We can't trust photos anymore

Most of the focus in this year’s midterms is naturally on Congress. But the battle to control state legislatures matters just as much, if not more. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, ...  Show more

Football is by far the most popular sport in the US, but that isn’t stopping the NFL from investing in one of the least popular sports in the US. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers and Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Sarah Schweppe and Gabriel Duna ...  Show more

For this full-on “what is a photo” episode, we start by chatting with Halide developers Ben Sandofsky and Sebastiaan De With about what it means to build a camera app in 2024 — and what it means to try and accurately capture a photo. Then The Verge’s Allison Johnson joins the sho ...  Show more

Today on the flagship podcast of spec bumps: 02:21 - The Verge’s David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the announcements from Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac event. Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event: all the news from Apple’s online keynote 27:56 - Becca Farsace joins the show ...  Show more

Apple’s announcement of new child abuse scanning tools has some people confused and concerned. Is Apple looking at all your pictures? Could you end up falsely accused? And will this lead to Apple acting as a spy for the government to watch us? Learn the truth about the new tools, ...  Show more

Apple releases a new augmented reality product, Apple Vision Pro, and it’s actually quite dangerous. Today, Liz breaks down how this is a slippery slope for a society that’s already struggling to grasp reality and examines the features that reek of manipulation. Plus, Jesse Kelly ...  Show more