Kanye wants Parler, smartwatch showdown, and the Vergecast Hotline returns

Today on the flagship podcast of slightly inaccurate fitness trackers:

02:15 - David Pierce and Makena Kelly chat about Ye buying Parler, as well as the other new set of apps and app owners entering the space. 

• Kanye West is buying ‘free speech platform’ Parler
• The ugly business logic behind Kanye West’s Parler acquisition

24:44 - Victoria Song and Dan Seifert return to the show for a smartwatch showdown between the Pixel Watch, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch.

• Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit
• Apple Watch Series 7 review: time and time again
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery
• We could all use a ‘This is Fine’ Focus mode

1:02:07 - Lastly, we return to the Vergecast Hotline to answer your burning tech questions.

• Fitbit Sense 2 review: it doesn’t make much sense

1:14:55 - We explain why we still don't have chapters on The Vergecast

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