Nilay and David make some predictions about Thursday evening’s Tesla event — which you’ve already seen, but we haven’t! Then they talk about the week’s gadget news, from Nintendo’s new Alarmo alarm clock to Apple’s upcoming iPads and Macs. Then Lauren Feiner joins to talk about the latest on all fronts in Google’s antitrust fight, and how the government might be planning to break up the company altogether. Then it’s time for a lightning round about Google Docs tabs, FEMA misinformation, and Zoom AI avatars. Further reading: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267716/google-breakup-antitrust-tesla-cybercab-vergecast 00:00 Intro 01:29 Tesla's Robo Taxi Event Predictions 22:22 Nintendo's $100 Alarm Clock 31:40 The Mac Mini Upgrade Dilemma 34:34 Apple's Executive Changes 36:03 Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses: Mini Review 44:22 Google's Antitrust Battles 01:06:19 Government's Antitrust Strategy 01:11:15 Epic vs. Google 01:19:55 Google's Response to Antitrust Allegations 01:25:12 Lightning Round 01:25:37 Google Docs' New Feature: A Game Changer 01:29:22 The Role of Social Media in Misinformation 01:29:22 FEMA's Battle Against Storm Misinformation 01:35:54 Zoom's AI Avatars: A New Era of Meetings 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 The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 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 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...