Celebrities and Tech: A Comedic Chat

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past week.

Further reading:

• HBO Max will be replaced next year by a new service combined with Discovery Plus
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022: the five biggest announcements
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets a little extra polish, but it’s still $999
• The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive
• Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 compares to last year’s Z Fold 3
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked is a foldable party of one
• Samsung still hasn’t given us a good reason to buy a foldable phone 
• Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series 
• Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: more comfortable design and hi-fi audio
• Google tries publicly shaming Apple into adopting RCS
• Disney Plus’ Premium streaming price is rising to $10.99 per month
• Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan will launch in December
• Disney Plus and Hulu are getting steep price hikes
• Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians’ emails
• Ethereum’s big proof-of-stake blockchain switch could happen on September 15th
• Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive
• AirPods cases with USB-C could be in the cards for 2023
• Battery percentage finally returns to iOS 16 and it’s hideous
• Sonos has delayed the release of its next product — likely the Sub Mini
• LG Display’s 97-inch OLED panel vibrates to create ‘cinematic’ 5.1 sound

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