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Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam

The Vergecast

Published
August 14, 2026
Duration
1h 33m
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Last updated
Aug 19, 2026

Discusses anthropic.

Summary

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 …

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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. Further reading: ⁠This is Instagram’s new logo | The Verge⁠ ⁠The Pepsi Universe PDF ⁠The Future i

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  • anthropic