The Vergecast16 Helmi 2018

Waymo v Uber, another iOS bug, and AMP Stories

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul welcome senior writer Sarah Jeong to the show for the first time. Sarah was at the federal court in San Francisco for Waymo v. Uber trial and has been reporting on it for The Verge, so she lends us her expertise to explain what was going on between the two companies. Also, Dieter explains why so much software is broken and also checks the pulse of the open web with this week’s tech headlines. There’s a whole lot more in between that — like the segment Paul does every week “Fingers are round if you think about it” — so listen to it all, and you’ll get it all. 01:06 - HomePods are staining wooden tables with a white ring 06:28 - Tesla Model 3 first impressions feat. MKBHD 07:34 - The Uber-Waymo trial with Sarah Jeong 25:21 - Major new iOS bug can crash iPhones and disable access to apps and iMessages 32:52 - Samsung halts Android Oreo rollout on Galaxy S8 due to ‘unexpected’ restarts 35:21 - Fiat Chrysler sent an over-the-air update that is causing Uconnect to endlessly reboot 39:27 - Paul’s weekly segment “Fingers are round if you think about it” 41:56 - Microsoft is turning Progressive Web Apps into Windows apps 45:42 - The ‘Stories’ format is coming to Google search next 57:36 - Caavo review 1:04:56 - Boston Dynamics robots can now hold the door for its friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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