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Some weeks, it just feels like everything is up in the air all at the same time. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes to talk about all the unrest, starting with the ever-changing tariff rules that are making gadgets hard to price, hard to find, and hard to bet on going forward. (Maybe that’s why it seems everyone on Earth tried to pre-order a Switch 2 this week.) After that, the hosts catch up on the Meta and Google antitrust trials happening this week, and try to figure out who might be interested in the internet’s most popular browser. Finally, in the lightning round, we talk Brendan Carr (who is a dummy), the wood-backed Motorola Razr Ultra, and the 20th anniversary of YouTube.

Thanks again to everyone who voted for us in the Webby Awards! We won the award for Best Technology Podcast, and we’re so grateful to everyone who voted for us. Next year, we win an Oscar. Somehow.

0:00 Intro
0:02 – Thank you for voting for the Webby Awards – we won!
1:40 – Show Rundown
2:19 – Listener feedback – the party speaker
7:13 – The Switch 2 – the chaos of obtaining one
12:22 – How tariffs are affecting the electronics market in general
24:23 – Comparing business mistakes during Covid (Peloton, Zoom, Meta)
33:04 – Google trail – the remedies phase on search
58:27 – The Meta trial
1:09:32 – Predictions
1:12:23 – Lightning Round
1:13:51 – BRENDAN CARR is a dummy
1:24:59 – Motorola’s new wooden phone
1:30:55 – YouTube turns 20
1:40:37 – Wrap up – send us your emails

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