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Today on the flagship podcast of undersea cable management:
04:10 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Josh Dzieza discuss the industry of laying and maintaining undersea cables that connect us to the internet.
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
43:43 - Tom Warren and Joanna Nelius join the show to discuss the future of Arm chips on PCs and whether or not we’re about to get a huge jump in performance on most laptops.
Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple
Microsoft to hold a special Windows and Surface AI event in May
Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses
Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Elite processor will beat Apple, Intel, and AMD
Qualcomm says most Windows games should ‘just work’ on its unannounced Arm laptops
1:11:18 - Alex Cranz answers questions from the Vergecast Hotline about e-readers and the latest Kobo devices.
Kobo announces its first color e-readers
The best ebook reader to buy right now
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