The Verge's Alex Heath joins Nilay, Alex, and David to talk about all the announcements coming out of Meta Connect: the impressive (and expensive) Orion glasses, the new features for the Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, and lots and lots of new AI. Then they discuss the latest executive departures at OpenAI, as the industry's foremost AI company undergoes a huge shift. In the lightning round, it's time for more AI gadgets, the PS5 Pro... and then some more AI gadgets.
Further reading:

Meta Connect 2024: biggest news and announcements

Hands-on with Orion, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses

Meta’s Ray-Bans will now ‘remember’ things for you

Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks AR glasses will replace your phone

Meta’s VR app store is about to fill up with phone-style 2D apps

Mark Zuckerberg: creators and publishers ‘overestimate the value’ of their work for training AI

Meta’s AI can now talk to you in the voices of Awkwafina, John Cena, and Judi Dench

Kristen Bell told Instagram to ‘get rid of AI’ before she became its official voice

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is leaving

Just 5,000 people use the Rabbit R1 every day

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: big upgrade, much smaller earbuds

I played the PS5 Pro, and it’s clearly better

Inside Jony Ive’s Life After Apple and His LoveFrom Design Business


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