Hotline: E Ink, the fediverse, and smart Puka shells

You have questions. We have (some) answers! For this week's hotline episode, Travis Larchuk asks David your questions about E Ink screens, federated messaging, minimalist phones, AI wearables, and what we got wrong about wide foldables. And don't forget, you can always call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com to get your questions in about anything and everything. Bonus points if it involves popping your two collars.

Further reading:

• The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove (theverge.com/gadgets/968563/light-flip-phone-p…)

• ‘Max Ink Mode’ is back on TCL’s NXTPaper 70 Pro (theverge.com/tech/854132/tcl-nxtpaper-70-pro-m…)

• Daylight DC-1 tablet hands-on: an Android tablet with a new kind of screen (theverge.com/2024/%E2%80%A6/daylight-computer-…)

• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future (theverge.com/tech/972387/samsung-galaxy-z-fold…)

• Disney says it’s ‘exploring’ adding a free tier to Disney Plus (theverge.com/streaming/975543/disney-plus-free…)

• Disney Plus is about to go beyond streaming. (theverge.com/streaming/975522/disney-plus-is-a…)

• Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters (theverge.com/streaming/975520/disney-tiktok-pa…)

• SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon | The Verge (theverge.com/science/975480/spacex-mobile-terr…)

• Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month (theverge.com/tech/975516/google-assistant-andr…)

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