Editor-at-Large
David Pierce is The Verge's Editor-at-Large. In previous lives he worked at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. He owns all the phones.
He’s @imdavidpierce on Threads and davidpierce.11 on Signal.
Tesla’s big, epic, confusing future
On The Vergecast: what comes after being a car company, why Apple Watch rest days are such a big deal, and the weather app you need now.
The super simple gadget trying to replace your phone
Plus, in this week’s Installer: a music history doc you’ll love, the surprisingly great new Yahoo News app, Apple’s new Passwords app, and much more.
Apple and OpenAI make a deal
On The Vergecast: the inner workings of Apple Intelligence, Xbox handhelds, and the future of movie theaters.
The Light Phone 3 is a little less light — but a lot more useful
Striking the right balance for a minimalist phone is hard, and sometimes a couple of new features can go a long way.
Apple Intelligence, iPhones, and the rest of WWDC 2024
On The Vergecast: Apple makes its AI move, and all the new stuff coming to your phone, tablet, laptop, watch, and TV this year.
At a post-keynote live session, Apple’s Craig Federighi just explained how the company is thinking about integrating other AI models. ChatGPT is obviously the first big-name partner, but he mentioned eventually wanting to have domain-specific models. He also named another big player you might someday see in iOS:
“We want to enable users ultimately to choose the models they want, maybe Google Gemini in the future. Nothing to announce right now.”
An AI PC you’ll want to tinker with
Plus, in this week’s Installer: a hit movie about a hit man, an FBI tech caper, an app for managing media, and much more.