Vergecast: Instagram drama, crazy cameras, and Elon gets sued

This week we saw the two founders abruptly leave Instagram, so Casey Newton comes on the show to talk about all that drama and what it might mean for Facebook’s prized possession.

Then Dan Seifert joins us to talk about all of the insane cameras that were announced at Photokina this year, plus all the models that were announced before the show even started.

Finally, Liz Lopatto comes on for an impromptu This Week In Elon to discuss the fact that the SEC has filed a lawsuit against Mr. Musk, which happened just before we started recording the show.

1:28 - Instagram founders resign from Facebook

5:00 - 5 times Facebook messed with Instagram

20:43 - Whats App co-founder Forbes interview

22:32 - Former boss of Facebook Messenger calls Brian Acton “low class”

32:31 - Photokina 2018 recap

38:39 - Zeiss camera with built-in Adobe Lightroom

51:16 - Paul’s weekly segment “Space Egg”

56:07 - This week in Elon Musk: Live Edition™ with Liz Lopatto

69:52 - Oculus Quest

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