EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025 + Amazon’s new devices
This week, EA announced that it plans to go private as part of a massive $55 billion sale, a move that will likely have huge implications for the gaming landscape. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Sam Rutherford chat about what this deal really means (and why it includes a Saudi Arabian investment fund), and also dive into the messy state of Xbox. Is the ROG Ally Xbox X already a failure at $1,000? Electronic Arts to go private in a deal worth $55 Billion – 1:43What the heck is going on with Xbox? The $1,000 ROG Ally Xbox X could be a failure even before launch – 15:23Great games out now: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and more – 42:46Amazon’s fall hardware event announced new Echoes, a new Fire TV and a panopticon powered by Ring – 59:10Google announces new Nest Doorbell along with a couple of Nest Cams – 1:09:34Hollywood film stars recoil in disgust at Tilly Norwood, an AI actress created by a Dutch production studio –1:14:30OpenAI’s Sora video app is full of fake shoplifting clips – 1:14:13  Working on – 1:17:35Pop culture picks – 1:19:01Â
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How Carvana is trying to fix the broken world of car buying
Buying a car in America is usually a hellish experience involving pushy salespeople, mysterious fees, and hours-long financing negotiations. That’s something Carvana aimed to solve with its online used car marketplace when it launched 13 years ago. In this episode, Devindra chats with Carvana Chief Product Officer Dan Gill about how the company moved beyond the flashy marketing of its early car vending machines, and how it’s still trying to perfect the online car buying experience. We also dive into some of the issues the company has faced – including delayed registrations and vehicle issues – and how it’s trying to learn from them.Â
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iPhone Air and 17 review + Meta's Ray-Ban Display smart glasses
We're still in iPhone mode this week, as all of our reviews of Apple's new hardware are rolling out. In this episode, Senior Writer Sam Rutherford joins us to chat about his experience with the iPhone Air and our final thoughts on the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup. Also, we dive into all of the news from Meta Connect 2025, including the Ray-Ban Display smart glasses. Is Meta actually on to something with these smart glasses? Or is Zuck just desperate to get people away from phones?iPhone 17 Air review: Thinness with a purpose – 1:21What’s the iPhone 17 Air’s battery life like? – 14:47iPhone 17 Pro: a more substantive update than meets the eye – 24:54The base iPhone 17 is a great phone for pretty much everyone – 35:26Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses during his Connect keynote – 39:35Other News: The ‘framework’ of a TikTok deal is in place, U.S. may license ByteDance’s original algorithm – 1:09:08New rumors about a touchscreen MacBook Pro – 1:10:41Working on – 1:14:32Pop culture picks – 1:15:02Â
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A deeper dive into the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air
This week, managing editor Cherlynn Low and senior reporter Karissa Bell are joined by The Verge's Allison Johnson to talk all about the new iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17s. We also answered some questions from Threads and talk about our hopes and dreams from the next Apple event. Also, Devindra and Ben chat about some recent news, including a truly awful AI podcasting company.Cherlynn, Karissa, and a special guest break down the iPhone 17 news from Apple headquarters – 1:04Notes from the iPhone Air hands on – 14:59Once again, a big Apple event with no mention of Apple Intelligence – 40:27Animated movie Critterz will use OpenAI’s tech to try to make a CGI movie on a shoestring budget – 59:24  Inception Point AI wants to use virtual hosts to make 5,000 new podcast episodes a week – 1:04:26David Zaslav thinks HBO Max should be more expensive, because of course he does – 1:23:27Working on – 1:25:41Pop culture picks – 1:28:29Â
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Breaking down Apple's iPhone 17 event
We've survived Apple's iPhone 17 event and we're here to dive into all of the news. In this bonus episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham recap all of Apple's new hardware and try to determine if the iPhone Air has any substance behind all that style. Â
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