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333: 5G phones, Juul, and Microsoft's move to Chromium Dec 07, 2018

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This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter are joined by Verge science reporter Rachel Becker to discuss what’s going on in the world of Juul — why it’s so popular, how addictive it is, and where it’s being restricted.

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The history of online harassment before and after Gamergate with Caroline Sinders Dec 04, 2018

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Cataloging online harassment before and after Gamergate with Caroline Sinders

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332: Pixel Slate, Google Fi, and Section 230 Nov 30, 2018

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Nilay, Dieter, and Paul are back from Thanksgiving and ready to spill the beans on the tech news you may or may not have been paying attention to this week.

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Silicon Valley’s Rep. Ro Khanna talks tech regulation Nov 27, 2018

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On this week’s interview episode, Nilay is joined by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss Congress’ plans to regulate Big Tech in the new year. Earlier this month, Democrats were able to take back a majority in the House of Representatives, and after blockbuster events this year like Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, lawmakers are gearing up to rein in these Silicon Valley giants.

Khanna, who represents the California district that houses the Apple and Google campuses, was tasked with developing a set of principles these companies should abide by when it comes to issues like privacy, net neutrality, and anti-competitive behavior. He made the rounds, consulting with think tanks, the creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, and the tech companies themselves. From those discussions, Khanna was able to put forth a framework of 10 rights US citizens should have when they’re on the internet.

Khanna’s set of principles is called the “Internet Bill of Rights,” and with Democrats recapturing the House, tech leaders like Khanna have a chance to codify ideas like these into laws.

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Amazon HQ2, Google Night Sight, and Facebook Nov 16, 2018

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Dieter Bohn, Casey Newton, and Paul Miller bring you the latest this week with Amazon's announcement of the location of its new headquarters, a report on Facebook's leaders, a Google Pixel 3 Night Sight review,and a whole bunch more.

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President of StubHub Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Nov 13, 2018

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Nilay Patel interviews President of StubHub Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

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330: iPad Pro review, Macbook Air review, and Walt Mossberg Nov 08, 2018

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Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn reviewed Apple’s new iPad Pro and MacBook Air, and discuss their take on this week’s show.

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Anker CEO Steven Yang is all in on USB-C Nov 06, 2018

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Nilay interviews Steven Yang, Founder and CEO of Anker.

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329: Macbook Air, iPad Pro, and Mac Mini Nov 02, 2018

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Vergecast hosts Nilay and Dieter were able to attend Apple’s event in Brooklyn this week, so you can guess that’s what the crew talked about on this weeks show.

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Ivy Ross (Google’s VP of hardware design) and Rishi Chandra (Google’s VP of home and Nest) Oct 30, 2018

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Google's Ivy Ross and Rishi Chandra discuss the evolving and increasingly human design language of Google products, the future of devices like the Home Hub in a world that demands privacy, and — yes — the infamous Pixel 3 notch.

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