Docusign’s CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts
Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts Today, I’m talking with Allan Thygesen, who is the CEO of Docusign. You know Docusign; it’s the platform where you sign things online. It turns out 7,000 people work there, which is one of those facts you see flying around sometimes […]
Tim Cook is destroying his own legacy
Tim Cook is destroying his own legacy What responsibility do you have to speak up about bad things happening in the world? Does that responsibility change when speaking up might affect your business? What about if you’re a sports creator, or the moderator of a deeply NSFW subreddit? What about if you’re just a little […]
Truth and AI in Minneapolis
Truth and AI in Minneapolis When federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, video of the shooting – from lots of people, and lots of angles, with wildly varying levels of quality – immediately began to fly around the internet. This is what always happens in times like these, and there have […]
The end of the Sony era in TVs
The end of the Sony era in TVs There aren’t many tech companies that can claim Sony’s level of influence in how we live our lives. From the Walkman to the PlayStation to the Trinitron, Sony has been making excellent gadgets in multiple categories for decades, which makes this week’s news just a little sad. […]
Why nobody’s stopping Grok
Why nobody's stopping Grok Today’s episode of Decoder is about X, Grok, and Elon Musk. By now we’re several weeks into one of the worst, most upsetting, and most stupidly irresponsible AI controversies in the short history of generative AI. Grok, the chatbot made by Elon Musk’s xAI, is able to make all manner of […]
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don't know it yet, says Razer's CEO We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas during CES. Razer is obviously best […]
Siri is a Gemini
Siri is a Gemini We know how the next-generation Siri is supposed to work. Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we used our gadgets forever. And then, well, none of that came to pass. So Apple made a deal: It tapped Google’s […]
How Lego’s Smart Brick works
How Lego's Smart Brick works The most interesting story at this year’s CES was just a little tiny bundle of technology. One way to look at Lego’s new Smart Brick is as something like a Raspberry Pi, an endlessly remixable gizmo with infinite hacking potential – it can be anything, in the best possible way. […]
How TiVo killed live TV
How TiVo killed live TV For a while, it seemed like everyone had a TiVo. It was a plot point on major TV shows; it had A-list Hollywood fans; it became a verb as ubiquitous as Google or Xerox. The love was well-earned, since TiVo had created a product that felt genuinely like magic. You […]
The Vergecast Live at CES 2026: What is the point of a robot that falls over?
The Vergecast Live at CES 2026: What is the point of a robot that falls over? This year’s CES was an odd one. This is a conference usually dominated by futuristic, expensive TVs and futuristic, expensive cars, but those things weren’t what dominated CES 2026. Instead, Las Vegas was filled with new ideas about old […]