It's already the heat of summer, and the news keeps coming. Nilay, David, and Jake start the show with a bunch of tech news, including the latest on Tesla's robotaxi launch, some updates on the Trump Phone, new devices from Fairphone and Unihertz, and Meta's shifting strategy for face computers. After that, The Verge's Adi Roberston joins the show to talk about two important AI lawsuits that were both decided this week — one involving Anthropic and the other involving Meta — and what this particular battle means for who will win the AI war. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some huge news in the HDMI world, and the end of the Blue Screen of Death.

Further reading:

Tesla’s robotaxis are operating in a regulatory vacuum 

Here’s a running list of all of Tesla’s robotaxi mishaps so far

The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in America 

The smaller Fairphone 6 introduces swappable accessories

The Titan 2 is a modern BlackBerry with 5G, Android, and two screens 

A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset 

Meta announces Oakley smart glasses that shoot 3K video 

Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books

Meta’s AI copyright win comes with a warning about fair use

Senate confirms Trump’s FCC pick, Olivia Trusty

FCC Seeks Public Comments on Changing Broadcast Ownership Rules

Trump’s FTC agrees to Omnicom merger — with a gift to X 

Paramount Plus with Showtime is getting a rebrand 

Paramount delays $35M settlement with Trump as media giant fears bribery backlash: sources

The Paramount Risk in Settling Trump’s Lawsuit: ‘Bribery’?

The HDMI 2.2 specification supports 16K video at 60Hz

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