It’s at all times a good suggestion to consider your cellphone and different gadgets if you journey. Things get misplaced, issues get stolen, issues get left within the seat-back pocket on the aircraft, and it’s best to at all times be sure to have a plan. Right now, although, notably should you’re touring into the United States, there’s additionally the (comparatively small however very actual) risk that somebody will undergo your cellphone to resolve should you’re allowed into the nation.
After that, Puck’s Matt Belloni joins the present to speak in regards to the streaming wars. For years, Apple, Amazon, Google, and different tech firms have made splashy investments in films and reveals, and it’s arduous to inform if it’s working. In one sense, it actually isn’t working: Apple TV Plus is reportedly shedding $1 billion a 12 months. And but Apple’s nonetheless fortunately within the recreation. Matt explains what these firms actually need from their streaming companies, what their cash means to Hollywood, and which tech firm has the most effective probability to essentially make it in Hollywood.
Finally, we reply a query from the Vergecast Hotline (name 866-VERGE11 or electronic mail vergecast@theverge.com!) in regards to the Google Pixel lineup, and the way it got here to be certainly one of our most easy cellphone suggestions. It took Google some time, and lots of missteps, nevertheless it has made a cellphone most individuals will like and perceive.
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