Hear what we have to say about Apple and Google earnings
The past few episodes of Vergecast have been lengthy, and this week is no exception. But we have an excuse! It's earnings week and there are a lot of thoughts. Nilay, Dieter, Paul, and Lauren bring the...
If virtual reality fails, blame spiders
When historians look back decades from now, they may wonder what killed virtual reality in the ‘10s. The technology was finally cheap and sophisticated. Billions of dollars were poured into funding...
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Have you noticed how almost every form of public communication nowadays is aimed directly at you? The second person has always been the primary addressee of advertising and political rhetoric, but it’s...
I love you, second person
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If virtual reality fails, blame spiders
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I guess these straps could make carrying your 3D printer around easier?
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AMD will release two new entry-level graphics cards for gaming
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LG Display invests $1.7 billion to produce flexible OLED phone screens
Acer's Surface Pro clone is cheaper and almost as good
At first glance, Acer’s Aspire Switch Alpha 12 looks very much like a me-too device. It’s a Microsoft Surface clone running Windows 10, albeit with a slightly different kickstand and a clever way of...
A solid and inexpensive Windows tablet
Everything coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO Now in August
The availability of movies and TV shows on streaming services is a veritable merry-go-round these days, with so many titles coming and going that it’s hard to keep things straight. So this month, I’m going...
Orange Is The New Black's Sian Heder on her debut film, and why bad people make good characters
"I am certainly not for simplifying men to tell stories about women. I think everyone can be complicated."
"I am certainly not for simplifying men to tell stories about women. I think everyone can be complicated."
The official Magikarp music video is an anthem for lovable losers
Magikarp is the most useless of all pokémon — that's not me talking, that's science. It can do almost nothing aside from flop around like, well, a fish out of water. But its seemingly hopeless existence...
The weakest thing in the world
Director Paul Greengrass on why he came back to Jason Bourne
Director Paul Greengrass didn’t kick off the Jason Bourne franchise, but he’s certainly made it his own. Over the course of sequels like The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, the series has become...
"It was less interesting to tell a new chapter with him just being more and more of an outlaw" Paul Greengrass
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This story is just for you
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July 29, 2016
If virtual reality fails, blame spiders
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July 29, 2016
The official Magikarp music video is an anthem for lovable losers
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July 29, 2016
Watch a horse in a pink Hello Kitty mask save Japan
Nintendo's NX should be the Netflix of video games
Nintendo's NX console got a whole lot less mysterious this week after a detailed report from Eurogamer — later corroborated by IGN and Kotaku — blew the lid off the concept. In short, it's said to be a...
The NX needs a business model fit for today
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The English of non-native speakers could make smarter computers
Researchers at MIT have created a database of annotated sentences written by non-native English speakers, the university announced in a press release Friday, in an effort to improve the ways in which...
Database could change the way machines process language
Watch a horse in a pink Hello Kitty mask save Japan
The summer of 2003 was a difficult one for many of Japan's citizens, as they suffered the after-effects of 10 years of economic stagnation — a period that became known as "the lost decade." But there were...
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Sony’s mobile business is now small enough to not be losing money
After years of struggles from its phone division, Sony has finally figured out how to break even: by shrinking everything dramatically and benefiting from favorable exchange rates. The Japanese company...
Favorable foreign exchange rates swing Sony Mobile into the black
Get ready for a new dinosaur novel from Michael Crichton
When Michael Crichton passed away in 2008, he left behind a massive collection of papers: outlines, notes, and several incomplete novels. In the years since his death, Crichton’s widow Sherri has been...
This is the third novel to be discovered from Crichton's extensive archives
We have 18 questions (and answers) about Matt Damon's Great Wall of China movie
We’re pretty used to bombastic movie trailers: Hero X does this, Threat Y presents itself as that, fight fight fight, and then wrap it up with a pithy one-liner that leaves The Kids™ wanting more. We’re...
Yes, Matt Damon has a Great Wall of China movie
UberCentral lets businesses arrange Uber rides for their customers
Uber has launched a new service called UberCentral that lets business request door-to-door rides for their clients / customers. The people going in the backseat don't need an Uber account at all; they...
No Uber app required for passengers
Watch Matt Damon grow up in supercut that spans 28 years
Matt Damon is one of those actors who has become one of the most recognizable and bankable stars in the movie industry. Because he’s worked in film for nearly three decades, he’s also an embodiment of...
