The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets

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.

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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