Morpheus

From The Vergecast

Phones don't have lights

Published
September 25, 2026
Length
1:31:45

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Chapters

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  1. 0:00 Welcome Back Banter
  2. 0:31 Meta Connect Setup
  3. 1:27 Muse First Impressions
  4. 5:28 Privacy Trust Gap
  5. 7:58 Pervert Glasses Debate
  6. 12:55 Passive Surveillance Reality
  7. 15:42 Is Muse Actually Winning
  8. 18:44 Muse Charm Post Phone
  9. 21:38 Do We Need Agents
  10. 26:12 Break And Return
  11. 26:29 New Meta Hardware
  12. 27:00 Audio Only Ray Bans
  13. 28:30 Muse Powered Glasses
  14. 31:15 Meta Bets on Muse
  15. 32:28 Hearing Aid Glasses Pitch
  16. 34:40 VR Glasses Return
  17. 39:04 Holograms and Splats
  18. 42:44 Google Books Arrive
  19. 44:57 Android Laptop Lock In
  20. 47:49 Windows Fatigue Debate
  21. 54:54 Hype Desk Blade Drama
  22. 57:14 Remembering Blade Chaos
  23. 1:00:37 Blade Reboot Frustrations
  24. 1:01:26 Sonos Sponsor Break
  25. 1:03:07 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
  26. 1:07:38 Lightning Round Kickoff
  27. 1:08:02 Meta Muse Mascot Chaos
  28. 1:09:26 Paramount Warner Deal Fallout
  29. 1:12:37 YouTube AI Channel Agents
  30. 1:14:05 A B Video Testing Ethics
  31. 1:21:25 Xbox Layoffs And Halo Shift
  32. 1:24:45 Rodecaster Free 4K Update
  33. 1:26:36 Muse Marketplace Haggling
  34. 1:27:35 Wrap Up And Next Episodes

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Meta's Muse AI agent is cute (sometimes caked-up) and it performs well as a productivity tool. And, if you give it access to your social media and e-mail, it can know basically everything about you. This week on The Vergecast, Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel give their reactions to Mark Zuckerberg's demos at Wednesday's Meta Connect keynote. They also talk about the new glasses hardware, including the new VR glasses and audio-only, camera-free Ray-Bans. Then, we take a look at the newly-announced, chimeric Chrome/Android hybrid Googlebooks, find out why Brendan Carr is a dummy this week, analyze the Paramount merger, discuss what YouTube's A/B video testing means for the increasingly tenuous concept of a shared reality, and end on a surprisingly heartwarming story about RODECaster 4K support. Further reading: Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements Meta Connect 2026 live blog: On the ground at Mark Zuckerberg’s next big product launch Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI agent Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glasses These are the first five Googlebook laptops Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops The long dream of the Googlebook Mahershala Ali On ‘Blade’ Being A Big Failure For Kevin Feige: “100%. He Should Feel That Way” Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work Xbox is barely Xbox anymore YouTube is cooking up new Live features. Free Rodecaster Video firmware update adds 4K support. 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 Welcome Back Banter 00:31 Meta Connect Setup 01:27 Muse First Impressions 05:28 Privacy Trust Gap 07:58 Pervert Glasses Debate 12:55 Passive Surveillance Reality 15:42 Is Muse Actually Winning 18:44 Muse Charm Post Phone 21:38 Do We Need Agents 26:12 Break And Return 26:29 New Meta Hardware 27:00 Audio Only Ray Bans 28:30 Muse Powered Glasses 31:15 Meta Bets on Muse 32:28 Hearing Aid Glasses Pitch 34:40 VR Glasses Return 39:04 Holograms and Splats 42:44 Google Books Arrive 44:57 Android Laptop Lock In 47:49 Windows Fatigue Debate 54:54 Hype Desk Blade Drama 57:14 Remembering Blade Chaos 01:00:37 Blade Reboot Frustrations 01:01:26 Sonos Sponsor Break 01:03:07 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:07:38 Lightning Round Kickoff 01:08:02 Meta Muse Mascot Chaos 01:09:26 Paramount Warner Deal Fallout 01:12:37 YouTube AI Channel Agents 01:14:05 A B Video Testing Ethics 01:21:25 Xbox Layoffs And Halo Shift 01:24:45 Rodecaster Free 4K Update 01:26:36 Muse Marketplace Haggling 01:27:35 Wrap Up And Next Episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices