Big Tech is back on trial | The Vergecast

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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. 0:00 - Intro/Google Anti-Trust 25:11 - Meta Anti-trust trial 01:01:05 - Open AI is working on a social network 01:16:33 - Open AI debuts GP4.1 01:22:07 - Open AI’s potential product with Jony Ive 01:27:30 - Lightning Round - Brendan Carr is a dummy 01:38:29 - Canon G7x goes viral 01:44:20 - Microsoft wants to support the Switch 2 01:46:59 - Nintendo’s new Mario Kart game 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:

Published 2025-04-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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