The Vergecast The Verge

Nilay Patel and Alex Cranz chat with Verge senior reviewer Monica Chin about her review of Apple's Macbook Pro 13" with the M2 chip.
Alex, David Pierce, and Dan Seifert continue the show, focusing on this week's tech stories from The Verge: Nothing's Phone 1, Solana's Saga phone, and a second look at Microsoft's Surface Duo 2.
Further reading:

Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022) review: new chip, old threads

There has to be a better way to binge

Netflix cuts around 300 jobs after losing subscribers

Microsoft’s weird Surface Duo 2 has surprisingly become my favorite device of the year

Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1’s rear lights can actually do

Nothing’s Phone 1 isn’t coming to the US

Nothing Phone will be invite only like original OnePlus phones

Solana is making a crypto phone with help from former Essential engineers

Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says

Twitter confirms it’s working on a built-in Notes feature

Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives


Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Vergecast is now the flagship podcast of twice-a-week podcasts. Our new Wednesday episode digs even deeper into The Verge’s reporting and the products you care about. And it launches today!
03:00 - David Pierce talks with Adi Robertson about Meta's VR prototypes she previewed.
19:44 - Chris Welch tests a bunch of wireless earbuds to find out which has the best phone call quality.
40:44 - Alex Cranz and David discuss what their dream E Ink device is, and why it still doesn't exist.

We’re going to do a lot of experimenting on this show, so I hope you’ll tell us what you like and don’t like.
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Dish Network's 5G network (@11:07), Google's LaMDA AI (@ 32:32), Apple streaming Major League Soccer (@47:38), and more.
Stories mentioned on this show:

Watch the trailer for The Verge’s first Netflix show, The Future Of

Dish Network’s Project Genesis 5G service is live in more cities

Dish says Project Genesis 5G is available in 100 cities, so we tried to sign up

T-Mobile can now use three-channel aggregation for even faster 5G

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life - Washington Post

Google suspends engineer who claims its AI is sentient

Apple will stream every Major League Soccer match for 10 years starting in 2023

Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket

​​Apple TV Plus’ Friday Night Baseball debut wasn’t the homerun fans expected


Amazon and WNBA strike multi-year streaming deal

Don’t wait to install the June Windows update — it fixes a major security bug

Ford recalls nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-Es over battery safety issues

Nothing reveals Phone 1 design a month early

Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26

Microsoft starts automatically redirecting Internet Explorer users to Edge

Sonos Voice Control review: a speedy, private, music-focused assistant

Microsoft Teams now uses AI to improve echo, interruptions, and acoustics

WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss all the important announcements from Apple's WWDC.
Also: USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024 and the Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing
All stories discussed this week:

Apple announces new flagship M2 processor 

Apple announces redesigned MacBook Air with M2 chip and MagSafe

MacBook Air and Pro (2022) versus MacBook Pros (2021): spec comparison

Apple CarPlay is expanding with new features that can integrate deeper into the car

Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages

Live Activities is a new iOS 16 feature meant to improve notifications

Apple will let you edit and even unsend texts in Messages in iOS 16

Apple announces all-new Home app at WWDC

iPadOS 16 takes a step closer to laptop-level multitasking

Apple’s macOS 13 Ventura with new Stage Manager tool announced at WWDC

You'll soon be able to use an iPhone as a Mac webcam

Continuity Camera: Apple explains how your iPhone will become a Mac webcam

watchOS 9 introduces new running metrics and medication reminders 

Apple's medication feature is a step in the right direction

Apple's tvOS looks destined for a slow year after little WWDC attention 

Apple Pay Later is the company's take on a buy now, pay later service 

USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’

What the EU’s new USB-C rules mean for the iPhone

The Xbox game streaming TV app feels almost like the real thing

Taco Bell opens its first ‘Defy’ restaurant that prioritizes ordering via app

The year of the NFT

What unions could mean for Apple with Zoe Schiffer


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years.
29:45 - Transportation editor Andrew Hawkins joins the show to discuss that latest car news, including Volvo using Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its cars.
1:00:04 - Segment three covers what to expect at Apple's WWDC next week.

Sheryl Sandberg on leaving Meta


Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years 

Meta’s head of AI to depart in group reorg

Volvo will use Epic's Unreal Engine to create 'photorealistic' graphics in its electric cars

GM is slashing prices for the Chevy Bolt amid high demand for electric vehicles

Ford announces new Mustang, Ranger, and commercial EV in major Midwest expansion

DeLorean offers a first look at its gull-winged Alpha 5 EV revival

Buick is rebranding as an electric-only automaker

Polestar's experimental EV, nicknamed 'Beast,' is getting a limited production run

Porsche strengthens ties with electric supercar startup Rimac in new funding round

iOS 16, notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022

The Murena One shows exactly how hard it is to de-Google your smartphone

Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.
33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.
1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.
Stories discussed in this episode:

Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop

With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream

Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook

The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget

HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel

Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet

Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content

How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day

Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers

​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers


Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening

Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold

Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition


Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 

Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up

Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst

Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch

iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference

Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap

This is the design of Sonos’ upcoming Sub Mini

Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform

Pebble founder: it’s your ‘last chance’ to make a small Android phone happen - The Verge

Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port

The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band because 5G in this country is silly


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices