The Vergecast

The war for Reddit, new MacBook Air, and Meta's Twitter competitor

Jun 14, 2023

01:39:57

Episode guests

Christian Selig

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

5min

The Nuance of Reddit's Open AI Strategy

3min

The Reddit API: A Warning Sign

4min

Reddit's Decision to Charge for the API

2min

Reddit's Decision to Kill Third Party Apps

5min

The Cognitive Dissonance of Apollo's Shutdown

1min

How to Make IO $20 Million a Year

5min

The Future of Reddit

1min

What Do You Want From Reddit?

4min

10.

Reddit's Political Skills at Operating Their Community Are Negative

3min

11.

The Politics of Reddit

3min

12.

The Future of Social Networks

2min

13.

Apple Shuts Down Apollo on June 30th

3min

14.

How to Overcome the Death of Third Party Apps

3min

15.

The Importance of Cybersecurity Advisors for President Biden

3min

16.

The Quest: A Rallying Cry Moment

2min

17.

The Future of Vision Pros

2min

18.

The Disadvantages of the Quest

4min

19.

Apple's Quest 3: A Lightweight, Low-Deficiency Headset

3min

20.

The Tension Between Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter

2min

21.

Meta's New Social Media App Will Compete With Twitter

2min

22.

The Future of Social Media

4min

23.

Apple's New Computers: The Magical Laptop We've Been Looking For

5min

24.

Apple's VR Headset Is a Niche Product

5min

25.

The Thirtheens 13-Inch MacBook Pro

2min

26.

The Apple Air Speaker Is a Great Speaker Experience

5min

27.

The Differences Between the Air and Pro Laptops

6min

28.

How to Evaluate the New M2 Chip on the Mac Pro

3min

29.

How to Find Good Sources of Information on Baby Tech

5min

30.

Instant Pot's Smart Homes

1min

Today on the flagship podcast of suddenly private subreddits:

01:45 - David Pierce and Nilay Patel call up Christian Selig, who runs the popular Reddit app Apollo, to talk about the changes to the platform that have infuriated Redditors, and what it means for the future of Reddit.

46:15 - Then, David talks with deputy editor Alex Heath about Meta’s reaction to the new Apple Vision Pro headset, and that new Twitter competitor the company is launching.

1:09:54 - After that, senior reviewer Monica Chin joins the show to discuss her review of Apple’s new 15-inch Macbook Air.