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Meta will sell VR glasses that weigh about 100 grams for $1,299.99 from spring 2027. It is also turning its AI glasses into over-the-counter hearing aids. Mark Zuckerberg announced both at Meta Connect on Wednesday. He also showed audio-only Ray-Ban glasses, a range growing to more than 100 styles…
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Researchers found that levels of a gene expression regulator rose in the spleens of middle-aged female mice, contributing to cellular demise and potentially explaining why men and women age differently.
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The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses have Dolby Atmos, and no cameras at all
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Camera-equipped Ray Ban Meta sticks around too, now in Gen 3 form
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Screen-toting smart glasses add more features without reaching for your phone
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As reported by The Financial Times, new court filings show that OpenAI was disappointed by the adoption of ChatGPT through Apple Intelligence, which it says “dramatically underperformed” after launching in 2024. Here are the details. more…
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I went hands-on with the new Ray-Ban Gen 3, exploring the upgraded cameras, battery, audio, and three new styles that make Meta’s smart glasses more capable and wearable.
CNET
At Meta Connect, I tried out the AI agent, hearing enhancement and other features on all the new glasses. I was also disappointed at how little’s been done on the privacy front.
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The smart glasses are also arriving in five new markets this fall.
Wired
At its Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a handful of new smart glasses, including a slimmed-down VR headset and the company’s first camera-free glasses.
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<![CDATA[Today at Connect 2026, we shared major updates that make Meta Ray-Ban Display more useful and accessible to more people.]]>
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Meta has launched its Ray-Ban Display glasses in Canada. The company confirmed the expansion during its Meta Connect 2026 keynote in California. The smart glasses debuted in the U.S. last fall and were slated to come to Canada in early 2026 but were later delayed due to “unprecedented demand.” Now…
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<![CDATA[Today at Meta Connect 2026, we announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio, our first audio glasses, and our biggest expansion of AI glasses styles yet, through our partnership with EssilorLuxottica.]]>
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Meta announced its first-ever pair of audio-only smart glasses during its Meta Connect 2026 keynote in California. Dubbed the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, these glasses pack Meta’s signature AI-powered wearable features into its lightest and slimmest spectacles to date. Notably, ditching the camera setup…
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The latest lineup comes in two new frame styles: Aviator and Zena.
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A new generation of Ray-Ban Meta is here, as are new styles for Meta's first-party smart glasses.
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Meta revealed the third generation of Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses with few updates.
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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, and a slew of new Meta AI Glasses styles just made their debut at Meta Connect 2026.
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Meta revealed new camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio smart glasses at Meta Connect 2026 so I tried them out.
Engadget
That's one way to avoid the whole surreptitious recording issues.
Gizmodo
The Ray-Ban Audio come sans camera so you don't have to worry about anyone accusing you of being a glasshole.
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British Columbia’s lawsuit over a deadly mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School comes as OpenAI has moved to dismiss dozens of lawsuits in California filed by the families of the victims on grounds that the litigation belongs in Canada.
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YouTube is adding shopping features to Ask YouTube, which may organize product review videos into a comparison table and answer questions on watch pages. The post YouTube Adds Shopping Features To Ask YouTube AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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NASA-developed technology, now part of a federal and international satellite search-and-rescue network, can locate people in trouble far beyond the reach of ordinary communications.
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., criticized makers of automatic license plate readers for relying on agency customers to self-police the systems for instances of wrongdoing.
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The US is reportedly preparing a plan to ban diesel exports for 90 days, as the White House mulls acting on record-high fuel prices over the objections of several cabinet members.
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Meta Ray-Ban Display has been a US-only device since launch last year, but now the company announced at Connect 2026 that it’s coming to international markets starting today. Meta Ray-Ban Display is a pair of $800 smart glasses that comes with a single waveguide display in the right eye and an…
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SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said that the agency dropped many cases against crypto companies in early 2025 to avoid potential credibility problems in court.
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The Patent and Trademark Office just got a new chief artificial intelligence officer and is eyeing more drafting and searching tools, Deborah Stephens said. The post USPTO has over 20 AI capabilities with more coming, CIO says appeared first on FedScoop.
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Meta unveiled the latest updates to its core Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses line-up during its Meta Connect keynote in California. First off, the company announced the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), which offers a slimmer design with nine hours of battery life (an hour more than Gen 2) and a customization…