The Verge

Today on The Vergecast: The Verge's Sean Hollister joins the show to talk about some new data about the handheld console market, what it says about the Steam Deck's dominance, whether the Switch 2 might change everything all over again, and why Sony and Microsoft don't appear to be in the game at all. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ

WSJ publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour responds to how the company deals with conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch, who has deep ties to Donald Trump, being the owner of its parent company News Corp. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bHHy8H

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants to know whether YouTube TV has a policy that “discriminates” against faith-based channels. (YouTube says it doesn’t.) Listen to today's Vergecast episode wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bS0Zf8

It’s time for bed. If a teen under 16 is still using the app after 10PM, TikTok will interrupt their feed with a full-screen “wind down” reminder. Listen to today's Vergecast episode wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bS0Zf8

On Today's Decoder episode Nilay sat down with Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour. Latour says that The Wall Street Journal is as affordable as a cup of coffee once a day, and that there is a responsibility of news consumers to make that choice to be more informed rather than consume misinformation on social media. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4bHHy8H

Amazon’s devices chief Panos Panay talks about strengthening the Alexa product line after years of Amazon producing all manner of Alexa-powered appliances: “I think you’ve got to focus the roadmap… what you need is products that people want in their home.” Listen to Decoder wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4i45CVZ

This week on "Brendan Carr is a Dummy," the FCC commissioner tries to justify his latest broadcast investigations. Listen to The Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4ia3k7s

Today on The Vergecast: Apple’s new MacBook Air, now powered by the M4 chip, comes in a new sky blue color option, and — most surprising of all — a lower price. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4ia3k7s

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay talks about the Alexa Plus benefits customers get by already subscribing to Amazon Prime, which now comes with the updated voice assistant for free. You can listen to this week's episode of Decoder wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4i45CVZ

This week on Decoder: Nilay sat down with Panos Panay, who’s in charge of devices and services at Amazon. Panos talks about the upgrades built into its new generative AI-powered Alexa upgrade, which Amazon calls Alexa Plus. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/4i45CVZ