After more than a month of testimony, the Meta antirust trial is beginning to slow down. The Google search remedies trial, meanwhile, is about to heat up again, with closing arguments coming soon. The Verge’s Lauren Feiner has been in the DC courthouse for all of it, and has finally emerged to tell us about what she’s seen, and learned, from two all-important monopoly trials. After that, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her latest experience with Google’s smart glasses prototypes, what Google is doing differently from Meta and Apple, and what she thinks Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline about what to do now that Mozilla is shutting down Pocket.

FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram
Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
Why the FTC argues Meta is a closer rival to MeWe than TikTok
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker, Gentle Monster
Xreal teases Project Aura smart glasses for Android XR
We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Android XR and Project Moohan hands-on: Gemini is the killer app
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket
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