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 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...