The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Alex Cranz discuss Verizon switching to Android Messages as default for RCS, as well as the many gadgets from this week.

Verge policy editor Russell Brandom joins to talk about President Biden's criticism of Facebook's handling of misinformation on their platform and the nomination of Google critic Jonathan Kanter to lead the Department of Justice's antitrust division.

The Verge's Liz Lopatto and Joey Roulette talk with Dieter about Jeff Bezos' space flight this week.

Further reading:

Biden says platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook pushes back against Biden remarks on COVID-19 misinformation
Joe Biden says Facebook isn’t ‘killing people,’ but misinformation causes harm
The Biden administration should take the First Amendment as seriously as Facebook misinformation
FTC pledges to fight unlawful right to repair restrictions
Biden to nominate Google critic Jonathan Kanter to lead DOJ antitrust division
The space tourism industry is stuck in its billionaire phase
Blue Origin successfully sends Jeff Bezos and three others to space and back
An on-the-ground look at Blue Origin’s motley crew
Jeff Bezos appreciates your efforts to get Jeff Bezos to space
Verizon is also switching to Android Messages as default for RCS
Pegasus spyware used to target phones of journalists and activists, investigation finds
Dish cuts a 10-year, $5 billion deal to make AT&T the primary service provider for its MVNO
The Dish ‘fix’ for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger seems more shortsighted than ever
Playdate hands-on: a Game Boy from a different dimension
Apple AirPods update to arrive later this year with iPhone SE refresh coming 2022: report
Apple releases iOS 14.7 just as MagSafe Battery Pack appears on shelves
The first real photos of Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack are here
Apple MagSafe Battery Pack review: convenience over capacity
OnePlus Buds Pro announced, coming September 1st for $150
OnePlus Nord 2 review: focused on the essentials
OnePlus is merging OxygenOS with Oppo's ColorOS
Leaked memo confirms OnePlus will become an Oppo sub-brand
Amazon will let devs compete for your Echo Show’s screen and everything else Alexa just added
Alexa finally gets a masculine-sounding voice option
Amazon promises most Echo speakers will get upgraded to Matter

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