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David Pierce

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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.

iOS 18 users: here’s the dark Verge icon you’ve been looking for.

Our own Parker Ortolani whipped up a couple of nice iOS 18-friendly icons, so all you need to do is download one and use it with a Shortcut that points to your very favorite tech website. Looks great on my homescreen!


In US v. Google, YouTube’s CEO defends the Google way

Neal Mohan had a long career on the ad team at Google, and the government had lots of questions about how he did business.

The great Evernote reboot

On The Vergecast: what happened to a once mega-popular productivity app, and where it’s headed now.

The fanciest game console you can buy

Plus, in this week’s Installer: Apple’s new AirPods, two new tech podcasts, the Goldeneye music, and more.

This is a great AI voice recorder, and it’s totally doomed

The Plaud NotePin is a handy dedicated device for transcribing and summarizing audio. But AI audio seems more like a feature than a gadget.

An all-in-one app for the internet

Plus, in this week’s Installer: the best new PS5 game in a while, a great new line of bags, the latest GoPro, and much more.

What’s in store for the iPhone 16

On The Vergecast: what to expect from Apple’s event on Monday, all the best gadgets at IFA 2024, and more.