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The Vergecast

Updated Macbook Pros, Microsoft Surface Go, and this week in Elon

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay and Dieter discuss an Apple event they were invited to this week for Apple’s updated MacBook Pros. Along with Paul, they dive into how creatives are using these machines, and what these new specs are. Another laptop announcement from this week is Microsoft’s Surface Go. The crew runs through their demo with the computer and discuss how it compares to the other Surface devices. And continuing with our trend, we also have a new edition of “This week in Elon Musk,” hosted by science editor Liz Lopatto. There’s a lot more in between that — like Paul’s newly sponsored segment “Hearrings” — so listen to it all, and you’ll get it all. 01:36 - 10 years of app store 05:12- Apple’s new MacBook Pros have the latest Intel processors and quieter keyboards 21:58 - Apple worked with Blackmagic on a new external GPU 33:09 - This week in Elon Musk with Liz Lopatto 38:20 - Microsoft’s $399 Surface Go aims to stand out from iPads or Chromebooks 45:49 - Magic Leap is shipping its first headset this summer 51:56 - Justice Department appeals ruling in attempt to block massive AT&T–Time Warner merger 57:24 - Paul’s weekly segment “Hearrings” 1:00:23 - YouTube TV goes down (again) during World Cup 1:02:43 - Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support 1:03:32 - Apple will end its photo printing operation in September 1:06:55 - This amazing new web tool lets you create microsites that exist solely as URLs 1:08:09 - This app reads Wikipedia to teach you about the cities you’re driving through Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome to the VRTCHAS, the flagship podcast of the VRTCH.com.

0:09.3

In part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, the network that you're listening to, I'm trying

0:13.8

to be professional today.

0:15.6

I was like, what?

0:16.6

I started out pure, pure Adderall.

0:18.6

Yeah, and you went like, it's doubt.

0:22.4

The Adderall to doubt spectrum there was deep.

0:25.2

Now, it's thinking about it today as I was walking in the office.

0:27.9

If the VRTCHAS was like a regular show, like a good show, we'd have like an intro,

0:34.9

you know, like this week on the VRTCHAS sponsored by blah, blah.

0:38.1

Like they would be bad.

0:39.3

And I'd be like, hey, everybody, welcome to the...

0:42.4

And I would do it.

0:43.6

And I just utterly felt, anyway, I'm your friend, Neely.

0:46.4

Paul Miller is here.

0:47.4

Hello.

0:48.4

Deater Bone.

0:49.4

Not your friend.

0:52.0

We have like a dense show today.

0:55.2

So it's not a lot of things happen, but all the things that happen.

0:57.9

We're deep.

0:59.3

So it's not like a grab bag.

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