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David Pierce

David Pierce

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    The poster’s guide to the internet of the future

    The platform era is ending. Rather than build new Twitters and Facebooks, we can create a stuff-posting system that works better for everybody.

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    David Pierce
    David Pierce
    Today on The Vergecast: Cybertrucks and Apple Pencils and other mysteries.

    “Which Apple Pencil should you buy?” should not be a complicated question but is a complicated question. Same with “is the Cybertruck good, or even real?” We sort through the big-picture problems behind these questions, all while trying to discover what it would really take to cancel Netflix.

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    David Pierce
    Today on The Vergecast: Smart glasses are almost kinda a little bit cool, and right to repair is winning big.

    Would you wear Meta’s new smart glasses to a wedding? Well, Victoria Song would, and she brings us the tale of her many adventures in New York City as an indoor sunglasses-wearer.

    Then, iFixit’s Kyle Wiens tells us what to expect from the CA right-to-repair law, and why the fight’s not over yet. All that and more, on the flagship podcast of Glassholes.

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    David Pierce
    The NBA’s next TV deal will tell us a lot about Hollywood’s future.

    The NBA is looking for a giant raise in its next media deal. But the networks just don’t have the spending cash anymore. So which side gives? Or does tech come in and blow it all up?

    This WSJ story is a good rundown of the possibilities, and why it’s very possible nobody’s going to get exactly what they want out of this deal. Including fans.