571: I Am My Own Robot

Checking in with "The Sims," whether hardware colors sway our buying choices, Apple's new pricing strategy with the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo, and whether the Studio Display XDR is a bad deal. 

The imminent Apple products we're most interested in, our weather tech suggestions, how we remember things, and our cities' transit payment options. 

Nilay and David talk about the future of social, in light of Bluesky's recent surge in growth. Threads is huge, Bluesky is ascendent, Mastodon is... around, but can any of them become the next Twitter? Is that even the goal? After that, Kylie Robison joins the show and the gang d ...  Show more

Nilay, Alex, and David are joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to talk about this year’s iPhone – and Joannabot, the AI chatbot Joanna made to help you make buying decisions. They also answer some questions about the new phones as Apple gets ready to ship them. T ...  Show more

Today on the flagship podcast of texting on the outside screen: 03:28 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Allison Johnson and Dan Seifert about the software design of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. 32:54 - David takes a trip to the Dave & Busters to find out ...  Show more

It's happening. Everything is happening, and we're opining about it. Plus, our excitement over Google I/O.