Ahead of our last Friday episode of 2025, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr did The Vergecast an enormous favor: he went in front of Congress and said a bunch of wild things about regulation. So, of course, Nilay and David have to talk about them. For a really long time. After that, the hosts look at all the ways YouTube and Netflix are becoming more like one another, and then update the Go90 Scale of Doomed Streaming Services to round out the year. Finally, in the lightning round, there’s talk of web apps, EVs, Bluesky, and the metaverse. #Vergecast #Tech #Podcast 0:00 Introduction 00:13 Nilay's AOL Testimony Story 01:53 Vergecast Live at CES Announcement 03:11 End of Year Reflections 03:34 Brendan Carr's a Dummy - Senate Testimony 07:54 Broadcast vs. Internet Regulation Debate 40:28 FCC and Section 230 42:29 Streaming Wars Update 47:07 Hollywood's Self-Celebration and the Oscars' Shift to YouTube 47:52 The Relevance of Award Shows in the Streaming Era 48:13 YouTube's Ambitions in Hollywood 48:51 Tech Giants and Their Foray into Sports Broadcasting 50:43 Netflix's Bold Move into Video Games 54:09 Netflix's Strategy with Video Podcasts 57:49 Warner Brothers' Future: Netflix vs. Paramount 01:01:12 Streaming Services' New Ad Formats and HBO Max's Channels 01:07:31 The Go 90 Scale of Streaming Services 01:26:53 Disney Plus and Taylor Swift Documentary Discussion 01:27:37 Apple TV and Prime Video Analysis 01:29:43 Netflix and Streaming Services Ranking 01:36:29 LG TV's Microsoft Copilot Controversy 01:41:23 Blue Sky's Contact Import Feature 01:54:43 Ford's EV Strategy and ER EVs 01:58:15 Meta's VR Operating System and Metaverse Future 02:03:32 Conclusion and Holiday Wishes 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...