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SpaceX launches humans to space / Facebook's ongoing moderation controversy / Sonos Arc's convincing surround sound

SpaceX launches humans to space / Facebook's ongoing moderation controversy / Sonos Arc's convincing surround sound

FromThe Vergecast


SpaceX launches humans to space / Facebook's ongoing moderation controversy / Sonos Arc's convincing surround sound

FromThe Vergecast

ratings:
Length:
112 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stories from this episode:

Blaming protesters for COVID-19 spread ignores the bigger threats to health

5G coronavirus conspiracy theorists are endangering the workers who keep networks running

Telehealth wasn’t designed for non-English speakers

The pandemic has made it harder to buy a new laptop

Byte flight


The United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization, says President Trump 

FCC extends deadline for ISPs to quit charging customers who use their own equipment

K-pop stans overwhelm app after Dallas police ask for videos of protesters

SpaceX successfully launches first crew to orbit, ushering in new era of spaceflight

A rocket launch can’t unite us until the space world acknowledges our divisions

Watch NASA astronauts fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon using touchscreens

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully docks with the space station

What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch

Meet the cute stuffed dinosaur that hitched a ride on SpaceX’s historic launch

SpaceX is launching its latest batch of internet satellites, including one with a visor

Trump’s Twitter order violates the First Amendment, new lawsuit claims

Facebook won’t take any action on Trump’s post about shootings in Minnesota

Facebook employees walk out in protest of Donald Trump’s posts

Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence

In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg expressed ‘disgust’ with Trump’s posts

Mark Zuckerberg defends hands-off Trump policy to employees after walkout

Nine things we learned from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg facing his employees

Ban them all

What other social networks can learn from Snapchat’s rebuke of Trump

Huawei P40 Pro review: there’s a catch

HBO Max won’t hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will

The Sonos Arc puts convincing surround sound in a single soundbar

Here’s our best look yet at Google’s new Android TV streaming device


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Released:
Jun 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.