Microsoft's Rebranding and Surface Innovations

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the announcements at Meta Connect, the new products from Microsoft's Surface event, and reviews for Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.

• Meta Connect 2022: all the news on the Quest Pro
• The Meta Quest Pro is a cutting-edge headset looking for an audience 
• Meta figured out legs for its Horizon avatars
• What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?
• Mark Zuckerberg takes a shot at Apple’s closed ecosystem
• FTC files to block Meta from buying VR fitness studio Within
• Google Pixel Watch review: it’s a smarter Fitbit
• Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro review: better and better  
• Smartwatches, not phones, are where the action is at this year
• The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Surface event 
• Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul
• Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299
• Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is the latest major gadget to ditch the headphone jack
• The Surface Laptop 5 arrives with Thunderbolt 4 but no AMD options 
• Surface Pro 9 lets you pick between Intel or Arm 5G and new color options
• Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR
• Apple shows Windows some love with new Music, TV, and iCloud photos integration    
• AI-generated imagery is the new clip art as Microsoft adds DALL-E to its Office suite   
• New York’s weed laws mean marijuana is legal but the stores selling it aren’t yet

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