The Vergecast

Mythical computers and super apps

Today on the flagship podcast of payment processing fees:
04:36 - The Verge's David Pierce travels to meet Keegan McNamara, an artisan who is making unique computers for more purposeful use cases.
A visit to the one-man computer factory

27:11 - Liz Lopatto and Alex Heath join the show to discuss the future of "super apps" in the United States — notably the one Elon Musk is trying to build with X, formerly known as Twitter.

Everything Elon Musk told Twitter employees in his first company meeting

Can Elon Musk turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’?

Here’s what Elon Musk wants to do with X, his ‘everything app’


1:09:54 - Keep listening for this week's Vergecast Hotline question.
What is a custom feed and how do I make one? – Reddit Help

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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.