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 [https://www.theverge.com/tech/979583/this-is-instagrams-new-logo] * ⁠ [https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf]The Pepsi Universe PDF [https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf⁠⁠] * ⁠The Future is for Everyone⁠ [https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/the-future-is-for-everyone/] * ⁠Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/tech/977395/meta-mark-zuckerberg-superintelligent-ai-ramble] * ⁠Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977623/mark-zuckerberg-ai-manifesto-dim-vision] * ⁠https://www.meta.com/design-at-meta/blog/⁠ [https://www.meta.com/design-at-meta/blog/] * ⁠Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977823/anthropic-claude-ai-watermarks-c2pa-text-images] * ⁠‘If it was opt-in, nobody would opt in.’ ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/tech/979392/twitch-ai-training-nobody-would-opt-in] * ⁠Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’ ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spotify-ai-persona-label-recommendations] * ⁠Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes | The Verge⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/tech/977921/apple-reference-image-iphone-metadata] * ⁠Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video | The Verge⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978982/daddario-guitar-ai-music-suno] * ⁠Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI | The Verge⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974265/fender-ceo-bud-cole-ai-music] * ⁠Suno Unveils Download Song Caps for Free, Paid Tiers⁠ [https://variety.com/2026/music/news/suno-unveils-download-caps-for-free-paid-tiers-generator-1236831589/] * ⁠Brendan Carr is one firing away from an unchecked FCC⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/policy/978783/trump-fcc-nominee-quorum] * ⁠YouTube is making it harder to earn money on YouTube ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/streaming/977474/youtube-partner-program-new-requirements] * ⁠Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’ ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/policy/979339/flock-ceo-audits-data-retention] * ⁠The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/tech/977269/google-play-store-third-party-app-aptoide-games] * ⁠ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978113/chatgpt-gemini-1-billion-users] * ⁠The sub-$100 phone market is disappearing. ⁠ [https://www.theverge.com/tech/979415/the-sub-100-phone-market-is-disappearing] Subscribe to The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/subscribe] for unlimited access to theverge.com [http://theverge.com/], subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed [https://www.theverge.com/bulletin/795051/verge-podcast-ad-free-set-up-how-to]. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. 0:00 Welcome and Parental Leave Announcement 00:43 Instagram Redesigns Their Logo  01:04 Why Companies Change Logos 03:37 Meta Design Blog Quotes 07:22 The 2008 Pepsi Universe Presentation 09:41 Blanding  10:37 Zuck’s AI Manifesto  13:29 Collective Action Problems 18:49 Superintelligence for All 20:57 Cybersecurity and AI Risks 22:22 China Chips and Distillation 27:48 Write the Law Challenge 32:30 Claude Text Watermarking 35:33 How The Watermark Works 39:34 Limits And Evasion Risks 41:54 Apple Marks Real Photos 46:03 Provenance Standards Fail 46:58 AI Music Backlash 49:39 Fender CEO AI Scandal 53:08 Where AI Fits In Music 59:13 Twitch Opt Out Training 01:01:35 The Lightning Round 01:02:55 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:04:55 Bans Don’t Work 01:05:56 Made in America Assembly 01:10:19 Gemini Claims a Billion Users 01:15:40 YouTube Partner Paywall 01:20:56 RAMageddon Cheap Phones 01:23:52 Flock Camera Backlash 01:27:19 Goodbyes and Plugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]