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We promise, this episode is only a little bit about header bidding. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Alex Heath to talk about some big news in tech regulation: Google lost its ad-tech monopoly trial, which could reshape both Google and the internet altogether. And that’s not the only monopoly news! Meta’s trial also started this week, and Alex was there to see Mark Zuckerberg and others try to defend Instagram, WhatsApp, and the company as a whole. After all that, we talk about OpenAI’s plans to build a social network, and how this company seems to never run out of ambition. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, and some news about viral cameras and the Switch 2. Which we’ll be yeeting into our homes as soon as possible
Further reading:
Google loses ad tech monopoly case
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in antitrust trial
Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Mark Zuckerberg suggested spinning off Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg tells court that Meta made WhatsApp, Instagram better
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested wiping all Facebook friends lists to boost usage
Meta reportedly offered $1 billion to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit.
Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides
Meta’s antitrust trial slide redactions aren’t actually hiding anything
OpenAI is building a social network
OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model
OpenAI might finally get better model names soon.
OpenAI’s upgraded o3 model can use images when reasoning
ChatGPT will now remember your old conversations
OpenAI is reportedly considering a $3 billion deal to buy AI coding tool Windsurf.
Netflix is testing a new OpenAI-powered search
Brendan Carr on X
The Media and Democracy Project on Bluesky
Trump excludes smartphones, computers, chips from higher tariffs
Smartphone tariffs are coming back in ‘a month or two,’ says Trump admin
TSMC is unfazed by tariffs.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: “I want to support Switch 2.”
In pursuit of a viral, five-year-old compact camera
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
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Further reading:
Google loses ad tech monopoly case
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in antitrust trial
Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Mark Zuckerberg suggested spinning off Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg tells court that Meta made WhatsApp, Instagram better
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested wiping all Facebook friends lists to boost usage
Meta reportedly offered $1 billion to settle the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit.
Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides
Meta’s antitrust trial slide redactions aren’t actually hiding anything
OpenAI is building a social network
OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model
OpenAI might finally get better model names soon.
OpenAI’s upgraded o3 model can use images when reasoning
ChatGPT will now remember your old conversations
OpenAI is reportedly considering a $3 billion deal to buy AI coding tool Windsurf.
Netflix is testing a new OpenAI-powered search
Brendan Carr on X
The Media and Democracy Project on Bluesky
Trump excludes smartphones, computers, chips from higher tariffs
Smartphone tariffs are coming back in ‘a month or two,’ says Trump admin
TSMC is unfazed by tariffs.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: “I want to support Switch 2.”
In pursuit of a viral, five-year-old compact camera
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices