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Microsoft enters the metaverse race / Beats Fit Pro review / Apple’s software chief speaks out against sideloading

Microsoft enters the metaverse race / Beats Fit Pro review / Apple’s software chief speaks out against sideloading

FromThe Vergecast


Microsoft enters the metaverse race / Beats Fit Pro review / Apple’s software chief speaks out against sideloading

FromThe Vergecast

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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Microsoft's take on the metaverse at their Ignite event this past week.
Verge editor Chris Welch joins to chat about his review of the Beats Fit Pro and Apple's third-gen AirPods.
Stories from this week:

Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings

Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming

Microsoft Loop is a new Office app for the hybrid work era

Microsoft’s GitHub CEO steps down

Beats Fit Pro review: sporty AirPod Pros with better sound

Beats announces Fit Pro earbuds with wing tip design and $200 price

Apple AirPods (third-gen) review: new design, same appeal

The best wireless earbuds to buy right now

‘Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend,’ according to Apple’s software chief

Verizon and AT&T delay crucial 5G expansion over aircraft interference concerns

Facebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program

Instagram and Twitter finally make link previews work again

Zillow reportedly needs to sell 7,000 houses after it bought too many

Ford’s selling electric crate motors based on the one in the Mach-E

The 2022 Volkswagen ID 5 is a sporty electric SUV with over 300 miles of range

Gobble, gobble: GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven to cook the perfect turkey 


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Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.