The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Microsoft winning the case against the FTC for its Activision Blizzard deal. Also: the Nothing Phone 2 and more gadgets. Further Reading: Meta-provided Facebook chats led a woman to plead guilty to abortion-related charges: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23790923/facebook-meta-woman-daughter-guilty-abortion-nebraska-messenger-encryption-privacy Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791355/microsoft-xbox-chief-phil-spencer-ftc-activision-blizzard-internal-memo FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/12/23791274/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-appeal Nothing Phone 2 review: the vibes abide: https://www.theverge.com/23792961/nothing-phone-2-review-glyph-screen-battery-camera Is the Nothing Phone (2)’s camera better than these?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gUzRa58DqM Apple iMac rumor suggests a 32-inch version is being considered: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/9/23788627/apple-imac-32-inch-mac-os-retina-apple-silicon Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/9/23788741/sarah-silverman-openai-meta-chatgpt-llama-copyright-infringement-chatbots-artificial-intelligence-ai 00:00 - Intro 0:02:03 - Threads vibe check 0:14:13 - Apple public beta release 0:21:51 - Microsoft wins FTC case 0:48:13 - Nothing Phone 2 0:55:45 - Gadget news! 1:02:16 - Story time 1:04:40 - Lightning Round The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 Shop The Verge's merch here: https://shop.theverge.com/ Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: http://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: http://www.theverge.com