Why Tesla needs its cars to fly

Hello, and welcome to the Verge Cast, the flagship podcast of cold gas thrusters. I'm your friend David Pierce. And today on the show, we're talking about the most recent Tesla Roadster reveal and why that car even exists in the first place. But first, here's everything else happening on The Verge today. This is ninety seconds on The Verge for Thursday, 10/22/2026. President Trump loves renaming a body of water, and now he is apparently interested in rebranding, get this, the Atlantic Ocean. He said at a rally on Wednesday night that he reached out to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to feel him out about changing the name to either Trump or America Ocean. Seriously, that's a real thing that happened. Anyway, it appears Pichai said no, which means Google's moral compass points to somewhere between a great lake and an ocean. Actually, what Pichai said according to Trump was, please don't ask us to do that. Anyway, Trump is still pushing to change New Mexico to New America and says he wants a river and an ocean. So I guess Pacific, watch your back. Meanwhile, 1Password just announced a new feature that lets AI agents sign in to your accounts without actually accessing your passwords directly. This is a big deal. Using an AI agent requires trusting that agent with an incredible amount of data and autonomy, and it's encouraging to see companies try to lessen that a little bit, whether it's payments or passwords or anything else. Attaching AI to systems you already trust is just better than constantly asking you to trust new systems. This should also make using agents quite a bit easier going forward since you might not have to log in directly to everything all over again. One password's UI seems kind of complicated, but this is still a step in a good direction. Finally, Oppo just launched the world's first 200 megapixel camera phone called the Find X 10 Pro Max. The Verge's Dominic Preston has used the thing and seems impressed by it. Most of us will never actually be able to buy this device, but this is yet another sign that there are still huge smartphone camera improvements to be had on all of our devices. I hope, eventually. You can read more about all of this at theverge.com. That is ninety seconds on the verge for Thursday, October 22. Support for the show comes from Bill. When it comes to managing money, forget the hype and look at results. Bill has a trillion dollars of secure payments powering their bill pay tools. Instead of just moving money, Bill is powering the financial operations of nearly half a million customers. So stop the guesswork and start scaling with the proven choice. Ready to talk with an expert? Visit bill.com/proven to get started and grab a $150 gift card as a thank you. Terms and conditions apply. See offer page for details. Real innovation is powered by real people. This is …