The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins Nilay and David to talk about the US government's proposal in its search antitrust case against Google. They discuss the future of Chrome, what a white-label search engine might look like, and how a Trump administration might change the course of this case altogether. Then Nilay and David talk about the week in AI and gadget news, from the latest on Amazon's new Alexa to Google bailing on tablets all over again. Finally, in the lightning round, they discuss Comcast spinning off its cable channels and the latest in the Threads / Bluesky competition.Further reading:DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopolyGoogle responds to DOJ’s ‘extreme proposal.’Google workers to DOJ: we need protections to make your breakup effectiveApple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trialAmazon announces new Echo Show 21 and Echo Show 15 smart displaysGoogle may be about to reboot its laptop and tablet hardware againGoogle reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and might quit the category — againSonos’ smart TV plans might have found an OSWindows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloudComcast is spinning off its cable TV businessTrump names Brendan Carr as his FCC leaderStrava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other appsInside Elon Musk’s messy breakup with OpenAIThreads’ custom feeds are already rolling outThreads’ algorithm will focus more on the people you followBose acquires premium audio brand McIntoshEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices