An interview with Matthew Ball on his new book about the metaverse, which he sees as the next phase of the internet, Meta’s big pivot, AR hardware, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
An interview with Matthew Ball on his new book about the metaverse, which he sees as the next phase of the internet, Meta’s big pivot, AR hardware, and more  —  Let’s talk about the metaverse.  —  You probably can’t stop hearing about it.  It’s in startup pitches, in earnings reports …