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Tech News Weekly (Audio)OpenAI's Big Bet on Jony Ive - Sam Altman Partners with Jony Ive
Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io.
Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time.
Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes...2025-05-231h 12Tech News Weekly (Video)OpenAI's Big Bet on Jony Ive - Sam Altman Partners with Jony Ive
Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io.
Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time.
Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes...2025-05-231h 12All TWiT.tv Shows (Video)Tech News Weekly 388: OpenAI's Big Bet on Jony Ive
Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io.
Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time.
Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes...2025-05-231h 12All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio)Tech News Weekly 388: OpenAI's Big Bet on Jony Ive
Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io.
Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time.
Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes...2025-05-231h 12
Dear Citrus DiariesMike Glick of Goode HealthMike Glick is the Co-founder and CEO of Goode Health, a purpose-driven health and wellness company dedicated to making optimized nutrition more accessible. With a background in pediatric healthcare leadership and a passion for innovation, Mike is also leading the Columbus studio for Palm Ventures Studios at The Ohio State University, fostering new health and wellness technologies. Goode Health’s science-backed solutions, including its customized smoothie mix with protein, fiber, SUPRshield™ polyphenols, and CORE8™ Micronutrients, are designed to bridge the gap between convenience and optimal health, helping people live longer, healthier lives.IG mygood...2025-03-1128 min
The Media ShowIn the room with Trump and Musk, BBC Media Action answers its critics, what makes tech bros tick?What happened at Elon Musk’s unexpected White House press conference alongside President Trump? Reuters’ Jeff Mason was there. Semafor’s Max Tani and First Amendment expert Katie Fallow discuss Trump’s $20 million lawsuit against CBS News. We also examine the impact of US AID cuts on global media, with BBC Media Action’s Simon Bishop addressing claims of foreign influence. Wired’s Lauren Goode profiles venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in a new series on Silicon Valley elites and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes discusses his book The Siren's Call, all about the attention economy and big tech’s grip on our focus.2025-02-1257 min
Uncanny Valley | WIREDSome Personal NewsEverybody wants to talk to their pet. Or to try to get them to listen, anyway. So it’s no wonder that some startups think the way to break through the communication barrier between you and your pooch is with a nice big helping of technology. Welcome to a world with AI-enabled dog and cat collars that try to interpret a pet’s needs and then share those wishes with their human. The only problem with these devices is that the pet won’t actually be a part of the conversation, as the collar is just guessing at what the pe...2024-10-1748 minUncanny Valley | WIREDDating GamesIf the idea of going on a date makes you anxious, and all you’d really rather do with your evening is stay home and play video games, well, have we got the app for you. Date Like Goblins, a new dating platform that debuted on Kickstarter this week and will launch later this year, invites you to go on dates that take place entirely inside your favorite video games. You play a few rounds of Fortnite or Final Fantasy with your date, while voice-chatting and getting to know each other. It’s cute!Date...2024-08-0130 min
WIRED Politics LabSilicon Valley is Coconuts for Kamala HarrisToday on WIRED Politics Lab, how Democratic megadonors in Silicon Valley are showing their support for Vice President Kamala Harris now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race. Plus, why posts from the far-right and Republican lawmakers calling Biden’s exit a ‘coup’ have exploded online.Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. Makena Kelly is @kellymakena. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Write to us at politicslab@WIRED.com. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.Mentioned this week:Silicon Valley Donors Bailed on Biden. Kamala Harris...2024-07-2337 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Blurred Reality of Human-WashingVoice assistants have become a constant presence in our lives. Maybe you talk to Alexa or Gemini or Siri to ask a question or to perform a task. Maybe you have to do a little back and forth with a voice bot whenever you call your pharmacy, or when you book a service appointment at your car dealership. You may even get frustrated and start pleading with the robot on the other end of the line to connect you with a real human.That’s the catch, though: These voice bots are starting to sound a lo...2024-07-1826 min
The Goode Health PodcastOvercoming Chronic Fatigue with Lauren WindasLauren Windas is a registered and licensed nutritionist, naturopath, NLP practitioner, author and master practitioner in eating disorders and obesity. Lauren was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (also commonly referred to as M.E. or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), and was determined to take the natural approach for healing. She discovered that by making specific dietary and lifestyle changes, she was able to alleviate and overcome many of her symptoms. In this episode, Nicole invites Lauren onto the podcast to discuss Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the challenges in diagnosis, and the significance of a tailored diet, exercise, and lifestyle a...2024-05-061h 12Uncanny Valley | WIREDWe Demystify the Internet's AcronymsDo you know what TCP/IP means? (Hint: you’re using it right now.) What about CDMA? Or GPT? While the concepts and the execution of these technologies are clear to most of us who have been on the internet nearly our whole lives, the acronyms we use to define them are often inscrutable. On this week’s episode, we welcome WIRED’s AI reporter Will Knight onto the show. Along with our hosts Michael Calore and Lauren Goode, the trio takes turns quizzing each other on what exactly these acronyms stand for. Michael is asked to unpack various terms...2024-04-2546 min
The Game On Girlfriend PodcastBusiness Cash Flow: How to Pay Yourself (and the IRS) Consistently with Erica GoodeCash flow planning helps us look forward and know what you can plan out in your business to make those good investment decisions, hiring decisions, pay yourself more, or plan for taxes. Erica Goode, CPA and host of the Coaches, Consultants, and Money podcast, helps business owners manage their money. She also runs a virtual accounting firm that supports coaches and consultants with bookkeeping, tax planning, and CFO services. Goode, a former director of finance at Walgreens, started her career as an editor at KPMG. "I love talking money, getting hold of money in a...2024-03-0524 minUncanny Valley | WIREDJournalists in Studio Getting CoffeeCoffee keeps the world turning. Or, at least, it makes it easier to pry your eyelids open and maintain some semblance of normalcy every day. There have been many research studies, technological innovations, and passionate arguments dedicated to brewing a better cup of coffee. A recent wave of impressively designed coffee gadgets aims to dial it in even further. But too often, those flashy and high-tech solutions don’t make a mug of coffee that’s any more satisfying than the familiar methods that have been around for years—or centuries, even.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED...2023-11-3039 min
The Cerebral Valley PodcastNot Exactly AR And Not Exactly VR (with Lauren Goode & Anand Agarawala)The metaverse had been left for dead. The massive hype for virtual worlds that we saw during the pandemic dissipated once we could all see our fellow humans in person again. But last week Apple finally revealed its augmented reality device, the Apple Vision Pro. The tech giant that rarely misses the mark with its carefully thought through product releases revealed that it wanted people to strap on ski goggle-like devices, direct a computer with their eyeballs, click with their fingers, and video chat in a digital realm.I invited Wired senior writer Lauren Goode...2023-06-1353 min
Dead CatNot Exactly AR And Not Exactly VR (with Lauren Goode & Anand Agarawala)The metaverse had been left for dead. The massive hype for virtual worlds that we saw during the pandemic dissipated once we could all see our fellow humans in person again. But last week Apple finally revealed its augmented reality device, the Apple Vision Pro. The tech giant that rarely misses the mark with its carefully thought through product releases revealed that it wanted people to strap on ski goggle-like devices, direct a computer with their eyeballs, click with their fingers, and video chat in a digital realm.I invited Wired senior writer Lauren Goode...2023-06-1353 minUncanny Valley | WIREDApple’s Vision QuestAfter years of rumor and speculation, Apple finally took the wraps off its virtual reality headset this week. The Apple Vision Pro made its debut at the company’s big developer conference in Cupertino, California. The new headset lets the viewer enjoy a fully immersive experience, or dial in a little bit of their visual surroundings to mix the real world and virtual elements together. It’s an impressive feat of engineering. When it goes on sale next year for $3,500, Apple hopes it will serve as its next big platform for app developers—and the usefulness of the apps that w...2023-06-0834 min
Channels with Peter KafkaCNN’s CEO is out; Apple reveals its gogglesAfter just over a year of questionable leadership and on the heels of an unflattering Atlantic profile, Chris Licht is out as the head of CNN. Vox’s Peter Kafka talks to Puck’s Dylan Byers, who not only covered Licht, but became part of the story.Then! Apple revealed its long-rumored mixed-reality headset this week. It’ll cost $3,500 when it goes on sale sometime next year, and will allow people who aren’t you to see your eyes while you use it. Wired’s Lauren Goode went face-on with the new device and shares her impressions.Featu...2023-06-0747 min
Bookish BitchesEpisode 35: Is Emily Henry's 'Book Lovers' a Goode Book?In this episode, Meg and Lauren discuss Emily Henry's Book Lovers. They get into Nora's "shark" moniker, discuss their frustrations with Libby, and state their gripes with Charlie's backstory. 2022-11-291h 04Uncanny Valley | WIREDRow Row Row YourselfPeloton's been weathering a rough year. The home workout company soared high in the early days of the pandemic, when demand for its stationary bikes and treadmills exploded. Then people started to ease back out into the world, and a number of high-profile accidents on Peloton equipment caused demand for the machines to plummet. But Peloton is still at it, hoping that one of its new products will lure people back to its brand of prestige workout tech. The latest is Peloton's new rowing machine.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED's outgoing executive editor of news Brian...2022-09-2232 minUncanny Valley | WIREDNFT FramesMaybe you’re intrigued by NFTs. (They can often be pretty fun.) Maybe you’ve even felt the urge to buy a piece of digital art, only to give up once all the talk of wallets, blockchain transactions, gas fees, and digital ownership restrictions made the experience feel too daunting. And the NFT world is daunting! Especially for non-technical folks. Some companies are trying to make the acquisition process less onerous by selling NFT videos pre-installed in digital photo frames that you can buy, have shipped to you, and then display on your desk or wall next to your phot...2022-08-0433 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Zoomification of SlackIf you work in an office, chances are you spend a lot of time on Slack. The workplace messaging platform has become an even more important tool in the work-from-home era. And it has been rolling out new stuff that's supposed to replicate the office atmosphere, online. Last year Slack introduced Huddles—a spontaneous audio room you can join right in Slack—and it quickly became became the fastest-adopted feature in Slack's history. Now the company is adding video to Huddles, inching toward becoming a full-fledged video conferencing service.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED writers Lauren Good...2022-06-2329 minUncanny Valley | WIREDSnap’s New Drone Takes FlightThe social photo-sharing and messaging app Snapchat is bigger than you probably think it is. According to its parent company, Snap, the app has more than 330 million active daily users—that’s over 100 million more users than Twitter.Since the Snapchat app is all about sharing photos, Snap likes to come up with innovative and unique hardware designs that give its users more interesting ways to take those photos. You might remember its camera-bedecked Spectacles from a few years ago. Now Snap has unveiled a “selfie drone” called Pixy. The $230, palm-sized gadget lifts off, takes a sharable photo or...2022-04-2828 minUncanny Valley | WIREDAnd Apple Marches OnApple held its first product announcement event of the year on Tuesday. It showed off a bunch of new devices, including a new iPhone SE, a revamped iPad Air, and a big, beefy, expensive system called Mac Studio. But some of the most noticeable aspects of the show was what Apple didn't say. The company made no mention of the war in Ukraine, despite the fact that the company recently made the decision to stop selling its products in Russia. In a time of such worldwide turmoil, Apple's carefully crafted, deliberately self-focused showcase just felt … weird.This we...2022-03-1134 minUncanny Valley | WIREDGoodbye to All ThatGood thing 2021 was the year we fixed all of the brokenness of 2020, huh? OK, not even close. But for some people, 2021 was a year of reassessing, recommitting (or resigning), and reconnecting. And technology was a big part of that, whether through cloud services that kept us all occupied and sane, or game-changing vaccines that let us actually hug some of our friends and family members again. On this week’s Gadget Lab, Michael Calore and Lauren Goode are joined by Adrienne So and Julian Chokkattu to discuss which tech products or services had the most impact on the...2021-12-1045 minUncanny Valley | WIREDShipping and ShoppingHey, how's that holiday shopping coming along? It's still a little early to start panicking in earnest, but right now is the best time to start buying stuff if you want it to arrive in time for the holidays. You might have noticed how you'll go to order something online, but it's either