2025-04-15 20:01:26
It's time, once again, to see what's what in the streaming wars. For the third year in a row, our hosts — this time Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes — have to build a roster of streaming options that will win awards, show 4K content, satisfy their live TV needs, and much more. First, the hosts decide who won last year's competition, and then they pick their favorites for 2025. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology
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0:00 Intro
1:37 We’re up for a Webby! Vote for us!
2:29 Welcoming Jake to the 2025 Streaming Draft
11:00 Introducing the 2025 Streaming Draft Board
13:40 The 2025 Streaming Draft
31:27 Round 3
57:19 Content and Wild Card
1:14:37 Recap of picks
1:20:33 Outro
Make sure you listen to the episode before you read this, but here are the results of the draft:
Jake's picks:
Cheap: Tubi
Awards: Netflix
4K: Hulu
Live: Instagram Live
Niche: PBS Passport
Content: LoFi Girl
Wild Card: Kanopy
Nilay's picks:
Cheap: TikTok
Awards: Max
4K: Disney Plus
Live: Sunday Ticket
Niche: Kaleidescape
Content: CNBC
Wild Card: F1 TV
David's picks
Cheap: Peacock
Awards: Amazon Prime
4K: YouTube Premium
Live: YouTube TV
Niche: BritBox
Content: Stranger Things season 5
Wild Card: Paramount Plus
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2025-04-11 20:00:27
Welcome to tech in 2025, where everything's made up and the numbers don't matter. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start the show by running down the latest tariff news, the uncertain future facing tech companies of all sizes, and what we're learning so far about how they're responding. After that, the hosts talk about a big week in AI news, including Meta's sketchy benchmark numbers and the latest damning reporting about the future of Siri. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for America's favorite podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, along with some news about the TikTok ban and the Pixel 9A. And then some more tariff numbers, because they just never stop. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology
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0:00 Webby nomination!
1:44 Tariffs coverage
4:28 Sony’s new wireless speakers
11:06 Samsung’s The Frame Pro price announced
13:17 Tariffs
18:59 Can iPhones be made in the US?
30:46 Tariffs impact on Apple, Shein, Temu, and Framework
33:33 Car companies response to tariffs
34:34 Nintendo Switch 2
42:36 AI lighting round
43:15 Meta Llama 4 AI benchmarks
50:58 Siri in the information
55:37 Samsung Ballie
1:00:22 Shopify CEO on AI
1:07:53 Brendan Carr is a dummy
1:16:48 Trump delays TikTok ban again
1:22:07 Google Pixel 9A
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2025-04-10 22:00:06
The annual Vintage Computer Festival East at the InfoAge Science and History Museum showcases rare and functional vintage hardware, from 60's Navy computers to minidisc players to Macs and beyond. The Verge's Andru Marino explores why getting together to preserve and understand vintage computing is worth a trip out of the city.
0:00 Exploring the Vintage Computer Festival
0:37 Hands-on experience at the museum
2:35 Exhibits at the festival
3:10 dosdude1's Custom GSM base station
4:16 Minidisc collection
5:30 Heathkit custom keyboards
5:58 Apple 410 Color Plotter revival
06:50 Consignment shop treasures
8:46 Why I love the Vintage Computer Festival
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2025-04-08 20:01:13
Last week, The Verge's Ash Parrish got to play with the new Nintendo Switch 2. We got over our outrageous jealousy long enough to ask her all about it: what it's like to hold, how the screen looks, whether the mouse-control is any good, and much more. Ash gives us the good news, and the bad news, on everything we now know about the Switch 2. (We do talk about the price, but we recorded before the Trump administration launched its massive new tariff push — so you can consider the price even worse news than we thought.) After that, The Verge's Tom Warren joins the show to talk about Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, how the company has stayed so resilient for so long, and whether AI is really the next five-decade project for one of the world's biggest companies. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (866-VERGE11, or email [email protected]!) about how you should change your shopping habits in a tariff-filled world. It's hard to know where we'll be in a few months, but it sure doesn't look like gadgets are getting any cheaper.
Further reading:
New Star GP, the game: https://www.newstargames.com/
Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: it’s all in the games: https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/642420/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-preview
All of the Nintendo Switch 2 news, hands-ons, and trailers: https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/638604/nintendo-switch-2-direct-news-trailers-stream
Donkey Kong Bananza was best in show at the Switch 2 hands-on:
https://www.theverge.com/games/642699/donkey-kong-bananza-hands-on-preview-switch-2
I’m not sold on the Switch 2’s mouse-like controls: https://www.theverge.com/games/642493/nintendo-switch-mouse-controls-metroid-prime-4
Microsoft turns 50: https://www.theverge.com/news/643336/microsoft-50-years
Why I’ve covered Microsoft for 25 years: https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/643363/microsoft-tom-warren-reporting-notepad
How Microsoft made it through 50 years: https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/643246/microsoft-50-business-model-cloud-ai
The General Magic documentary: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/
Trump’s tariffs mean you’ll pay more for all gadgets: https://www.theverge.com/tech/643041/trump-tariff-consumer-electronics-gadgets-smartphones-laptops-wearables
Trump’s tariffs put the iPhone in a tough spot: https://www.theverge.com/tech/642769/trump-tariff-smartphone-apple-samsung-google
From The Wall Street Journal: Here’s the iPhone. Here’s the iPhone With Tariffs.: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-apple-tariffs-china-bb20c7a3?mod=tech_lead_pos3
00:00 Intro and new gaming obsession
02:51 Nintendo Switch 2: first impressions
20:16 Switch 2 mouse controls and video chat
34:35 Microsoft's 50th anniversary event overview
40:12 Microsoft's future: AI and Copilot
01:04:16 - How tariffs affect smartphones (Vergecast Hotline)
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2025-04-05 02:10:54
As it marks its 50th anniversary, Microsoft is updating Copilot with a host of new features that bring it in line with other AI systems like ChatGPT or Claude. We got a look at them during the tech giant’s 50th anniversary event today, including new search capabilities, Copilot Vision which will be able to analyze real-time video from a mobile camera. Copilot will also now be able to use the web on your behalf. Here’s everything you missed. #Microsoft #AI #Technology
00:00 Intro and Copilot Agents
1:10 Microsoft Employee, Ibtihal Aboussad, protests Microsoft
2:07 Copilot for planning
2:30 Copilot AI podcast generating
3:18 Copilot Shopping
3:39 Copilot Vision
4:07 Copilot feature use cases demo
6:16 Researcher, Copilot Studio, custom agents
6:53 Copilot Memory
7:23 Custom Copilot appearances
8:48 Outro
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2025-04-04 20:01:21
It's a Nintendo Switch 2. What could it cost, a thousand dollars? In this episode, Nilay, David, and The Verge's Richard Lawler talk through why we don't really know. But first, we talk about the Switch 2, and some of the reasons we're excited — and maybe just a little concerned — about Nintendo's new console. This is likely to be the most interesting device of the year, and we learned an awful lot more about it this week. We also talk about Microsoft's 50th anniversary, the fate of TikTok, and other gadget news. Then we get to tariffs, with the help of Tuneshine creator Tobias Butler, who explains how tariffs affect the way hardware companies do business — and how they're navigating the current uncertainty. After that, in the lightning round, it's time for a little Brendan Carr is a Dummy, followed by the latest on Tesla's sales numbers, Alexa Plus, and Coyote vs. Acme.
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Further reading:
The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made: https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/636951/microsoft-50-best-products-anniversary
Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: it’s all in the games: https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/642420/nintendo-switch-2-hands-on-preview
Nvidia confirms the Nintendo Switch 2 has DLSS and real-time ray tracing: https://www.theverge.com/news/642793/nintendo-switch-2-dlss-support-nvidia-ray-tracing
Nintendo Switch 2 specs: 1080p 120Hz display, 4K dock, mouse mode, and more: https://www.theverge.com/news/630264/nintendo-switch-2-specs-details-performance
Here’s everything Nintendo has revealed about the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons: https://www.theverge.com/news/642024/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-controllers-mouse-magnetic-attach-c-button
‘TikTok America,’ Amazon, and other rumors about who might buy TikTok:
https://www.theverge.com/news/642158/tiktok-america-ban-amazon-applovin-rumor-deadline
Tuneshine – Your space, your music: https://www.tuneshine.rocks/
Donald Trump announces tariffs that could raise the price of almost everything you buy: https://www.theverge.com/news/642240/trump-tariffs-imports-apple-manufacturing
Reciprocal Tariff Calculations | United States Trade Representative: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations
Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT’s: https://www.theverge.com/news/642620/trump-tariffs-formula-ai-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok
Trump’s tariffs are ‘a debacle of epic proportions’ for the auto industry: https://www.theverge.com/cars/642706/car-tariff-trump-price-increase-loan-ford-gm-tesla
T-Mobile closes Lumos deal after dropping DEI: https://www.theverge.com/news/641068/t-mobile-closes-lumos-deal-after-dropping-dei
E&C Democrats Launch Investigation into FCC Chairman Carr’s Repeated Attacks on the First Amendment: https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/media/press-releases/ec-democrats-launch-investigation-fcc-chairman-carrs-repeated-attacks-first
Sony’s new Bravia lineup includes its ‘King of TV’ successor: https://www.theverge.com/news/641755/sony-bravia-8-ii-qd-oled-announced-king-of-tv-successor
Tesla’s sales plummet 13 percent as Musk backlash grows: https://www.theverge.com/news/641311/tesla-q1-2025-delivery-production-sales-slump-musk
Best printer 2025: just buy a Brother laser printer, the winner is clear, middle finger in the air: https://www.theverge.com/tech/641940/best-printer-2025-just-buy-a-brother-laser-printer-middle-finger-in-the-air
Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it’s missing some features: https://www.theverge.com/news/639697/amazon-alexa-plus-launch-early-access-missing-features
Coyote vs. Acme is finally coming to theaters: https://www.theverge.com/news/632742/coyote-v-acme-ketchup-entertainment-theatrical-release
00:00 Intro and Webby awards nomination
00:15 Welcome to Vergecast
02:18 Microsoft's 50th Anniversary
15:42 Nintendo Switch 2 reactions
26:48 TikTok's uncertain future
46:59 Tuneshine's Tobias Butler on tariffs and small business
01:13:58 Brendan Carr is a dummy
01:26:51 Sony’s new Bravia lineup
01:31:31 Saturday Samsung
01:35:40 Tesla's declining sales
01:40:52 Coyote vs. Acme returns
01:43:39 The best printer recommendation
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