The Google breakup is looming

Lawsuits instrumentality a agelong time, and truthful there’s nary bully crushed to judge that Google arsenic we cognize it volition beryllium gone anytime soon. But arsenic the antitrust combat against the institution continues, and Google’s losses mount, it’s besides starting to look similar Google arsenic we cognize besides won’t beryllium astir forever. In 1 case, the Play Store is being opened up; successful another, the authorities says it mightiness effort to force Chrome and Android retired of Google.

On this occurrence of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Lauren Feiner takes america done each the latest movements successful the galore cases against Google, and what she’s proceeding astir however the authorities and the institution are preparing for the future.

But earlier we get to that, we bash immoderate chaotic Tesla speculating. Because you’ve now seen the Cybercab reveal, and truthful person we, but erstwhile we recorded this amusement connected Thursday day each we had was years of teases and immoderate educated guesses astir what mightiness beryllium coming. Nilay and David some person immoderate predictions, and you tin people america present that we cognize the truth. (Unfortunately, it appears Nilay won.)

We besides person tons of gadget quality to discuss, from Nintendo’s adorable and somewhat confusing caller Alarmo alarm clock to the latest reports connected Apple’s adjacent iPads and Macs. We’re nearing the extremity of gadget-launch season, arsenic we upwind toward the holidays, but it appears we’re not done yet.

If you privation to cognize much astir everything we sermon successful this episode, present are immoderate links to get you started, archetypal connected Tesla:

And connected the week’s gadget news:

And successful Google antitrust news:

And successful the lightning round: