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Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

FromThe Vergecast


Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

FromThe Vergecast

ratings:
Length:
80 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.
33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.
1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.
Stories discussed in this episode:

Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop

With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream

Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook

The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget

HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel

Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet

Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content

How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day

Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers

​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers


Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening

Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold

Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition


Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 

Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up

Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst

Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch

iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference

Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap

This is the design of Sonos’ upcoming Sub Mini

Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform

Pebble founder: it’s your ‘last chance’ to make a small Android phone happen - The Verge

Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port

The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band because 5G in this country is silly


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Released:
May 20, 2022
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.