This week, The Vergecast examined the gap between technological capability and actual human need, from questioning who really benefits from premium VR hardware to investigating whether social media platforms are adequately addressing the mental health costs of their design. The team also worked through the practical implications of AI's rapid advancement and took stock of incremental improvements in Apple's latest devices, exploring what meaningful progress actually looks like in consumer tech.
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