
About this episode
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss a whole bunch of tech news from this week — a new Apple Pencil, the latest Cybertruck confusion, streaming updates, and more.
Further reading:
Apple Pencil joins the iPad confusion zone
Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging
Elgato’s new $279.99 Prompter is an all-in-one teleprompter and extra monitor
Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64
OnePlus Open review: right size, wrong price
Elon Musk says ‘we dug our own grave with Cybertruck,’ offers new delivery date
Elon Musk answers Tesla pricing question with anti work-from-home rant
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/18/23923256/musk-dodges-question-about-accepting-legal-liability-for-tesla-full-self-driving-cars
Tesla profits dip as it invests in factory upgrades and AI development
https://www.threads.net/@keubikooriginal/post/CyjavWouN0w
X will start charging new users in two countries $1 per year
ChargePoint is bringing Tesla’s NACS plug to its vast network of EV chargers
These space-saving public EV chargers are ridiculously fast and rolling out now
FCC kicks off fight to restore net neutrality
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/23923617/nokia-announces-14000-job-cuts-amid-5g-downturn
Here comes another Netflix price hike
Netflix’s first live sports broadcast pairs up F1 drivers with pro golfers
Spotify launches hub for artists’ merch
YouTube might make an official way to create AI Drake fakes
Get ready to see a lot more product ads in YouTube videos
YouTube wants to get you watching more news from ‘authoritative sources’
There’s no way you’ll miss YouTube’s like and subscribe buttons now
There's no way you'll miss YouTube's like and subscribe buttons now
How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been
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