Vergecast: the way forward for Apple, Fortnite’s again on iOS, and Sonos’ voice assistant

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, the place Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and editor-at-large David Pierce talk about the week in tech information with the reporters and editors overlaying the largest tales.

On at the moment’s episode, Nilay and David spend some time chatting with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter and the creator of a brand new ebook, titled After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul. They discuss concerning the rise of Jony Ive and Tim Cook, the facility battle between the 2, and the way Apple is grappling with every little thing from constructing a automotive to managing its relationship with the Chinese authorities.

After that, Verge managing editor Alex Cranz joins the present to speak about Starlink’s new Portability mode, HP’s tremendous high-end new Chromebook, Fortnite coming again to iOS courtesy of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Sonos’ upcoming soundbar and voice assistant, and why Siri can’t appear to efficiently shut Nilay’s storage.

There’s an entire lot extra packed into the present. You can hearken to the total dialogue right here or by way of your most popular podcast participant.

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