Sonos loses to Google, and Threads takes on Twitter

Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 9 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Meta Quest 3 review, Google gadgets, and Threads continuing to compete with X.\nChris Welch joins the show to discuss the result of Sonos' legal battle with Google.\nFurther reading:\n\nGoogle Pixel Watch 2 review: better battery, better watch\n\nPixel 8 and 8 Pro review: in Google we trust?\n\nWordPress now offers official support for ActivityPub\xa0\n\nThreads is getting an edit button \u2014 and you don\u2019t have to pay for it\n\n@mosseri \u2022 We\u2019re not anti-news\n\nAt US v. Google antitrust trial, the Apple search deal takes center stage\xa0\n\nJudge blasts Sonos for abusing patent system and throws out $32.5 million win against Google\n\nGoogle is already bringing back the software features it removed because of Sonos\u2019 lawsuit\xa0\n\nSonos vows to keep fighting Google for the benefit of smaller companies \u2013 and its own revenue\n\nRuling pdf: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znpnznkjgpl/GOOGLE%20SONOS%20TRIAL%20ruling.pdf\n\n\nGoogle has fixed its recent history of terrible speakers with the Pixel 8 Pro\xa0\n\nAlameda\u2019s paper trail leads straight to Sam Bankman-Fried\n\nSamsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple\xa0\n\nSony\u2019s new PS5 with a removable disc drive launches in November\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices