“Most of all, I think the biggest new thing about the Pixels is that they're going to be substantially more expensive. Because everything right now is substantially more expensive.”
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New Pixel phones announced August 12, 2026 have higher base prices than the previous generation Pixel models.
Trump's executive order mandates US government computing systems migrate to post-quantum cryptography by 2030-2031
David Pierce reports that the iPhone fold will have a small outer display and open to show side-by-side apps.
27 states and DC will continue pursuing the Live Nation Ticketmaster antitrust case beyond the DOJ settlement.
David Pierce predicts the Vergecast will do a live podcast immediately after Apple's Wednesday event.
Neil predicts that governments around the world will soon declare Samsung's AI photo editing features illegal.
David Pierce predicts that computer prices will continue to rise and the situation will worsen.
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