Today on the flagship podcast of region locked phones: 
The Verge’s Allison Johnson and Jon Porter report back on all the tech we saw at Mobile World Congress this past week. 

MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona


Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future 


What if phones actually bent to our needs? 

The Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing’s MWC event.

The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 

Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring 

A short gif of Infinix’s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.

Now there’s a 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it 

Xiaomi’s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.

Honor’s Magic 6 Pro launches internationally with AI-powered eye tracking on the way 

HMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers 


Later, David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about web crawlers and AI. 
With the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial

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AI gadgets, bendy phones, and more from MWC

The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy has as smart a kitchen as any reasonable person possibly could; she has smart appliances, a smart sink, a smart fridge, and more voice assistants than anyone could ever talk to. And for a few days, she tried to let her kitchen do the work: telling her what to cook, getting everything set up just right, and even taking some of the cooking and cleaning load off her shoulders. Jen kept a diary during her adventures, and then joined The Vergecast to tell the tale. The fun, frustrating, exciting, harrowing tale.
Links:

The Thermomix

The Samsung Food app

The Fresco app

The GE Profile Smart Smoker

The Smart Instapot Pro

The Traeger Smart Wood Pellet Grill

The Typhur Smart Air Fryer

Tovala Smart Countertop Oven

My favorite smart oven is toast


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How smart is the smart kitchen, really?

The Verge's Nilay Patel and David Pierce talk through the weird and winding history of Apple's "secret" car project now that it's officially dead. And later, senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner makes her Vergecast debut to catch us up on the arguments made this week in the Supreme Court about online speech and the First Amendment.

Further reading:

Apple’s electric car project is dead

RIP to the Apple Car, we hardly knew ye 

Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns

Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news

The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech

Why Uber and Etsy came up so much in the Supreme Court’s social media arguments

Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are 'completely unacceptable'

TikTok is removing even more songs as music rights battle drags on


The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t 

Ford offers EV owners free Tesla Supercharger adapters until July

Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs


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The Apple Car crash

Today on the flagship podcast of the economic theory of Dave and Busters: 
02:50 - The Verge’s Mia Sato shares her experience on a new shopping app called Flip, which is filled with only videos that earn affiliate revenue. 
Where everyone’s an influencer and everything’s for sale

35:34 - The Verge’s Vjeran Pavic and Becca Farsace chat with David Piece about the new Fuji X100VI, and why this line of cameras was a sensation on social media. 

Fujifilm announces the X100VI, its follow-up to a TikTok sensation

The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI)

Fujifilm X100T review


57:44 - Verge producer Will Poor answers a follow-up question about the right to repair legislation in this week’s Vergecast Hotline.

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Tales of a shopping influencer

Over the next two Sundays on The Vergecast, The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison-Tuohy and David Pierce dig into the dream smart kitchen, the less-than-dreamy reality of the situation, and what it might take to make cooking, cleaning, meal-prepping, and eating more efficient and more fun.
On this episode, Jen takes us on a tour of her own smart(ish) kitchen, and explains why the kitchen often feels left behind in the overall smart home race. Then, Jen and David are joined by Ben Harris, the CEO of Fresco; and Nick Holzherr, the co-founder of Samsung Food. They tell us about the opportunities and challenges in reinventing the way we cook and eat, and explain why the AI revolution might usher in huge change.
Further reading:

This smart oven solved my work-from-home lunchtime conundrum

2023 in the smart home: Matter’s broken promises

How the smart home is finally getting out of your phone and into your home

Appliance makers are teaming up to reduce your electricity usage — and save you cash

This smart mixer did not make me a better baker

Can Samsung Food usher in a new era for the smart kitchen?


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The smart kitchen is a great idea — and a strange reality

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss ChatGPT and Gemini updates, Walmart acquiring Vizio, Apple's Sports app, and more.

Further reading:

Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data

Google apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis 

Google’s open-source Gemma AI models draw from the research behind Gemini

ChatGPT spat out gibberish for many users overnight before OpenAI fixed it

One month with Microsoft’s AI vision of the future: Copilot Pro

Gemini, Gemma, Goose. 

OpenAI can’t register ‘GPT’ as a trademark — yet

Artificial investment

Walmart to acquire Vizio in $2.3 billion deal

Echo Hub review: a simple, customizable smart home control panel

Samsung details a host of audio upgrades coming to its phones, tablets, and TVs

Apple says the iPhone 15’s battery got better — but won’t say how

Rice is not included in Apple’s official guidance for a wet phone


One of the last small-ish Android phones looks like it's going the way of the iPhone Mini 

OnePlus is getting back into the smartwatch game


The Garmin Forerunner 165 could be a great budget running watch 

Sony’s PlayStation Portal hacked to run emulated PSP games

Framework is selling a cheap modular laptop 

Wyze says camera breach let 13,000 customers briefly see into other people’s homes

Apple launches Apple Sports app with scores and betting odds 

Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks 

IBM quantum computing updates: System Two and Heron

Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip manufacturing deal

Rivian says it is laying off 10 percent of its workforce as EV woes deepen

Ford slashes Mustang Mach-E prices again as EV price war enters its second year


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The AIs are officially out of control

Today on the flagship podcast of sneaky gaming strategies:
03:45 - Verge producer Will Poor reports on a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and what's next in the right-to-repair movement.

The right-to-repair movement is just getting started

Status of Right to Repair legislation state by state, via repair.org

iFixit explains parts pairing

Jessa Jones’ iPad Rehab

Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair

The current draft of Oregon’s Right to Repair bill


33:13 - Tom Warren breaks down the news from Microsoft’s gaming chief about Xbox games coming to PS5 and next-gen hardware.
Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

1:00:49 - David Pierce and Alex Cranz answer a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the crackdown on password sharing for streaming services.

Netflix might ruin password sharing for everyone 

Disney Plus is finally cracking down on password sharing in the US

Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix


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The right to repair – and play games anywhere

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Apple fans starting to return the Vision Pro, Xbox exclusive games, Super Bowl streaming troubles, and more.
Further reading:

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros

Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is ‘the better product’ vs. Apple’s Vision Pro

Meta’s big vision for face computers might be better than Apple’s

Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more

Microsoft prepares to take Xbox everywhere

Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google

Gemini 1.5: Google’s next-gen AI model is almost ready 

Google’s Gemini assistant is fantastic and frustrating

OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model

ChatGPT’s memory gives OpenAI’s chatbot new information about you 

Can watermarks save us from deepfakes?


Automating ableism 


The text file that runs the internet 

Apple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EU

FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown 

Apple appears to be breaking iPhone web apps in the EU

Walmart might buy Vizio to win the fight over cheap TVs 

AI at Work


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The shine comes off the Vision Pro

Today on the flagship podcast of video podcasts:
02:52 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with 1Password's Anna Pobletts about good password hygiene, passkeys, and the upsides of a third-party password manager.

Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-on support

Biometrics? Bring it on: why Okta’s Jameeka Green Aaron wants passwords to go away

How to use a passkey to sign in to your Google account

1Password’s passkeys explainer


31:56 - Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the state of wearables and why this may be the year for the smart ring.

Fossil is quitting smartwatches

This might be the year of the smart ring

The best smartwatches for Android

The best fitness trackers to buy right now


58:46 -Later, David answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline.

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

Here’s how much the Vision Pro’s accessories cost


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Passkeys might really kill passwords

The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Adi Robertson discuss sports streaming, Apple Vision Pro updates, Bluesky removing its invite system, and more.
Further reading:

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. are putting together a juggernaut sports streaming app

Disney Plus will start its password-sharing crackdown this summer

Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create ‘persistent universe’ tied to Fortnite

Apple TV+ Became HBO Before HBO Could Become Netflix

@lucas_shaw • All these articles should be required to note that nobody watches Apple TV+. • Threads

A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density

Apple’s first Vision Pro beta lets you bring virtual items closer 

Apple’s Vision Pro launch day photo drop captures eager customers.

