Like it or not, you may not be able to avoid the AI agents for long. David and Nilay discuss the ways Microsoft is pushing agents to practically every corner of Windows, and where Google plans to put Gemini 3 now that it's confident it makes the best model. After that, the hosts dig into the ruling in Meta's monopoly case, which has a lot to say about TikTok — and about the state and future of the internet. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for an extra-long Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some thoughts on domain names, and a quick Boox screen test.
Further reading:
Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent
Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar
Microsoft Agent 365 lets businesses manage AI agents like they do people
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet
Google Antigravity is an ‘agent-first’ coding tool built for Gemini 3
Google’s AI Mode can now help you visualize your travel plans
Google Gemini is getting better at identifying AI fakes | The Verge
Google’s Nano Banana AI image model goes Pro and is free to try | The Verge
Meta is not a monopolist, judge rules
FTC v. Meta: the antitrust battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Republicans are looking for a way to bring back the AI moratorium
Brendan Carr’s FCC launches probe into BBC’s Trump edit | The Verge
The FCC wants to roll back steps meant to stop a repeat of a massive telecom hack | The Verge
Matter 1.5 brings camera support at last — here’s what it means for your smart home
MSNBC’s website is now MS.NOW
Future Google TV devices might come with a solar-powered remote
Disney loses bid to block Sling TV’s one-day cable passes
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