The meta has a well -deserved reputation as the fastest supporter in technology. Did your startup start a nice function that people like? Before you can say “Series B”, the finish will build something incredibly similar, put it in a much more popular platforms and ate his lunch. It is probably not like Mark Zuckerberg CEO would like to see his empire, but it is really a resource; Few companies did an equally good job, identifying and jumping on trends.
Sometimes, however, jumping on trends means spending billions of acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp. And sometimes it lands in the antitrust process against FTC. Over the past few weeks, in the courtroom in DC, the management and experts have been asked if Meta bought these companies and helped them achieve their size, or bought them to prevent it. Which argument judge James Boasberg finally believes that he will have huge consequences for the entire industry.
ON This episode VergecastIN The VergeLauren Feiner leads us through what we have learned so far at the trial. (Lauren was in court practically every day of testimony – we finally caught her on a day off.) He explains why WhatsApp is such a complex company to understand why Tiktok was the key in all sides and why so much about “friends and family”. It will take some time before we find out who won the matter, and even longer before we realize, but Lauren feels where the wind can now blow.
Then, The VergeThe song Victoria joins the program to talk about its latest experiences with Google Android XR Sharp Glasses. He compares demos this month with those she saw a few months ago, and explains why Google’s partnership with Gentle Monster can be a great matter. He also has several thoughts about how Ive and OpenAI ions build – if these are not clever glasses, how can it look?
Finally, we answer the question from the Vergecast hotline (Call 866-wverge11 or write e-mail vergectast@theverge.com!) About what you should do now when Mozilla kills the pocket application. Pocket had many users with a lot of links saved, but fortunately there are several other good options.
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