TNW 403: Google Dodges Chrome Sale - Ruling in Google's Antitrust Case
Tech News Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
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🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent this week for Tech News Weekly! Apple plans to build its own AI search engine to rival OpenAI. OpenAI is working on improving its models to help users in mental distress. Apple's September event is right around the corner. And the judge in the antitrust case against Google ruled this week!
- Abrar talks about Apple's plans to create a search engine that seeks to rival OpenAI's search engine as the company continues its aggressive expansion into AI.
- (Content Warning) OpenAI previews its plan to improve its AI models to help users in mental or emotional distress. This follows a recent lawsuit that was brought against the company following a teen's suicide.
- Dan Moren of Six Colors stops by to lay the foundation for what Apple could announce at its upcoming event on September 9th.
- And Leah Nylen of Bloomberg joins the show to share an update on the Google Antitrust case that the judge ruled on!
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guests: Dan Moren and Leah Nylen
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Micah Sargent from Tech News Weekly, and this week I am joined by Abraar Al-Hiti on the show. |
| 0:06.1 | We kick things off by talking about the rumored update for Apple and its AI search functionality, |
| 0:12.8 | then an update on where things stand with OpenAI and what it aims to do to help users in mental distress. |
| 0:20.8 | Afterwards, Dan Mourne of Six Colors joins us to give us a preview of Apple's upcoming iPhone event, |
| 0:26.3 | and Leah Nylon, antitrust reporter at Bloomberg, gives us the lowdown on Google |
| 0:30.9 | and the fact it doesn't have to sell the Chrome browser. |
| 0:34.3 | All of that coming up on Tech News Weekly. |
| 0:38.9 | Podcasts you love. From people you trust. |
| 0:43.2 | This is Twitter. |
| 0:46.8 | This is Tech News Weekly, episode 403, with Abraar Al-Hiti and me, Micah Sargent, recorded Thursday, September 4th, 2025. |
| 0:56.1 | Google Dodges Chrome Sale. |
| 0:59.1 | Hello and welcome to Tech News Weekly, the show where every week we talk to and about the people making and breaking that tech news. |
| 1:06.2 | I am your host, Micah Sargent, and we are joined this week by the wonderful Abraar Al-Hiti. Welcome back, Abra. |
| 1:14.1 | Thank you so much. So good to be back. We're getting really into busy tech season. I'm excited we can |
| 1:18.9 | kick this off together. Yeah, absolutely. It is, it is that season of many an event, and I know |
| 1:26.7 | you are gearing up to be there in person. |
| 1:31.2 | Leo Lipport and I will be doing live coverage of the event to those of you who are members |
| 1:35.9 | of the club. |
| 1:36.6 | You'll be able to watch along in Discord with us as we commentate upon the event. |
| 1:43.1 | And maybe if they show the audience, which they haven't lately, |
| 1:48.7 | we can go, oh, there's a brar. I can see a brer. But again, yeah, who knows if that'll happen. |
| 1:54.4 | It's equally just the playback of the video. But, you know, one can hope. Anyway, for people |
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