Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Have you seen Instagram's new logo? Meta debuted it right before we started recording, so of course David and Nilay needed to talk about it. Then, the hosts turn to Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word missive on the future of AI, and the problem with his idea that giving AI to everyone will fix everything. After that, it's time for Claude watermarks, Spotify AI personas, Brendan Carr, Flock, and much more.
0:00 Welcome and Parental Leave Announcement
00:43 Instagram Redesigns Their Logo
07:22 The 2008 Pepsi Universe Presentation
10:45 Zuck’s AI Manifesto
27:56 Write the Rules
32:38 Claude Text Watermark
35:41 How Watermarking Works
42:02 Provenance and Real Marks
47:04 AI Music Backlash
48:24 D’Addario AI Ad Backlash
49:47 Fender CEO Analog AI Claim
51:58 Suno Under Fire
52:53 Where AI Becomes Slop
54:34 Spotify AI Personas
55:14 Why Music Leads Tech
57:47 AI Labels and Tags
59:21 Twitch Opt Out Training
01:01:43 The Lightning Round
01:03:02 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:10:26 Numbers or Lies
01:15:48 YouTube Partner Changes
01:21:04 RAMageddon Cheap Phones
01:23:58 Flock Surveillance Cameras
01:27:27 Wrap Up and Farewell
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Have you seen Instagram's new logo? Meta debuted it right before we started recording, so of course David and Nilay needed to talk about it. Then, the hosts turn to Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word missive on the future of AI, and the problem with his idea that giving AI to everyone will fix everything. After that, it's time for Claude watermarks, Spotify AI personas, Brendan Carr, Flock, and much more.
0:00 Welcome and Parental Leave Announcement
00:43 Instagram Redesigns Their Logo
07:22 The 2008 Pepsi Universe Presentation
10:45 Zuck’s AI Manifesto
27:56 Write the Rules
32:38 Claude Text Watermark
35:41 How Watermarking Works
42:02 Provenance and Real Marks
47:04 AI Music Backlash
48:24 D’Addario AI Ad Backlash
49:47 Fender CEO Analog AI Claim
51:58 Suno Under Fire
52:53 Where AI Becomes Slop
54:34 Spotify AI Personas
55:14 Why Music Leads Tech
57:47 AI Labels and Tags
59:21 Twitch Opt Out Training
01:01:43 The Lightning Round
01:03:02 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:10:26 Numbers or Lies
01:15:48 YouTube Partner Changes
01:21:04 RAMageddon Cheap Phones
01:23:58 Flock Surveillance Cameras
01:27:27 Wrap Up and Farewell
Subscribe: goo.gl/G5RXGs
Like The Verge on Facebook: goo.gl/2P1aGc
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Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: bit.ly/40RFRkg
The Vergecast Podcast: bit.ly/3WQDexZ
Decoder with Nilay Patel: apple.co/3v29nDc
More about our podcasts: theverge.com/podcasts
Read More: theverge.com
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