Matt Damon!
CBS All Access and Showtime streaming services have about 1 million subscribers each
CBS's bold experiment in over-the-top TV streaming is paying off. The company says its All Access and Showtime subscription services have 2 million total subscribers, with user bases evenly split between...
"That’s well ahead of where we’d thought we’d be." CBS CEO Les Moonves
You can buy a sentry robot for your home
A company called iPatrol has released a sentry robot called Riley that will cruise around your home on tank tracks with an HD camera, but without the requisite weapons to deter intruders (unless the...
It's less fun than you think
Alphabet's stellar earnings send its share price soaring
Alphabet, the umbrella for Google’s core business, as well as its riskier "Other Bets," posted its second-quarter earnings today. In the third time the company has detailed its performance segment by...
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Hyperloop One has begun producing parts for a full-scale prototype
Hyperloop One is celebrating the filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming, among other...
Hyperloop One wants to focus on the factory, not the lawsuit
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Apple is reportedly shifting its focus from the electric car to self-driving software
More changes are underway at Apple's secretive electric car division. According to Bloomberg, the team has brought on Dan Dodge, the former head of BlackBerry's automotive software group who joined the...
With hire of former BlackBerry exec Dan Dodge
F1 abandons plans to introduce cockpit protection in 2017
Formula One cars will keep their open-cockpit design for at least another season. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), F1's governing body, has scrapped its plan to introduce partially...
The change will now take place in 2018
Samsung's Gear S3 is reportedly coming in early September
The unveiling of Samsung's next Gear smartwatch may be just around the corner. SamMobile is reporting that Samsung has plans to unveil the Gear S3 at this year's IFA, a major trade show in Berlin that...
Potentially going head-to-head with a new Apple Watch
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Apple's unprecedented demands are reportedly the reason it still doesn't have a TV service
According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the delays to Apple's long rumored TV service have been due to the company's unprecedented demands and brash negotiating tactics with the TV...
Along with Eddy Cue's brash negotiating style
Fallout 4’s newest add-on lets you build the nuclear bunker of your dreams
I didn’t realize how fun settlement building in Fallout 4 could be until I started working on an underground bunker filled with elaborate psychological experiments. Since its launch last year, one of the...
Claims that 'deep ocean water' rehydrates athletes twice as fast don’t hold up
Anyone looking to enter the growing and crowded premium water market has to differentiate themselves somehow, whether it's with a unique bottling source or a diamond-encrusted bottle cap. Kona Deep's sell...
There's a new kid on the premium bottled water block
Mercedes-Benz created a heavy-duty electric truck for making city deliveries
Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Trucks yesterday unveiled a prototype called the Urban eTruck, a heavy-duty all-electric truck meant to be used in and around big cities. The truck will have a weight capacity of...
But they won't hit the road until at least 2020
The Rocketeer is getting a reboot starring a black female pilot
Disney has plans to reboot its 1991 cult classic The Rocketeer — but with a modern twist. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the studio is developing the movie, this time called The Rocketeers, with a...
Reviving a cult classic
This Pokémon Go GPS hack is the most impressive yet
As Pokémon Go continues its huge surge of international popularity, there have already been a wide variety of creative methods from various players who have tried in various ways to beat the system, from d...
Time to break out the ol' signal generator
DirecTV’s NFL streaming package is now available to more people
DirecTV is expanding the availability of NFL Sunday Ticket for college students. Last year, students at most 4-year colleges could subscribe to the standalone football streaming package — without any...
And it’s coming to Apple TV for the first time
We might have to wait until 2018 to catch up with Daredevil and Jessica Jones
Craving the next seasons of Marvel’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones? It’s looking like you might have a longer wait than expected. At the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Netflix’s chief content...
Lockheed built a robot that finds and repairs pinholes in airships
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has created a robot that can find and repair tiny holes on blimps. The Self-Propelled Instrument for Airship Damage Evaluation and Repair, known as Spider, is...
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The fundamental flaw of Batman v Superman isn't that it's too grim
This spring’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was designed to kickstart (again) the formation of a new DC movie universe, but failed to meet box office expectations. Critics call the film convoluted and...
It's difficult to create iconic cinematic moments intentionally