July 23, 2021

Verizon switches to Android Messages as default RCS / Jeff Bezos goes to space / Biden and Big Tech

1 hour 24 minutes

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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July 23, 2021

Verizon switches to Android Messages as default RCS / Jeff Bezos goes to space / Biden and Big Tech

1 hour 24 minutes

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.

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