Nilay Patel
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iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max hands-on
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max: all titanium, all the time. → Read More
What is chokepoint capitalism? Authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin discuss
Creatives are stuck with big tech. This new book tries to finds solutions to break free. → Read More
Why YouTube spent the money on NFL RedZone
YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan tells us the steaming giant is making a big bet on TVs, where it’s seeing the fastest growth. → Read More
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew explains how US data will be kept out of China
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was interviewed at the DealBook conference where he discussed how TikTok is protecting US user data and what say China has over his decisions. → Read More
Help, Foxconn has gone from AI 8K+5G to ‘3+3=∞’
Whatever the company is doing in Wisconsin, it’s pushing the boundaries of traditional mathematics with this name. → Read More
Tim Cook, Jony Ive, and Laurene Powell Jobs, live at Code
Apple CEO Tim Cook, ex-design chief Jony Ive, and the widow of Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs, spoke at the Code Conference about Jobs and his influence on tech. → Read More
How the head of Facebook plans to compete with TikTok and win back Gen Z
Facebook is figuring out what Gen Z wants from social media, changing the Facebook and Instagram news feeds to look more like TikTok, leveraging AI, finding a balance between algorithm recommendations and social interactions, focusing on Reels and video, and trying to fix its mistakes. → Read More
Advertising is everywhere — Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur explains how it works
The ad business is not exactly like Mad Men but kinda. → Read More
How Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty goes viral, with CMO Katie Welch
Selena Gomez’s beauty brand partners with creators and is redefining marketing for the TikTok age. → Read More
Ford F-150 Lightning review: fast truck, slow computer
The Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck is a huge bet on turning the most popular vehicle in America into an EV and turning cars into computers on wheels. → Read More
The risky new way of building mobile broadband networks, explained by Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin
How Rakuten Mobile has built Japan’s fourth cellphone carrier, an ORAN network, from the ground up, and why it’s 40 percent cheaper than other networks. → Read More
Why Hank Green can’t quit YouTube for TikTok
All the ways to make money as a creator on YouTube versus TikTok versus Instagram — from science videos and brand deals to sock subscriptions. → Read More
Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks fashion rental is inflation-proof
How the wedding boom saved Rent the Runway from its COVID crash. → Read More
Is the metaverse going to suck? A conversation with Matthew Ball
Matthew Ball explains and defines what the metaverse actually is. → Read More
Driving the Rivian R1S in semi-responsible fashion
Rivian’s R1S SUV is a terrific and capable electric SUV with up to 320 miles of range. → Read More
How arson led to a culture reboot at Traeger, with CEO Jeremy Andrus
Our special Fourth of July episode on Traeger, making cult-favorite grills, and putting burgers on the cloud → Read More
How Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is refocusing for an electric future
Mercedes has big plans to go all-electric by 2030, including an electric G-Wagon, and become a luxury tech company now that cars are just big computers. → Read More
How fandom built the internet as we know it, with Kaitlyn Tiffany
From the Beatles to One Direction — her new book on the history of fans → Read More
Watch the trailer for The Verge’s first Netflix show, The Future Of
The Verge’s first Netflix show is finally here! It’s a docuseries called The Future Of, and it will premiere on the service on June 21st. We explore what the world could look like in the future by talking to the people who are out there creating it. → Read More
Hands-on with the new, more colorful, M2-powered MacBook Air
Apple just announced the new MacBook Air, powered by its latest M2 chip. We took a look at the new device, which also comes in several new colors. → Read More