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The Vergecast

The Vergecast is the flagship daily podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And Monday through Thursday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.

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Latest Episodes:

Can you build a company like Uber without being a jerk? Sep 09, 2019

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On this week’ interview episode of The Vergecast, editor-in-chief of The Verge Nilay Patel sits down with New York Times reporter Mike Isaac. Isaac has been reporting on the ride-sharing company Uber for over five years now and just released a book all about Uber and the stories surrounding it called Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.

Nilay and Mike talk about how Uber got to where it is today, Uber’s interactions with companies like Apple and Google, and whether or not you have to be a “jerk” to start a company that changes the world.

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Android 10 official release, IFA 2019 dispatch, and Facebook Dating launches Sep 06, 2019

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This week on The Vergecast, there's a new "portable" Sonos speaker, Android 10 is now available on all Pixel phones, our reporters at IFA 2019 run through the announcements from the field, and Facebook brings their dating feature to the United States.

Discussed this week: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence: “There’s no category of audio that I don’t think we want to explore”Sonos’ first portable speaker is the $399 Move Android 10 officially released for Google Pixel phones Android 10 review: permanent beta Google Assistant’s Ambient Mode turns Android devices into smart displays Google can’t fix the Android update problem Philips Hue gets Edison-style light bulbs, a smart plug, and updated Hue Go lamp Amazon, Roku, and the battle for your TV Anker is putting Fire TV in a soundbar for the first time Amazon announces new Fire TV Cube with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and ‘Local Voice Control’LG’s new G8X ThinQ bets that two screens are better than a foldable one How Samsung fixed the Galaxy Fold Facebook Dating launches in the United States today Nike’s Adapt Huaraches will let you ask Siri to unlace your shoes Apple iPhone 11 event rumors ranked from mind-blowing to no way Apple Music launches on the web Touch ID and Face ID could coexist in 2020 iPhones, says report Apple may release a new Apple TV with an A12 chip The New York MTA would like you to stop dropping your AirPods onto the tracks

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Sonos CEO Patrick Spence: "There's no category of audio that I don't think we want to explore" Sep 05, 2019

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CEO of Sonos Patrick Spence sat down with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel for The Vergecast once again, this time immediately after a Sonos press event in New York City. Sonos had just announced a few new products, notably their first Bluetooth speaker — the Sonos Move — so Spence answered some questions about those new products, what it took to finally bring Bluetooth to a Sonos device, and if Apple’s Siri will be coming to their speakers.

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iPhone event Sept 10th, Microsoft Surface event Oct 2nd, and the future of Siri Aug 30, 2019

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Stories this week: HP has a new CEO Apple’s next iPhone event will take place on September 10th Apple releases iOS 13.1 beta before iOS 13 is even out Apple apologizes for Siri audio recordings, announces privacy changes going forward Apple was a little behind on Siri privacy, now it’s way ahead Apple contractors were allegedly listening to 1,000 Siri recordings a day — each We’re still not getting voice assistants right BBC plans ‘Beeb’ voice assistant for its apps and services A phone insurance company bought uBreakiFix, the official Pixel and Galaxy phone repairerApple will let more independent repair shops buy ‘genuine’ iPhone parts Microsoft announces Surface event on October 2nd in New York City ...Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headset goes on sale in September Samsung announces Galaxy Home Mini public beta before full-size speaker has even shipped Fitbit’s new Versa 2 has an OLED screen and Alexa voice support Fossil ‘Gen 5’ smartwatch review: best of a Wear OS situation Garmin’s best GPS sport watches are getting even better LG’s $4,399.99 fridge makes ‘craft ice’ for cocktail lovers Google’s been thinking about a watch with a hole-punch camera Nintendo Switch Lite hands-on: a budget handheld with a premium …TV manufacturers unite to tackle the scourge of motion smoothing

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Former chief security officer of Facebook Alex Stamos Aug 27, 2019

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Nilay Patel interviews Alex Stamos, director of Stanford's Internet Observatory and former chief security officer for Facebook. Nilay and Alex talk about how Cambridge Analytica changed Facebook, the tradeoffs big tech companies make with working with law enforcement and keeping users secure, and how prepared Facebook is for the next presidential election.

