Technology News

by Catherine Shu (TechCrunch) on July 29, 2021

Just half a year after leading SODA’s Series B, SoftBank Ventures Asia is raising its bet on the Tokyo-based sneaker resell platform. The early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group announced today it has returned to lead SODA’s […]

by Mary Ann Azevedo (TechCrunch) on July 29, 2021

Just two weeks after reopening its New York and San Francisco offices, social media giant Twitter said Wednesday that it will be closing those offices “immediately.” The decision came “after careful consideration of the CDC’s […]

by Lucas Matney (TechCrunch) on July 29, 2021

Following the quarterly release of Facebook’s earnings numbers where the company’s CFO takes time to walk analysts through the nitty gritty of the company’s financials, CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a moment to zoom out and wax on the […]

by Catherine Shu (TechCrunch) on July 29, 2021

INKR is a digital comics platform that crosses cultural and language divides, enabling creators to reach global audiences with its proprietary localization technology. Previously bootstrapped, the company announced today that it has raised […]

by Mike Butcher (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

A new trend is emerging in the world of startups and, to many, it couldn’t have come too soon. Why are there so few women in senior roles? Women going through menopause are commonly known to drop out of leadership roles, for instance. In […]

by Shirin Ghaffary (Vox - Recode) on July 28, 2021

John Smith/VIEWpress via Getty ImagesTech companies continue to be at the forefront of how employers respond to the pandemic. As countless offices prepare to reopen this fall, there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the specifics, […]

by Sarah Perez (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Spotify’s recently launched live audio app and Clubhouse rival, Spotify Greenroom, has a long road ahead of it if it wants to take on top social audio platforms like Clubhouse, Airtime, Spoon and others, not to mention those from top […]

by Kristina Bravo (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Successful voice identification offers a level of security that PIN codes and passwords can’t, and in fintech it's all about security.

by Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Despite semiconductor shortages peaking during the second quarter of 2021, Ford says it delivered better-than-expected operating results by leveraging strong demand for new vehicles, like its Bronco SUV, according to its most recent […]

by Cecilia D'Anastasio (Wired) on July 28, 2021

“We love our jobs, but our jobs don’t love us back,” one worker told WIRED. "So we’re trying to change that.”

by Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Ford and its F-150 pickup, the automaker’s best-selling vehicle, have consistently inspired brand loyalty from pickup truck owners. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty Study, Ford has a 54.3% loyalty rate. Now […]

by Richard Dal Porto (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

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by Ram Iyer (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

"My startup is desperately recruiting, and we see a lot of engineering candidates on H-1Bs. They’re looking for H-1B transfers and green cards. What should we do?"

by George Lawton (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Canvas GFX launched Canvas Envision to ease integration of 3D models in documentation workflows and drive democratization of CAD tooling.

by Mike Minotti (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Ember Lab announced today that it has delayed Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The date has moved from August 24 to September 21.

by Brian Heater (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Earlier today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google/Alphabet staff that also noted the company will be […]

by Taylor Hatmaker (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Facebook posted its second quarter earnings Wednesday, beating expectations with $29 billion in revenue. The world’s biggest social media company was expected to report $27.8 billion in revenue for the quarter, a 50% increase from the […]

by Rebecca Bellan (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

The system aims to help users achieve more independence in their daily lives by allowing them to feel which way to walk through in-shoe vibrations connected to a navigation app on a smartphone.

by Tage Kene-Okafor (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Queen's Gambit Growth Capital, the women-led SPAC in charge of the deal, called Swvl 'a disruptive platform that solves complex challenges and empowers underserved populations.'

by Miranda Halpern (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Excerpts from our Twitter Spaces chat with MKT1 founders Emily Kramer and Kathleen Estreich on the growth marketing industry, when to hire a marketer and when a startup should consider outsourcing.

by Patrick Howell O'Neill (MIT Technology Review) on July 28, 2021

Israeli government officials visited the offices of the hacking company NSO Group on Wednesday to investigate allegations that the firm’s spyware has been used to target activists, politicians, business executives, and journalists, the […]

by Aria Alamalhodaei (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

'Collaborating with experts, aerospace partners, is a deliberate choice for us,” Lilium chief program officer Yves Yemsi said. 'It will help us to reduce our time to market and still be safe.'

by Alexandra Ames (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Whether you’re just starting to build your SaaS empire or you’re further along in your journey, you don’t want to miss TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 on October 27. This day-long virtual event, dedicated to the increasingly sophisticated […]

by Kirsten Korosec (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Ask 'Do you like working for him?' and you'll get a response that could have come straight from North Korea: 'Yup, he's a great leader! He motivates us to do great work.'

by Tim De Chant, Ars Technica (Wired) on July 28, 2021

In a bid to protect its investments in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells, the carmaker is lobbying against the transition to electric vehicles.

by Financial Times (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 28, 2021

US president's remarks follow breaches that paralyzed critical services.

by Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

This further differentiates the social-forward Snap Map from more established resources like Google Maps and Apple Maps, which you can't really use to find out what restaurants your friends like.

by Sarah Perez (TechCrunch) on July 28, 2021

Walmart’s investments in software and retail technologies it used to transform its business from a brick-and-mortar to one that combines both in-person and online shopping will now be made available to other retailers for the first time, […]

by George Lawton (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Industry giants Siemens and Dow create a testbed to drive digital twin adoption in chemical processing industries.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

OpenAI has released Triton, a 'Python-like' programming language to optimize workloads for multicore processors such as GPUs.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Gupshup, a startup developing a conversational marketing platform, has raised $240 million in new equity funding.

by Brad Anderson (ReadWrite) on July 28, 2021

Digital marketing is an ever-growing part of business success. According to Statista, in February 2020, U.S. marketing executives were devoting a whopping 13.2% of their company’s revenue toward marketing budgets. The allotted budget […]

by Neel V. Patel (MIT Technology Review) on July 28, 2021

When gas falls into a black hole, it releases an enormous amount of energy and spews electromagnetic radiation in all directions, making these objects some of the brightest in the known universe. But scientists have only ever been able to […]

by Lee Hutchinson (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 28, 2021

Join our headline experiment post-mortem today, July 28, at 1 pm Eastern time!

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

That's No Moon Entertainment has raised more than $100 million in investment from CrossFire creator Smilegate.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

DeepMind designed a virtual environment called XLand to train systems to succeed at problems and games, even those they haven't encountered.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Osmos, a startup developing a platform for enterprise data transformation, has emerged from stealth with $13 million in funding.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

A pair of surveys from IBM and the ISSA show that the cybersecurity gap is growing while data breaches become more expensive.

by Anand Shah (ReadWrite) on July 28, 2021

Our journey in experimenting with machine vision and image recognition accelerated when we were developing an application, BooksPlus, to change a reader’s experience. BooksPlus uses image recognition to bring printed pages to life. A […]

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

RainAg and Moleaer haved launched a new nanobubble-infused fertilizer that improves crop yields and reduces quantities of fertilizer used.

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Lumanu has secured $12 million in funding to simplify the business of the creator economy as they disrupt traditional media.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Noetic, which automates cybersecurity remediation with graph technology, has raised $15 million in venture funding.

by Jeremy White, Wired UK (Wired) on July 28, 2021

The head of design at Nothing explains how their product could take on Apple's all-conquering wireless earbuds, at a fraction of the cost.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Dixa, a company developing a platform to unify customer service channels and flows, has raised $105 million in venture capital.

by Jen Larsen (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Cindi Howson talks about advocating on behalf of women in STEM, inspiring the BIPOC kids left behind in STEM education, and more.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Cyolo, a company providing a platform for zero trust access, has raised $21 million in a series A funding round.

by Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

LogicGate, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, raised $113 million.

by Paul Sawers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Search-as-a-service platform Algolia has raised $150 million in a series D round of funding led by Lone Pine Capital. 

by Paul Sawers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Hightouch helps enterprises sync customer data between a warehouse and their CRM, marketing platform, and dozens of other business tools.

by Julian Chokkattu (Wired) on July 28, 2021

There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a phone these days. These are our favorite Android devices and iPhones for $200 to $500.

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 28, 2021

The additions come as the number of high-severity ransomware attacks ratchet up.

by Paul Sawers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Atera, a remote monitoring and management platform for IT teams, has raised $77 million in a round of funding led by General Atlantic.

by Gilad Edelman (Wired) on July 28, 2021

Social media is not the reason the pandemic hasn’t been conquered.

by Parker Hall (Wired) on July 28, 2021

The HW-Q950A is spendy, but the setup is dead simple, and it won't fail to immerse you in your favorite movies and shows.

by Eric Niiler (Wired) on July 28, 2021

An extraordinary drought in the West, plus dry lakes and reservoirs, mean there will be less water for farms, hydroelectric energy, and home users.

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Boosting local esports, HP's HyperX division said it will team up to provide Vindex's Beyond Gaming Arenas with gaming peripherals.

by Paul Sawers (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Treeverse has developed an open source platform called LakeFS to help enterprises manage data lakes similar to how they manage their code.

by Sage Lazzaro (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

CEOs receive 57 phishing emails a year, but other C-suites and non-executives like sales and IT employees are getting hit just as hard.

by VB Staff (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

As the scale of cloud environments grows, cloud teams say that risks — and the challenges and costs of addressing them — are increasing.

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 28, 2021

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick apologized for the "tone deaf" company response to allegations of sex discrimination.

by Tatyana Woodall (MIT Technology Review) on July 28, 2021

On Tuesday, July 27, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor spaces in communities where covid cases are spiking. Along with the new policy, the CDC […]

by Michael Vizard (VentureBeat) on July 27, 2021

The maintainers of the Apache Cassandra database have released a 4.0 update that has been three years in the making.

by Jeff Grubb (VentureBeat) on July 27, 2021

Last of the Nintendogs is ready to take another look at Metroid: Other M. Is the Wii Metroid game better than it gets credit for?

by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat) on July 27, 2021

AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company should be able to grow and gain share despite the overall semiconductor industry shortage.

by Julius Cerniauskas (ReadWrite) on July 27, 2021

Gathering and analyzing data has been the craze of business for quite some time now. Yet, too often, the former takes hold of companies at such strength that no care is given to the thought of utilizing data. There’s a reason we had to […]

by Deanna Ritchie (ReadWrite) on July 27, 2021

I got the Zeno Gym a little over a month ago. Man, is it tough — but I’m a little older. Then my little brother tried it out and loved it — he has consistently lifted weights several times a week at a gym for years. Then — my […]

by Abeer Raza (ReadWrite) on July 27, 2021

There’s no denying that videos are the most powerful tool to impact the viewer’s mind. This is because the human brain processes image 60,000 times faster than textual content. As a result, numerous major brands harness video […]

by Andy Greenberg (Wired) on July 27, 2021

PunkSpider is back, and crawling hundreds of millions of sites for vulnerabilities.

by Simon Hill (Wired) on July 27, 2021

When going abroad, these plugs are essential to keep your gadgets charged. These are our favorites.

by Gian Volpicelli, Wired UK (Wired) on July 27, 2021

Face-morphing adult content creator Coconut Kitty is ushering in the unsettling future of the medium, one where nothing is as it seems.

by David Karpf (Wired) on July 27, 2021

For decades, VR has failed to live up to expectations. Yet somehow, it keeps receiving more chances and more resources.

by Bhaskar Chakravorti (Wired) on July 27, 2021

A handful of companies have outsize influence on the world’s artificial intelligence. Policymakers must act now to stem the rise of powerful monopolies.

by Julian Chokkattu (Wired) on July 27, 2021

The TCL 20 Pro 5G, 20S, and 20 SE are perfectly capable and affordable handsets, but you can do better.

by Matt Simon (Wired) on July 27, 2021

Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds just formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.

by Arielle Pardes (Wired) on July 27, 2021

Just a few days after ditching its invite-only status, the audio chat app had fewer than 500,000 new downloads.

by Clive Thompson (Wired) on July 27, 2021

You want to be productive. Software wants to help. But even with a glut of tools claiming to make us all into taskmasters, we almost never master our tasks.

by James Temple (MIT Technology Review) on July 27, 2021

Wildfires raging across the US West Coast have filled the air with enough carbon dioxide to wipe out more than half of the region’s pandemic-driven emissions reductions last year. And that was just in July. The numbers illustrate a […]

by Nate Nead (ReadWrite) on July 27, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us got a glimpse of the potential future of telehealth. Telehealth, or telemedicine, is the ongoing delivery and execution of any health- or medicine-related services in a remote setting, using […]

by Will Knight (Wired) on July 27, 2021

The company announced a strategy that involves new machinery and new technologies. It may get a boost from the US government.

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 26, 2021

Company says it's in the process of overhauling its VPN offerings to better secure them.

by Jon Brodkin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 26, 2021

Ofcom says complexity of giant satellite networks raises interference concerns.

by Deanna Ritchie (ReadWrite) on July 26, 2021

It’s 4:00 pm and you’re exhausted. After already finishing a full day’s work, the kids are now home from school — the night shift has just begun. Right now, you are on duty — the kids need a snack and help with homework. While […]

by Jake Loveless (ReadWrite) on July 26, 2021

Fastly, one of the Internet’s many critical components experienced an outage on June 8th that took some of the most prominent websites online — well, offline. Then, almost two weeks later, Akamai, one of the largest global content […]

by Joshua Littlejohn (ReadWrite) on July 26, 2021

Domain names — the focal point of the internet. There is no doubt the existence of a big-three-domains consisting of the .com, .org and .net. These three reign supreme. For over 30 years, these domain extensions have been used to house […]

by Jess Grey (Wired) on July 26, 2021

No matter which console or device you play on, these corded headsets will lend depth and drama to your gameplay.

by Ria Teitelbaum (Wired) on July 26, 2021

The iconic action RPG introduced a world of gamers to Japanese fashion. Now with a sequel on the way, its influence has only grown.

by Simon Hill (Wired) on July 26, 2021

One of the best gaming chairs just got better, but it's not for everyone.

by Rhett Allain (Wired) on July 26, 2021

Calculating angular velocity and the moment of inertia isn’t quite as hard as competing in the Olympic gymnastics tournament—but it’s pretty darn tough.

by Will Knight (Wired) on July 26, 2021

The popular short-video app survived a plan to block it on US phones. Now, it’s mistrusted by both the US and Chinese governments.

by Cat Ferguson (MIT Technology Review) on July 26, 2021

In March, when covid cases began spiking around India, Bani Jolly went hunting for answers in the virus’s genetic code.  Researchers in the UK had just set the scientific world ablaze with news that a covid variant called B.1.1.7—soon […]

by Rowan Jacobsen (MIT Technology Review) on July 26, 2021

In May, the longtime coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric found himself at the center of the swirling debate over gain-of-function research, in which scientists engineer new properties into existing viruses. And during a congressional […]

by Shannon Flynn (ReadWrite) on July 25, 2021

Cryptocurrency has made some remarkable progress in the past few years. Bitcoin hit a peak of more than $60,000 this year, a jump of more than $50,000 since the year prior. Services like PayPal are also expanding crypto support as the […]

by Simon Hill (Wired) on July 25, 2021

Help your guests connect to your network without typing a thing.

by Medea Giordano, Louryn Strampe (Wired) on July 25, 2021

Protect your eyes in style while you lounge, run, paddle, or work on your computer outside.

by Jordana Cepelewicz (Wired) on July 25, 2021

Dozens of viruses don't use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this is possible—and perhaps more common than we think.

by Rebecca Heilweil (Vox - Recode) on July 25, 2021

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just flew to space. Now he wants more people to come along. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSix questions to consider before launching yourself into space. For many, the rise of commercial space tourism is a vulgar […]

by Aarian Marshall (Wired) on July 25, 2021

Money is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars.

by David Nield (Wired) on July 25, 2021

Let your phone be your guide. Even default map apps have handy features to help you plan an awesome itinerary.

by WIRED (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 25, 2021

Until it offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users.

by Jennifer Atkinson (ReadWrite) on July 24, 2021

The world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) offers a golden opportunity for entrepreneurs to maximize the traction of their business. They have a soaring market capitalization of $22.25 billion and a daily trading volume of $2.68 billion, […]

by Brian Barrett (Wired) on July 24, 2021

Plus: China's pipeline probing, a Chromebook debacle, and more of the week's top security news.

by Jeremy White (Wired) on July 24, 2021

Omega, the official timekeeper of the Games, is now using computer vision and motion sensors for events like swimming, gymnastics, and beach volleyball.

by Parker Hall (Wired) on July 24, 2021

No one ever regrets investing in a better home sound system. Our advice and gear recommendations can help.

by Janet Marinelli (Wired) on July 24, 2021

As more animals are spotted in urban areas, researchers recognize how cities can play a significant role in fostering biodiversity.

by Roger McNamee (Wired) on July 24, 2021

The president needs to prioritize Americans' wellbeing over Big Tech's whims to begin a path to restoring democracy, privacy, and competition.

by Louryn Strampe (Wired) on July 24, 2021

We found discounts on a MacBook Pro, an Instant Pot, and the newest Amazon Fire tablet.

by Brian Barrett (Wired) on July 24, 2021

The reboot—along with Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines—portray vengeful AIs as jilted geniuses. That revolution shouldn’t be televised.

by WIRED (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 24, 2021

Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool.

by Cecilia D'Anastasio (Wired) on July 23, 2021

A complaint filed this week alleges corrosive behavior that seems increasingly endemic to the video game industry.

by Tatyana Woodall (MIT Technology Review) on July 23, 2021

NASA’s InSight robotic lander has just given us our first look deep inside a planet other than Earth.  More than two years after its launch, seismic data that InSight collected has given researchers hints into how Mars was […]

by Eve Sneider (Wired) on July 23, 2021

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

by Deanna Ritchie (ReadWrite) on July 23, 2021

Venture capital (VC) firms are continuing to pour money into tech firms even as startups consider alternative funding mechanisms. According to a report from Pitchbook, this trend includes a record-breaking increase in pharma and biotech […]

by Geek's Guide to the Galaxy (Wired) on July 23, 2021

Scott Edelman's "A Plague on Both Your Houses" is a tale of the undead written in iambic pentameter.

by Manoj Babal (ReadWrite) on July 23, 2021

In this article, we will share six LinkedIn algorithm tips and insights and 11 actionable content tips. You can start following these tips on LinkedIn today to gain maximum engagement and opportunities. If you have a B2B company whose […]

by Colm Dolan (ReadWrite) on July 23, 2021

The tense wait for Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature to finally go live is now over. This means that app publishers and advertisers can stop dreading what the novel privacy feature will mean for the future, and start coming […]

by Angela Watercutter (Wired) on July 23, 2021

No, it’s not dead. But fans around the world mourn the loss anyway.

by Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica (Wired) on July 23, 2021

The birds aren’t producing sounds at random. Some of their strategies are surprisingly similar to ones used by humans.

by Julian Chokkattu (Wired) on July 23, 2021

These little wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.

by Steven Levy (Wired) on July 23, 2021

Plus: New Shepard’s dildo design, my seat on a private space flight, and the hearing that broke Fauci.

by WIRED Staff (Wired) on July 23, 2021

This week, Steven Levy fills us in on the Blue Origin launch, its implications, and why so many billionaires are obsessed with space travel.

by Parker Hall (Wired) on July 23, 2021

Modern technology makes studying to play a new instrument easier than ever. And the best part? Most of these tools are free or affordable.

by Chris Stokel-Walker, Lindsay Muscato (MIT Technology Review) on July 23, 2021

Oscar Maung-Haley, 24, was working a part-time job in a bar in Manchester, England, when his phone pinged. It was the UK’s NHS Test and Trace app letting him know he’d potentially been exposed to covid-19 and needed to self-isolate. […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 23, 2021

The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Alex Cranz discuss Verizon switching to Android Messages as default for RCS, as well as the many gadgets from this week. Verge policy editor Russell Brandom joins to talk about President Biden's criticism of […]

by Peter Rubin (Wired) on July 22, 2021

The apparel and shoes for team USA were designed for peak performance—ecologically and athletically.

by Adam Rogers (Wired) on July 22, 2021

In a warped version of international cooperation, the Games could provide a place for variants of the virus to spread and then return home with athletes.

by Brian Barrett (Wired) on July 22, 2021

A decryption tool has emerged, meaning any victims whose systems remain locked up can soon breathe easy.

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 22, 2021

REvil ransomware struck as many as 1,500 networks, but a master key is now available.

by Shirin Ghaffary (Vox - Recode) on July 22, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has proposed a new law meant to combat health misinformation online. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSen. Amy Klobuchar has proposed changing the internet law Section 230 in order to combat health misinformation. Sen. Amy […]

by Katrina Miller, Matt Simon (Wired) on July 22, 2021

InSight and Perseverance have sent back unprecedented data on everything from marsquakes to the Red Planet’s inner layers.

by Jon Brodkin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 22, 2021

AT&T, the only ISP available, kept canceling installs until she contacted news media.

by Julian Chokkattu (Wired) on July 22, 2021

The long-awaited tiny gaming device will be available to purchase next week, with shipments beginning before the end of the year.

by Financial Times (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 22, 2021

World’s largest oil producer says some company files were compromised.

by Angela Watercutter (Wired) on July 22, 2021

It might be available on HBO Max, but come on.

by Sean Gallagher (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 22, 2021

Turns out it's really hard to make a machine-learning model to evaluate headlines.

by Will Douglas Heaven (MIT Technology Review) on July 22, 2021

Back in December 2020, DeepMind took the world of biology by surprise when it solved a 50-year grand challenge with AlphaFold, an AI tool that predicts the structure of proteins. Last week the London-based company published full details of […]

by Puneet Mehta (ReadWrite) on July 22, 2021

A few weeks ago, I called my broadband provider about intermittent outages. The helpful customer support rep looked at my account and cheerfully told me that I could save money by switching to a different plan. A few minutes later, I had […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 22, 2021

Casey Newton talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about his vision for an embodied internet (or "the metaverse), the challenges of governing it, and gender imbalance in virtual reality today. They also discuss President Biden’s fierce […]

by Lily Hay Newman (Wired) on July 22, 2021

Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool—and the gaps in Apple’s and Google's defenses.

by Moss Clement (ReadWrite) on July 22, 2021

How can you use professional PowerPoint templates in content marketing to optimize ROIs? Are you wondering how your startup business can produce better results using presentation templates? You’re at the right place. This article covers: […]

by Sara Morrison (Vox - Recode) on July 21, 2021

Location data from dating app Grindr appears to have outed a priest. | Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty ImagesYour location data is for sale, and it can be used against you. One of the worst-case scenarios for the barely regulated and […]

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 21, 2021

Compromised routers give the hackers anonymity in ongoing large-scale attacks.

by Rani Molla (Vox - Recode) on July 21, 2021

Going back to the office can make people want to leave. | Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe future of work, according to a remote work expert. After a year-and-a-half hiatus, many offices will open back up in September. Most […]

by John Keever (ReadWrite) on July 21, 2021

The very nature of technology innovation lends itself to the types of buzzwords and jargon that can often impede people’s understanding of the technologies themselves. These buzzwords range from metaphorical, but ultimately […]

by Casey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) on July 21, 2021

Mice: check. Lizards: check. Squid: check. Marsupials … check. CRISPR has been used to modify the genes of tomatoes, humans, and just about everything in between. Because of their unique reproductive biology and their relative rarity in […]

by Jonathan M. Gitlin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 21, 2021

Argo and Ford will deploy driverless cars on Lyft's network in Miami and Austin.

by Devin de Vries (ReadWrite) on July 21, 2021

Governments can use public transport data to inform policymaking. Commuters benefit from real-time data on traffic or public-transport status. Yet, the biggest—and largely overlooked—use for mobile data could be for businesses […]

by Peter Kafka (Vox - Recode) on July 21, 2021

Netflix’s Stranger Things. | NetflixIt thinks you’ll watch Stranger Things and then play Stranger Things, the game. Netflix started out shipping DVDs to customers through the mail. Then it started streaming other people’s movies and […]

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 20, 2021

Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access.

by Shirin Ghaffary (Vox - Recode) on July 20, 2021

Biden announced on Tuesday his intent to nominate Jonathan Kanter to head the DOJ’s antitrust division. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesJonathan Kanter, tapped to lead the DOJ’s antitrust division, has represented Google’s competitors. […]

by Aayush Gupta (ReadWrite) on July 20, 2021

Artificial intelligence is gaining more and more attention. Intelligent self-learning programs disrupt many industries, including eCommerce, manufacturing and production lines, transportation, agriculture, logistics and supply chain, and […]

by Vipul Makwana (ReadWrite) on July 20, 2021

Before the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), doctors had limited options for interacting with patients. Physical visits, text, and telephonic communication were the only means by which patients could explain their problems to […]

by Sean Gallagher (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 20, 2021

In part three of four, we look at what's gone right, and what's gone... less than right.

by Rebecca Heilweil (Vox - Recode) on July 20, 2021

Blue Origin is launching its first flight with humans, including Jeff Bezos, aboard. | Blue OriginBlue Origin launched its first flight with humans aboard, including billionaire Jeff Bezos. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has flown straight to […]

by Financial Times (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 20, 2021

Apple urged to work with rivals after alleged surveillance of journalists, activists.

by Rebecca Heilweil (Vox - Recode) on July 19, 2021

Rite Aid had deployed facial recognition in at least 200 stores over eight years, before ditching the technology last year. | Noam Galai/Getty ImagesCustomers are largely unaware that some of their favorite stores are using facial […]

by Jon Brodkin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 19, 2021

10-year deal will make AT&T the primary network provider for Dish MVNO business.

by Sara Morrison (Vox - Recode) on July 19, 2021

An investigation into spyware found that Apple’s iMessage app was used to hack into iPhones. | Neil Godwin/Future via Getty ImagesThe Pegasus spyware leak shows that iPhones are vulnerable to hacks, too. If you were paying attention to […]

by Dan Goodin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 19, 2021

NSO Group says its spyware targets only criminals and terrorists. Critics disagree.

by Jon Brodkin (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 19, 2021

US: Chinese state-backed hackers perpetrated "massive cyber espionage operation."

by WIRED (Biz & IT – Ars Technica) on July 18, 2021

Researchers used infrared photos and third-party hardware to best facial-recognition tech.

