Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope all you East Coasters had a cozy nor’easter. By the time the snow…

Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Walmart is eyeing a $2 billion deal to buy the TV maker Vizio, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The deal would put the retail chain in a…

If you love the idea of love, then you can prove it to me this Valentine’s Day by not calling an Uber or a Lyft or getting food delivered on DoorDash.The ride-sharing platforms and food delivery app are expected to…