What Meta and Anthropic really won in court | The Vergecast

It's already the heat of summer, and the news keeps coming. Nilay, David, and Jake start the show with a bunch of tech news, including the latest on Tesla's robotaxi launch, some updates on the Trump Phone, new devices from Fairphone and Unihertz, and Meta's shifting strategy for face computers. After that, The Verge's Adi Roberston joins the show to talk about two important AI lawsuits that were both decided this week — one involving Anthropic and the other involving Meta — and what this particular battle means for who will win the AI war. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some huge news in the HDMI world, and the end of the Blue Screen of Death. #Vergecast #Technology #Podcast

00:00 Intro
00:10 Anna Wintour is Stepping Down from Vogue
04:10 AI, Copyright, and Tech Updates
04:48 Tesla Robotaxis and Safety Concerns
15:15 Trump Phone News
24:40 FairPhone and Modular Phones
34:13 Trump Phones vs. Titans
34:38 Xbox VR Headset Confusion
40:29 Meta's Smart Glasses Expansion
48:31 AI and Copyright Chaos
01:05:47 AI Legal Battles: A Landmark Victory or a Technicality?
01:06:26 The Role of Lawyers in AI Court Cases
01:07:50 The Future of Copyright Law in the Age of AI
01:12:45 The Scale Problem in AI and Copyright
01:13:15 The Romance Novel Community vs. AI
01:13:47 The Moral Dilemmas of Copyright Law
01:17:25 The Future of Creativity and Copyright
01:20:55 The Role of Private Equity in the Creative Industry
01:25:36 Brendan Carr is a Dummy - The FCC and Media Ownership Rules
01:30:08: This is David's Last Friday Show for a while
01:36:29 Microsoft's Black Screen of Death
01:39:28 Conclusion

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