How the tech world is responding to tariff chaos | The Vergecast

Welcome to tech in 2025, where everything's made up and the numbers don't matter. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start the show by running down the latest tariff news, the uncertain future facing tech companies of all sizes, and what we're learning so far about how they're responding. After that, the hosts talk about a big week in AI news, including Meta's sketchy benchmark numbers and the latest damning reporting about the future of Siri. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for America's favorite podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, along with some news about the TikTok ban and the Pixel 9A. And then some more tariff numbers, because they just never stop. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology

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1:44 Tariffs coverage
4:28 Sony’s new wireless speakers
11:06 Samsung’s The Frame Pro price announced
13:17 Tariffs
18:59 Can iPhones be made in the US?
30:46 Tariffs impact on Apple, Shein, Temu, and Framework
33:33 Car companies response to tariffs
34:34 Nintendo Switch 2
42:36 AI lighting round
43:15 Meta Llama 4 AI benchmarks
50:58 Siri in the information
55:37 Samsung Ballie
1:00:22 Shopify CEO on AI
1:07:53 Brendan Carr is a dummy
1:16:48 Trump delays TikTok ban again
1:22:07 Google Pixel 9A

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