Apple did the one more thing: This week it announced its much-anticipated folding phone. It also announced some surprising and controversial new AI features for Apple Watch, including "Live Rewind," which gives the user a text transcript of the last 15 seconds of real life. On today's Vergecast, Allison Johnson and Vee Song report back from California after having more hands-on time with Apple's new devices. Plus, Nilay Patel and David Imel take another swing at discussing Mac Minis and local LLMs with AI researcher CJ Trowbridge. Finally, Allison and Jake tackle some non-Apple stories in the truly rapid-fire thunder round. 00:00 Intro 03:56 Apple ethos and AI tone 07:18 iPhone 18 Pro camera focus 12:47 Meet the iPhone Duo 18:12 Duo software and multitasking 25:32 Apple Watch lineup overview 26:22 New sensor array upgrades 28:37 Readiness and HRV explained 34:39 Audio Intelligence features 39:23 Privacy and social concerns 46:49 Apple Privacy Whitepaper 50:05 Unified Memory Reality 56:41 Do You Need Clusters 58:25 Home Inference Economics 01:02:57 Thunder Round Returns 01:03:49 OpenAI Math Controversy 01:06:51 Trump Phone Price Hike 01:09:12 Sony XM4 Comeback 01:11:10 Switch 2 Ocarina Accessory 01:13:56 Wrap Up Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs