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The Vergecast · September 11, 2026 · 1h 17m

We unfolded the iPhone Duo

Allison Johnson, CJ Trowbridge, David Imel, Jake Kastrenakes, Nilay Patel, Vee Song

The Vergecast team returns from Apple's California event with hands-on impressions of the folding iPhone Duo, the iPhone 18 Pro's variable-aperture camera, and the new Apple Watch Series 12. Nilay Patel and David Imel talk local LLMs with AI researcher CJ Trowbridge. The show closes with a thunder round of non-Apple news covering OpenAI's disputed mathematical achievement, a price hike for the Trump phone, and Sony's revival of the XM4 headphones.

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Curious

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OpenAI's Mathematical Milestone Sparks Academic Dispute
OpenAI claims a major mathematical breakthrough, but mathematicians are demanding proof that their research was not used without credit.
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Highlights

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iPhone Duo: Apple Enters Folding Phones
The Vergecast team shares first hands-on impressions of the foldable iPhone Duo, Apple's most anticipated new form factor in years.
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Live Rewind: Always-On AI Transcription on Apple Watch
The Apple Watch Series 12 introduces Live Rewind, an AI feature that provides a text transcript of the previous 15 seconds in the wearer's environment.
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Sony Revives XM4 Headphones Six Years Later
Sony re-releases its legendary XM4 headphones, revisiting a beloved product six years after launch.
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Editorial

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Mac Minis and Local LLMs Discussion
Nilay Patel and David Imel discuss the viability of using Mac Minis to run local large language models with AI researcher CJ Trowbridge.
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Misc

✧One segment covers an Apple Watch feature called Live Rewind, which generates a text transcript of the last 15 seconds of real-world conversation.
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