Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, the place co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn focus on the week in tech information with the reporters and editors overlaying the most important tales.

This week: numerous occasions and showcases! Nilay, Dieter, and Verge managing editor Alex Cranz begin the present with protection of all of the gadgets introduced at Amazon’s fall {hardware} occasion. Say whats up to Astro — Alexa on wheels — together with a video chat gadget for teenagers, an Echo Show to hold in your wall, new wearable gadgets, and a complete lot extra.

Google additionally held an occasion this week specializing in its core search features with merchandise like Google Maps, Google Lens, and naturally, buying and e-commerce. The crew discusses the essential bulletins.

There are extra occasions lined on this week’s Vergecast! Verge senior reporter Alex Heath joins the present to debate what occurred at Code Conference this 12 months — with interviews with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and lots of others.

You can take heed to the complete dialogue right here or in your most well-liked podcast participant.

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