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We enter the metaverse — and return

We enter the metaverse — and return

With a bunch of recent attention on the metaverse, our host decides to enter it. His verdict? Fascinating ...

Headlines From The Times · Dave Maass, Ashlea Brown, Shannon Lin, Melissa Kaplan, Kasia Broussalian, Angel Carreras, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan

February 7, 202225m 35s

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Show Notes

Everybody is talking about the metaverse right now. But Times host Gustavo Arellano didn’t want to just talk about it; he wanted to experience it firsthand.

And so off he went inside the metaverse with a guide. Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

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