The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins Nilay and David to talk about the US government's proposal in its search antitrust case against Google. They discuss the future of Chrome, what a white-label search engine might look like, and how a Trump administration might change the course of this case altogether. Then Nilay and David talk about the week in AI and gadget news, from the latest on Amazon's new Alexa to Google bailing on tablets all over again. Finally, in the lightning round, they discuss Comcast spinning off its cable channels and the latest in the Threads / Bluesky competition.
Further reading:
DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly
Google responds to DOJ’s ‘extreme proposal.’
Google workers to DOJ: we need protections to make your breakup effective
Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial
Amazon announces new Echo Show 21 and Echo Show 15 smart displays
Google may be about to reboot its laptop and tablet hardware again
Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and might quit the category — again
Sonos’ smart TV plans might have found an OS
Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud
Comcast is spinning off its cable TV business
Trump names Brendan Carr as his FCC leader
Strava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other apps
Inside Elon Musk’s messy breakup with OpenAI
Threads’ custom feeds are already rolling out
Threads’ algorithm will focus more on the people you follow
Bose acquires premium audio brand McIntosh
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