World News
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Technology
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having a relationship with a woman named Alice Huang (no relation). Was she a business partner, or was she a spy sent by the Chinese government to steal secrets from the most powerful person in AI? The Verge’s Liz Lopatto explains everything we know about the scandal, what a spy might want from Nvidia, and what could happen next for both Huangs. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/Bnbw0JOU6RA]
Building & Construction
All around the internet, groups of media fans are hunting for and curating some of the best movie, music, and TV collections anywhere. And they’re doing it all via BitTorrent. Verge contributor and Lowpass writer Janko Roettgers takes us into the world of private torrent trackers, where some people are saving culture and some people are just in it for the flicks. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/afoJu8f9GMA]
Technology
On The Vergecast: blue waves, AI searches, and RAM Altman.
Politics & Governance
It’s Election Day in the United States, and data centers have become a core issue in some of the country’s most important midterm races. The Verge’s Adi Robertson explains why people are uniting against data centers, why they’ve become a proxy for all kinds of other fights, and how this year’s results might change the AI industry going forward. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/BTcOx_x9BNk]
Technology
Streaming all your video games seems like such a good, simple idea. All your games, everywhere, on any screen you like — it’s the dream! The Verge’s Sean Hollister explains how the tech works now (which might be better than you think), why it’ll take a huge amount of work to make it even a little bit better, and why games like Grand Theft Auto VI probably can’t just live in the cloud. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/bqDCkYaOtGA]
Technology
On The Vergecast: Touchscreen Macs, Instagram AI, and Brendan Carr’s war on the weather.
Technology
Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge’s Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/BDi_QYhuxIw]
Technology
Amazon’s product launch spree continues, this time with a bunch of new Alexa-powered Echo devices. The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains what the new Echo Show 16 finally got right, why a digital photo frame could be Amazon’s next big Alexa hit, and whether this new way of thinking about smart home gadgets might help Amazon defeat the HomeView and win a space in your kitchen. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4JNFtntViY]
Technology
Kevin Roose’s new book, The AGI Chronicles, tells the story of the AI revolution. He joins the show to explain its earliest beginnings: the researchers who discovered what language models could do, the people who debated whether humans or computers should are more special, and the executives who started the companies that currently rule our economy. What do they want, and what are they building? Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/ZbmAv0O_Cmg]
Sports
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Technology
Tesla recently showed off a new version of its Roadster. Well, a new version of its old version of the Roadster, anyway. But this one flies! The Verge’s Andy Hawkins joins the show to explain the last decade of the Roadster saga, make sense of the flying and kickflipping new vehicle, and cast out into the future of Tesla’s cars for humans. If there even is one. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VVUXaeXY-E]
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