Hot Pod reporter Ariel Shapiro, Verge writer Cameron Faulkner, and managing editor Alex Cranz — help answer these questions on the show. You can hear that segment at around 31:00 in the episode.

There’s a lot more in today’s episode as well. David starts the show with senior science reporter Loren Grush to chat about what it took to get those beautiful images from the James Webb Space Telescope we saw this week.

In the middle of all of this, David spends some time on the show talking about YouTube TV — the video platform that is trying to make the cable bundle model work for streaming. Christian Oestlien, VP of product management at YouTube, talks about the goals for YouTube TV and its approach to bundling packages. You can listen to that segment around 20:44 in the episode.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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We’re sharing the trailer for the new season of Land of the Giants: The Facebook/ Meta Disruption.

Our friends over a Recode along with The Verge explore how the social media juggernaut has arrived at this unprecedented moment of transition. Senior reporters Shirin Ghaffary of Recode and Alex Heath of The Verge speak with top Meta executives and some of its biggest critics and ask how the company has shaped our lives, and what lies ahead. 

Subscribe to Land of the Giants to get new episodes starting Wednesday, July 13th.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz chat with transportation editor Andrew Hawkins about EVs, trucks, Tesla, and Starlink.

Segment 1 - 02:07

• Hyundai gives first look at Ioniq 6 EV as market share surges 
• Electric vehicle companies have a serious quality problem

Segment 2 - 23:44

• Tesla reportedly doesn't have enough desks after Musk threatens to fire remote employees
• Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot employees who help train the company's AI
• Uber drivers are liking the Teslas
• Tesla reportedly doesn’t have enough desks after Musk threatens to fire remote employees
• Starlink RV review: the dawn of space internet to go
• SpaceX asks Starlink customers for support in wireless battle with Dish 

Segment 3 - 46:27

• Google's worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago today 
• Sony announces InZone gaming monitors and headsets for PC and PS5
• Samsung M8 Smart Monitor review: the good enough of both worlds
• Arm's Immortalis GPU is its first with hardware ray tracing for Android gaming 
• Apple says iPads will keep working as home hubs in iPadOS 16, but there's a catch
• The Future Of trailer: The Verge’s first Netflix show about the future of everything

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Verge's David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with health technology reporter Nicole Wetsman and senior privacy and cybersecurity reporter Corin Faife about the privacy vulnerabilities for people seeking abortions in a post-Roe United States, and how people can protect their information.

29:28 - David reports on why the internet is so bad at recommendations, with insights from executives at Yelp, Pocket, Pinterest, and Likewise.

46:27 - Senior reviewer Monica Chin explains the confusing names behind Asus' ROG gaming laptop line, and which laptop may be the right for you.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz chat with Verge senior reviewer Monica Chin about her review of Apple's Macbook Pro 13" with the M2 chip.

Alex, David Pierce, and Dan Seifert continue the show, focusing on this week's tech stories from The Verge: Nothing's Phone 1, Solana's Saga phone, and a second look at Microsoft's Surface Duo 2.

Further reading:

• Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022) review: new chip, old threads
• There has to be a better way to binge
• Netflix cuts around 300 jobs after losing subscribers
• Microsoft’s weird Surface Duo 2 has surprisingly become my favorite device of the year
• Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1’s rear lights can actually do
• Nothing’s Phone 1 isn’t coming to the US
• Nothing Phone will be invite only like original OnePlus phones
• Solana is making a crypto phone with help from former Essential engineers
• Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says
• Twitter confirms it’s working on a built-in Notes feature
• Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Vergecast is now the flagship podcast of twice-a-week podcasts. Our new Wednesday episode digs even deeper into The Verge’s reporting and the products you care about. And it launches today!

03:00 - David Pierce talks with Adi Robertson about Meta's VR prototypes she previewed.

19:44 - Chris Welch tests a bunch of wireless earbuds to find out which has the best phone call quality.

40:44 - Alex Cranz and David discuss what their dream E Ink device is, and why it still doesn't exist.

We’re going to do a lot of experimenting on this show, so I hope you’ll tell us what you like and don’t like.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Dish Network's 5G network (@11:07), Google's LaMDA AI (@ 32:32), Apple streaming Major League Soccer (@47:38), and more.

Stories mentioned on this show:

• Watch the trailer for The Verge’s first Netflix show, The Future Of
• Dish Network’s Project Genesis 5G service is live in more cities
• Dish says Project Genesis 5G is available in 100 cities, so we tried to sign up
• T-Mobile can now use three-channel aggregation for even faster 5G
• The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life - Washington Post
• Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient
• Apple will stream every Major League Soccer match for 10 years starting in 2023
• Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket
• ​​Apple TV Plus’ Friday Night Baseball debut wasn’t the homerun fans expected
• Amazon and WNBA strike multi-year streaming deal
• Don’t wait to install the June Windows update — it fixes a major security bug
• Ford recalls nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-Es over battery safety issues
• Nothing reveals Phone 1 design a month early
• Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26
• Microsoft starts automatically redirecting Internet Explorer users to Edge
• Sonos Voice Control review: a speedy, private, music-focused assistant
• Microsoft Teams now uses AI to improve echo, interruptions, and acoustics
• WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the important announcements from Apple's WWDC.

Also: USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024 and the Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing

All stories discussed this week:

• Apple announces new flagship M2 processor 
• Apple announces redesigned MacBook Air with M2 chip and MagSafe
• MacBook Air and Pro (2022) versus MacBook Pros (2021): spec comparison
• Apple CarPlay is expanding with new features that can integrate deeper into the car
• Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages
• Live Activities is a new iOS 16 feature meant to improve notifications
• Apple will let you edit and even unsend texts in Messages in iOS 16
• Apple announces all-new Home app at WWDC
• iPadOS 16 takes a step closer to laptop-level multitasking
• Apple’s macOS 13 Ventura with new Stage Manager tool announced at WWDC
• You'll soon be able to use an iPhone as a Mac webcam
• Continuity Camera: Apple explains how your iPhone will become a Mac webcam
• watchOS 9 introduces new running metrics and medication reminders 
• Apple's medication feature is a step in the right direction
• Apple's tvOS looks destined for a slow year after little WWDC attention 
• Apple Pay Later is the company's take on a buy now, pay later service 
• USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’
• What the EU’s new USB-C rules mean for the iPhone
• The Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing
• Taco Bell opens its first ‘Defy’ restaurant that prioritizes ordering via app
• The year of the NFT
• What unions could mean for Apple with Zoe Schiffer

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years.

29:45 - Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins joins the show to discuss that latest car news, including Volvo using Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its cars.

1:00:04 - Segment three covers what to expect at Apple's WWDC next week.

• Sheryl Sandberg on leaving Meta
• Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years 
• Meta’s head of AI to depart in group reorg
• Volvo will use Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its electric cars
• GM is slashing prices for the Chevy Bolt amid high demand for electric vehicles
• Ford announces new Mustang, Ranger, and commercial EV in major Midwest expansion
• DeLorean offers a first look at its gull-winged Alpha 5 EV revival
• Buick is rebranding as an electric-only automaker
• Polestar's experimental EV, nicknamed 'Beast,' is getting a limited production run
• Porsche strengthens ties with electric supercar startup Rimac in new funding round
• iOS 16, notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022
• The Murena One shows exactly how hard it is to de-Google your smartphone
• Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.

33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.

1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.

Stories discussed in this episode:

• Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop
• With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream
• Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook
• The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget
• HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel
• Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet
• Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content
• How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day
• Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers
• ​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers
• Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
• Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold
• Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
• Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 
• Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up
• Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
• Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch
• iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference
• Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap
• This is the design of Sonos’ upcoming Sub Mini
• Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform
• Pebble founder: it’s your ‘last chance’ to make a small Android phone happen - The Verge
• Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port
• The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band because 5G in this country is silly

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In the final chapter of our Vergecast “creators series,” Alex Cranz talks with Ben Heck, who has been modding game systems and controllers since the early 2000s, which led to his project creating single-handed video game controllers.

Alex also talks with Bryce Johnson, who is one of the inventors of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the game controller designed for gamers with limited mobility.

Relevant links:

• BenHeck.com
• One-handed DualSense (video)
• Design A 3D Printed Controller Modification For accessibility! (video)
• One Handed PS4 Controller - Accessible Controller by Evil (video)
• Microsoft announces Xbox Adaptive Controller for players with disabilities
• Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories are designed to be customizable inputs

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Nilay Patel and David Pierce interview Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai after Google announcing a bunch of products at their I/O conference.

34:25 - Dan Seifert joins the show to discuss the hardware previewed at Google I/O 2022.

55:38 - Liz Lopatto explains "the crypto crash" in this week's Crypto Corner.

1:07:19 - Alex Cranz hops in to run through this week's gadget rumors, reviews, and announcements.

Further reading:

• Google is making an Android-based Pixel tablet and plans to start selling it in 2023
• Google finally announces the Pixel Watch
• The Pixel 6A includes Google’s Tensor chipset and costs $449
• Here’s an early look at the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro coming this fall
• Google’s vision for Android 13 is to offer a little more of everything
• Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro come with noise cancellation and long battery life
• Google thinks the time is right to bring back Wallet
• Google Chrome is getting built-in virtual credit cards
• Apple will drop iPhone Lightning port in favor of USB-C in 2023, claims analyst
• Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years
• Sony WH-1000XM5 review: new design, new sound, new price - The Verge
• Mark Zuckerberg’s Project Cambria demo shows off its full-color passthrough - The Verge
• Samsung’s next flagship foldable allegedly leaks
• Samsung and LG preview the future of weird phone displays
• DJI officially announces Mini 3 Pro
• Aura Strap 2 review: context — you love to see it
• Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: quiet storm
• Dish’s upcoming wireless plan might let you buy an iPhone with crypto
• Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks
• UiPath CEO Daniel Dines thinks automation can fight the great resignation
• Ploopy and the promise of an open-source trackball

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Google has big visions for the future of computing. It’s working on building what it calls an ambient computer: a virtual helper that can accomplish anything, anywhere, any way you want. But that vision won’t come easy. Ahead of Google’s I/O developer conference, The Verge sat down with some of Google’s most important executives to talk about the company’s vision, its new hardware and software, and how the company is changing to build the future it imagines.

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In episode two of our Vergecast "creators series," Alex Cranz talks with the creators of Ploopy, the open source trackball that has a dedicated fanbase on Reddit.

Alex also talks with Chris Person, who recently wrote about Ploopy for The Verge, about how 3D printing and online communities are creating opportunities for gadget enthusiasts.

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