Samsung Galaxy S8, the politics of science, and the net neutrality debate reignited

The Vergecast

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Tech News, News, Technology

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2017

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Another Vergecast is up! We have a CES Twitter live show reunion, featuring Nilay, Dieter, Megan, and Paul discussing this week in news. As Nilay mentions throughout the show, the gang has senioritis as they prepare to move to new offices next week... just FYI. Also, Verge science editor Liz Lopatto returns to the show to discuss the new administration’s action toward the science world, and how the scientists are handling it. If you keep listening, you’ll come upon a talk about net neutrality — another debate sparked by the recent transfer of power. Look, we’re like 15 minutes over our regular time so theres plenty of other stuff in between that to look forward to. 03:02 - Amazon Echo’s new wake word 07:49 - Resident Evil 7 13:21 - Samsung Galaxy S8 rumors 21:24 - Trump’s phone 26:22 - LG G6 29:01 - Science, EPA, and Trump with Liz Lopatto 44:56 - Paul’s weekly segment “Dry your sweaty palms” 49:12 - Net neutrality debate 1:07:01 - CBS’s Hunted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the VirtueCast, the flagship podcast of the Virtue.com.
0:08.8	I'm going to admit something to our audience.
0:11.1	I have like terrible senioritis this week because we're moving offices.
0:17.3	So this is, we're going to do, we're doing the VirtueCast in our current box meeting office
0:21.4	today and then the new podcast rooms, the new office, we're not going to be writing
0:25.0	next week so we have one more to do in this office.
0:27.1	But then after that, it's like the lap of luxury.
0:29.9	So next week is like when you think you're gone forever but you have to bring back your
0:33.6	library post.
0:34.6	Yeah, exactly.
0:35.6	It's like, but this is a second last VirtueCast in our office here.
0:40.9	I'm just like feeling wild.
0:42.0	Oh, senior prank then.
0:43.7	What's your senior prank going to be for the office?
0:45.2	I can't.
0:46.2	The principal so tonight.
0:49.5	My, hi, I'm Deeter Bone.
0:51.0	Hi, Deeter's here.
0:52.0	Megan's here.
0:53.0	The principal.
0:54.0	Hi.
0:55.0	I get Deeter's the principal.
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