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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel and David Pierce hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives — and which ones you should bring into yours. Click here to subscribe.

How Apple lost control of the App StoreHow Apple lost control of the App Store
The Slate Truck is a whole new kind of carThe Slate Truck is a whole new kind of car
Everybody wants to buy ChromeEverybody wants to buy Chrome
David Pierce
How to keep your data safe when you travelHow to keep your data safe when you travel
Big Tech is back on trialBig Tech is back on trial
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The 2025 Vergecast streaming draftThe 2025 Vergecast streaming draft
David Pierce
David Pierce
David Pierce
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How the tech world is responding to tariff chaosHow the tech world is responding to tariff chaos
Switch 2: the good news and bad newsSwitch 2: the good news and bad news
How tariffs will change your gadgets

On The Vergecast: the Switch 2, tariff chaos, Microsoft’s best gadgets, and the TikTok ban.

David Pierce
Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphoneSearching for the perfect minimalist smartphone
OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problemOpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem
David Pierce
How Roomba got stuckHow Roomba got stuck
David Pierce
Trump’s confusing crusade against Big TechTrump’s confusing crusade against Big Tech
Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console warsSwitch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars
The fake promise of better SiriThe fake promise of better Siri
David Pierce
China has some big ideas about smartphonesChina has some big ideas about smartphones
Apple’s chip bumps, big and smallApple’s chip bumps, big and small
The James Bond Cinematic UniverseThe James Bond Cinematic Universe
David Pierce
The high stakes for AI AlexaThe high stakes for AI Alexa
David Pierce
We can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxisWe can’t quit electric cars — or robotaxis
The ups and downs of the iPhone 16EThe ups and downs of the iPhone 16E
David Pierce
Can Meta still make the metaverse?Can Meta still make the metaverse?
David Pierce
Elon Musk: agent of chaosElon Musk: agent of chaos
David Pierce
What $200 of ChatGPT is really worthWhat $200 of ChatGPT is really worth
David Pierce
Elon Musk’s computer coupElon Musk’s computer coup
David Pierce
Samsung’s S25 Ultra and the end of the flagship phoneSamsung’s S25 Ultra and the end of the flagship phone
How DeepSeek crashed the AI partyHow DeepSeek crashed the AI party
David Pierce
A lazy person’s guide to getting in shapeA lazy person’s guide to getting in shape
Samsung’s thin, big, boring AI phonesSamsung’s thin, big, boring AI phones
How the future of sports streaming diedHow the future of sports streaming died
Nintendo’s Switch 2 is here — sort ofNintendo’s Switch 2 is here — sort of
The TikTok ban, and what comes nextThe TikTok ban, and what comes next
David Pierce
The Vergecast at CES 2025: the biggest stories and best gadgetsThe Vergecast at CES 2025: the biggest stories and best gadgets
The Vergecast Matter Holiday Spec-tacularThe Vergecast Matter Holiday Spec-tacular
Gemini, GTA, and the search for the next big thingGemini, GTA, and the search for the next big thing
2025 in tech: who’s in and who’s out2025 in tech: who’s in and who’s out
Searching for the first great AI appSearching for the first great AI app
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The Vergecast Vergecast, part twoThe Vergecast Vergecast, part two
David Pierce
Our hottest and coldest 2025 takesOur hottest and coldest 2025 takes
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