Project Gene5is adventures, Congress takes on VPNs, and Nothing Phone 1 review

Published: July 20, 2022, 6 a.m.

02:30 - The Verge's David Pierce talks with tech reporter Mitchell Clark about what it took to get service from Project Genesis and they conclude a FOIA may be the only way to get the facts.\nI became a Dish influencer to get a 5G NFT\n\n20:21- David talks with senior policy reporter Makena Kelly about US lawmakers suddenly discovering that VPNs are a thing that exists and that they aren't very honest about their business practices.\nLawmakers push FTC to clean up the VPN industry\n\n41:50 - And finally, reviews editor Allison Johnson and news reporter Jon Porter go deep on Nothing Phone \u2014 our review, the hype leading up to its launch, and the reality of it now that we got our hands on it.\n\nNothing Phone 1 Review\n\nHot and Hyped: Inside the strange launch of the Nothing Phone 1\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.\nCall our Vergecast Hotline! 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311) \nFind us on Twitter:\nMitchell Clark is @strawberrywell\nAlex Cranz is @alexhcranz \xa0\xa0\nMakena Kelly is @kellymakena\nJon Porter is @JonPorty\nAllison Johnson is @allisonjo1\nDavid Pierce is @pierce \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices