Inside the Meta monopoly trial | The Vergecast

After more than a month of testimony, the Meta antirust trial is beginning to slow down. The Google search remedies trial, meanwhile, is about to heat up again, with closing arguments coming soon. The Verge’s Lauren Feiner has been in the DC courthouse for all of it, and has finally emerged to tell us about what she’s seen, and learned, from two all-important monopoly trials. After that, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her latest experience with Google’s smart glasses prototypes, what Google is doing differently from Meta and Apple, and what she thinks Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline about what to do now that Mozilla is shutting down Pocket. #Vergecast #Podcast #Technology

00:00 Intro
02:41 Deep Dive into the Google and Meta Trials
04:52 The Meta Trial
09:55 WhatsApp's Role and Meta's Acquisition Strategy
17:08 Instagram's Growth and Meta's Influence
28:52 TikTok's Impact and Market Competition
38:53 Smart Glasses and AI Integration
42:17 Rushing to the Demo
42:35 Risky Live AI Demos
43:03 Comparing Android XR to Apple Vision Pro
43:25 Guided Interactions with Gemini
43:46 Immersive Content and Spatializing Videos
44:05 Lightweight Form Factor of Android XR
44:20 Excitement Over Smart Glasses
44:37 Gemini's Contextual Capabilities
45:56 Challenges of Smart Glasses
46:25 Short Controlled Demos
48:45 Potential of Smart Glasses for Everyday Use
59:38 Google's History with Smart Glasses
01:01:11 Partnerships with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker

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