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We\u2019ve got a whirlwind of an episode this week on The Vergecast. Nilay, Paul, and Dieter bring back Silicon Valley Editor and host of Converge Casey Newton to discuss Twitter\u2019s bad week and what the heck is going on with them. \n\nBut before that, there\u2019s a whole lot of other things that came up. We reviewed both the Galaxy Note 9 and Android 9 Pie this week, so Dieter runs through everything you need to know about the two launches.\n\nWe\u2019ve also got two fresh segments this this week. Deputy Editor Liz Lopatto updates us on this week in Elon Musk, and culture reporters Megan Farokhmanesh and Bijan Stephen stop by to tell us what\u2019s happening in culture section of The Verge.\n\nThere\u2019s a whole lot more in between that \u2014 such as Paul\u2019s segment, \u201cPhone prison,\u201d that he does every week \u2014 so listen in to hear it all.\n\n01:36 - Battery week\n\n02:14 - Note 9 review\n\n09:58 - Android 9 Pie review\n\n18:11 - This week in Elon with Liz Lopatto\n\n21:51 - Tesla allegedly covered up drug trafficking and spied on employees at the Gigafactory, whistleblower says\n\n23:03 - Verizon\u2019s 5G home internet launch will come with free YouTube TV or Apple TV 4K \n\n23:26 - Sprint and LG will release a 5G smartphone in the first half of 2019\n\n31:02 - This week in culture with Megan and Bijan\n\n38:18 - Twitter\u2019s fear of making hard decisions is killing it\n\n1:01:05 - Twitter officially kills off key features in third-party apps\n\n1:08:00 - Paul\u2019s weekly segment \u201cPhone prison\u201d\n\n1:11:20 -Google may add Windows 10 dual-boot option to Chromebooks\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices