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The Verge
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
A-lister antics and Schedule A shenanigans
Summer blockbusters like the new Superman and Jurassic World movies may be doing great at the box office, but promoting them is more complicated than ever. The old celebrity playbook of magazine profiles, TV chat shows, and press junkets isn't enough in an era of audience fragmentation. Publicists now have to strategize which podcasts to make time for, and whether their clients will eat chicken on YouTube with Amelia Dimoldenberg or Sean Evans. This week on The Vergecast, guest host Mia Sato talks to Vulture's Fran Hoepfner to break down the ever-changing new media circuit, whether you're a beloved A-lister, a formerly beloved A-lister, or an aspiring Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | More Then, we take a deep dive with Sarah Fackrell into a controversial legal tactic brands are using to go after online sellers hawking everything from Grumpy Cat T-shirts to closet hooks. Finally, Victoria Song joins Mia to answer a Vergecast hotline from a listener wondering whether an AI translator will be able to keep up with his partner's Colombian mother. If you've got a question for us, call 866-VERGE11 or e-mail vergecast@ Want to learn more about what we talk about today? Here are some links to get you started:
The Verge
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
A quest for the best headphone mics
We've all had it happen. You slip on a trusty pair of headphones, hop on a call, and your friends, family, and coworkers say, 'What?!' Cue your own personal reenactment of the classic 'Can you hear me now?' commercials from Verizon. On this episode of The Vergecast, we kick off Hot Girl Vergecast Summer with a classic Vergecast segment: the mic test. Guest host Victoria Song is joined by Vergecast producers Andru Marino and Erick Gomez to see how the Nothing Headphone 1, Sony WH-1000XM6, Apple AirPods Max, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra hold up against what's possibly the noisiest street in Brooklyn. Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | More After that, Victoria is joined by Ladder CEO Greg Stewart to talk about what it takes to build a successful strength training app — especially for people just starting out. As it turns out, it's quite challenging, between curating playlists, accommodating users' different access to equipment, skill levels, and preferences for coaching styles. (And maybe, some occasional beef with Peloton?) Lastly, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@ about AI fitness summaries, whether people actually like them, what's frustrating about them, and what scenarios they might actually be useful for. Want to learn more about the topics in this episode? Here are some handy dandy links for your reference:
The Verge
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Verge
Tesla's robotaxi reality check
After years of grand promises about how robotaxis would change the way we buy and use our cars, Tesla finally launched its taxi service. In one small portion of one city. With only a few cars and a few riders. Plus safety monitors in the passenger seat. Caution is a good thing in this industry, but what does all this say about where Tesla's self-driving efforts really stand? On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge's Andy Hawkins tells us all about the early days of Tesla robotaxis. He talks us through the somewhat stealthy launch, how Tesla's robotaxi plans could grow from here, and why nobody — not even Waymo, which appears to be way ahead — has this race won. Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | More After that, The Verge's Allison Johnson joins the show to dive deep on MVNOs. In the United States, the cell market is controlled by a couple of carriers and a lot of lock-in. But it doesn't have to be that way, and a series of technical changes like e-SIMs and MVNOs could change the way we think about our cell service. Sometimes for good… and sometimes not. Who knew Ryan Reynolds could be such a tech innovator? Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@ about how to free up space on your iPhone. It's a frustrating problem, made worse by Apple's underwhelming tech and absurd pricing, but there are a few ways to make your life a little easier. If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started:
The Verge
06-06-2025
- The Verge
The Vergecast's WWDC 2025 preview
This year's developer conference is coming to a close, but most years the last one is the biggest one: Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, when the company announces its software plans for the year to come. This year feels different, though. Apple is reportedly planning a redesign that will touch all its operating systems, and a new naming scheme to tie them all more closely together. Is that enough for a company under this much pressure? Regulators are changing the way Apple's business works; developers continue to be frustrated with Apple's rules and machinations; competitors are leaving Apple's AI efforts behind. So what does Apple really need to show, and prove, at WWDC? On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay, David, and The Wall Street Journal 's Joanna Stern talk through everything we're expecting at WWDC — and all the things we're not expecting. (Here's a good MacRumors rundown of it all.) We're likely to hear more about AI integrations, and more ways developers can access those integrations. We might hear a lot about Shortcuts. Will we see more multitasking options, both on the iPhone and iPad? Will your AirPods turn into remote camera shutters? Can AI fix your battery life? Rumors are flying, and as ever we won't know for sure until Monday. After that, we turn to the other big gadget news of the week: the Nintendo Switch 2. David explains his oddly easy experience getting one, and the hosts talk through the current vibes around the launch. We'll have lots more to say once we've been able to thoroughly test the new device, too, so stay tuned. There's also some news this week about Meta's smart glasses plans, and Joanna has a theory about what Jony Ive and OpenAI are working on. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, plus some small but interesting fediverse news. If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, first in WWDC and Apple news: And in other gadget news: Switch 2 launch: where to find restocks online and in-store Look inside the Nintendo Switch 2 with the console's first teardown Mario Kart World's designers had to rethink everything to make it open world Here's what's inside Meta's experimental new smart glasses Meta's reportedly shopping for exclusive content on its upcoming VR headset Meta reportedly sidelined 'Quest 4' designs for a goggles-like mixed-reality headset Jony Ive's OpenAI device gets the Laurene Powell Jobs nod of approval ChatGPT's goal is to be a 'super assistant' for every part of your life And in the lightning round:
The Verge
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Inside the Meta monopoly trial
Meta has a well-earned reputation as the fastest follower in tech. Did your startup launch a cool feature that people like? Before you can say 'Series B,' Meta will have built something eerily similar, embedded into its vastly more popular platforms, and eaten your lunch. This probably isn't how CEO Mark Zuckerberg would like to see his empire, but it's genuinely an asset; few companies have done as good a job of identifying and jumping on trends. Sometimes, jumping on trends means spending billions to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp. And sometimes that lands you in an antitrust trial against the FTC. Over the last several weeks, in a courtroom in DC, executives and experts have been asked whether Meta bought those companies and helped them achieve greatness, or bought them to prevent them from doing so. Which argument Judge James Boasberg ultimately believes will have huge ramifications for the whole industry. On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge 's Lauren Feiner takes us through what we've learned so far in the trial. (Lauren has been in the courthouse for virtually every day of testimony — we finally caught her on a day off.) She explains why WhatsApp is such a tricky company to understand, why TikTok has been a wrench in the case on all sides, and why there's been so much talk about 'friends and family.' It'll be a while before we know who won this case, and even longer before we know what that means, but Lauren has a sense of where the wind might be blowing now. After that, The Verge 's Victoria Song joins the show to talk about her latest experience with Google's Android XR smart glasses. She compares this month's demos to the ones she saw a few months ago, and explains why Google's partnership with Gentle Monster could be a big deal. She also has some thoughts about what Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together — if it's not smart glasses, what might it look like? Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@ about what you should do now that Mozilla is killing the Pocket read-later app. Pocket had a lot of users, with a lot of links saved, but luckily there are some other good options out there. If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started:
