The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler discuss all the gadgets announced at IFA 2023, the next flagship phone events from Apple and Google, and a whole lot more.
Also: Nilay Patel breaks news about the 5G banana surgery.
Further reading:

No, they did not do surgery on a banana over 5G

Apple’s September iPhone event: how to watch and what to expect 

Google leaked Google’s flagship Pixel 8 Pro, again

Google sets its Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th

Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones

Taylor Swift Eras Tour is coming to theaters this October

Starfield review: a stellar sci-fi refresh of the Bethesda RPG formula 


Sony is raising PlayStation Plus prices up to $40 per year 

Dolby might have found a way to make built-in TV speakers sound much better

Instagram may be making Reels longer to compete with TikTok

Google’s Duet AI now available in Docs, Gmail, and other Workspace apps 

IFA 2023: the biggest announcements from Europe’s big tech show

Alexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL’s new speakers


Anker's new MagGo wireless chargers might charge iPhones just as fast as MagSafe 

Philips Hue has three new smart security cameras


Jlab’s $39.99 Jbuds Mini are the smallest yet. 

How Google made the world go viral

We sent the top ANC headphones to a lab to test their noise-canceling abilities

This USB button helps Jeopardy! contestants get their buzz on

The future of Tesla is in China


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