Facebook’s Meta-morphosis

When boomers die, they’ll leave trillions to their adult children. Some of those kids say they should get that money now. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and ho ...  Show more

The US is intentionally losing a fight against HIV that could be won. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Activist ...  Show more

Meta’s trying to be cool again. But its latest metamorphosis is, well, it’s a mixed bag. Plus: Ford shocks the competition, the Women’s World Cup, and more. Join our hosts Jacob Cohen, and guest, Ben Berkley (Managing Editor, The Hustle) as they take you through our most interest ...  Show more

Nilay Patel is fired up about media aquisions, Dieter Bohn is delirious, Sam Sheffer is hyped beyond belief, Russell Brandom is on the Facebook beat, and Josh Dzieza is on hand to report on the rat takeover. What a time to be alive. Join us, won't you? This week's Vergecast is sp ...  Show more

Massive validation of Web 3 builders or a dictatorship in the making? This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Facebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name to Meta. The name change reflects the company’s growing focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and a new v ...  Show more

On today’s show we’re taking a look at the latest bout of social media adaptation, courtesy of CoinDesk’s features reporter and assistant opinion editor for Layer 2, Daniel Kuhn. Read the full story here. - This episode was edited & produced by Michele Musso & Adrian Blust with o ...  Show more