June 25, 2026

Tech News Weekly 443: $2K Specs, $299 Meta Glasses

1 hour 21 minutes

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much?

Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices.

Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house.

Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses.

And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Scott Stein

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