Nilay owns a Sony TV. He loves his Sony TV, and he’s a little sad that it appears this era of Sony TVs is ending. He and David talk through the news of a new joint venture between Sony and TCL, before digging into OpenAI’s new-fangled plan to make money (spoiler alert: it’s ads!), and some new news about an AI gadget Apple may or may not be working on. Then it’s time for the lightning round: Brendan Carr, Netflix, the Trump Phone, and much more. #Vergecast 0:00 Introduction and Nilay's Hometown News 01:16 Breaking News: Epic vs. Google and TikTok Deal 02:53 The Hype House Analogy 06:17 Sony and TCL TV Business Deal 21:35 AI News and OpenAI's New Directions 33:11 The Evolution of Native Advertising 34:05 The Future of AI in Advertising 35:10 Google's Strategy with Gemini 37:35 Apple's AI Wearable Rumors 43:37 Ranking AI Gadget Form Factors 01:01:36 Epic vs. Google: Secret Deals 01:03:02 FCC's Crackdown on Late Night Shows 01:06:31 SNL and Equal Time Regulations 01:07:05 Brendan Carr's a Dummy 01:07:37 The Decline of Traditional Media 01:10:34 Netflix's New Mobile UI 01:17:03 Telly's Free TV Experiment 01:21:48 The Trump Phone Pre-Order Mystery 01:27:17 Foxconn's Failed Promises in Wisconsin 01:32:13 YouTube's AI-Generated Shorts 01:37:59 Conclusion and Future Plans Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...