The JWST's first space images, YouTube TV's bundle bet, and the Vergecast Hotline Q&A

Published: July 13, 2022, 8 a.m.

b"Last week, we put\\xa0a call out to people on Twitter\\xa0about our new Vergecast Hotline, a phone line we set up for anyone to leave a message about a tech-related question they may have \\u2014 whether it\\u2019s\\xa0how to find your next router,\\xa0when Spotify HiFi is actually coming, how to track when all of your favorite shows have new episodes, or whatever \\u2014 so we can answer them on\\xa0The Vergecast.\\nWe plan to do this about once a month, so if you missed it, that number is 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311). It\\u2019s still open, and you can call at any time.\\nWe have a ton of great questions already, so we picked out a few voicemails we liked for today\\u2019s episode. Our colleagues \\u2014\\xa0Verge\\xa0reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,\\xa0Hot Pod\\xa0reporter Ariel Shapiro,\\xa0Verge\\xa0writer Cameron Faulkner, and managing editor Alex Cranz \\u2014 help answer these questions on the show. You can hear that segment at around 31:00 in the episode.\\nThere\\u2019s a lot more in today\\u2019s episode as well. David starts the show with senior science reporter Loren Grush to chat about\\xa0what it took\\xa0to get those\\xa0beautiful images from the James Webb Space Telescope\\xa0we saw this week.\\nIn the middle of all of this, David spends some time on the show\\xa0talking about YouTube TV\\xa0\\u2014 the video platform that is trying to make the cable bundle model work for streaming. Christian Oestlien, VP of product management at YouTube, talks about the goals for YouTube TV and its approach to bundling packages. You can listen to that segment around 20:44 in the episode.\\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com, we'd love to hear from you.\\nCall our Vergecast Hotline! 866-VERGE11 (866-837-4311) \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"