The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Meta Quest 3 review, Google gadgets, and Threads continuing to compete with X. Chris Welch joins the show to discuss the result of Sonos' legal battle with Google. Further reading: Google Pixel Watch 2 review: better battery, better watch: https://www.theverge.com/23910570/google-pixel-watch-2-review-fitbit-safety-check-battery-stress-tracking Pixel 8 and 8 Pro review: in Google we trust?: https://www.theverge.com/23912370/google-pixel-8-pro-review-camera-assistant-magic-editor-best-take-audio-eraser WordPress now offers official support for ActivityPub: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913278/wordpress-activitypub-official-plugin-automattic-fediverse-mastodon Threads is getting an edit button — and you don’t have to pay for it: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914585/instagram-threads-edit-button-voice-posts @mosseri • We’re not anti-news: https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/CyPYvBhRuR6 At US v. Google antitrust trial, the Apple search deal takes center stage: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913287/us-v-google-apple-search-deal Judge blasts Sonos for abusing patent system and throws out $32.5 million win against Google: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23910694/sonos-google-patent-verdict-thrown-out-alsup Google is already bringing back the software features it removed because of Sonos’ lawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911491/google-home-grouping-features-now-available-sonos Sonos vows to keep fighting Google for the benefit of smaller companies – and its own revenue: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23912528/sonos-google-patent-response-statement-alsup-verdict Ruling pdf: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znpnznkjgpl/GOOGLE%20SONOS%20TRIAL%20ruling.pdf Google has fixed its recent history of terrible speakers with the Pixel 8 Pro: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913099/google-pixel-8-improved-speaker-quality Alameda’s paper trail leads straight to Sam Bankman-Fried: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913665/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-fraud-trial-caroline-ellison-testimony-alameda-balance-sheets Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23910941/samsung-rcs-shaming-apple-getthemessage Sony’s new PS5 with a removable disc drive launches in November: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23831415/new-ps5-model-removable-disc-drive-sony-price-release-date The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv