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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup from former OpenAI chief scientist, and a whole lot more tech news.\nFurther reading:\n\nApple\u2019s new hands-free unlocking feature won\u2019t work with existing smart locks\n\nApple\u2019s fancy new CarPlay will only work wirelessly\n\nAndroid\u2019s AirTag competitors are off to a poor start.\n\nThis universal remote wants to control your smart home sans hub\n\nThe Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world\u2019s first RISC-V laptops\n\nThe Beats Solo Buds have a great look and an even better price\n\nXreal\u2019s new Beam Pro is an Android tablet designed to work with your AR glasses\n\nApple\u2019s Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset\n\nMeta forms new Wearables group and lays off some employees\n\nOpenAI\u2019s former chief scientist is starting a new AI company\n\nPerplexity continues to piss off publishers.\n\nAn AI video tool just launched, and it\u2019s already copying Disney\u2019s IP\n\nAnthropic has a fast new AI model \u2014 and a clever new way to interact with chatbots\n\nAIs are coming for social networks\n\nTikTok ads may soon contain AI avatars of your favorite creators\n\nMcDonald\u2019s will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders, for now\n\nNvidia overtakes Microsoft as the world\u2019s most valuable company\n\nUS sues Adobe for \u2018deceiving\u2019 subscriptions that are too hard to cancel\n\nTech CEOs are hot now, so workers are hiring $500-an-hour fashion consultants\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices