This week, The Vergecast explores the tension between tools that shape how we work and the products that fall short of their promise. The hosts dig into the surprisingly consequential history of Markdown, address lingering questions about AI's real-world applications, and test whether Snap's latest hardware innovation actually works in practice—all while celebrating a headphone mic that finally gets it right. It's a week that asks what technology should do versus what it actually does.
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