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YouTube’s bad week: pedophiles, hate speech, and Steven Crowder Jun 07, 2019

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There was so much news this week that we had to add another Vergecast episode to cover it all. Besides Apple’s WWDC, the most important story in The Verge’s coverage has been the various crises YouTube is facing over its moderation policies — problems with hate speech and harassment, pedophiles on the platform, and white supremacist content.

Verge editor-in-chiefand Vergecast co-hostNilay Patel invites Silicon Valley editor Casey Newton and senior reporter Adi Robertson to the show to explain what is happening on YouTube, how YouTube is handling it, and the outrage cycle surrounding it.

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WWDC 2019, a new Mac Pro, and updates to the iPad Jun 07, 2019

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This week Apple held their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss everything announced — from the Mac Pro to iOS to iPadOS.

Also, Google gave some updates on their new Stadia game service right before the show so the crew dives into that as well as the Palm Pre 10th anniversary.

Stories discussed this week:

-The Palm Pre launched 10 years ago today, here’s what it meant to me

-Apple’s $5,000 Pro Display monitor doesn’t come with a stand in the box

-Apple announces all-new redesigned Mac Pro, starting at $5,999

-Does the iPad make sense as a computer now?

-Apple knows that iPad mouse support has broad appeal

-iPadOS should make the iPad a better tablet, but not a laptop

-Sidecar lets you use your iPad as a second display for your Mac

-Apple reveals iPadOS for iPad with new home screen widgets and multitasking improvements

-Apple Maps is getting its own version of Google Maps’ Street View

-House lawmakers launch antitrust investigation into Big Tech

-Apple announces new sign-in tool to compete with Facebook and Google

-Apple will permanently remove Dashboard in macOS Catalina

-Apple CarPlay getting design refresh and better Siri support in iOS 13

-Apple TV and iOS will soon support Xbox One and PS4 controllers

-Apple’s HomePod speaker will be able to recognize who’s speaking to it with iOS 13

-Apple enables HomeKit support for home security cameras and routers

-Apple wants to save your hearing and track your menstrual cycle with new Apple Watch update

- Google’s Stadia game service is officially coming November: Everything you need to know

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The ethics of AI with Google's AI lead Jeff Dean Jun 04, 2019

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What are tech giants like Google doing to tackle the ethical issues that surround artificial intelligence? Verge senior reporter James Vincent speaks with Google AI lead Jeff Dean and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about AI bias, facial recognition, and government regulation around AI.

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Weird laptops of Computex, new Intel and AMD chips, and a WWDC preview May 31, 2019

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss all the new laptops revealed at Computex 2019, the new processor chips from Intel and AMD, what's to come at Apple's WWDC next week, and more updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger.

Stories discussed this week: Laptops are getting weird and wonderful Twin River is Intel’s attempt to build a dual-screen laptop out of fabric Did Intel just nail the dual-screen gaming laptop?Asus put two 4K screens on its extravagant ZenBook Pro Duo laptop Intel, AMD, and ARM each see our computing future differently AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 3900X has all the performance at half the price of Intel Intel’s 10th Gen, 10nm Ice Lake CPUs: everything you need to know Apple WWDC 2019: Mac Pro, iOS 13, Marzipan, and what else to expect Apple should make more iPad apps for the Mac Apple refreshes the iPod touch with the iPhone 7’s processor Apple’s latest defense of the App Store shows how hard it is to compete with Apple Apple’s former app approval chief says he’s ‘really worried’ about company’s anticompetitive behavior Experts are furious over the FCC’s rosy picture of broadband access T-Mobile and Sprint might have to create a new carrier to get their merger approved Sprint’s 5G network is here, and it’s completely different from what Verizon and AT&T are doing 5G has arrived in the UK, and it’s fast

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How technology is changing music with Switched on Pop’s Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan May 28, 2019

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Switched on Pop hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan join Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to unpack how technology is changing the distribution, making, and sound of popular music.

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The T-Mobile and Sprint merger, Apple tweaks the Macbook keyboards, and Huawei vs. Trump May 24, 2019

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The Verge's Russel Brandom joins the show to decipher the Huawei ban as well as its larger implications.

Second half of the show, Dieter Bohn explains how Apple is tweaking its troubled keyboard design on its current and future Macbooks. Nilay Patel ends the show with updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger.

Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more Ouya will be shut down for good on June 25th Huawei vs. Trump: all the news about the Chinese phone maker's …Intel, Qualcomm, and other chipmakers reportedly join Google in Huawei ban Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version Lawmakers applaud Google for revoking Huawei’s Android license Huawei can keep sending software updates to phones for three months, US says Microsoft removes Huawei laptop from store, remains silent on potential Windows ban Apple tweaks its troubled MacBook keyboard design, expands repair …Apple will repair 2016 MacBook Pros with 'flexgate' display issues for …Apple updates top-end MacBook Pros with tweaked keyboard and ...Sprint will sell off Boost Mobile if merger with T-Mobile is approved …T-Mobile's merger promises are meaningless Justice Department recommends blocking T-Mobile-Sprint ... The future of AT&T is an ad-tracking nightmare hellworld

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Huawei, 5G, and Robocalls with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks May 21, 2019

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FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks stops by to discuss Huawei, regulating robocalls, net neutrality, the race for 5G and more with The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Makena Kelly.

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OnePlus 7 Pro review, the White House's censorship tool, and more streaming wars May 17, 2019

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Dieter Bohn's OnePlus 7 Pro and Pixel 3a review starts off the show, followed by Adi Robertson's coverage of everything the government is doing with Facebook and tariffs, and we end on our featured updates on the streaming wars.

Stories mentioned this week: One month ago, Foxconn said its innovation centers weren't empty …Verizon’s 5G network is now hitting gigabit download speeds The new Apple TV app launches today on iOS, Apple TV, and Samsung TVs Facebook will increase pay for its contractors in North America Samsung’s Galaxy Home missed its April launch date, and the company won’t say why Google Pixel 3A review: a $399 phone with a great camera OnePlus 7 Pro review: an amazing screen meets a good enough …White House launches tool to report censorship on Facebook …Donald Trump is short-circuiting the electronics industry Phones and laptops are next to be hit by Trump's China tariff hikes …White House cracks down on Huawei equipment sales with executive …FCC commissioner calls for investigation into Chinese telecoms operating in US networks HP’s new dual-screen gaming laptop lets you watch Twitch and play simultaneously What does it cost to compete with Disney and Netflix? Quibi bets $2 …Disney wants full control of Hulu, but doesn't want to lose any shows …Comcast is giving Disney full control of HuluSubscribe to The Vergecast for free in your favorite podcast app

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The lawyer who won against Apple at the Supreme Court May 14, 2019

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Apple just lost a case at the Supreme Court, and an antitrust lawsuit claiming that the App Store is a monopoly will proceed. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and senior reporter Adi Robertson speak to Mark Rifkin, one of the lawyers who argued the case against Apple.Subscribe to the Vergecast here for free in your favorite podcast appFor more on this case, check out Adi Robertson's recent work on The Verge

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Google I/O and the future of Android with Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer and Android Director Stephanie Cuthbertson May 09, 2019

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Google's I/O conference in Mountain View, California, the Vergecast crew chats with Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP at Google for Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Play, comms and photos, and Stephanie Cuthbertson, director of Android to the show to talk new products such as the Pixel and Nest line, messaging, and of course Android.

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