Starting a wireless carrier is easier than you might think. So is building a half-decent Android phone! But doing all the things Trump Mobile promises, at the price and on the schedule it says, seems awfully close to impossible. While Nilay's out, David and Jake chat with The Verge's Dominic Preston about what we know about Trump Mobile and the T1 Phone, why everyone wants to be a wireless carrier, and what it would actually take for this to work out. After that, David and Jake talk through some big news in the TV world, and the streaming takeover that appears to be happening faster all the time. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for some brief FCC news, a check on the state of Siri, big questions about the ad-rich future of WhatsApp, a look at the new fediverse feed in Threads, and some thoughts on the Framework Laptop 12. #Vergecast #Podcast 0:00 Intro 04:32 MVNOs and Market Trends 08:21 Trump Mobile Phone 26:35 Potential and Challenges of MVNOs 31:28 Cool Phones Outside the US 34:09 Introduction to Google AI Studio 34:21 The End of Traditional Television 36:51 Streaming Services Take Over 37:55 The Rise of YouTube and Streaming Platforms 40:26 The Decline of Cable and Broadcast TV 53:11 The Shift in News Consumption 01:03:43 Meta's Video Strategy 01:08:17 The Tech Industry's Obsession with AI and Videos 01:08:45 Salesforce and IBM: AI Innovations 01:10:09 Lightning Round 01:13:40 Siri's Future and Apple's AI Challenges 01:17:17 WhatsApp's New Ad Strategy 01:22:03 Reddit's Controversial Ad Changes 01:25:30 The Genius Bill and Crypto Regulations 01:27:40 Threads and the Fediverse 01:35:30 Framework Laptop 12 Review 01:40:03 Conclusion 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...