Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.

ALT: a basketball player with a beard is wearing a blue and yellow jersey with rakuten on it .

We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...

Christine Galvagna proposes an EU fund to support decentralized, public service focused social media networks to protect digital rights and democracy.

How the world's richest man is boosting the British right

Some reflections on the product design discussions from the last weekend

In 2006, Microsoft came for the iPod's throne with an innovative MP3 player called the Zune. It had a bunch of features the iPod didn't: WiFi, music sharing, a bigger screen, a beautiful UI, even an FM radio. And to hear Microsoft describe it, it was even kind of a social network. Nilay Patel and Victoria Song join David Pierce to break down why, despite all that, the Zune never really took off. And why it came in brown. #Podcast #Technology #Nostalgia 0:00 The Early 2000s Music Dilemma 00:21 Introducing the Zune: Microsoft's Answer to the iPod 00:34 The Zune vs. iPod Debate 00:58 Personal Stories and Experiences with Early Music Players 02:27 The Zune's Unique Features and Design 06:56 Nilay's Joy Division Limited Edition Zune 09:15 Microsoft's Strategy and the Zune's Market Position 30:15 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reception 37:56 High School Nostalgia and the Zune's Features 38:13 The Zune's Preloaded Content 38:53 The Zune's Launch and Initial Reviews 39:17 The Zune's Struggles and Criticisms 47:15 The Zune's Market Performance and Microsoft's Efforts 49:52 The Zune's Decline and the Rise of Smartphones 52:42 The Zune's Legacy and Final Thoughts 56:38 Version History Questions Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...