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.\nVerge editor Chris Welch joins to chat about his review of the Beats Fit Pro and Apple's third-gen AirPods.\nStories from this week:\n\nMicrosoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings\n\nMicrosoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming\n\nMicrosoft Loop is a new Office app for the hybrid work era\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s GitHub CEO steps down\n\nBeats Fit Pro review: sporty AirPod Pros with better sound\n\nBeats announces Fit Pro earbuds with wing tip design and $200 price\n\nApple AirPods (third-gen) review: new design, same appeal\n\nThe best wireless earbuds to buy right now\n\n\u2018Sideloading is a cyber criminal\u2019s best friend,\u2019 according to Apple\u2019s software chief\n\nVerizon and AT&T delay crucial 5G expansion over aircraft interference concerns\n\nFacebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program\n\nInstagram and Twitter finally make link previews work again\n\nZillow reportedly needs to sell 7,000 houses after it bought too many\n\nFord\u2019s selling electric crate motors based on the one in the Mach-E\n\nThe 2022 Volkswagen ID 5 is a sporty electric SUV with over 300 miles of range\n\nGobble, gobble: GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven to cook the perfect turkey\xa0\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices