David Pierce
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Editor-at-large at The Verge. I could eat.
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As much as I enjoy @reckless.bsky.social & @davidpierce.xyz, and the add-free Vergecast is awesome, it's the writing of @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social that consistently makes me feel I'm getting good return on my money by subscribing to @theverge.com.
I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
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January 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
As much as I enjoy @reckless.bsky.social & @davidpierce.xyz, and the add-free Vergecast is awesome, it's the writing of @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social that consistently makes me feel I'm getting good return on my money by subscribing to @theverge.com.
I've been wanting to do this story for years, and Anil just... did it. Really well. How dare he, honestly
Been working on this one for a while — it's a little bit of history of a key foundation of internet technology, and a little bit of an explainer about how people _actually_ invent things. This is the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/h...
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I've been wanting to do this story for years, and Anil just... did it. Really well. How dare he, honestly
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I just got off a red-eye, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / pre-ordering this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I just got off a red-eye, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / pre-ordering this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Last chance to see us at CES! Join us for a live Vergecast recording on Wednesday, January 7th at 3:30 PM at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas.
After the show, we’re hosting a reception and would love for you to come hang out with us.
Get free tickets here: www.theverge.com/vergecastliv...
After the show, we’re hosting a reception and would love for you to come hang out with us.
Get free tickets here: www.theverge.com/vergecastliv...
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Last chance to see us at CES! Join us for a live Vergecast recording on Wednesday, January 7th at 3:30 PM at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas.
After the show, we’re hosting a reception and would love for you to come hang out with us.
Get free tickets here: www.theverge.com/vergecastliv...
After the show, we’re hosting a reception and would love for you to come hang out with us.
Get free tickets here: www.theverge.com/vergecastliv...
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all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
The year politics became brainrot
You don’t bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
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The Verge being the place for incredible cultural pieces was not on my bingo card but if I can get laptop reviews *and* cultural pieces for one subscription I will take it
December 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Verge being the place for incredible cultural pieces was not on my bingo card but if I can get laptop reviews *and* cultural pieces for one subscription I will take it
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This was so much fun!
(Disclaimer: I am not a RAM expert)
(Disclaimer: I am not a RAM expert)
For our final Vergecast of 2025, it's the Holiday Spec-tacular: 90 deeply wonky minutes on RAM with @reckless.bsky.social and @seanhollister.bsky.social www.theverge.com/podcast/8495...
The Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec-tacular
On The Vergecast: it’s a memory deep dive.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This was so much fun!
(Disclaimer: I am not a RAM expert)
(Disclaimer: I am not a RAM expert)
For our final Vergecast of 2025, it's the Holiday Spec-tacular: 90 deeply wonky minutes on RAM with @reckless.bsky.social and @seanhollister.bsky.social www.theverge.com/podcast/8495...
The Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec-tacular
On The Vergecast: it’s a memory deep dive.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For our final Vergecast of 2025, it's the Holiday Spec-tacular: 90 deeply wonky minutes on RAM with @reckless.bsky.social and @seanhollister.bsky.social www.theverge.com/podcast/8495...
lol, lmao, rofl
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
lol, lmao, rofl
Hands-down my favorite thing I learned about AIM in Version History prep was that it was a sneakily revolutionary work tool, too?
@davidpierce.xyz @vicmsong.bsky.social small detail to add to the great AIM episode: Facebook corporate literally ran on AIM for a good long while. We also had IRC for engineers but the default 1:1 internal messenger was originally AIM and then eventually we switched to Chat/Messenger.
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hands-down my favorite thing I learned about AIM in Version History prep was that it was a sneakily revolutionary work tool, too?
This week’s Version History pod is one of the first topics I ever wrote down for the show: AIM, aka the best messaging app ever www.theverge.com/podcast/8487...
How AIM taught the internet to chat
On Version History: LOLing, BRBing, and JKing through the early internet.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This week’s Version History pod is one of the first topics I ever wrote down for the show: AIM, aka the best messaging app ever www.theverge.com/podcast/8487...
New Vergecast! It's the epic season finale of America's favorite podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a Dummy — and @reckless.bsky.social is ready for it www.theverge.com/podcast/8480...
Brendan Carr is a dummy
The season finale of America’s favorite podcast within a podcast.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New Vergecast! It's the epic season finale of America's favorite podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a Dummy — and @reckless.bsky.social is ready for it www.theverge.com/podcast/8480...
Hi friends! It's the last Installer of the year, and I want to know: what's your favorite new thing of the year? (Or at least A favorite.) Doesn't even have to be new to everyone, just new to you — what'd you read / watch / listen to / buy / cover in chocolate this year that you absolutely loved?
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hi friends! It's the last Installer of the year, and I want to know: what's your favorite new thing of the year? (Or at least A favorite.) Doesn't even have to be new to everyone, just new to you — what'd you read / watch / listen to / buy / cover in chocolate this year that you absolutely loved?
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Facebook made an algorithm that gave Boomers whatever they wanted, and they destroyed democracy, and then all those FB product managers went over to OpenAI and made ChatGPT, and now they've made a chatbot that tells Boomers whatever they want to hear, and... well, this should go great.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Facebook made an algorithm that gave Boomers whatever they wanted, and they destroyed democracy, and then all those FB product managers went over to OpenAI and made ChatGPT, and now they've made a chatbot that tells Boomers whatever they want to hear, and... well, this should go great.
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I had a really fun time talking about prediction markets with David Pierce on The Vergecast www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDqM...
Everything is gambling now | The Vergecast
YouTube video by The Verge
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December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I had a really fun time talking about prediction markets with David Pierce on The Vergecast www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDqM...
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Really enjoying @davidpierce.xyz‘s podcast Version History, which mixes cultural history and cultural criticism on the topic of tech. The latest episode about the iPhone 4 might be my favorite yet, especially with this incredible moment when @reckless.bsky.social gives his take on smaller phones.
December 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Really enjoying @davidpierce.xyz‘s podcast Version History, which mixes cultural history and cultural criticism on the topic of tech. The latest episode about the iPhone 4 might be my favorite yet, especially with this incredible moment when @reckless.bsky.social gives his take on smaller phones.
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Well this exchange is hilarious/haunting:
@reckless.bsky.social: "I think if phones never got big, maybe democracy would be safer? You know? We might live in a different world."
@davidpierce.xyz: "I would like that to be a crazier theory than it actually is. www.theverge.com/podcast/8444...
@reckless.bsky.social: "I think if phones never got big, maybe democracy would be safer? You know? We might live in a different world."
@davidpierce.xyz: "I would like that to be a crazier theory than it actually is. www.theverge.com/podcast/8444...
Inside the high drama of the iPhone 4
On Version History: the story of a lost phone, Antennagate, and everything in between.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Well this exchange is hilarious/haunting:
@reckless.bsky.social: "I think if phones never got big, maybe democracy would be safer? You know? We might live in a different world."
@davidpierce.xyz: "I would like that to be a crazier theory than it actually is. www.theverge.com/podcast/8444...
@reckless.bsky.social: "I think if phones never got big, maybe democracy would be safer? You know? We might live in a different world."
@davidpierce.xyz: "I would like that to be a crazier theory than it actually is. www.theverge.com/podcast/8444...
Hi friends! It's Thursday, my space heater is going full blast, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / air-frying this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, my space heater is going full blast, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / air-frying this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Big updates to The Verge and how our paywall works today, after our first year of subscriptions. In response to a lot of feedback, we're making three great stories VERY OBVIOUSLY FREE right on the homepage every day. They'll change every day so plan to come back! www.theverge.com/bulletin/839...
December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Big updates to The Verge and how our paywall works today, after our first year of subscriptions. In response to a lot of feedback, we're making three great stories VERY OBVIOUSLY FREE right on the homepage every day. They'll change every day so plan to come back! www.theverge.com/bulletin/839...
Version History is back! This time it's the full, bizarre story of Google Glass, with @davidimel.com and @vicmsong.bsky.social — and one of us looks much cooler wearing these silly things than the rest. www.theverge.com/podcast/8397...
What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong
On Version History: the rise of the Glasshole.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Version History is back! This time it's the full, bizarre story of Google Glass, with @davidimel.com and @vicmsong.bsky.social — and one of us looks much cooler wearing these silly things than the rest. www.theverge.com/podcast/8397...
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm out of coffee, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / hanging on trees this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm out of coffee, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / hanging on trees this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Major country stars like Jelly Roll are being pitched music with their own voices deepfaked onto the demo tracks, just a small part of how AI tools like Suno have taken over Nashville. Wild piece by @charlieharding.bsky.social for us -> www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Major country stars like Jelly Roll are being pitched music with their own voices deepfaked onto the demo tracks, just a small part of how AI tools like Suno have taken over Nashville. Wild piece by @charlieharding.bsky.social for us -> www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
New Vergecast! In which @allisonjo1.bsky.social, @vicmsong.bsky.social and I attempt to rank all of the Apple gadgets, and in which I fully crash out about the iPad
Apple gadgets, ranked
Which is better, AirPods or the iPad? Only one can win.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Vergecast! In which @allisonjo1.bsky.social, @vicmsong.bsky.social and I attempt to rank all of the Apple gadgets, and in which I fully crash out about the iPad
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Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Incredibly funny how much political discussion is driven by the four things at the bottom while everyone else is getting cooked on Facebook looking at pictures of AI Eminem opening nursing homes for crying veterans
VIEWS ARE LIES www.theverge.com/social/63981...
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
VIEWS ARE LIES www.theverge.com/social/63981...