The Vergecast 2025 year in review | The Vergecast

Well, friends, it's been a year. And before we turn the page to 2026 and all the stories of 2025 begin to blur together, we decided to take stock of things. Nilay and David are joined by Wall Street Journal senior tech columnist Joanna Stern to debate the best products of the year, the biggest policy moves, the people who broke bad, the good AI things, the bad AI things, and much more. It's been a vibe-everything kind of year, and there's a lot to discuss. #Vergecast #Technology #2025 0:00 Intro 3:19 Reviewing Predictions for 2025 4:51 Debating Government Actions and Tech Predictions 7:13 Discussing Pixel 10 and Waymo 10:02 Social Media Relevance: BlueSky vs. Threads 12:23 AI Scandals and Predictions 13:18 Yearbook Superlatives: Successes and Failures 24:00 Gadget of the Year Debate 32:53 Heel Turn of the Year 37:22 Debating the Worst Buzzwords 38:02 Best AI Innovations of 2025 39:47 AI in Music and Entertainment 43:49 Worst AI Gadgets of 2025 49:27 Big Tech CEOs and Podcasting 53:30 Policy Moves and Tech Industry 58:17 Exciting Product Announcements for 2026 01:06:06 The Death of Ad-Free Products 01:08:35 Best Personal Purchases of the Year 01:15:45 Memorable Keynote Moments 01:17:13 Conclusion 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/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU 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 from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S The Verge’s sponsors play an important role in funding our journalism, but do not influence editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state.... Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...