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 16, 2021

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss this week in tech news — the new Valve Steam Deck, Netflix potentially getting into gaming, a lot of Apple news, and some billionaires going into space. Further reading: The COVID-19 […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 9, 2021

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss the new antitrust lawsuit Google faces from 36 states, the new hardware Nintendo announced this week, and what happened at Stellantis' ‘EV Day’. Further reading: Who […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 25, 2021

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren discuss the official reveal of Windows 11 at Microsoft's event on Thursday. Further reading: The slow transitions of a lingering pandemic The pandemic made Navajo Nation’s radio stations even […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 18, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge senior editor Tom Warren about leaks of Microsoft's Windows 11 UI and announcements from E3 2021. Verge politics reporter Makena Kelly explains how Republicans and Democrats are gearing up to fight […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 11, 2021

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss all the announcements from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference that took place this week. All the links: COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents went up during March […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 4, 2021

Co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge senior editor Tom Warren and managing editor Alex Cranz about operating systems — what's coming up at Apple's developer conference next week, where Microsoft will take Windows next, […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on May 22, 2021

In part 2 of this week's episode, Nilay talks with Adi Robertson about the judge's harsh questioning of Tim Cook on the last day of testimony in Epic vs Apple. Further reading: Apple said Roblox developers don’t make games, and now […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on May 21, 2021

In part 1 of this week’s episode, Nilay and Dieter talk with deputy editor Dan Seifert about Google I/O and reviews for the M1 iMac and iPad Pro.  Further reading: Google I/O 2021: the 14 biggest announcements Android 12 preview: […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on May 14, 2021

The Epic v. Apple trial continues with big drama about naked bananas and weird game definitions. Nilay tries to get Starlink space internet working, and there's new Intel chips. Adi Robertson and Monica Chin join this week. Epic and Apple […]

by Taavi Pungas (Starship Technologies - Medium) on May 11, 2021

Dodging the data bottleneck — data mesh at StarshipA gigabyte of data for a bag of groceries. This is what you get when doing a robotic delivery. That’s a lot of data — especially if you repeat it more than a million times […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on May 7, 2021

Nilay and Dieter talk with Verge senior reporter Adi Robertson and senior editor Tom Warren about the first week of the Epic Games v Apple trial. Why Epic is burning its own cash to cook Apple Apple antitrust trial kicks off with Tim […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on April 30, 2021

Nilay Patel is joined by Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert and news editor Chaim Gartenberg to discuss i0S14.5, Apple's earnings, Epic vs. Apple, chip shortages, and Samsung's new laptops. Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to talk […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on April 23, 2021

Vergecast hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss all the product announcements from Apple's Spring Loaded event this week with Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg. Verge politics reporter Makena Kelly details what happened at Wednesday's […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on April 16, 2021

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers. […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on April 9, 2021

Vergecast is on vacation this week, so instead we'll share an episode of Land of the Giants from our friends at Recode. Land of the Giants is a podcast that explores the five biggest tech companies and their impact on our world, and this […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on April 2, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert about this week's Apple rumors ahead of WWDC 2021 — from their AR headset to new iPads. Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss social audio platform […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on March 26, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge reporter Allison Johnson about her review of the One Plus 9 and how it compares with their 9 Pro and other Android flagship phones. Politics reporter Makena Kelly joins the show the discuss […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on March 19, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge reporter Julia Alexander about the long-awaited release of "the Snyder cut" of the Justice League film on HBO Max and more updates in the world of streaming services. Verge senior reporter Andrew […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on March 12, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Verge deputy editor Elizabeth Lopatto about the NFT craze from the past few weeks and explains how the transactions work. Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert joins the show for a gadget roundup — from the […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on March 8, 2021

Last week, The Verge held a virtual event about regulating the internet — from antitrust to privacy to the many proposals for changing Section 230, hosted by Verge senior reporter Adi Robertson. The event kicked off with a keynote from […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on March 5, 2021

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk to Billboard's Micah Singleton about Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal. Verge senior editor Tom Warren joins the show to discuss the announcement of […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on February 26, 2021

Hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Verge reporter Allison Johnson about T-Mobile bringing back their unlimited 5G plan with no throttling, the results of the C-band spectrum auction, and the state of 5G in America. Ashley Carman […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on February 19, 2021

Nilay Patel talks with Adi Robertson and Casey Newton about what Australia's News Media Bargaining Code means for Google, Facebook, and the open web in Australia. Chris Welch and Julia Alexander join the show to discuss the new Amazon Fire […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on February 12, 2021

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss Google's mysterious lack of iOS app updates, the rumors around Apple's potential VR headset, and the rest of this week's gadget headlines. Further reading: AstraZeneca’s […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on February 5, 2021

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Sean O'Kane, and Becca Farsace discuss driving Ford's electric Mustang, what's next for Tesla's product line, rumors around Apple's Car endeavors, and Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO. Further […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on January 29, 2021

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Elizabeth Lopatto explain how the users of the subreddit r/WallStreetBets sent GameStop, AMC and other stocks rocketing up through the stock market. A year into coronavirus, we’re still counting […]

by Ahti Heinla (Starship Technologies - Medium) on January 27, 2021

Starship Completes One Million Autonomous DeliveriesToday I’m proud to announce we have reached one million autonomous deliveries, more than 6 years after founding the company in 2014. We believe no other company in the world has […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on January 22, 2021

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Julia Alexander, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss the Verge review of Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra, the numerous rumors about Apple's future products, and ViacomCBS's new rebranded streaming service. Further […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on January 15, 2021

The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Monica Chin, and Chris Welch dive into all of the important announcements from both inside and outside of CES — including Samsung’s new flagship S21 smartphone line, the many new TVs with HDMI […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on January 12, 2021

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Adi Robertson, and Casey Newton chronicle the week since the Capitol riot: Trump gets deplatformed and Parler is removed from app stores. Further reading: It’s 2021, and the pandemic is still here  FDA tells […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 24, 2020

For a special Vergecast holiday episode, The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch talk to three industry experts about the new HDMI 2.1 standard: Polygon's front page editor Samit Sarkar, Vizio CTO Bill Baxter, and HDMI […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 18, 2020

The Verge's Dieter Bohn, Nilay Patel, and Adi Robertson discuss the two antitrust lawsuits against Google announced this week. Chris Welch joins to discuss his review of Apple's AirPods Max. Further reading: FDA authorizes first COVID-19 […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 11, 2020

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch discuss Apple's announcement of their AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones and give their first impressions. Second half of the show, Nilay and Dieter talk with Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 11, 2020

In a bonus episode of The Vergecast, Nilay Patel talks with Verge policy editor Russell Brandom, senior reporter Adi Robertson, and contributing editor Casey Newton about the FTC suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 4, 2020

Verge reporter Julia Alexander joins Nilay and Dieter to discuss WarnerMedia's decision to release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max. News editor Chaim Gartenberg explains Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor for […]

by Pekka Kosonen (Starship Technologies - Medium) on December 3, 2020

Autonomous robots out in the wild - a software engineering challengeStarship is bringing autonomous delivery to the world. We are here to solve the last mile delivery problem with fleets of sidewalk delivery robots. Starship was the first […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on December 1, 2020

On this episode of Decoder, Nilay talks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Shelli stepped into her new role as CEO during the pandemic. In the conversation, Nilay and Shelli discuss the steps she had to take to get her […]

by Martin Pihlak (Starship Technologies - Medium) on November 25, 2020

Photo by Ben Davis, Instagram slovaceck_Running autonomous robots on city streets is very much a software engineering challenge. Some of this software runs on the robot itself but a lot of it actually runs in the backend. Things like […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 24, 2020

On this week’s episode of Decoder Nilay Patel talks to Phil Spencer, the guy in charge of Xbox at Microsoft. They discuss not only the next-generation Xbox and PS5 just arriving in stores now, but how gaming itself has become part of […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 20, 2020

Walt Mossberg joins the show to discuss his experience with Apple's Macbooks with the new M1 chip. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Dan discuss The Verge's reviews of the computers. Stories from this week: Trump’s post-election tantrum is […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 17, 2020

For the next few Tuesday's, we'll be sharing Nilay Patel's new podcast Decoder, an interview show that puts a spotlight on how innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology are navigating an ever-changing […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 13, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chaim discuss the new computers Apple announced at their "One More Thing" hardware event, as well as their reviews of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and HomePod mini. Stories from this week: US sees two […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 10, 2020

This is the first episode of Nilay Patel's new podcast Decoder, an interview show that will put a spotlight on how innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology are navigating an ever-changing landscape. On the […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 6, 2020

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Tom Warren discuss reviews of the new game consoles — Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S, and Sony's PS5. Oh yeah one more thing, there's an Apple event next week. Additional reading: Xbox […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 6, 2020

While the counting for the 2020 presidential election still goes on, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss what steps social media platforms have taken to limit misinformation. Additional reading: Watch the great […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on November 3, 2020

The Verge's Dieter Bohn talks with iFixit's Kyle Weins and Kay-Kay Clapp about their teardown reviews, the right to repair, and how to fix the Phone 12. We're a finalist for a Discover Podcast Award! Vote […]

by Ahti Heinla (Starship Technologies - Medium) on November 2, 2020

We set out to build Starship in 2014 with the mission to improve everyday life by revolutionising delivery.Six years later, Covid-19 has radically elevated the importance of this mission, as we’ve moved from offering a convenient service […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 30, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, and Adi discuss the latest Section 230 congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of big tech. Ashley Carman stops by to talk about how gadget makers are turning to shopping channels to market their products. Stories from this […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 27, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn is hosting a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter brings back Vergecast co-host Nilay Patel and senior […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 23, 2020

Dieter Bohn and Nilay Patel talk to Julia Alexander about Quibi shutting down, Adi Robertson about the US government filing antitrust charges against Google, and Josh Dzieza about his report on Wisconsin's empty Foxconn factory. Stories […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 20, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn hosts a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with managing editor of Android Central Daniel Bader […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 16, 2020

Stories from this week: Apple’s iPhone 12 event: the 7 biggest announcements Apple announces iPhone 12 with OLED screen and 5G speeds iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max announced with larger displays, updated design, and 5G Apple […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 13, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn hosts a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with MKBHD aka Marques Brownlee about the various […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 9, 2020

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn bring in Russell Brandom and Adi Robertson to discuss congressional report about whether Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google are violating antitrust law. Dan Seifert stops by to discuss Apple's upcoming iPhone […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 6, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn hosts a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with YouTube's UrAvgConsumer about how the recently […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on October 2, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chris discuss all the announcements from Google's fall hardware event from this week, as well as Sonos suing Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents. Links: If you’re sick this fall, you’ll […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 29, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn hosts a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with senior personal technology columnist at The Wall […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 25, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, and Dan discuss all the important announcements from Amazon's fall hardware event this week, from a security drone for your home to a new cloud gaming service. Stories discussed this week: CDC removes guidance about […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 22, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn hosts a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter and Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert talks with Engadget's […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 18, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Nicole discuss Apple's newly announced products including the Apple Watch Series 6 and the new iPad Air. Also discussed: the PS5 announced pricing, Oculus has a new headset, and TikTok acquisition news continues […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 15, 2020

There’s a lot of information coming and going about the coronavirus, and the next steps for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 — The Verge even has a newsletter dedicated to it. But how do we asses all this information in a logical […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 11, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, and Tom discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and Android 11. Also, previews of the Xbox Series X and Series S. Stories from this week: White House reportedly moves to eliminate COVID-19 […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 8, 2020

The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with former Google engineer Marc Levoy about his move to Adobe, the state of the smartphone camera, and the future of computational photography. We are conducting an audience survey to better serve you. It […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 4, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Chaim, and Chris dive deep into all the gadget news that dominated this week, including all the announcements at IFA 2020's virtual event showcase. Stories discussed this week: Apple and Google announce new automatic app […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on September 1, 2020

Nilay Patel talks with Verge reporter Bijan Stephen and video producer Mariya Abdulkaf about The Verge's new multimedia project Capturing the Police. Capturing the Police is a project from The Verge about how people use technology to […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 28, 2020

Wired's Lauren Goode returns to the show to discuss Microsoft's soon-to-be released Surface Duo, Amazon's new fitness tracker, and an update on Apple's battle with Epic over the App Store.  Stories this week: FDA authorizes Abbott’s […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 25, 2020

Antitrust criticism of big tech companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon have been louder than ever — from the consumers to the tech companies who compete with them. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has been vocal for years about the problem […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 21, 2020

Dieter, Dan, and Becca discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Buds Live, and Galaxy Watch 3. They also discuss a potential BlackBerry phone coming to the market...in 2021.  Stories from this week: Attack of the […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 18, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Lana Swartz, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia about her new book New Money: How Payment Became Social Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 14, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Tom, and Dan discuss the timeline of events that lead to Epic Games suing Apple and Google after being kicked out of mobile app stores. They also discuss Microsoft's announcement of the Surface Duo's release date and […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 11, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz about what actually happens to TikTok users, creators, and the influencer economy if a ban on the app was implemented in the United States. Learn more about […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 7, 2020

Nilay, Dieter, Becca, Chris, and Dan discuss the products announced at Samsung's virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a review, a new 27-inch iMac, and Greg Joswiak replacing Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing. […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on August 4, 2020

The Verge's Nilay Patel and Adi Robertson talk to Senator Ron Wyden, who co-authored Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Wyden discusses the forced sale of TikTok to a US-based company, the bills out to reform Section 230, his […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 31, 2020

Nilay, Makena, Adi, and Casey discuss the important moments from Congress' antitrust hearing with Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai. Stories discussed this week: […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 28, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief talks with Wired senior editor Andy Greenberg, author of Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. Greenberg's book is all about a group of hackers inside the Russian […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 24, 2020

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Casey Newton and Makena Kelly about what to expect at the upcoming big tech antitrust hearings featuring Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai. Megan Farokhmanesh and Andrew Webster […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 21, 2020

Cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter talks with The Verge's Nilay Patel and Russell Brandom about the state of election security in the US — what methods are being proposed to stop potential interference in the voting process, the […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 17, 2020

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Russell Brandom, and Julia Alexander discuss an unprecedented Twitter hack this week, the release of NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and the potential restrictions on TikTok in the US. […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 15, 2020

The Verge's Why’d You Push That Button? is back for a special episode all about virtual dating in 2020. The pandemic has forced us all to stay at home when we can, which means if you want to go on a date, it may have to be done online. […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 14, 2020

Nilay Patel talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change. Color of Change, an online racial justice organization, is one of the groups leading the ad boycott against Facebook and other social media companies in response to hate […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 10, 2020

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert discuss Apple's iOS14 public beta, the future of Google's phones, and what to expect at Samsung's next hardware event. Stories discussed this week: This isn’t a COVID-19 wave — it’s a […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on July 7, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of Luta Security Katie Moussouris. Moussouris has a long history in computer security, working at Microsoft and the Department of Defense creating their first bug bounty programs […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 30, 2020

This week we’re sharing an episode of Land of the Giants, a podcast from our friends at Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network that examines the most powerful tech companies of our time. The second season is called The Netflix Effect, […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 26, 2020

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back Verge alum and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to discuss the big announcements from Apple's developer conference this week. Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg joins in the second half to […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 23, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and policy editor Russell Brandom talk to founder of CryptoHarlem and cybersecurity expert Matt Mitchell, who works with activists to develop strategies to leave less data behind and help mitigate threats […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 19, 2020

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn run through the most interesting rumors and predictions of announcements at Apple's WWDC next week. Adi Robertson joins to discuss the latest threat to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Stories […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 18, 2020

Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully, according to the chairman of the House Antitrust Committee. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) joined The Vergecast along with Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson to discuss the plight of Hey, […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 16, 2020

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge reporter Makena Kelly talk to Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts about bringing broadband access into rural areas, the technology plights caused by the pandemic, privacy concerns over contract […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 12, 2020

Stories discussed this week: Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic It’s hard to figure out how often people without symptoms spread COVID-19 Inside Nextdoor’s ‘Karen problem’ Nextdoor tells community leads […]

by The Verge (The Vergecast) on June 9, 2020

Tinder and its parent company Match Group have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, all things considered. User engagement is up, as is interest around new product features, like video calls. More than six years after its […]