Starting a wireless carrier is easier than you might think. So is building a half-decent Android phone! But doing all the things Trump Mobile promises, at the price and on the schedule it says, seems awfully close to impossible. While Nilay's out, David and Jake chat with The Verge's Dominic Preston about what we know about Trump Mobile and the T1 Phone, why everyone wants to be a wireless carrier, and what it would actually take for this to work out. After that, David and Jake talk through some big news in the TV world, and the streaming takeover that appears to be happening faster all the time. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for some brief FCC news, a check on the state of Siri, big questions about the ad-rich future of WhatsApp, a look at the new fediverse feed in Threads, and some thoughts on the Framework Laptop 12.

Further reading:

Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone 

Who is really behind the Trump Mobile T1 phone? 

Trump Mobile is a bad deal 

What is the deal with the Trump Mobile T1 Phone? 

What do Alabama, California, and Florida have in common?

How Donald Trump and Ryan Reynolds can easily sell you phone plans 

Even Klarna is launching a mobile phone service now

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Trump is giving TikTok another ban extension 

Streaming is eating cable and broadcast TV’s lunch. | The Verge

From Nieman Lab: For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source

Max will show autoplaying video previews suggested by AI 

Senate confirms Trump’s FCC pick, Olivia Trusty 

Apple’s upgraded Siri might not arrive until next spring 

WhatsApp is officially getting ads 

WhatsApp’s rollout of ads will change the app forever 

Signal says it won’t add AI or ads like WhatsApp. | The Verge

Reddit will help advertisers turn ‘positive’ posts into ads 

Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry 

Threads is adding fediverse content and search to its feeds 

Framework Laptop 12 review: plastic fantastic | The Verge

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