Morpheus

From The Vergecast

The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets

Published
October 30, 2026
Length
1:33:21
Starts at
53:22

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Chapters

Read from the show notes

  1. 0:00 ProLED Cold Open
  2. 1:04 Touchscreen Mac Arrives
  3. 2:39 Why Apple Did Touch
  4. 5:27 App Store Pressure
  5. 7:54 Touch Is Just Enough
  6. 9:49 Influencer Event Demos
  7. 13:56 iPad Squeezed Middle
  8. 18:34 Luxury Hardware Bet
  9. 22:37 Duo Reality Check
  10. 28:18 Instagram Going Through It
  11. 29:07 AI Agents vs Ads
  12. 32:18 Zuck Escapes iPhone
  13. 32:41 Instagram Becomes TV
  14. 33:23 Slop Meme Deepfakes
  15. 36:09 Mosseri AI Crisis
  16. 42:58 Longform Video Push
  17. 44:34 Creators Demand Revshare
  18. 48:19 Loop Closing Arms Race
  19. 49:34 Reddit Versus Google Zero
  20. 53:22 AI Kills The Web
  21. 1:00:20 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
  22. 1:02:22 Spectrum Auction Plan
  23. 1:03:35 NOAA Weather Spectrum Fight
  24. 1:04:29 700 MHz Auction History
  25. 1:05:38 FCC Spectrum Power Grab
  26. 1:06:09 Privatizing Weather Data
  27. 1:09:27 Anthropic S1 Reality Check
  28. 1:12:34 AI Products Beat Models
  29. 1:16:55 Claude Goes Sentient
  30. 1:17:55 Copilot Leaves Smart TVs
  31. 1:21:16 Quiet Robot Vacuum Thoughts
  32. 1:25:03 Palmer Luckey Laptop Fight
  33. 1:30:10 X Replies and Racism
  34. 1:32:32 Wrap Up and Next Week

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Nilay is going to buy the new touchscreen MacBook. But not for the touchscreen. He and David talk through Apple's new laptop, and what it means for Apple's other devices, including the tablet that used to be the future of everything. Then the hosts talk about Instagram's push into long-form video and its battle with AI content. Finally, it's time for Brendan Carr, Anthropic's S-1, robot vacuums, and the rest of the lightning round. Further reading: Apple finally combined a toaster and a refrigerator Hands-on with the new OLED iPad Mini Instagram doesn’t have a plan to pay long-form video creators Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is ‘going to get worse’ Invasion of the Sexy A.I. Joke Thieves Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals Five weird details from Anthropic’s IPO filing Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches Palmer Luckey’s Anduril is getting into laptops — and claims they’ll be American-made Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. 0:00 ProLED Cold Open 01:04 Touchscreen Mac Arrives 02:39 Why Apple Did Touch 05:27 App Store Pressure 07:54 Touch Is Just Enough 09:49 Influencer Event Demos 13:56 iPad Squeezed Middle 18:34 Luxury Hardware Bet 22:37 Duo Reality Check 28:18 Instagram Going Through It 29:07 AI Agents vs Ads 32:18 Zuck Escapes iPhone 32:41 Instagram Becomes TV 33:23 Slop Meme Deepfakes 36:09 Mosseri AI Crisis 42:58 Longform Video Push 44:34 Creators Demand Revshare 48:19 Loop Closing Arms Race 49:34 Reddit Versus Google Zero 53:22 AI Kills The Web 01:00:20 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:02:22 Spectrum Auction Plan 01:03:35 NOAA Weather Spectrum Fight 01:04:29 700 MHz Auction History 01:05:38 FCC Spectrum Power Grab 01:06:09 Privatizing Weather Data 01:09:27 Anthropic S1 Reality Check 01:12:34 AI Products Beat Models 01:16:55 Claude Goes Sentient 01:17:55 Copilot Leaves Smart TVs 01:21:16 Quiet Robot Vacuum Thoughts 01:25:03 Palmer Luckey Laptop Fight 01:30:10 X Replies and Racism 01:32:32 Wrap Up and Next Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices