The Google breakup is looming

Published: Oct. 11, 2024, 11:08 a.m.

Nilay and David make some predictions about Thursday evening\u2019s Tesla event \u2014 which you\u2019ve already seen, but we haven\u2019t! Then they talk about the week\u2019s gadget news, from Nintendo\u2019s new Alarmo alarm clock to Apple\u2019s upcoming iPads and Macs. Then Lauren Feiner joins to talk about the latest on all fronts in Google\u2019s antitrust fight, and how the government might be planning to break up the company altogether. Then it\u2019s time for a lightning round about Google Docs tabs, FEMA misinformation, and Zoom AI avatars.\nFurther reading:\n\nThe bill finally comes due for Elon Musk\n\nIn the past week, 4 of Elon Musk's direct reports have announced their exits from Tesla\n\nAll the buzz about Nintendo\u2019s Alarmo clock\n\nI totally forgot we wrote about Nintendo\u2019s sleep tracking alarm clock 10 years ago.\n\nNintendo\u2019s original alarm clock prototypes were a lot less playful\n\nA closer look at Nintendo\u2019s adorable Alarmo clock\n\nShrunken Mac Minis and a new iPad Mini might come in November\n\nApple\u2019s Vision Pro leader, Dan Riccio, is retiring\n\nA Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers\n\nHow the DOJ wants to break up Google\u2019s search monopoly\n\nGoogle must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge\n\nThe filing: Microsoft Word - FINAL - Google Remedy Framework\n\n\nGoogle\u2019s response: DOJ\u2019s radical and sweeping proposals risk hurting consumers, businesses, and developers\n\n\nGoogle Docs is making it much easier to organize information\n\nZoom will let AI avatars talk to your team for you - The Verge\n\nHurricane Milton hits tonight, and it\u2019s past the point of evacuation. Creators are still there.\n\nInstagram and Threads moderation is out of control - The Verge\n\nFEMA adds misinformation to its list of disasters to clean up\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