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David Pierce

David Pierce

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    One of Meta’s big investors wants it to focus on AI, not the metaverse.

    Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner also told Mark Zuckerberg he should slash headcount and start caring about Facebook again:

    Meta’s investment in the metaverse, while smaller than the AI investment, has gotten the most attention and has led to much confusion. Perhaps it was the re-naming of the company to Meta that caused the world to conclude that you were spending 100% of your time on Reality Labs instead of AI or the core business.

    David Pierce
    David Pierce
    It’s a Vergecast cybersecurity special!

    Every week is Cybersecurity Week, y’all! We spent an hour answering your Vergecast Hotline questions (866-VERGE11, keep ‘em coming) on all things passwords, VPNs, baby security, and bad websites. We also accidentally learned too much about random number generators.

    David Pierce
    David Pierce
    The future is buttons, everybody. Buttons and keys.

    If you don’t watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and listen to The Always Sunny Podcast, you should. But no matter what you should watch this long story (starting about 3:51) about Glenn Howerton’s insane and terrible experience just trying to get into his Tesla. Buttons, people! Buttons!

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    Richard Lawler
    What happens next if Elon buys Twitter?

    After you sign up for our This Week in Elon newsletter, watch David Pierce run through some of the possibilities for the social network if the two sides complete their deal.

    David Pierce
    David Pierce
    The iPad feels more confusing than ever.

    Apple made some nice changes to the entry-level iPad — especially the camera, which is finally in the right place! — but left it with some old specs and a high price. The new M2 Pro should be super fast, but... to what end? And why are there so many Apple Pencil models to think about?

    Apple’s definitely all-in on USB-C and the “use your iPad like a laptop” thing, but it’s harder than ever to figure out who should buy what.