David Pierce
@davidpierce.xyz
Editor-at-large at The Verge. I could eat.
Hi friends! Doing this early because it's a holiday week: I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you playing / buying / downloading / watching / reading / cooking this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hi friends! Doing this early because it's a holiday week: I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you playing / buying / downloading / watching / reading / cooking this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
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Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
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"As you grow up, you're more involved in society. I think it's a thing."
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"As you grow up, you're more involved in society. I think it's a thing."
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I have three Boox Palmas on my desk, I'm putting together this week's Installer, and I want to know what you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / building / deal-hunting for this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I have three Boox Palmas on my desk, I'm putting together this week's Installer, and I want to know what you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / building / deal-hunting for this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
On the 10-year anniversary of the iPad Pro, I wrote about Apple’s long journey to figuring out what the rest of us already knew: there‘s an amazing laptop in here somewhere, and Apple should let it out www.theverge.com/tech/817939/...
The iPad Pro at 10: a decade of unrealized potential
Apple seems to finally know what its largest and most impressive tablet really is. Time to build it.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On the 10-year anniversary of the iPad Pro, I wrote about Apple’s long journey to figuring out what the rest of us already knew: there‘s an amazing laptop in here somewhere, and Apple should let it out www.theverge.com/tech/817939/...
You know that line from The Newsroom, where he goes "You know why people don't like liberals? 'Cause they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so goddamn always?"
Anyway I just typed that from memory because I have a lot of occasions to think about it
Anyway I just typed that from memory because I have a lot of occasions to think about it
It’s flabbergasting that you could pick just about any random American off the street and they would show infinitely more political willpower and courage than our entire cadre of alleged leaders and titans of business. We’re a nation occupied by a tiny upper class of cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You know that line from The Newsroom, where he goes "You know why people don't like liberals? 'Cause they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so goddamn always?"
Anyway I just typed that from memory because I have a lot of occasions to think about it
Anyway I just typed that from memory because I have a lot of occasions to think about it
Hey @reckless.bsky.social just found this, am I cooked
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hey @reckless.bsky.social just found this, am I cooked
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I'm afraid this is what I do now
Does the Trump phone exist yet?
No, it does not.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm afraid this is what I do now
Hi friends! It's Thursday, my house is full of boxes, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you reading / watching / playing / making cider with this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I wrote about the browser wars, which are SO BACK. Kind of. But there's a lot of money and time being spent betting that you're going to change how you go to websites www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
WEB WAR III
Can Atlas, Comet, or Dia really take on Chrome?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I wrote about the browser wars, which are SO BACK. Kind of. But there's a lot of money and time being spent betting that you're going to change how you go to websites www.theverge.com/tech/813944/...
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Have to say I’m loving the new Version History podcast by @davidpierce.xyz which is fast becoming a must listen for product builders. This week’s episode was a fun case study of the Zune and how MSFT built a not great product that aspired to be great.
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Why the Zune never killed the iPod | Version History
In 2006, Microsoft came for the iPod's throne with an innovative MP3 player called the Zune. It had a bunch of features the iPod didn't: WiFi, music sharing, a bigger screen, a beautiful UI, even an FM radio. And to hear Microsoft describe it, it was even kind of a social network. Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join David Pierce to break down why, despite all that, the Zune never really took off. And why it came in brown. #Podcast #Technology #Nostalgia 0:00 The Early 2000s Music Dilemma 00:21 Introducing the Zune: Microsoft's Answer to the iPod 00:34 The Zune vs. iPod Debate 00:58 Personal Stories and Experiences with Early Music Players 02:27 The Zune's Unique Features and Design 06:56 Nilay's Joy Division Limited Edition Zune 09:15 Microsoft's Strategy and the Zune's Market Position 30:15 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reception 37:56 High School Nostalgia and the Zune's Features 38:13 The Zune's Preloaded Content 38:53 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reviews 39:17 The Zune's Struggles and Criticisms 47:15 The Zune's Market Performance and Microsoft's Efforts 49:52 The Zune's Decline and the Rise of Smartphones 52:42 The Zune's Legacy and Final Thoughts 56:38 Version History Questions Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Have to say I’m loving the new Version History podcast by @davidpierce.xyz which is fast becoming a must listen for product builders. This week’s episode was a fun case study of the Zune and how MSFT built a not great product that aspired to be great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kzu...
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Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm late on my costume plan, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you watching / reading / playing / carving into pumpkins this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The conversation that Stephen and @davidpierce.xyz have in the second half of the show about Apple Shortcuts is great; Apple is missing a huge opportunity by not making a simpler UI that mimics the “blocks” interface that millions of kids learn from platforms like Scratch.
🎙️ I'm on the Vergecast! Thanks to @davidpierce.xyz for having me on to fight about Shortcuts 💪
(He thinks he won, but tell us the true winner in the comments).
Watch on YouTube or listen in the Vergecast feed! youtu.be/DA7brSw1klM?...
(He thinks he won, but tell us the true winner in the comments).
Watch on YouTube or listen in the Vergecast feed! youtu.be/DA7brSw1klM?...
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The conversation that Stephen and @davidpierce.xyz have in the second half of the show about Apple Shortcuts is great; Apple is missing a huge opportunity by not making a simpler UI that mimics the “blocks” interface that millions of kids learn from platforms like Scratch.
So @jp2e.bsky.social and I are doing a mega-mailbag Vergecast episode all about the smart home. We're recording tomorrow — any burning smart home questions we should try and answer?
