The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz 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.
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episode 416: Samsung Unpacked, Google Pixel 4a review, and Apple's new 27-inch iMac
Nilay, Dieter, Becca, Chris, and Dan discuss the products announced at Samsung's virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a review, a new 27-inch iMac, and Greg Joswiak replacing Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing.
Stories discussed this week:
- Apple and Google’s COVID-19 tracking system will make its full US debut in new Virginia app
- We can’t skip steps on the road to a COVID-19 vaccine
- Twitter blocked Trump campaign account from tweeting over COVID-19 misinformation
- Facebook removes Trump post for falsely claiming children are ‘almost immune’ to COVID-19
- One tweet tried to identify a cop — then five people were charged with felony harassment
- President Trump withdraws FCC renomination after 5G controversy
- Donald Trump trying to control the FCC is a ‘disaster,’ says Sen. Ron Wyden
- President Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US today
- How the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTok
- Apple is not interested in buying TikTok
- Instagram launches Reels, its attempt to keep you off TikTok
- Google announced Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 4a all at once
- Pixel 4a review
- Galaxy Note 20 first look
- The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung’s big promise that it can fix its foldable future
- Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review
- The best part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus is its screen
- Sony WH-1000XM4 review
- Greg Joswiak replaces Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing
- The new 27-inch iMac’s webcam isn’t just better; it’s smarter
- Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates
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