The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.

Meta Connect 2022: all the news on the Quest Pro

The Meta Quest Pro is a cutting-edge headset looking for an audience 

Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars

What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?

Mark Zuckerberg takes a shot at Apple’s closed ecosystem

FTC files to block Meta from buying VR fitness studio Within

Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit


Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro review: better and better  

Smartwatches, not phones, are where the action is at this year


The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Surface event 

Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul

Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is the latest major gadget to ditch the headphone jack


The Surface Laptop 5 arrives with Thunderbolt 4 but no AMD options 

Surface Pro 9 lets you pick between Intel or Arm 5G and new color options

Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR


Apple shows Windows some love with new Music, TV, and iCloud photos integration    


AI-generated imagery is the new clip art as Microsoft adds DALL-E to its Office suite   

New York’s weed laws mean marijuana is legal but the stores selling it aren’t yet


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