The Vergecast

How far can we push the limits of the human body? At the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, a few dozen athletes tried to find out, and The Verge's Victoria Song was there to watch. She tells us the story of the swimmers, weightlifters, and other athletes who competed, the intense training and drug regimens they underwent, and the complicated mix of pseudo-science and actual science behind the event. Then, she tells us where this project goes from here — because the Enhanced Games experiment is just beginning.

Further reading:

⁠Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games⁠

⁠What would you be willing to put in your body?⁠

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(Timestamps are approximate.)

00:00:00 90 Seconds Headlines

00:04:00 What Are Enhanced Games

00:06:00 Sport Science or Grift

00:07:00 Wellness Grifter Playbook

00:10:00 Rules for Doping

00:11:00 Allowed Drugs Explained

00:14:00 Clean Athletes Surprise

00:18:00 Harm Reduction Argument

00:21:00 Heat and Event Chaos

00:28:00 Peptides for Sale

00:29:00 Telehealth Friction Debate

00:32:00 Influencers vs Media Narrative

00:33:00 Athlete Payout Reality

00:35:00 Future Plans and Stock

00:37:00 Vegas Vibes and Sexy Water

00:37:00 Hotline

00:41:00 Ferrari Luce Listener Takes

00:44:00 Final Thoughts and WWDC Plug
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Nvidia is betting that AI is going to change the way you use your computer — and with a new chip, the RTX Spark, it's hoping to ensure it powers that new-fangled AI machine. During a big week for the PC industry, with the Computex trade show and Microsoft's Build developer conference happening simultaneously, The Verge's Sean Hollister explains what's inside the Spark, why Nvidia is taking on Apple, Intel, AMD, and the rest of the chip industry, and whether the world's most valuable company has a shot at reinventing the personal computer. Without costing a fortune.

Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’

This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark

These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops

AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it

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The Vergecast is officially a daily show! We kick things off with the return of 90 Seconds on The Verge, a peek at the top stories on theverge.com. Then, we turn to our old pal Casey Neistat for some advice. Casey vlogged every day for 800 days straight, and has some thoughts on the pros and cons of daily posting, the state of YouTube in 2026, and how to make things every day without losing your mind in the process.

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The Ferrari Luce is here, and suffice to say it is not the electric Ferrari anyone expected. Nilay and David dig into the Jony Ive-designed car, from its marvelously appointed interior to its decidedly non-Ferrari-like exterior. (You might even call it... Nissan Leaf-like.) After that, the hosts discuss some of the latest backlash against AI, Google's ongoing AI-based changes to Search, and AI content labels. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some deeply nerdy display tech, and the incredible rising price of everything.

Further reading:

⁠Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive ⁠

⁠Jony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari ⁠

⁠This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen ⁠

⁠Ferrari’s stock plummets after disappointing Luce unveil. ⁠

⁠‘If I were to say what I think, I would be hurting Ferrari.’ ⁠

⁠All the news about Ferrari’s polarizing Luce EV⁠

⁠YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them⁠

⁠People sure do hate Google’s AI Search updates.⁠

⁠Pope Leo warns of the risks of AI in major papal document ⁠

⁠The Pope isn’t AGI-pilled ⁠

⁠Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI? ⁠

⁠Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece⁠

⁠Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features ⁠

⁠Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 ⁠

⁠It’s not stopping any time soon. ⁠

⁠The golden age of handheld gaming is already over⁠

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((Timestamps are approximate.)

00:01:00 Intro

00:02:00 Daily Vergecast Era

00:03:00 Ferrari First EV

00:06:00 Why Luce Looks Wrong

00:07:00 Media Junket Ethics

00:08:00 Apple Car Vibes Inside

00:10:00 Comparisons to Leaf

00:13:00 Ferrari Legend Backlash

00:16:00 EVs Should Feel Normal

00:19:00 Cadillac EV Counterpoint

00:23:00 Jony Ive Constraints Debate

00:30:00 Anti AI Search Shift

00:32:00 Google Search Randomness

00:37:00 Beta Testing Users

00:42:00 Personalized Buying Future

00:45:00 Bad AI Products Everywhere

00:46:00 YouTube AI Labels

00:49:00 Auto Detection Doubts

00:51:00 Ads Versus AI Opt Out

00:52:00 Pope On Humanity

00:55:00 Uber Questions Productivity

01:03:00 Brendan Carr’s Hard Hat

01:07:00 Meta Subscription Squeeze

01:14:00 Sony RGB Backlight TVs

01:19:00 Roku Home Screen Ads

01:21:00 Gaming Prices Spike

01:26:00 Wrap Up
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It's now surprisingly easy to watch most of a movie without ever trying to, or to spend hours with a podcast without ever playing an episode. In the burgeoning clip economy, everything is being cut into bite-sized pieces and being blasted around the internet hoping to land in your feeds. The Verge's Mia Sato explains the machinery of how all this works, and wonders what it means for our social media experience. After that, The Verge's Victoria Song joins to discuss the Fitbit Air, the new $99 Google fitness tracker she and David have both been testing. It's a fascinating, thoroughly AI-ified device, and it actually has some pretty good ideas. (And some bad ones!) Finally, Vee sticks around to help David answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!) about smart glasses, and whether helping you find your other gear might just be a killer app.

Further reading:

Inside the cutthroat community of ‘clippers’

 Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air 

 What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?

All these smart glasses and nothing to do

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(Timestamps are approximate.)

00:00:00 Brick Your Phone

00:03:00 Clips Go Industrial

00:06:00 How Clipping Platforms Work

00:08:00 Why It Looks Organic

00:11:00 Clavicular Case Study

00:13:00 Shady or Just Marketing

00:20:00 Platform Rules and Reality

00:26:00 Slop and the Future of Clips

00:36:00 Watch Band Color Debate

00:38:00 Why Fitbit Air Matters

00:40:00 Whoop Dupe Or Fitbit Roots

00:45:00 Google Health AI Coach

00:50:00 Limits And Lab Upload Friction

00:53:00 Privacy And Data Tradeoffs

00:56:00 AI Health Personalities Compared

01:04:00 Hotline Smart Glasses Tracking

01:09:00 Future Of All Day Glasses

01:13:00 Wrap Up
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