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So @jp2e.bsky.social and I are doing a mega-mailbag Vergecast episode all about the smart home. We're recording tomorrow — any burning smart home questions we should try and answer?
Hands down the most fun thing about Version History so far has been digging out Guitar Hero to see who’s still got it. (Spoiler: not me.) New ep out now! www.theverge.com/podcast/8061...
How Guitar Hero made everybody a rock star
We can confirm: the original game totally holds up.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hands down the most fun thing about Version History so far has been digging out Guitar Hero to see who’s still got it. (Spoiler: not me.) New ep out now! www.theverge.com/podcast/8061...
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I lost an AirPod this morning, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you reading / watching / cooking / building / pinning to your lapel this week? Tell me so I can tell everybody! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I lost an AirPod this morning, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you reading / watching / cooking / building / pinning to your lapel this week? Tell me so I can tell everybody! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Got any burning questions about the #smarthome? I'll be joining @davidpierce.xyz on a special supersized smart home Vergecast hotline soon. Send in your questions! Call 866-VERGE11, email [email protected] (voice memos welcome!), or drop them here! @theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Got any burning questions about the #smarthome? I'll be joining @davidpierce.xyz on a special supersized smart home Vergecast hotline soon. Send in your questions! Call 866-VERGE11, email [email protected] (voice memos welcome!), or drop them here! @theverge.com
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Hey, that's me on The Vergecast with @davidpierce.xyz talking about the Xbox Ally! www.theverge.com/podcast/8031...
The new Xbox is not an Xbox
Also in this Vergecast episode: is AI making us dumb?
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October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hey, that's me on The Vergecast with @davidpierce.xyz talking about the Xbox Ally! www.theverge.com/podcast/8031...
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It was a pleasure to host @davidpierce.xyz on Cortex this month!
Hear us talk about:
💥 Reviewing the Humane AI pin
📝 Writing a positive newsletter
🎙️ And hosting The Vergecast
👕 Also, The Subtle Range is back for a limited time!
www.theenthusiast.net/david-p...
Hear us talk about:
💥 Reviewing the Humane AI pin
📝 Writing a positive newsletter
🎙️ And hosting The Vergecast
👕 Also, The Subtle Range is back for a limited time!
www.theenthusiast.net/david-p...
David Pierce's Workflow and the Return on the Subtle Range
It was a pleasure to have David Pierce of The Verge join me on Cortex this month:
Myke talks to The Verge’s David Pierce about the workflow behind his Humane AI Pin review, how he collaborates to make podcasts like The Vergecast, and how his Installer newsletter helps him
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October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It was a pleasure to host @davidpierce.xyz on Cortex this month!
Hear us talk about:
💥 Reviewing the Humane AI pin
📝 Writing a positive newsletter
🎙️ And hosting The Vergecast
👕 Also, The Subtle Range is back for a limited time!
www.theenthusiast.net/david-p...
Hear us talk about:
💥 Reviewing the Humane AI pin
📝 Writing a positive newsletter
🎙️ And hosting The Vergecast
👕 Also, The Subtle Range is back for a limited time!
www.theenthusiast.net/david-p...
As soon as @myke.social started his State of The Workflow series I basically begged him to have me on, was so lucky he said yes! This was extremely fun
Myke talks to The Verge's @davidpierce.xyz about the workflow behind his Humane AI Pin review, how he collaborates to make podcasts like The Vergecast, and how his Installer newsletter helps him highlight the positive side of the internet each week.
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www.relay.fm/cortex/172
October 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As soon as @myke.social started his State of The Workflow series I basically begged him to have me on, was so lucky he said yes! This was extremely fun
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Check out this week's issue, guest edited by @davidpierce.xyz with picks by @dkthomp.bsky.social,
@andrewrsorkin.bsky.social, @bobmcmillan.bsky.social, @dmavin.bsky.social, @tanvi.bsky.social & more.
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@andrewrsorkin.bsky.social, @bobmcmillan.bsky.social, @dmavin.bsky.social, @tanvi.bsky.social & more.
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The Sunday Long Read: David Pierce, Zohran Mamdani, Charlie xcx
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Check out this week's issue, guest edited by @davidpierce.xyz with picks by @dkthomp.bsky.social,
@andrewrsorkin.bsky.social, @bobmcmillan.bsky.social, @dmavin.bsky.social, @tanvi.bsky.social & more.
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@andrewrsorkin.bsky.social, @bobmcmillan.bsky.social, @dmavin.bsky.social, @tanvi.bsky.social & more.
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This week I got to do the most fun thing ever
Hello and welcome back! Today we're pumped to hand SLR editing duties to @davidpierce.xyz, @theverge.com's editor-at-large and co-host of tech podcast, “The Vergecast." Enjoy his picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: David Pierce, Zohran Mamdani, Charlie xcx
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week I got to do the most fun thing ever
Reposted by David Pierce
Hello and welcome back! Today we're pumped to hand SLR editing duties to @davidpierce.xyz, @theverge.com's editor-at-large and co-host of tech podcast, “The Vergecast." Enjoy his picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: David Pierce, Zohran Mamdani, Charlie xcx
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
mailchi.mp
October 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hello and welcome back! Today we're pumped to hand SLR editing duties to @davidpierce.xyz, @theverge.com's editor-at-large and co-host of tech podcast, “The Vergecast." Enjoy his picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...