The Vision Pro’s killer app: Cybertruck clout-chasing accessory

YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’ 

Vision Pro’s Personas look a little crisper after latest beta update.

It’s been 10 hours.

Bluesky social network drops invite-only sign ups

The fediverse, explained: Mastodon, Threads, and the open future of social networking

X hits number one on the Apple App Store amid second celebrity image scandal

The FCC bans robocalls with AI-generated voices

Ford quietly created its own ‘skunkworks’ team to develop low-cost electric vehicles

Apple is still working on foldable iPhones and iPads


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Disney’s big bets on sports, streaming, and Fortnite

Today on the flagship podcast of anti-glare coatings:
03:58 - Josh Miller, CEO The Browser Company, joins the show to chat about the Arc Search mobile browser.

Arc Search: a new iPhone app combining browser, search, and AI


The Arc browser is the Chrome replacement I've been waiting for 


48:34 - Allison Johnson shares her review of the flagship Samsung Galaxy S24 phones.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: all that and AI

Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: smart choices


1:18:54- David Pierce answers a question from The Vergecast Hotline about the Apple Vision Pro.

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

Meta’s Quest headsets add spatial video and pinch controls to compete with Vision Pr


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How AI will change phones — and the whole internet

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro review rating, changes to the TikTok app, streaming news, and more.
Further reading:

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens

Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables

Even without Netflix and YouTube, Apple’s Vision Pro has over 600 apps at launch

TikTok loses Taylor Swift, Drake, and other major Universal Music artists

UMG set to remove music from TikTok amid AI and payment concerns

TikTok test automatically identifies products in videos and offers purchase links

TikTok goes full YouTube

Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix

The death of the Amazon deal could mean goodbye iRobot

Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy

All the news from Congress’ Big Tech child safety hearing

Snap is recalling and refunding every drone it ever sold

TikTok’s CEO can’t catch a break from xenophobia in Congress

Your home’s internet connection could soon be called .internal


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Is this peak TikTok?

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Nilay's review of the Apple Vision Pro, and then answer questions from our listeners.
Further reading:

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not 


Apple Vision Pro review (video)


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The Apple Vision Pro review

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple allowing alternative browser engines in the EU, Netflix getting WWE, Pixel 9 leaks, and more.
Further reading:

Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone

Apple is allowing alternative browser engines in iOS 17.4 — but only in the EU

Apple opens App Store to game streaming services

Netflix is turning into cable TV 

Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan

WWE Monday Night Raw is ditching cable for Netflix

The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving


Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh 

The Pixel 9 leaks are already here


Leaked pictures show a very blue Pixel 9. 

The Vision Pro’s most important app is Safari, whether Apple likes it or not

Vision Pro cover glass repairs will set you back $799 without AppleCare Plus

Apple tells artists how much more money they can make with spatial audio

Inside India’s race to cool 1.3 billion people in a warming world

Nintendo goes after the Palworld Pokémon modder

The Pokémon Company says it will ‘investigate’ Palworld

This baby is covered in old flip phones and chips — and you cannot afford it


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Apple (grumpily) opens up the App Store

Today on the flagship podcast of really old computers:
03:54 - Walt Mossberg, former Verge executive editor and longtime Wall Street Journal tech columnist, joins the show to discuss forty years of the Macintosh computer.

Mossberg - The Verge

The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving

Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh

Looking back on 40 years of Macintosh


40:28 - Ali Abdaal chats about his new book "Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters To You" and why overthinking your productivity system might not be such a good idea.

 Ali Abdaal - YouTube


Feel Good Productivity


1:06:53 - David Pierce answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about laptops.
The best laptops you can get

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From the Macintosh to the Vision Pro — and beyond

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Victoria Song, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro demo, the Samsung Galaxy S24 announcement, and more of this week's tech news.
Watch the video here
Further reading:

Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time

Apple Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription

The Apple Vision Pro has a ‘guest’ mode for your friends to try it

Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus

Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro

Magic Leap’s CEO isn’t worried about competing with the Apple Vision Pro.

Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know

Apple Watch sales ban restarts Thursday

Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning

This smartwatch has the tech that sparked the Apple Watch ban

Samsung is making a Galaxy Ring 

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and AI event: all the news


The Galaxy S24 Ultra is smarter, pricier, and just as big as ever 

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra might fend off scratches just as well as drops

Samsung’s S24 and S24 Plus put new AI smarts in a polished package

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 is first to be able to upload HDR photos to Instagram

Google’s Circle to Search makes visual searches super simple

Samsung’s Galaxy AI is coming to 100 million Galaxy phones.

Meta’s new goal is to build artificial general intelligence


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Vision Pro, Galaxy S24: it’s gadget season again

Today on the flagship podcast of endlessly looping sounds:
02:33 - David Pierce dives into one piece of music that has taken over "North Sea TikTok"
20:45 - Alex Cranz joins the show to preview new TV shows coming to streaming in 2024, and gives predictions about which streaming service will come out on top this year.
55:36 - This week's Vergecast Hotline question about E Ink at CES.

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Who will win the 2024 streaming wars?

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz follow up on all the rest of the gadgets and tech seen at CES 2024.
Further reading:

CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor

The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you

Rabbit sells out 10,000 units of its R1 pocket AI companion in one day


Samsung’s Ballie robot is now a projector that follows you around  

Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI


Wi-Fi 7 certification is now underway for new routers and devices  

 Belkin made an iPhone dock that can track you around the room 


 Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable


Have yourself some more Thunderbolt 5.

Behold: the first Thunderbolt 5 port we’ve seen on an actual PC.

I just watched the first interactive broadcast TV channel in the US


Thread Group is finally fixing Thread border routers  

The Aqara Hub M3 launches at CES 2024 

Google and Samsung team up to simplify Android sharing

Intel: ‘We are bringing the AI PC to the car’


Hyundai says hydrogen will play a ‘prominent role’ in going carbon neutral  


BMW turns inward for CES, announcing new gaming, streaming, AR, and AI features  


VW’s software division and Bosch are testing robot parking and EV charging  


Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for ‘enriching conversations’  


Kia’s ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ is a family of modular electric minivans for businesses  

Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars

Mercedes-Benz’s best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost

Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026

Google Chrome is coming to your car

Sony’s Afeela needs to be more than a feeling


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Rabbit, Ballie, and the other gadgets of CES 2024

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz are discuss all the things with screens announced at CES 2024.
Further reading:

I’ve looked through LG’s new transparent OLED TV and seen something special

Samsung’s got its own transparent display.

Samsung’s new OLED TV could make annoying glare a thing of the past 

Samsung finally puts the TV at the heart of its smart home


The Frame has become such a hit that Samsung is making a speaker version  


Intel’s new 14th Gen mobile processors are here for 2024’s gaming laptops  

Lenovo’s latest 2-in-1 crams Windows and Android into one device 


Razer gaming laptops at CES 2024: Blade spec bumps and display upgrades   


Alienware’s M16 R2 trims the behind for less power and more portability   


MSI Claw hands-on: the Steam Deck rival with Intel inside  

MSI’s Claw is an Intel-powered Windows competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck

What if your Samsung flip phone could flip further?


Apple Vision Pro launches February 2nd  

Apple Vision Pro prescription lenses will cost $149 extra

Xreal’s new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro

Asus targets Apple’s Vision Pro (with M2) with the AirVision M1


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The TVs, monitors, and laptops at CES 2024

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz kick off the new year with a preview of what we're excited to see at CES 2024 next week, but not before a brief discussion on copyright, the open web, and the first movements of a battle between The New York Times and OpenAI.
Further reading:

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

Here’s how major media companies are handling OpenAI.

Read the lawsuit!

For the second year in a row, Sony won’t have new TVs at CES

CES 2024: Dell’s XPS laptop lineup is about to look very different

Samsung’s new AI-enabled smart fridge can design recipes for you

Jony Ive imagined the Vision Pro giving you Zoom eyes and sunglasses

Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail

Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th


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