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James Webb Space Telescope to launch next week / cool gadgets announced this week

James Webb Space Telescope to launch next week / cool gadgets announced this week

FromThe Vergecast


James Webb Space Telescope to launch next week / cool gadgets announced this week

FromThe Vergecast

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Loren Grush discuss NASA's plan for launching the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to NASA’s Hubble telescope.
Second half of the show, the crew go through all the gadgets and software updates announced this past week.
Stories discussed this week:

NASA’s massive next-generation space telescope arrives in South America ahead of launch

NASA sets new date for James Webb Space Telescope launch

Five former SpaceX employees speak out about harassment at the company

Sony Glass Sound Speaker review: it’s not what it looks like

Analogue Pocket review: Game Boy games have never looked so good

Opal’s C1 offers DSLR-rivaling video quality in a small form factor 

Dell’s Concept Stanza converts your chicken scratch to digital text

Amazon Echo Show 15 review: Alexa’s on your wall

Oppo’s Find N is an impressive first folding phone

Huawei’s P50 Pocket is a stylish clamshell foldable launching this month

Samsung’s working on a rollable smartwatch with a camera

Apple releases iOS 15.2 with App Privacy Report, Digital Legacy, and more

Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from webpage but says plans haven’t changed

Universal Control won’t be coming to macOS Monterey until sometime this spring


Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express, a new app that simplifies its powerful editing tools 

Snap launches Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for mobile

Log4j is patched, but the exploits are just getting started

‘No easy solution’ for Tesla Cybertruck’s comically large windshield wiper, Elon Musk says

Chrome OS tablets are getting fancier but not better

Former FCC officials are worried about air safety fears delaying 5G rollout

Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob

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How to sneak into a Bored Ape Yacht Club party

Matter’s plan to save the smart home


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Released:
Dec 17, 2021
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.