The Digital Doctor will see you now

Hello, and welcome to The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of tiny screwdrivers. I'm your friend David Pierce, and today on the show, we're talking about repair shops. My guest is a guy named Leo Mistroglia, who you might know from the Internet as the digital doctor. Doctor. He started a repair shop a bunch of years ago. That has grown, and next to it has grown a big content business. So we originally invited Leo on the show to talk about Ramageddon. We were curious what he's been seeing in terms of repairs, how people are thinking about keeping devices longer, all that good stuff. But we ended up having a really long conversation about how repairs work in general and how he's thinking about the content side of his business and what it means to be a repair shop and a creator in the world we live in now, plus just some fun stories from the digital doctor shop. So we're actually gonna do this episode in two parts. Today, you're gonna hear Leo's story about what his life has been like as a creator, as a person working on gadgets, as a person thinking about the future of electronics and how real people can use them. Really fun. And then tomorrow, we're gonna get deep into the weeds of Ramageddon and how it's changing the gadget business. So for now, the story of Leo coming in just a second. But first, here's everything else happening on The Verge today. I'm Nathan Edwards, and this is ninety seconds on The Verge for Monday, 08/17/2026. The new opt in feature in ChatGPT's macOS app that lets your agent learn from the actions you take on your computer to help finish tasks you're in the middle of and suggest skills and automations based on how you use your computer, according to the company. The company says it doesn't save images, video, or audio, and it ignores incognito and private browser tabs, but it does track mouse clicks, typing, and app switches. Have fun with that. I will not. On Friday, Amazon updated its terms and conditions with new language. Customers now have to agree that any dispute will be resolved with binding arbitration and agree to a class action waiver. Amazon took similar language out of its terms and conditions in 2021. Uber is partnering with a drone delivery company to deliver Uber Eats through the air. The company announced a partnership with Zipline, which operates in Japan, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Kenya, and Dallas Fort Worth. They aim to start delivering this year and reach 1,000,000 daily drone deliveries by 2029. It's one of many recent delivery deals thanks to new FAA rules. DoorDash launched a similar program last month. And finally, Disney held its d twenty three fan event this past weekend with a new trailer for Avengers Doomsday, a new X Men cast, some Star Wars stuff, and a teaser for a CGI bluey movie. I'm just …