2025-05-08 22:00:47
Google’s NotebookLM can turn any document into a conversation between two chatbots. Is this the future of podcasting? The Verge's Andru Marino tests out the "Audio Overviews" feature and chats with experts about how this may change our listening habits. #AI #Podcast #technology
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0:00 Turning everything into AI podcasts
1:27 Testing Audio Overviews
2:35 Challenges and limitations of AI podcasts
3:21 NotebookLM director of product Simon Tokumine
5:01 Samples of AI podcasts
6:10 AI podcasts vs Verge podcasts
10:58 Interactive Mode
12:48 Misinformation
14:38 Future of AI in podcasting
17:18 Andru's performance review
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2025-05-06 21:00:10
Microsoft is launching two new Surface devices — the Surface Pro 12 and the Surface Laptop 13. The new Surface Pro tablet comes with lots of design changes over the larger 13-inch Surface Pro 11. It is an Arm-powered device that is a spiritual successor to the even smaller Surface Go. Both devices are powered by the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chip and we had a chance to preview the devices recently. #Technology #Microsoft
00:01 Intro
00:13 Surface Pro 12
03:27 Surface Laptop 13
05:19 Pricing and availability
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2025-05-06 20:01:47
The Verge’s Victoria Song joins the show to talk about a new genre of gadget, which both she and David have been testing a lot: the AI-powered, always-on voice recorder. Vee shares what she’s learned from devices like Bee, and why it’s going to be so hard for AI to figure out what really matters in our lives. After that, The Verge’s Nathan Edwards and keyboard maker Ryan Norbauer tell the story of the Seneca, a $3,600 keyboard that Norbauer built to his own incredibly exacting specifications. They tell David about what it really takes to make a great keyboard, and why making one is worth the effort. Finally, in the lightning round (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!), we answer a couple of questions about the future of Chrome.
0:00 Intro
2:09 AI-powered, always-on voice recorders with Victoria Song
4:32 Wearing the Bee
8:05 Ethical and practical concerns
11:48 Limitations and memory
17:04 What we learned
30:34 Seneca $3,600 keyboard
32:33 Interview with Keyboard maker Ryan Norbauer and The Verge’s Nathan Edwards
33:21 Discovering the keyboard community
37:29 Making the Seneca keyboard
43:19 The quest for the perfect keyboard
58:58 The future of Seneca
1:02:28 Vergecast hotline
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2025-05-02 22:00:03
Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project is now available in the US and brought its eye-scanning orbs, too. At an event dubbed “At Last” in San Francisco, Sam Altman and Tools for Humanity unveiled their latest plans to bring blockchain-based identity to the mainstream. Deputy editor Alex Heath and supervising producer Vjeran Pavic bring you the latest news from the event.
0:00 What is World and Worldcoin crypto?
1:23 World event
2:16 Biggest announcement from World event
4:54 New hardware: Orb Mini
5:43 Biggest takeaways (Sam Altman effect, partnerships)
7:05 Outro
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2025-05-02 20:01:25
Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start by digging into the latest ruling in the Apple / Epic trial, in which a furious judge rips open the App Store in a way Apple likely never saw coming. The way we pay for apps is about to change, and fast. After that, it's time for an update on the Google and Meta trials, as Google tries to preserve its search empire and Meta tries to make the case that basically every company on the web is its vicious competitor. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another installment of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, plus some notes on this week's Worldcoin launch and the strange new Meta AI app. Also: party speakers. Always party speakers.
0:00 Intro
00:46 Apple's Legal Troubles
2:10 Party Speaker Phenomenon
11:01 Apple vs. Epic: The Antitrust Battle
35:56 Patreon and the Future of Internet Transactions
36:15 The Battle Over In-App Purchases
37:12 Apple's Antitrust Struggles
39:40 Developer Reactions and New Opportunities
41:45 Apple's Financial Pressures and AI Delays
49:37 Epic Games vs. Apple: The Fortnite Saga
1:02:25 Google's Antitrust Battle: Sundar Pichai's Testimony
1:11:38 Google's Influence on Chromium Development
1:14:28 The Chaos of Courtroom Media Coverage
1:16:27 Meta's Legal Battle and TikTok's Role
1:19:38 The Future of Social Media and Messaging Apps
1:22:19 Meta's Antitrust Case and Market Definition
1:28:54 Brendan Carr
1:34:16 Worldcoin and Eyeball Scanning Technology
1:38:45 Meta's AI and Advertising Vision
1:42:02 Display Technology Innovations
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2025-04-29 20:01:05
Sometimes you want more tech in your life — and sometimes you want a lot less. This episode is all about less. First, Tim Stevens joins the show to talk about his story about the Slate Truck, an ultra-minimal electric vehicle that has almost no features to speak of and yet still promises to reinvent the way we think about cars. After that, Casey Johnston tells us about her journey in managing her screen time. She has tips for how to get the most problematic apps of your phone, is a big proponent of a factory reset, and has seen first-hand what happens when you look at your devices just a little less. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!) about whether there's a MacBook Air equivalent in the Windows world. The answer surprised us, and it might surprise you too.
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Interview with Tim Stevens about the Slate Truck
33:24 - Interview with Casey Johnson on using your smart phone less/more wisely
1:08:25 - Verecast hotline with Antonio Di Benedetto
1:20:46 - Wrap up. What’s coming up on Friday’s show
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