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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 TV stick, Apple TV on Chromecast, and the state of streaming services in 2021.
Andru Marino and Taylor Lyles discuss the announcements from this week's Nintendo Direct.
Further reading:

Maps show ZIP codes hit hardest by COVID-19 have low vaccination rates

Finicky COVID-19 vaccines raise the stakes of power outages

Vaccine rollout won’t be equitable unless health care reckons with racism

If you’re vaccinated against COVID-19, you won’t have to quarantine if you’re exposed

How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

Texas freeze risks slowing COVID-19 progress

Facebook will block Australian users and publishers from sharing news links in response to new bill

Why Google caved to Australia, and Facebook didn’t

Facebook employee warned it used ‘deeply wrong’ ad metrics to boost revenue

Facebook’s Australian media ban is taking down official government pages

Apple won’t have to allow App Store alternatives on iOS after North Dakota bill fails

Amazon Fire TV Stick (2020) review: just get a 4K model

Apple TV app now available on the latest Google Chromecast

YouTube TV offering HBO Max, Showtime, and Starz for $5 less in new entertainment bundle

Donald Glover’s reported Amazon deal could lead to a more curated Prime Video

HBO Max is ordering way more kids’ content to compete with Netflix and Disney Plus

The 20 biggest announcements from today’s Nintendo Direct

Android 12 developer preview is available now with many under-the-hood updates

How to easily install the Android 12 developer preview


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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 COVID-19 vaccine has been confusing from the start

FDA officials are off on a three-week sprint to review J&J COVID-19 vaccine data

PSA: Don’t post your coronavirus vaccination card selfie on social media

Why the FDA is taking 22 days to look over J&J’s data

PSA: Please wear layers to your vaccine appointment

Google’s own iOS apps were begging for updates that don’t exist, but the company says it was because of a bug

Google is weighing an anti-tracking feature for Android, following Apple’s lead

iOS 14.5 lets you set Spotify and others as Siri’s default music service

New North Dakota bill would force Apple to allow alternative app stores and payment systems

An iOS developer wants Apple to know just how bad App Store scams have become

This may be our first look at Google’s new Android 12 OS

Apple’s rumored VR headset could cost $3,000, feature 8K displays and over a dozen cameras

Apple’s former hardware leader reportedly now overseeing AR and VR devices

Apple reportedly developing next-gen ultra-thin displays for AR devices with TSMC

Hyundai and Kia downplay Apple car rumors

Hyundai is getting serious about building a ‘walking car’ with four legs

Microsoft’s foldable Surface Duo price drops to $999, arrives in Europe next week

Sonos FCC filing hints it’s coming for the UE Boom and other small Bluetooth speakers

This laptop has seven times the average number of screens

Amazon reportedly building an Alexa ‘command center’ that mounts to the wall

How Sony put 40,000 PlayStation symbols under your fingertips

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is accepting $99 Starlink deposits amid ‘deep chasm’ of red ink

Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase clashes with its environmental aspirations

Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for just $30 million

The Biden administration is working to help address global semiconductor chip shortage

Section 230 is 25 years old, and it’s never been more important


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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.
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Scientists want to know if vaccinated people can still become COVID-19 long-haulers

If you’re starting an online class, check to make sure your professor is alive

Volunteers built a one-stop website to find open NYC vaccine appointments

Amazon will have a new CEO as Jeff Bezos transitions to executive chair later this year

Bezos’ Amazon: from bookstore to backbone of the internet

Meet Andy Jassy, Amazon’s next CEO 

Amazon’s electric Rivian vans will start making deliveries in 16 cities this year

Ford Mustang Mach-E

Kuo adds fuel to Apple-Hyundai electric car rumors 

Apple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car

Tesla’s new Model S can go up to 520 miles

Tesla Roadster production delayed to 2022

Tesla agrees to recall cars with failing displays

Tesla’s next car will seamlessly unlock with UWB, FCC leak suggests

Don’t buy Teslas during a production ramp, Elon Musk says

Another SpaceX Starship nails clean test flight, but explodes on landing

Elon Musk’s shot at Amazon flares monthslong fight over billionaires’ orbital real estate

