The metaverse is here already. Hosts of the Talking Tech podcast Brett Molina and Mike Snider join Shannon Rae Green on today's episode to discuss how the virtual worlds that many of us already inhabit will become much more advanced. There's significant privacy and security risks, plus mental health issues to consider. Microsoft, Facebook and other tech giants are making plans.

Read and listen to Mike and Brett's work on the metaverse here, here or here - and you can find more from them at tech.usatoday.com.

Episode Transcript available here

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