501: The Cake Lasted Five Days

Let's dissect the newly announced Googlebook laptop lineup, even though neither of us has touched it yet. Also, no one asked for the latest Harry Potter-themed Pixel Drop! 

Samsung responds to the iPhone Duo launch, Google tests a new scheme to pay publishers for AI use, and a 9-year-old racks up a $118,000 bill on YouTube ad campaigns. 

A look at Samsung's latest smartphones including the S20 lineup and Z Flip foldable; Google gets groovy for Valentine's Day; Mac malware outpaces PCs for the first time; Siri can answer election questions.Listeners ask questions about setting iPhone app defaults, upgrading to a R ...  Show more

Here we are! Another episode of The Vergecast. It’s been a busy week, which means lots for Nilay, Ashley, Dan, and Paul to talk about on the show. Facebook’s F8 developer conference took place this week so there’s lots of weird updates with AR, social VR, and mind reading. "It's ...  Show more

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David go over a few quick news stories including YouTube adding an audio eraser feature, the CMF Phone 1, and Spotify adding comments to podcasts, but most of the episode is about all of the new Samsung devices that were just announced! They talk a ...  Show more

This week, there was a surprising amount of big news but one eclipsed the others. Marques, Andrew, and David talk about experiencing a total eclipse and the new Find My Device on Android network before diving deep into the Humane AI Pin. Marques is still working on his review so ...  Show more