The Vergecast

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

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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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