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Jake Kastrenakes

Executive Editor, The Verge

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  • How overhead projectors took over your classroom

    October 18, 2026 · 📺 Version History and The Verge

    For decades, practically every classroom in the United States had one thing in common: a big, bright overhead projector at the front of the class. How it got there is a story that takes hundreds of years, and a war or two, to explain. David Pierce is joined by The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Stanford professor Antero Garcia to learn about where projectors came from, how they took over education, and why they eventually faded out. 0:00 - Intro & nostalgia for the overhead projector 1:27 - Meet the guests & origins of projection (1650s–1850s) 6:07 - World War II & the rise of mass education 11…

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  • Dots get up in Muse's business | The Vergecast

    October 02, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Is the key to turning around public opinion on AI just to make it cuter? Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel talk about the latest adorable agents that want access to all your data, then discuss whether this week's White House AI accord is worth the paper it's written on. Plus: Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets! We speculate on Apple's rumored October 13 announcement, drool over Huawei's camera for your cameraphone, and herald the return of physical buttons in the new Kindle cases. We wrap things up with the usual Brendan Carr is a Dummy and a lightning round full of Cybercabs, data centers,…

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  • Meta’s Muse actually does the thing | The Vergecast

    September 25, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Meta's Muse AI agent is cute (sometimes caked-up) and it performs well as a productivity tool. And, if you give it access to your social media and e-mail, it can know basically everything about you. This week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel give their reactions to Mark Zuckerberg's demos at Wednesday's Meta Connect keynote. They also talk about the new glasses hardware, including the new VR glasses and audio-only, camera-free Ray-Bans. Then, we take a look at the newly-announced, chimeric Chrome/Android hybrid Googlebooks, find out why Brendan Carr is a dummy th…

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  • The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro's camera | The Vergecast

    September 18, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    This week's iPhone 18 Pro discourse made aperture a priority, but today on Vergecast we zoom out to talk about the state of smart phone photography at large. Executive editor Jake Kastrenakes, guest host David Imel and senior reviewer Allison Johnson get into manual controls, "buckets of photons," and Apple and Google's strategies on how to prove a picture you took is real. Then, senior AI reporter Hayden Field returns to The Vergecast, just a few new revelations of misaligned behavior since her last appearance. She breaks down who's calling for a slowdown, who's full steam ahead, and the pris…

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  • We unfolded the iPhone Duo | The Vergecast

    September 11, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Apple did the one more thing: This week it announced its much-anticipated folding phone. It also announced some surprising and controversial new AI features for Apple Watch, including "Live Rewind," which gives the user a text transcript of the last 15 seconds of real life. On today's Vergecast, Allison Johnson and Vee Song report back from California after having more hands-on time with Apple's new devices. Plus, Nilay Patel and David Imel take another swing at discussing Mac Minis and local LLMs with AI researcher CJ Trowbridge. Finally, Allison and Jake tackle some non-Apple stories in the…

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  • The folding iPhone Duo is finally here | The Vergecast Livestream

    September 09, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Live from Apple Park, Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join Jake Kastrenakes, Dominic Preston and Cameron Faulkner to talk about the iPhone Duo and the new Apple Watches. We also talk about the new iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture and the AirPods 5. Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers…

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  • The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse | The Vergecast

    August 28, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    This week Apple announced a Mac Mini made for AI and a Mac Studio made for AI, both with faster M6 and M5 Pro chips made for AI. But that's all an amuse-bouche to Sept. 9's (expected) main course: the long-awaited folding iPhone. Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes, and David Imel run through all of this week's Apple news, including the most important story: a surprise discount on the legendary polishing cloth. Then, they react to Meta's settlement in its latest kids safety trial, geek out about Grand Theft Auto VI with the Hype Desk's Ashley Esqueda, check out the Pokémon Fitbit, and decide if Nvi…

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  • Pixel 11's camera is still hallucinating | The Vergecast

    August 21, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Smart phone cameras have been getting better and better at capturing flawless, true-to-life images. But is that what the people really want? David Imel joins Nilay Patel and Jake Kastrenakes to talk through the Pixel 11's Camera Looks. They're Google's nod to the trend of retro digital and analogue cameras, and alter how a photo is processed on the sensor level. At the same time, its super zoom is still hallucinating text and making stuff up.Then it's a supersized Brendan Carr is a Dummy, with increasingly infuriating tales of how Brendan Carr is being a Dummy, culminating in the FCC's quest t…

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  • We share our vibe-coded websites | The Vergecast

    August 10, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    We've spent the last month vibe coding our own corners of the internet. The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field join David to talk about their use of Gemini, Codex, and Claude Code to build 90s-themed personal websites, vegetable-sharing systems, and photo boards. It wasn't always easy, and we didn't get everything done, but with a little AI and a lot of prompting, we made it work. 0:00 Welcome Back To Vibe Coding 00:45 90 Seconds on the Verge 02:34 Meet The Vibe Coders 03:11 Jake and his Codex Struggles 05:28 Hayden Platform Hopping 08:38 Hayden’s Totally Awesome 90s Portfolio Site 12:…

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  • Our vibe coded projects that actually work | The Vergecast

    June 29, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    It’s time for a new series on The Vergecast! (It still needs a name. Please help.) We’re going to give Verge staffers a challenge, and regroup a few weeks later to see who did it best. We’re starting with some vibe coding. The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field share what they’ve made with AI that has actually stuck in their lives, before David gives the challenge: build a website to solve a problem in your life. The more ambitious and impressive the better. We’ll be back with the results soon, and in the meantime, send us ideas for more challenges! (Also, names for the series. PLEASE.)…

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  • Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

    June 08, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Apple's annual developer conference keynote was a strange one this year. The company breezed by its normal slew of operating system upgrades, and talked instead about helping people manage their relationships with their devices, and AI. Lots and lots of AI. On this post-keynote livestream, David Pierce, Hayden Field, and Jake Kastrenakes give their first takes on Siri AI, the Apple Intelligence features coming this fall, Apple's new Screen Time design, and everything else we liked and disliked from the keynote. Including the corner radii. New merch has arrived! Get yours here: https://bit.ly/…

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  • Google I/O 2026 reactions | The Vergecast Livestream

    May 19, 2026 · 📺 The Verge

    Google I/O is upon us, which means Gemini season starts a few days early this year. We’ll go live after Google’s 1PM ET / 10AM PT keynote with reactions from The Verge’s senior AI reporter Hayden Field and executive editor Jake Kastrenakes. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.the…

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