completely unavailable or it won’t ship for weeks or months. That's because the global supply chain has been a little screwy lately, set off kilter by a combination of logistical problems, resource shortages, and manufacturing woes. It's a weird time for buying things, and even we...2021-11-0532 minUncanny Valley | WIREDLet’s Get MetaFacebook has a new name. This week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is changing its name to Meta. The title comes from something Facebook has been calling the metaverse—an VR/AR experience that allows users to interact remotely with a mix of virtual and in-person elements. It's a very deliberate change of course for the company, and one that comes at a time when Facebook is embroiled in a weeks-long controversy about how its product may harm its users. But while the company may have a new name, that doesn't mean its problems are over....2021-10-2929 minUncanny Valley | WIREDBig Macs, New PixelsYep, it’s still product announcement season. This week, Google officially unveiled its new Pixel phones and Apple showed off new MacBook Pro models. Both device families sport substantial upgrades over their previous designs—though in the MacBook's case, many of its "new" features are just ones that Apple has omitted from its most recent laptops. All of these devices have received their biggest updates in years, so naturally we have some nitpicks.This week on Gadget Lab, we bring on WIRED products writer Brenda Stolyar and WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu to rant and/or rave abou...2021-10-2235 minUncanny Valley | WIREDAndrew Yang on MicromobilityDescription:Andrew Yang, former presidential and New York mayoral candidate, really likes to ride his electric scooter. He's been a big proponent of micromobility in general, among other grand ambitions like establishing a nationwide universal basic income. He's also trying to launch a new American political party—a near-impossible task in such an ideologically divided country.This week on Gadget Lab, Lauren talks with Andrew Yang at the Micromobility America conference in Richmond, California about his plans for democracy and how cities might become more micromobile-friendly. Show Notes: Andrew Yang’s new bo...2021-10-0837 minUncanny Valley | WIREDAmazon BotsAbout this time every year, Amazon announces a slew of new products. Some of them are fairly normal: new Echo devices, smart screens, video doorbells. But sometimes the company will roll out something truly bonkers, like a flying home security drone or a Roomba-like robot with an extending periscope camera that wheels around your house. Outlandish or otherwise, the company's output offers a look at where it's headed. And this year, Amazon seems increasingly intent on becoming a home security company.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior associate reviews editor Adrienne So joins us to talk...2021-10-0133 min
Big Technology PodcastAmazon Builds a Robot and Threatens Apple — With Wired's Lauren GoodeWired senior writer Lauren Goode was on hand this week as Amazon introduced Astro, a home robot, and a Ring home-monitoring drone. Goode joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss her reaction to the products. And in the second half, stay tuned for a discussion of how Apple and Amazon are on a collision course even though they build products very differently. 2021-09-3046 minUncanny Valley | WIREDScratching the SurfaceIt's product announcement season, and this week was Microsoft's turn. The company slid out a few new Surfaces, a weird flippy laptop thing, and an eco-friendlyish mouse that looks like a bar of soap. Microsoft also doubled down on its dual screen mobile design with the Surface Duo 2, a device that we're still not quite sure what to do with.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED product and reviews writer Brenda Stoylar joins us to talk all about Microsoft's hardware announcements and the future of the company's multiple screens and detachable keyboards.Show Notes: 2021-09-2429 minUncanny Valley | WIREDiPhoning It InIt's September, which can only mean one thing: Apple's got some new products. This week, the company held a virtual event to detail its slate of upcoming iPhones, iPads, and smartwatches. Along with the new chips, Apple showed off some flashy photo and video features meant to appeal to pro users. But are those features all they're cracked up to be? And do you really need to buy the new hardware in order to use them?This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu joins us to talk about everything Apple announced this week and...2021-09-1732 minUncanny Valley | WIREDI Never Metaverse I Didn’t LikeThe metaverse. A simulated world, controlled with inputs from our reality to merge cyberspace and meatspace into one plane of existence. If this sounds like a sci-fi concept from the early ‘90s, that’s because it is. But now Facebook is trying to make the metaverse a reality.The company has been exploring AR and VR tech with the goal of manufacturing a virtual experience that allows users from all over the world to interact in a shared dimension. So far, the most promising metaverse concept the company has shown off is a VR conference room for busi...2021-08-2736 minUncanny Valley | WIREDPaging Dr. AlgorithmArtificial intelligence is everywhere. And increasingly, it's becoming a critical part of healthcare. Doctors use it to try to suss out symptoms of deadly infections like sepsis; companies like Google are developing apps to help you identify ailments just by uploading some pics. But AI is only as good as the data sets fed into these systems. And when the data sets are flawed, or the results are not properly interpreted, the software can misidentify symptoms (or fail to identify them entirely). In some cases, this may even result in false positives, or exacerbate already stark racial d...2021-06-2525 minUncanny Valley | WIREDCutting to the Core of AppleApple held its annual WWDC event this week, where it announced a whole bunch of new software features for its mobile and desktop platforms. It was also yet another opportunity for Apple to insist that all you need to do to simplify your life is buy more Apple products.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior associate reviews editor Adrienne So and WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu join us to talk about WWDC and the pros and cons of assimilating into Apple's ecosystem.Show Notes: Read Lauren’s story about Apple’s walled garde...2021-06-1131 minUncanny Valley | WIREDOh, the HuemanityFor as long as humans have existed, we've been obsessed with color. Everything from the color of your clothes to the brightly illuminated pixels on your screen is an attempt to recreate—and enhance—the vibrant hues found in the natural world. In fact, the pursuit of pretty colors (and how we understand them) can be seen as a driving force behind some of the biggest technological advancements and societal shifts in human history.This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers about his new book Full Spectrum: How the Science of Colo...2021-05-2840 minUncanny Valley | WIREDAndroid DreamsGoogle made a slew of announcements at its IO developer conference this week. A whole new look for Android! New privacy features! Better smartwatch software! A friggin’ hologram booth! Some of the updates were weird, unfinished prototypes, while others are set to begin seeping into the software millions of people use in the coming weeks.On this episode of Gadget Lab, WIRED senior associate editor Julian Chokkattu joins us to talk about Android 12, the other important Google announcements, and why they matter.Show Notes: Read about everything Google announced here. Read Lauren’s story...2021-05-2133 minUncanny Valley | WIREDFacebook’s Andrew BosworthFacebook doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to keeping user data private. So when it revealed a few weeks ago that it was working on a prototype wearable computer that would interpret neuroelectrical signals, people had questions. The wearable—still very much just a concept—is designed to be worn on the wrist, where it could read a wearer’s nerve signals through their skin and translate them into device commands. It’s an idea straight out of sci-fi, and one that could actually be useful in VR and AR applications. But why is Facebook, with its m...2021-04-2352 minUncanny Valley | WIREDBreaking Up, Hooking UpTech companies are very good at serving up personalized content based on what they know about you. But they're not very good at picking up on big, sudden changes in your life. For example, Google Photos can show you pictures of a loved one taken three years ago, and Pinterest can suggest wedding-themed photos when your special day is right around the corner. But what if that loved one is no longer in the picture? And what if that wedding's been canceled? Those algorithms that resurface memories aren’t very good at telling which of those previously happy memories mi...2021-04-0934 min
Powerful Ladies® PodcastEpisode 110: Understanding The Intersection of Technology & Humanity With Journalist Lauren GoodeMeet one of my best friends and most interesting people in my life, Lauren Goode. She’s an Emmy award-winning journalist and writer who for the past decade has been specializing in tech journalism and is now based in Silicon Valley. She’s worked for the WallStreet Journal, All Things D, Re/Code, the Verge, ESPN, A&E and you can see her current work at Wired.com and on her podcast, Gadget Lab.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-04-071h 09Uncanny Valley | WIREDFree ShippingLast week, the cargo ship Ever Given got itself stuck in the Suez Canal for six days. The blockage completely disrupted maritime trade routes, captured worldwide attention, and became the subject of many online lulz. But even though the ship has been freed, the repercussions will be felt for months to come. This week, WIRED transportation writer Aarian Marshall joins us to talk about why the Ever Given got stuck and how the shipping industry might prevent this kind of absurd catastrophe in the future.Show Notes: Read Aarian’s story about the big...2021-04-0228 minUncanny Valley | WIREDFuture Computing the Facebook WayHow will we interact with computers in the future? When we finally evolve beyond keyboards, mice, touchscreens, and voice controls, what’s next? This month, Facebook hinted at how it’s thinking about the future of human-computer interactions. The company unveiled a concept for a wrist-worn wearable that can interpret the nerve impulses in the wearer’s arm to virtually mimic hand movements and finger taps. Also, we witnessed a debate about how facial recognition should be used in the AR glasses Facebook reportedly plans to release later this year.For this episode, we are joined by WIRED...2021-03-1932 min
Have A Nice Future | WIREDGadget Lab: WTF Is an NFT?For the next few weeks, Get WIRED is bringing you episodes from Gadget Lab, WIRED's weekly tech news podcast! Be sure to subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts.When you think of digital media, you probably think of something like a YouTube video or a meme. Something you can access for free, any time you want. But some relatively new technologies are being used to make pieces of digital media sellable, thereby creating a high-stakes market for them. These NFTs—or non-fungible tokens—are the latest internet buzzword, and they’ve raised a lot of questi...2021-03-1239 minUncanny Valley | WIREDWTF Is an NFT?When you think of digital media, you probably think of something like a YouTube video or a meme. Something you can access for free, any time you want. But some relatively new technologies are being used to make pieces of digital media sellable, thereby creating a high-stakes market for them. These NFTs—or non-fungible tokens—are the latest internet buzzword, and they’ve raised a lot of questions about how we determine the value of online goods.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior writer Kate Knibbs and WIRED politics writer Gilad Edelman talk to Lauren Goode about...2021-03-1239 minUncanny Valley | WIREDFacing Our AR FutureWhile augmented reality has long been billed as the "next big thing" it hasn't quite arrived. Some pretty basic logistical problems get in the way. The headsets are too clunky, there aren't many decent apps, and the setup process can be a mess. But companies like Microsoft, Google, and (potentially) Apple are working on these problems, with the ultimate goal of creating consumer-level mixed-reality devices. AR is coming, whether people are willing to wait for it or not.This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with WIRED digital director Brian Barrett about the future of mixed reality...2021-03-0535 min
Three Dudes ReviewsE22-The Stewpot: Feeding the Hungry and Homeless in DallasThe Stewpot, founded 40 years ago, is a leading non-profit in Dallas that feeds the homeless and hungry. Listen as Lauren Queme, the intake manager, describes the vital work this group does.2020-09-1736 minUncanny Valley | WIREDConnected CardioEven before the pandemic, Peloton was the clear leader in connected, at-home workout equipment. So it was really no surprise that when gyms closed down and people found themselves stuck inside, Peloton's sales surged. Along with the success of Peloton, a growing industry of semi-affordable personal exercise machines is changing the way we work out. After all, why risk going to a gym when you could bring one into your living room?This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED digital director Brian Barrett joins us to talk about Peloton and the future of gyms.Show Notes: 2020-09-1130 minUncanny Valley | WIREDTech and the Police StateAcross the world, millions of people have gathered to protest police brutality and systemic racism after an officer in Minneapolis killed George Floyd, an unarmed black man. Amid the outpouring of grief and support, tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Reddit have issued statements backing protestors and the Black Lives Matter movement. But these same companies also provide platforms and services that prop up communities of hate and help law enforcement disproportionately track and convict people of color.This week on Gadget Lab, a conversation with WIRED senior writers Sidney Fussell and Lily Hay Newman about hypocrisy...2020-06-0531 minUncanny Valley | WIREDWill Contact Tracing Work?Even amid a global pandemic, the world of tech keeps on turning. Some companies have responded directly to the outbreak, offering up smartphone-based contact tracing and wearable solutions to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But none of these options is perfect, and many of them raise ethical concerns about the information they ask for in return.This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with WIRED senior writer Sidney Fussell about Apple and Google's plans for contact tracing and whether anyone is going to buy a new iPhone right now.Show Notes: R...2020-04-1727 minUncanny Valley | WIREDSupply DemandThe coronavirus outbreak is accelerating in the United States. According to projections, the number of Covid-19 cases in the US is expected to peak around the middle of April. Meanwhile, medical practitioners at hospitals and other health facilities across the country face a shortage of life-saving medical equipment. Without enough ventilators, masks, and tests, the task of dealing with the coming surge in patients becomes significantly more challenging.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers comes on the show to talk about medical supply shortages, why there's so much conflicting information about whether people...2020-04-0333 minUncanny Valley | WIREDSocially DistancedAs COVID-19 sweeps across the world, it has prompted thousands of people to isolate themselves to avoid spreading the virus. This week on Gadget Lab, we look at what happens when schools and universities close, conferences get canceled, and employees are told to work from home en masse. Then, we talk with WIRED digital director Brian Barrett, a longtime remote worker himself, about how to handle prolonged isolation without going completely bonkers.Show Notes: Read Brian Barrett’s tips for working from home without losing your mind here. Read Lauren’s story about how universities are h...2020-03-1335 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Anti-Bias BotMany companies say they want to diversify their workforce. Far fewer have actually succeeded in doing so, even if they're earnestly trying. And one of the first hurdles can come before any candidates have even been interviewed: The language used in recruiting emails or job postings is often full of unconscious biases—phrases like "gentlemen's agreement" or even "ninja" can deter women or people of color from even applying in the first place. But how do we check our unconscious biases when, by definition, we don't know what they are? A Seattle startup called Textio says it’s usi...2020-02-2133 minUncanny Valley | WIREDSmartphone Launch Events Are SillyOn Tuesday of this week Samsung held its annual Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco. It did what most tech companies set out to do when they host a big event: Announce shiny new products (Galaxy S20! Another folding phone! Some earbuds!) and get customers stoked for features like "sub-6 5G compatibility" and "Space Zoom." It was the kind of product launch that has become standard over the years for big tech companies.This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior associate editor Julian Chokkattu and WIRED contributor Boone Ashworth join co-host Lauren Goode to chat about all...2020-02-1429 minUncanny Valley | WIREDBest of CESCES, the all-consuming tech trade show, took over Las Vegas this week. Convention halls and hotels were jam packed with shiny gizmos, bleeding-edge technology, and dazzling devices. Of course, our intrepid Gadget Lab reporters were there in the midst of it all.This week on the show, Mike and Lauren talk with WIRED digital director Brian Barrett at CES. They'll guide you through the glitzy extravaganza, from folding laptops to high-tech sex toys, and highlight the most important trends that may be soon find their way inside a gadget near you.Show Notes: C...2020-01-1034 minUncanny Valley | WIREDSex Toys and ToothbrushesNext week, we’ll be bound for the largest consumer electronics showcase of the season. CES starts on January 7 in Las Vegas, and we’ll be heading into the fray to touch, swipe, drive, cuddle, ride, and otherwise experience all of the latest gadgets the consumer tech industry wants to put in front of our eager eyeballs. On this week’s show, Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, and special guest Tom Simonite run through all the trends we expect to see at CES, from the practical (5G, smartphone tech, autonomous driving features) to the ludicrous (flying cars, AI refrigerators, internet-connected vibrat...2020-01-0332 minUncanny Valley | WIREDOur Favorite Stuff from 2019 Plus Our 2020 Predictions2019 was a tumultuous time for technology. While product engineers created hybrid franken-gadgets and software companies turned nearly everything into a subscription service, we also grappled with the increasingly chaotic ripple effects of social media and the realization that there are people listening to our private home recordings. (Not to mention Elon Musk's new murdertruck.)On this episode of Gadget Lab, we're going to try to make sense of it all. We talk about the most important product developments of 2019 and look ahead to predict the trends that will matter in 2020.Show Notes: Read L...2019-12-2025 minUncanny Valley | WIREDWhen Big Tech Buys Your DarlingsGiven all the criticism, mistrust, and investigations that have been levied at Facebook in the past couple years, one might think that they would do their best to lie low for a while. Instead, Facebook has decided to rebrand to be as prominent as possible across the various apps it owns. In a similar flex of brand might, Google recently bought health tracking company Fitbit, in a bid to expand its reach into wearable tech. But what happens to the customers of these smaller companies when their overlords tighten the reins? Is it just marketing, or does the fundamental...2019-11-0825 minUncanny Valley | WIREDDeep ListeningThe way we listen to audio has evolved with technology. Headphones, once bulky skull-huggers that kept us plugged into a device, are going increasingly wireless. The simplicity makes it easy to wear your AirPods for hours at a time, and with the noise-canceling feature of the newly released Pro model, you can block out even more of the outside world. Inside our homes, smart assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant sit ready and waiting to listen and record snippets of our lives, even when we don't want them to. On this week's episode of The Gadget Lab, Mike...2019-11-0129 minUncanny Valley | WIREDYouTube Creators Want More From YouTubeWithout video creators, YouTube wouldn’t be one of the world’s biggest social platforms. Without the platform, YouTubers wouldn’t be, well, YouTubers. But video creators are regularly facing new policy changes from YouTube that could impact their ability to make money from their work — and it’s not always clear what these changes are, or why YouTube is making them. Now, as part of a push for fair treatment, YouTubes are looking to collective action. And the effort is being led, in part, by an unlikely characters: A creator in Germany who makes high-powered slingshots for his aud...2019-10-2533 minUncanny Valley | WIREDFacial Recognition Tech Is Coming to a School Near YouDespite a lack of evidence that more technology makes kids safer, facial recognition technology may soon be coming to a school near you. It’s part of a growing trend of increased surveillance and security in schools, and a WIRED story this week examined the delicate ethics of this technology. On the one hand, proponents say that the technology could help school staffers open gates for parents or staff, watch for persons of interest, ensure a child is leaving school with a guardian, and even deter school shootings. Parents protesting it, though, say they see it as a sign of...2019-10-1829 min
NOPEE98: Kendall Roy Beats Ron Vara Like a Drum! (feat. Lauren Goode)Amid one of the most troubling weeks in recent memory, we were joined by Friend of Nope Lauren Goode, senior writer for WIRED and host of the Gadget Lab podcast, to shut it all down. In a rapidly escalating war of words, hobgoblin Rudy Giuliani–now the subject of an ongoing counterintelligence investigation–called former national security adviser John Bolton an “atomic bomb” in response to Bolton’s assessment that Giuliani is “a hand grenade.” Meanwhile, Joe Biden maintained his steady drumbeat of terrible grandpa jokes, insisting several times this week–including at the lackluster Democratic debate–that he will beat Donald T...2019-10-181h 02Uncanny Valley | WIREDWhy Is Microsoft Making a Phone?Microsoft surprised just about everyone this week by showing off a pair of new mobile devices with two screens apiece. The pocketable Surface Duo and the tablet-like Surface Neo won't actually go on sale for at least one year, but Microsoft trotted the devices out anyway to signal how it's positioning its future in the mobile landscape.The company’s hardware chief, Panos Panay, joins us on the show this week to talk about the Duo and Neo, and what they say about productivity in the mobile age. Also, Panay urges us not to call the Android-powered Du...2019-10-0443 minUncanny Valley | WIREDYour DNA Belongs on the BlockchainYou may not realize it, but when you send a spit-filled tube off to a lab that’s going to analyze your DNA, you’re linking the most unique identifier possible (your gene sequence) to other sensitive personal information, like your name, home address, and credit card number. How can you know that the DNA lab will properly decouple your genetic data from your personal information? Well, you just have to trust them.Obviously, that arrangement isn’t ideal, which is why a new startup called Nebula is using robust digital privacy protocols—encrypted email, VPNs, and blockcha...2019-09-2034 minUncanny Valley | WIREDiPhones to the MaxNew iPhones! A shinier Apple Watch! So many camera lenses! On this week’s episode of Gadget Lab, it’s Apple week yet again. Lauren, Mike, and Arielle discuss all the new devices and services that made a splash in Cupertino. Also, they delve into the state of Apple events as a whole, and whether all the onstage excitement is a little removed from what’s happening in the rest of the world.In other news, California prepares to pass a law that would force ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees (and of...2019-09-1330 minUncanny Valley | WIREDHow Uber Went Down in FlamesOnce upon a time, there was a true unicorn, a startup named Uber. Led by CEO Travis Kalanick, the company broke all the rules of business and truly disrupted the way people move through the world. But with a meteoric rise comes a steep fall. As it turns out, an inherently unstable business model and an even more unstable leader do not bode well for long term success.On this episode of the Gadget Lab, we are Super Pumped to talk New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac about his explosive new book (it’s called Super Pu...2019-09-0647 minUncanny Valley | WIREDA Genius MoveIf you thought an internet giant stole your hard work and claimed it as their own, how would you ever prove it? Well, what if you could booby trap the information first? On this spine-tingling episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk with WIRED’s Emily Dreyfuss about how the tension between Google and song lyric service Genius could become much more than just a copyright dispute. Also in the news, Apple takes a hit with a recall of the MacBook Pro and GE catches some delayed internet ridicule over a video about light bulbs. Al...2019-06-2151 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Biggest News From E3This week was E3, the trade show where the biggest names in gaming debut their latest shiny products and software. On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, WIRED’s Peter Rubin joins Mike, Arielle, and Lauren to discuss the latest developments in cloud computing, live-streaming services, and Fortnite as a social platform. And of course, it wouldn’t be 2019 without a Keanu Reeves cameo.Show Notes: Check out the E3 coverage you may have missed, and take advantage of E3 sales before they’re gone. You can read more about Google’s upcoming Stadia cloud computing service from Peter...2019-06-1550 min
Uncanny Valley | WIREDEverything From Apple’s WWDCThe iPhone is still undoubtedly Apple’s most important product. So why were some of the biggest announcements this week at the company’s annual developers conference around the iPad and the Mac? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about Dark Mode for iOS; why Apple is still trying to make Memoji happen; Apple sign-on and what it means for privacy; why “iPadOS” is more than just a name; and yes, that multi-thousand dollar Mac Pro and 6K display setup. Show Notes: You can read Paris Martineau’s story about YouTube’s new communit...2019-06-0752 minUncanny Valley | WIREDMaking Surfing More SustainableThe great irony in the sport of surfing is that the process of making a surfboard puts a great deal of strain on the environment. The various chemicals and materials used to assemble boards, leashes, and wetsuits end up polluting the waterways, and defiling the very beaches that surfers rely on. A number of organizations and companies are dedicated to reversing this trend through something called the Ecoboard project. The certification program establishes manufacturing and sourcing guidelines that let people create boards that are gentler on the oceans and perform as well as traditional surfboards.One such...2019-06-0255 min
Uncanny Valley | WIREDThe Case for Male Birth ControlHormonal male contraception is not a new idea––in fact, researchers have been working on solutions for men the pill was invented for women. But early tests around male contraceptives were inconclusive, and as birth control pills exploded, interest in a male version of this waned. A new male contraceptive gel, one that reduces sperm count, could change that. It’s been in the works for more than a decade, WIRED’s Arielle Pardes reports this week, and it looks promising. Even if the gel eventually make its way to pharmacies, though, there may still be societal hurdles t...2019-03-2947 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Treacherous Allure of OG UsernamesProduct designer and internet native Chris Messina was lucky enough to snag the username @chris on Instagram back when Instagram was known as Burbn, and, like all of his early usernames, it became a part of his digital identity. But having an OG username has exposed him to hacks, scams, and generally shady online exchanges. It has also lead him down the path of more existential questions about life online––like, is the internet still fun? On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast we talk to Chris about the biggest offer he’s ever been made for his name, ephemera...2019-02-1559 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Best of CESWe came. We saw. We touched a lot of gadgets. This week was the annual CES, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics show, and WIRED’s team was on the ground covering all of the top tech trends to emerge from the show. In this week’s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk about CES’s big security #fail, what all of these connected gadgets mean for the future of healthcare, and robots. Lots of robots.
Later in the episode, Arielle talks to Jen Wong, the chief operating officer of Reddit, about the comp...2019-01-1252 minUncanny Valley | WIREDThe Year in Tech, in One WordIf you had to sum up the year in tech in one word, what word would you choose? That’s what we at the Gadget Lab asked ourselves as we looked to somehow recap a year’s worth of tech-related drama in approximately 45 minutes. 2018 was the year that we learned about Cambridge Analytica; that social media’s role in the 2016 U.S. election came into sharper focus; that top tech executives were put in the Congressional hot seat; and that tech workers spoke out about everything from brutal work environments to how their firms’ technologies were being used by governme...2018-12-2149 min
NOPEE57: Lil Jon Weaves a Hair Amulet! Plus Holiday Gift Guide feat. Lauren GoodeOne step forward, two steps back. The Holland Tunnel’s holiday décor debacle was fixed following a public outcry, yet we find ourselves reckoning this week with even more horrors, such as Russian Nest hackers, robots gone wild and the shocking revelation that Azealia Banks is the tech world’s Zelig, last seen hiding in Elon Musk’s house after fashioning an amulet out of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s beard hairs. Joined by WIRED senior writer Lauren Goode, we shut down the most horrible gifts of the season, including but not limited to burrito scented candles, a push-up s...2018-12-2049 min
The Austin Meyer PodcastTelling Ethically Responsible Stories on Technology with Lauren Goode | Ep. 007This week's guest is Lauren Goode, a senior writer at WIRED. Lauren is an Emmy award winning journalist who covers all things tech. Before arriving at WIRED, Lauren was the senior technology editor at The Verge, Managing editor of reviews and consumer tech coverage at ReCode, and a video producer at the Wall Street Journal. In this conversation, Lauren and I talk about her career path, and the lessons she has learned along the way. Then we move into the ethical responsibilities of technology reporters and how she designs stories specifically for the various platforms she works on. Reach out...2018-11-291h 05
NOPEE38: Alex Jones Wears a Chicken Diaper! (feat. Lauren Goode)We’re back on our regular schedule with a special guest, WIRED Senior Writer, Lauren Goode. We all endured a horrible week in which YouPorn finally decided to ban lunatic Alex Jones, and Lauren spun around on a 3D scanner like a cat on a Roomba. We also shut down the Green Party candidate from outer space, voting on the blockchain, Magic Leap, luxury chicken diapers and the Oscars’ desperate attempt to boost ratings. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/id1312654524?mt=2 STITCHER https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nope SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/user-518735966/tracks OVER...2018-08-0746 min
Too Embarrassed to AskWhat comes next after #TooEmbarrassed ends?Two and a half years ago, we launched Too Embarrassed to Ask. And now, having answered your questions about everything from Snapchat to Juicero to tech addiction, it’s time to goodbye ... or maybe Goode-bye? This week, Recode’s Kara Swisher reunites with her longtime co-host Lauren Goode (now a senior writer at Wired) for one final show and one final “hashtag money.” They talk about wearables, podcasts, Phoebe’s twin sister on “Friends,” Facebook’s year of scandals and — of course — their cats. Give it a listen and stay tuned for a new Kara Swisher podcast, coming this fall. If you subscri...2018-08-0344 min
The VergecastNew iPads, Microsoft reorg, and Europe's new privacy ruleWe’ve got a bunch of tech luminaries on The Vergecast this week to help us understand the week in tech news.
Nilay, Dieter, and Paul welcome Lauren Goode back to the show for her last week at The Verge to discuss the new iPads that Apple released this past Tuesday. Lauren and Dieter went to Chicago for the event, so they share their experience and insight on the new products and their relationship with the education field.
After that, the crew bring in senior reporter Russell Brandom to help us understand how Europe’s new privacy rule is resh...2018-03-301h 11
Too Embarrassed to AskWhat will we do without Lauren Goode?To commemorate her final episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask as co-host, Lauren Goode counts down her favorite episodes from the past two years. Among the favorites: Juicero founder Doug Evans, Kara Swisher admitting to her phone addiction and Walt Mossberg's own farewell episode, for which Kara and Lauren concocted a devious plan in secret. The co-hosts also talk about how they started working together and what's next for both Lauren and this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2018-03-3044 min
Too Embarrassed to AskHow can I be less addicted to tech?The Verge's Lauren Goode roams the halls of the 2018 Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, Calif., interviewing attendees about their tech addictions and what we can do to be less addicted. Interviewees include startup founders, investors, a former ad exec — oh, and rapper-turned-entrepreneur Chamillionaire, the artist behind the hit song "Ridin'." Plus: Kara Swisher and Goode debate whether the responsibility for reducing tech addiction belongs to tech companies or consumers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2018-02-1658 min
The VergecastHQ, selfie authentication, and solar panels turning air into waterLet get this out of the way: Nilay and Dieter are not on the show this week.
But really, we’ve got a great show hosted by Verge podcast professionals Lauren Goode and Casey Newton. Oh and Paul is still here, too!
So what are we talking about on the show today? Well, a lot. Lauren, Casey, and Paul analyze the news that was at the top of the site this week, including a glitch that left American Airlines without pilots during the week of Christmas; a rundown of the new trivia app HQ; and the reveal of the man...2017-12-011h 16
The VergecastPixel 2XL screen saturation update, an iOS11 bug, and Harmony Link hub services shut downThere’s a lot of little tech news this week, and we’ve got the perfect podcast to sum it all up. This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter run through topics like Samsung’s ad that mocks the iPhone, the update to Pixel 2 XL screens, and Logitech shutting down Harmony Link hub services.
Also, The Verge’s video series Next Level is back! Lauren Goode returns to talk about the season premiere, which deals with creating holographic videos, and how that can be used to preserve memories.
There’s a whole lot more in between that — like obviously P...2017-11-101h 16
Too Embarrassed to AskShould I pay $1000 for the iPhone X?Recode Editor in Chief Dan Frommer talks with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode about Apple's latest product event, at which it announced a new series of the Apple Watch, with optional LTE connectivity; a wireless charging pad for Apple devices called AirPower; the next iterations of its flagship phones, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus; and a higher-end phone with an OLED screen and no home button, the iPhone X, which will start at $1000. Frommer and Goode, who were at the Apple event, answer your questions about all of the new hardware, as well as the iPhone X's face-recognition technology Face...2017-09-1550 min
The VergecastiPod nano discontinued, Microsoft Paint's fate, and Foxconn's new factoryThe Vergecast summer 2017 continues! This week, The Verge launched Verge Guidebook, a new guide to show you what to buy, what you shouldn't, and how to use it all. Nilay, Dieter, and Paul start off the show discussing the new review system and how-tos coming to the site.
Then, there’s another set of obituaries this week: Apple nano, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft Paint. The crew pays their respects to the weird moments these products gave us.
Returning for episode 3 of her series Next Level, Lauren Goode stops by to give us behind-the-scenes info on the latest episode and what’s i...2017-07-281h 39
The VergecastBixby launches, Alexa on Android, and a new hyperloopSummer editions of The Vergecast continue as Nilay and Dieter welcome Ashley Carman and Jake Kastrenakes back to the show to discuss the news that hit the site this week. Elon Musk said he got “verbal” approval from The White House to build a hyperloop on the East Coast, Comcast is back at it again with statements on net neutrality, and we’ve got a few updates in the AI department.
Also, Lauren Goode updates us on the newest episode of her series Next Level once again! This week, she visited Dolby Labs to explore their experiments to track people...2017-07-211h 06
The VergecastRIP Windows phone, net neutrality day of action, and Next LevelWelcome back to another week of The Vergecast. Nilay, Paul, and Dieter sit down in the studio to bring you the news that hit our site this week. First off, the net neutrality day of action was on Wednesday, as was Nilay’s piece on the matter. The gang debate the issue in this net neutrality “season” of news.
