About this episode
Last week, it appeared the US Department of Justice was off to a strong start in its antitrust case against Live Nation Ticketmaster. Then, this week, the two sides surprised everyone by settling. The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins the show to explain the stakes of the case, the facts of the settlement, and why things aren’t entirely over just yet. Then, The Verge’s Hayden Field catches us up on what’s happening between Anthropic, OpenAI, and the Department of Defense. OpenAI got the contract, but it looks like Anthropic might be the real winner here. If the company’s business can survive, that is. Finally, David answers a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about whether you should get a foldable phone. And why foldable phones even exist.
Further reading:
Live Nation settles government antitrust suit — that probably doesn’t include a breakup
How Live Nation allegedly terrorized the concert industry
Did Live Nation punish a venue by taking Billie Eilish away?
Inside Anthropic’s existential negotiations with the Pentagon
We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots
How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance
Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
Iran Strikes: Anthropic Claude AI Helped US Attack. But How Exactly? - Bloomberg
My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn’t exist yet
Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap
Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) review: looking sharp