The Alpha 1 is Sony's new flagship camera with monstrous 

iOS 14.5 tries to solve Face ID’s mask problem with your Apple Watch

HP’s Spectre x360 14 review: the best 2-in-1 you can buy

Rad Power Bikes raises $150 million to grow its electric bike empire


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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 the dead

Slow certification process keeps some pharmacists from giving COVID-19 vaccines

Go read this report about the tech systems behind the US’s vaccine distribution

Testing sidelined as health departments focus on vaccination

How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop

Reddit’s GameStop traders turn their attention to AMC stock

Memes have broken the brokerages

Robinhood blocks purchase of GameStop, AMC, and BlackBerry stock

Discord has turned into a virtual trade floor with memes, stocks, and chaos

r/WallStreetBets went private — and now it’s back with a message

After buy ban, GameStop hypebeasts are looking for a Robinhood alternative

Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out from under its traders

Robinhood will allow ‘limited buys’ of stocks like GameStop starting Friday

Samsung Galaxy S21 review

Sony’s creator-focused Xperia Pro arrives in the US priced at $2,499

Tesla unveils redesigned Model S with new interior and 520-mile range option

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s next company is literally called Nothing


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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.
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Amazon offers to help Biden administration with vaccinations

CES showed off the COVID-19 mask gimmick arms race

Joe Biden halts US withdrawal from World Health Organization

Biden appoints Jessica Rosenworcel as acting FCC chair

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on staying connected during a pandemic

The US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement, but that was the easy part

Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL permit

President Biden to use Defense Production Act for masks, vaccines

WhiteHouse.gov now has dark mode

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: The Real Deal

Apple’s VR and AR headsets detailed in new report

Apple is reportedly prototyping foldable iPhone screens

Apple reportedly planning big iMac redesign and half-sized Mac Pro

2021 MacBook Pro will ditch the Touch Bar and bring back MagSafe, say reports

Netflix had a record year in 2020, thanks in part to the pandemic

Paramount Plus, ViacomCBS’s new rebranded version of CBS All Access, launches on March 4th

Netflix had a record year in 2020, thanks in part to the pandemic

A visit from the Zune squad


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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 2.1, Mini LED, webOS, and the next laptops with new chips from Intel and AMD.
Further reading:

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra first look: polished design (and prices)

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones come with plenty of features — but not a charger

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones don’t include microSD card support

You’ll never believe it, Samsung made a black phone

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro review

Samsung’s 2021 TVs have dramatically better picture, thanks to Mini LED

Samsung made a solar-charging Eco Remote for its latest TVs

LG’s 2021 TV lineup includes its brightest OLED ever

LG is overhauling its webOS TV software — and maybe ruining it

LG Display announces its smallest OLED TV panel yet

Sony announces 2021 TV lineup with 4K gaming at 120Hz and improved picture

Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service

Intel’s latest 11th Gen H-series chips promise the fastest ultraportable gaming laptops yet

Intel’s 12th Gen chips look to challenge Arm and Apple’s M1 CPUs later this year

Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO

AMD’s 7nm Ryzen 5000 mobile processors promise 2021’s best gaming notebooks

AMD says RDNA 2 GPU-powered laptops will arrive in the first half of 2021

Nvidia announces $329 GeForce RTX 3060, available in February

Nvidia is bringing its RTX 3080 to laptops on January 26th

Asus ROG’s 2021 lineup includes its first convertible gaming laptop (ish)

Asus updates Zephyrus G14 and G15 with latest AMD and Nvidia chips

Asus’ 2021 laptop line includes two new dual-screen ZenBooks

MSI’s new GE76 Raider Dragon Edition Tiamat is a tribute to an ancient goddess

Lenovo’s new Legion gaming laptops go all in on AMD’s latest Ryzen chips

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 hands-on: a new direction

Acer’s new Predator Triton 300 SE is an ultrapowerful, ultralight gaming laptop


MSI’s new Creator 15 comes with RTX 3000 graphics 

Razer has created a concept N95 mask with RGB and voice projection

LG teases its Rollable phone again

LG’s Rollable phone is real and launching in 2021

Weird flex: TCL shows off two more of its rollable, extendable display concepts

Watch this flexible LG gaming TV bend from flat to curved

Finally you can have ice cream at home thanks to ice cream pods


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