Truth and AI in Minneapolis | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Like so many others, we’re still reeling from the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. To open the show, we talk with Adi Robertson about how videos of the incident moved around social platforms, how even well-intentioned people got confused by AI imagery, and what we’ve learned about the state of misinformation.…

How BYD beat Tesla | The Vergecast

From The Verge. There’s a new biggest name in EVs, and if you live in the US, you pretty much can’t buy one. But before we get to that, we have some stuff to catch up on: The Verge’s Hayden Field joins us for a round of “Big Deal Medium Deal Small Deal” with some…

The Invisible Layer of Tech | HYPE DESK

From The Verge. [Advertiser content from @3MCorporate] At CES 2026, everyone was chasing humanoid robots, flashy gadgets, and buzzy AI demos. 3M is chasing what makes them actually work. Think of it as the technology inside the technology — materials and systems that help devices move faster, compute smarter, and last longer. From consumer electronics…

Siri is a Gemini | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Nearly two years ago, Apple showed off what an AI-powered Siri might two. That Siri never materialized, but thanks to a deal with Google for its Gemini tech, it might finally have a chance to work. David and Nilay discuss the ins and outs of the deal, and what it might mean…

How Lego’s Smart Brick works | The Vergecast

From The Verge. January brings two things in Vergecast-land: CES, and New Years’ Resolutions. We start this episode with a dive into the story of this year’s biggest tech show, the Lego Smart Brick, which is either a clever way of thinking about creativity or the end of creativity as we know it. Sean Hollister…

How TiVo changed TV forever | Version History

From The Verge. Best remote ever? Best remote ever. When TiVo first debuted, it felt like magic: You could pause live TV! You could rewind it! The concept immediately became a phenomenon — even though TiVo itself was never as big a hit as you might think. On this episode of Version History, David Pierce,…

Are humanoid robots the next smart home gadget?

From The Verge. Advances in robotics and AI have made robots smarter and more capable than ever. The question is whether they’re now capable enough of doing our chores. We already have robots that vacuum our floors and mow our lawns — but there’s one job they haven’t mastered: laundry. The Verge decided to try…

Best of CES 2026

From The Verge. The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is the biggest and buzziest tech event of the year and it just wrapped up. From laptops and AI robot pets to LED masks and trifold phones, and (yes) more robots. The Verge staff saw everything in between. Here are their top picks from CES 2026.…

The robots, phones and Lego of CES 2026 | The Vergecast

From The Verge. 2026 is just beginning, and it’s already time for the biggest gadget event of the year. As the Verge team heads to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, David and Nilay run through as many of the newly announced products as they can. There are robots, art TVs, phones, more robots,…

AIM should have lasted forever | Version History

From The Verge. AOL Instant Messenger was, for years, one of the very best things on the internet. Before iMessage and WhatsApp, before Twitter and Facebook, AIM was simply how people talked to each other online. Maybe it was how you casually chatted up your crush; maybe it was how you and your banking coworkers…

Brendan Carr is a dummy | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Åhead of our last Friday episode of 2025, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr did The Vergecast an enormous favor: he went in front of Congress and said a bunch of wild things about regulation. So, of course, Nilay and David have to talk about them. For a really long time. After that, the…

Our boldest 2026 tech predictions

From The Verge. For the end of 2025, we’re looking ahead into the new year. We asked The Verge reporters to see into the future and to give us their biggest predictions for tech and science trends in 2026. Presented by @T-Mobile The Verge’s sponsors play an important role in funding our journalism, but do…

Everything is gambling now | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Who’s going to win the Super Bowl? What about the latest season of Survivor? Or the race to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve? Who will be Portugal’s next president? How many times will Elon Musk tweet in the next week? On Polymarket, and other prediction markets, you can bet…

2025: A look back at the most notable tech

From The Verge. It’s our favorite time of the year where we sit down with The Verge reporters to hear about the technology that stood out to them the most from 2025. From the bike lane to the smart home, take a watch and see if your favorite tech made it in. Presented by: @T-Mobile…

The Vergecast 2025 year in review | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Well, friends, it’s been a year. And before we turn the page to 2026 and all the stories of 2025 begin to blur together, we decided to take stock of things. Nilay and David are joined by Wall Street Journal senior tech columnist Joanna Stern to debate the best products of the…