Our plan for this episode was to spend some time talking about antitrust regulation, because one of the biggest companies on the planet is currently in the midst of a trial that could fundamentally reshape the internet economy. And that was before Google lost its adtech trial! Twoâs definitely a trend, in this case: Metaâs trial is just beginning, and we have a ruling in Googleâs, but both companies are staring at a future that looks very different than the last 20 years.
On this episode of The Vergecast, The Vergeâs Alex Heath joins Nilay and David to talk through what the Google ruling means (with as little ad-tech talk as possible, we promise), as well as what it was like to be in the Meta courtroom all week. So far, the FTCâs case against Meta seems somewhat dubious, and might hinge a little too much on the power of MeWe. But that one is only just beginning, and there are many more questions about Instagram and WhatsApp still to come.
After that, we talk about some big news in the AI world. OpenAI is working on a social network, with plans to rival X and become the place people do⦠something. Post their ripoff photos? Make funny jokes with the help of ChatGP …
