EV startup Rivian goes public / Judge orders Apple to allow external payment options / Microsoft announces Windows 11 SE

Published: Nov. 12, 2021, 9 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Sean O'Kane discuss electric vehicle startup Rivian becoming a publicly traded company after executing one of the biggest initial public offerings in history.\nThe crew also cover multiple stories about Apple from this week, Microsoft's Windows 11 SE release, and a new Surface Laptop for schools.\nFurther reading:\n\nRivian goes public in one of the biggest IPOs ever\n\nRivian\u2019s mega IPO is a good test of the meme stock craze\n\nJudge orders Apple to allow external payment options for App Store by December 9th, denying stay\n\nApple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple\n\nApple backs off of breaking Face ID after DIY iPhone 13 screen replacements\n\nTim Cook says he owns cryptocurrency\n\nApple hires Tesla\u2019s former Autopilot software director\n\nJohnson & Johnson\u2019s CEO joins Apple\u2019s board\n\niPhone 13 Pro vs. Pixel 6 Pro: what 2,000 photos tell us\n\nMicrosoft announces Windows 11 SE, a new Chrome OS competitor\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s new $249 Surface Laptop SE is its first true Chromebook competitor\n\nMicrosoft partners with Meta to integrate Teams into its Facebook-like Workplace\n\n\nMicrosoft fixes Windows 11 features failing due to an expired certificate\xa0\n\nUpdating The Verge\u2019s background policy\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices