The Vergecast

The Last of Us recap, lessons learned from Silicon Valley, and Vergecast Hotline

Jan 25, 2023

01:14:43

Episode guests

Margaret O'Mara

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The History of the East Coast Computer Industry

02:46

Is the Thunderbolt 4 a Good Idea?

02:06

Silicon Valley Taxes - What Matters and What Doesn't?

01:36

Introduction

2min

The Last of Us With Charles Pulliam Moore

2min

The Last of Us - HBO's Super Mario Brothers Movie

2min

Video Game Adaptations

2min

The Last of Us - Detective Pikachu

2min

Is the Last of Us the Best Video Game Story Ever?

3min

The Last of Us - A Video Game Story

2min

The Movie and the Zombies

2min

The Walking Dead

2min

10.

I'm Focused on These Two Characters, Let's Move Along

2min

11.

The Last of Us - Dawn of the Dead - Is This Really Good?

3min

12.

Is This Going to Be a Sea Change for Video Games?

2min

13.

Non-Compete

2min

14.

The History of Non-Compete Agreements in California

2min

15.

The Early Valley - The Founders of Shockley Semiconductor

3min

16.

Silicon Valley and on-Competes

2min

17.

The History of the East Coast Computer Industry

3min

18.

Silicon Valley Taxes - What Matters and What Doesn't?

2min

19.

Silicon Valley

3min

20.

What's Happening With USB-C?

4min

21.

Is the Thunderbolt 4 a Good Idea?

2min

22.

USB-C Ports on Macs and Desktops?

6min

23.

Synergy - The Easiest Setup

2min

24.

KVM Doc Switch

2min

25.

Is WhatsApp Encrypted?

2min

26.

What's the Difference Between WhatsApp and Signal?

2min

27.

What's Going on With Voice Assistants?

5min

28.

Is There a Future for Voice Assistants?

4min

29.

Josh AI and Amazon's Assistant in Vehicle Infotainment System?

3min

Today on the flagship podcast of zombie kisses:

02:02 - The Verge’s managing editor Alex Cranz chats with film & TV reporter Charles Pulliam-Moore about HBO’s The Last of Us and how it handles the video game adaptation. [Spoilers for episode 1 + 2]
22:40 - Historian and author of the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America Margaret O'Mara talks about how the lack of non-compete clauses shaped Silicon Valley.
38:30 - We answer your questions left on our Vergecast Hotline! Thunderbolt docks, end-to-end encryption, and smart assistants.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Vergecast

The Last of Us recap, lessons learned from Silicon Valley, and Vergecast Hotline

Episode guests

The History of the East Coast Computer Industry

Is the Thunderbolt 4 a Good Idea?

Silicon Valley Taxes - What Matters and What Doesn't?

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