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November 27, 2024

Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, future of the metaverse, and more

Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, future of the metaverse, and more –

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined The Verge’s deputy editor Alex Heath for an in-depth conversation about the company’s new high-end, mixed reality headset — the $1,499 Quest Pro — and why he isn’t backing down from building the metaverse. Zuckerberg and Heath also talked about the future of social media, why he enjoys “being doubted,” and the growing concerns about TikTok’s Chinese ownership.

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0:00 Intro

0:08 Meta rebrand

7:00 Quest Pro

11:05 Face tracking and privacy

17:13 Quest pricing and sales

18:04 Target audience and use cases

21:20 Hardware strategy and profit

23:15 Microsoft partnership

27:32 Open vs. closed computing ecosystems

31:16 Competition with Apple

33:16 Mobile platforms dynamics

37:07 Metaverse doubts

40:11 TikTok’s impact on social media

46:46 TikTok’s ownership

49:13 Facebook algorithm change – discovery engine vs. MSI

51:10 Future of social media

57:12 Elon Musk buying Twitter

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