Gaming Giants: Sony vs Microsoft

Nilay, David, and Alex talk about the new PlayStation 5 Pro — why it's so expensive, why it doesn't have a disc drive, and why it made so many people feel feelings. They also talk about the fallout from this week's iPhone launch, the first days of the Google ad trial, Kamala Harris's earrings, Huawei's triple-folding phone, and much more.

Further reading:

• PS5 Pro: all the news about Sony’s next console
• Sony’s PS5 Pro has a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and AI upscaling
• The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive
• Sony’s new PS5 heralds the end of disc drives
• Here are all the games enhanced by PS5 Pro
• PlayStation 5 Pro comparison: What’s different from the regular PS5?
• Sony will sell you a refurbished PS5 if you don’t want to drop $700 on a Pro
• The people want disc drives.
• Microsoft lays off 650 more Xbox employees
• No, Kamala Harris wasn’t wearing these audio earrings
• These are real earrings — and also real earbuds
• Google Pixel Watch 3 review: third time’s the charm
• Huawei’s new tri-fold phone costs more than a 16-inch MacBook Pro
• Here’s a closer look at the Huawei Mate XT triple-screen foldable
• The Meta Quest 3S leaks in Meta’s own PC app
• Google and the DOJ’s ad tech fight is all about control
• Google dominates online ads, says antitrust trial witness, but publishers are feeling ‘stuck’
• WhatsApp will send messages to other apps soon — here’s how it will look
• The US finally takes aim at truck bloat
• Google is using AI to make fake podcasts from your notes
• Facebook and Instagram are making AI labels less prominent on edited content

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