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Galaxy Note 10 Plus review, Apple fall lineup rumors, and green bubble Giphys Aug 23, 2019

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This week on The Vergecast...Dieter's got a review for the Galaxy Note 10, Samsung has some blue bubble bashing GIFs, and there are a whole bunch of Apple device rumors.Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review: should you spend for the stylus?Samsung made a sad Giphy page filled with comeback GIFs to send people who diss green bubbles Apple’s Pro iPhones, new iPads, and 16-inch MacBook Pro detailed in Bloomberg report Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods and cheaper HomePod expected in 2020 iOS 13 beta hints at an Apple iPhone 11 event on September 10th …New ceramic and titanium Apple Watch models spotted in watchOS 6 …Apple TV Plus will reportedly cost $9.99 per month and launch in …Apple reportedly ups TV spending by $5 billion to compete with Amazon and Netflix Apple warns you may permanently discolor your Apple Card if it’s stored in leather You should opt out of the Apple Card's arbitration clause — here's how …Intel introduces eight new 10th Gen Comet Lake processors Dell’s latest XPS 13 and Inspiron laptops feature Intel’s Comet Lake 10th Gen CPUs Bose tries to beat Sonos to the punch with a do-everything portable speaker Sonos’ first portable Bluetooth speaker leaks in more detail Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods and cheaper HomePod expected next year This label means your laptop has nine hours of real battery life ...Verizon just announced a partnership with Boingo to solve its biggest 5G problem

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Sen. Michael Bennet talks tech in the next election Aug 20, 2019

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The Verge's Makena Kelly and Nilay Patel sit down with senator and presidential candidate Michael Bennet to discuss his new book "Dividing America"

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Huawei announces HarmonyOS, Apple's bad battery week, and smart ovens turning on overnight Aug 16, 2019

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Stories discussed this week: Smart ovens have been turning on overnight and preheating to 400 …June Oven competitors want you to know their smart ovens can't ...Apple explains the new iPhone warning for 'unauthorized' battery …Apple is locking iPhone battery repair, says iFixit - The Verge The FAA has banned recalled MacBook Pros from all flights — like any ...Spotify takes Spotify for Podcasters out of beta Apple and Spotify are reportedly in talks to let Siri play your Discover …Spotify is testing a new Favorite Device feature for handing off music to Sonos is making a Bluetooth speaker, and here are some of its ...Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second …Facebook now lets anyone make an Instagram face filter Security researchers find that DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware attack Huawei delays Mate X launch beyond September Huawei's new operating system is called HarmonyOS The Honor Vision TV is Huawei's first HarmonyOS device

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Exclusive: Matt Mullenweg and Automattic bought Tumblr. What’s next? Aug 14, 2019

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Automattic just bought Tumblr from Verizon for reportedly 3 million dollars. CEO of Automattic Matt Mullenweg sits down with The Verge's Julia Alexander and Nilay Patel for this emergency episode of the Vergecast to share what his plans are for the micro-blogging platform.

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TechFreedom's Berin Szóka on bad tech policy Aug 13, 2019

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This week on the Vergecast interview series, The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel sits down with Berin Szóka, the president of TechFreedom. TechFreedom is a tech policy think tank based in Washington, DC that “digs deep into the hard policy and legal questions raised by technological change.”

Berin and Nilay have differed on a few issues regarding tech policy, like net neutrality, but what they do agree on is the state of the tech policy conversation — it’s bad. Szóka says Republicans he has previously worked with are now getting important topics like Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act wrong, and bad-faith politicians are misinterpreting it to try to score points and pass policy in their favor.

Hear Berin talk about what’s happening now with legislation like Sen. Josh Hawley’s platform moderation bills, why it’s weird for conservatives to want to directly regulate speech on the internet, and how this might play out in the future. Below is a lightly edited excerpt of the conversation.

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