Diving into Apple’s Liquid Glass

The Vergecast

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🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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It’s time. The public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, and more are finally out for everyone to try. Jake Kastrenakes, Vee Song, and Antonio G. Di Benedetto give their takes on Apple’s Liquid Glass design language after two months of living with it. Antonio shares his experiences with macOS and the upgraded Spotlight, and Vee dives into the ups and downs of watchOS’s AI fitness coach. Then, Andy Hawkins and Eater's Matthew Kang talk about Tesla’s rough quarter, the new Tesla Diner, and what Epic Bacon has to do with it all. Finally, the Thunder Round returns, and we all learn what Labubus are. Further reading: ⁠Apple releases public betas of its new software updates with Liquid Glass⁠ How to install the iOS 26 public beta The biggest changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 26 ⁠Liquid Glass is fine, I guess⁠ ⁠Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign is shaping up to be a snoozer on Macs⁠ You can actually multitask on an iPad now and it’s the best new feature in 15 years watchOS 26 preview: a subtler take on AI ⁠Apple launches $20 subscription service to protect your gadgets⁠ Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years Elon Musk finally admits the new, more affordable Tesla is just a stripped down Model Y Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion Everything Eater Editors Ate at the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles The Full Tesla Diner Menu, Revealed The Tesla Diner Will Track When Guests Are Nearby to Prepare Their Orders Inside the New Tesla Diner in Los Angeles Anti-Elon Musk protesters are coming for Tesla’s new diner Faraday Future is back with another wild EV that probably will never get made Amazon buys Bee AI Jake: AppleCare One is a good deal, but not for everyone Uber’s making it easier for women riders and drivers to find each other The frenzied, gamified chase for Labubus Email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	Hello and welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of making things translucent,
0:36.6	then a little less translucent, then a little more
0:38.5	translucent again.
0:39.7	I'm Jake Casternakis, executive editor of The Verge. Nilai Patel, David Pierce, those guys aren't here. They're at home. They're at home. They're taking some time off on parental leave. They'll be back later this year. Today, we've got a really fun show. later on, Verge Transportation editor Andy Hawkins is going to join us, and Eater, L.A.
0:57.7	editor Matthew Kang is going to come on, and we're going to be talking about Tesla and the new
1:01.6	Tesla diner.
1:02.7	I thought this was a joke when they announced it.
1:04.7	It is a real thing.
1:05.7	They really announced this and launched a diner.
1:09.3	Then the Thunder round is back, new and improved, as always.
1:13.4	But first, it's a big Apple week, so we've got to talk about Apple.
1:17.6	We've got two Verge reviewers here to talk about it.
1:20.5	In the studio with me, V Song.
1:22.1	Hello.
1:23.4	And we've got Antonio D. Benedetto.
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