Google might be having a big Pixel phone event next week, but this week the company had to reckon with a major loss to the Department of Justice, who found the company liable for violating US antitrust law.
Then, keeping with the legal theme, we talked about Elon Musk’s very silly lawsuit against advertisers who *checks notes* don’t want to advertise on X. That’s a thing they’re allowed to do! But it hasn’t stopped Musk from lobbing a lawsuit at the companies.
If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, beginning with Google v United States:
And on the latest Elon Musk lawsuit:
And in the lightning round:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/9/24216708/google-lost-antitrust-elon-musk-sues-advertisers