It’s at all times a good suggestion to consider your telephone and different gadgets whenever you journey. Issues 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. Proper now, although, notably in case you’re touring into the US, there’s additionally the (comparatively small however very actual) risk that somebody will undergo your telephone to resolve in case you’re allowed into the nation.
After that, Puck’s Matt Belloni joins the present to speak concerning the streaming wars. For years, Apple, Amazon, Google, and different tech firms have made splashy investments in motion pictures and reveals, and it’s arduous to inform if it’s working. In a single sense, it actually isn’t working: Apple TV Plus is reportedly dropping $1 billion a yr. And but Apple’s nonetheless fortunately within the recreation. Matt explains what these firms really need from their streaming companies, what their cash means to Hollywood, and which tech firm has one of the best likelihood to essentially make it in Hollywood.
Lastly, we reply a query from the Vergecast Hotline (name 866-VERGE11 or e mail vergecast@theverge.com!) concerning the Google Pixel lineup, and the way it got here to be certainly one of our most simple telephone suggestions. It took Google some time, and a whole lot of missteps, however it has made a telephone most individuals will like and perceive.
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