Halfway through the show, senior tech editor Lauren Goode stops by to talk a little bit about her new video series Next Level, which shows the technology that’s being worked on at some of the world’s most innovative companies...2017-07-141h 17
Too Embarrassed to AskIs Apple’s HomePod better than Amazon's Echo or Google's Home? (WWDC recap)The Verge’s Nilay Patel talks with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode about the 2017 edition of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). This year, the company announced updates to its tablet and Mac hardware, a new version of its iOS mobile operating system, and a brand-new product: HomePod, a smart home speaker aimed squarely at Amazon’s Echo. Patel, Swisher and Goode debate whether Siri can compete with Alexa, and whether the entry price for the HomePod is too high; they also answer your questions about AirPlay, iPads and headphone jacks. Learn more about your ad cho...2017-06-0953 min
Too Embarrassed to AskWhat's so special about Apple's wireless Airpods? Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode debate the merits of Apple's new wireless earbuds, the Airpods. Designed to work across multiple Apple devices with less hassle than normal Bluetooth audio gear, the Airpods cost $160 and have to be charged in an included battery case — however, Goode said the case is a huge benefit because it makes the small earbuds harder to lose. She can't recommend the Airpods to everybody, but says they've proved useful in certain places, like the gym. Swisher, meanwhile, questions Apple's design decisions, saying the earbuds look more like white plastic earrings. ...2017-01-2035 min
Too Embarrassed to AskWhat were the most interesting gadgets at CES? Recode's Kara Swisher talks with The Verge's Lauren Goode about CES 2017 and whether the annual consumer electronics expo is as important as it once was. Goode recaps some of the biggest trends she observed, including self-driving cars, virtual reality and the Amazon Echo. She also debates with Swisher the merits of some of the show's weirder products, like a pair of high heels controlled by your smartphone and a "smart hairbrush" that features a microphone, a gyroscope and an accelerometer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2017-01-0628 min
The Jeff Schlarb PodcastEp. 9: Lauren GoodeThe Senior Editor for The Verge's technology section proves why every tech company wants to be on Lauren's good side. She stops by and talks self-driving cars, her favorite gadgets, and Silicon Valley's impact on the upcoming election.
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Too Embarrassed to AskIs Google now a hardware company?The Verge's Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn talk with Recode's Ina Fried about Google's fall product event. The search giant devoted the entire event to hardware, including high-end Android phones called Google Pixel; a home speaker and virtual assistant device to compete with the Amazon Echo, called Google Home; and a $79 virtual reality headset, Google Daydream. Goode, Bohn and Fried answer your questions about how the new devices work, how they're different from past Google-affiliated hardware and lingering problems with AI assistants such as Google Now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...2016-10-071h 04
What's Tech?Why smartphone batteries explode, and why they may get worseSamsung has officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide, after more than 90 of the large smartphones in the US overheated due to defective batteries. Overheating is, in this case, an understatement, as some owners have claimed their smartphones outright exploded. Exploding lithium-ion batteries actually aren’t so uncommon. As my colleagues Angela Chen and Lauren Goode noted earlier this month, there are many ways for a lithium-ion battery to become dangerous, and they aren’t limited to any one smartphone or electronic device.
“An exploding phone seems like a freak accident,” write Chen and Goode, “but the same chemical properties that make batte...2016-09-2016 min
Ctrl-Walt-DeleteWalt and Nilay and Lauren and Dieter go to the Apple eventAs you may have read on this site, Apple had an event yesterday, and we attended. Walt and Nilay meet up in San Francisco for this week's episode of Ctrl-Walt-Delete and invite Vergecast regulars Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn to the show to discuss everything we saw at the event yesterday and give their first impressions.
Apple watch: 06:51
iPhone: 23:17
eero ad - 43:25
Headphone jack/AirPods - 45:32
Home button: 1:13:06
It's the mashup of two podcasts you've been waiting for! But fear not, there is more to come on this week's Vergecast that you won't want to miss so come back this...2016-09-081h 24
Too Embarrassed to AskCould you go a day without your phone?The Verge's Lauren Goode reports on what happened when she deprived herself of her iPhone for (gasp!) an entire day. Although Lauren still had access to other electronics, she tells Recode's Kara Swisher how this simple experiment dramatically changed her day. Then, Lauren and Kara share and react to readers' and listeners' thoughts about smartphone deprivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2016-06-0331 min
Too Embarrassed to AskWhat tech gifts should you buy for new graduates?Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode debate what tech gifts you should buy for students graduating this year. They also take suggestions from our readers and listeners and Lauren argues that you shouldn't get a new graduate an Apple Watch or a drone. Plus: Should Google name its next Android operating system after Lauren's cat Nougat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2016-05-2729 min
Random Questions with Eric JohnsonLauren Goode and the Secret Twin SisterThis week, I talked to my friend and colleague Lauren Goode, who you can also hear on the Re/code podcast Too Embarrassed to Ask (OK, obligatory plug over). Lauren and I talked about "House of Cards"-induced paranoia, how to get into journalism and the power of a CD-burning computer in the age of Napster.This episode was recorded on March 16, 2016.You can find more info about how the show works here, but TL;DR: Neither Lauren nor I knew we were going to talk about any of that. I drew all the questions r...2016-04-1000 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 396 Translator K. E. SemmelEnglish Translator of Winter Men by Jesper Bugge Kold
Interview starts at 20:10 and ends at 41:14
I like the fact that I can tell an editor there [at AmazonCrossing] that this book is something that you should really look for, and they listen. And in this case, from start to finish, I suggested this book, and it became a reality and now I’m sitting with it right here on my desk.
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Amazon Tap - pre-order available at Amazon.com for $129.99, with delivery march 31, 2016
Echo Dot - Order from your Alexa or the Amazon app on your Android or iOS smar...2016-03-0444 min
TWiT Throwback (Video)Tech News Today 1276: Apple Announces (Watch) OS/2
Apple apparently announced a few things yesterday, Facebook snubs Microsoft, your favorite geek cartoon from the 90s is getting a reboot, and more...
Host: Mike Elgan
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Guests: Lauren Goode, Sarah Mitroff, Dan Seifert, and Paul Thurrott
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2015-06-0941 minTWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1276: Apple Announces (Watch) OS/2
Apple apparently announced a few things yesterday, Facebook snubs Microsoft, your favorite geek cartoon from the 90s is getting a reboot, and more...
Host: Mike Elgan
Co-Host: Joe Panettieri
Guests: Lauren Goode, Sarah Mitroff, Dan Seifert, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.
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2015-06-0941 min