Meta Connect 2026 live blog: On the ground at Mark Zuckerberg’s next big product launch
It’s time once again for Meta’s annual September product launch event, and The Verge is on the ground in Menlo Park to cover the show live…
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Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements
It’s about time for Meta Connect, the company’s annual product launch event. This year, given the company’s major focus on AI and wearables…
Muse is coming to Meta smart glasses
Just a couple of weeks after launching Muse, Meta announced that it’s “working on” bringing the agent to its smart glasses, including the…
Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glasses
Meta is launching new VR hardware: a pair of glasses. The new Meta VR Glasses sit on your ears like a typical pair of glasses instead of…
Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
Meta announced a slate of new wearables during its annual Meta Connect showcase on Wednesday. The star of the event was the new Meta VR…
Meta’s new audio-only AI glasses are the answer to its tricky ‘Pervert Glasses’ problem
If privacy concerns – or the threat of being labelled a pervert every time you put on your specs – has put you off investing in a pair of…
Meta is making a standalone Muse AI gadget
Meta is building a dedicated hardware device for its new Muse AI agent. The product, called Muse Charm, was briefly shown off by Meta CEO…
Meta Ray Ban Display escapes the USA, now available in UK and Canada – with Europe to follow
The most advanced version of Meta’s Ray Ban Smart Glasses are finally going global. The Meta Ray-Ban Display has gone on sale in the UK and…
Meta is making Muse more powerful and will let you video chat with it, too
Meta is quickly iterating on its new Muse AI agent, announcing a bunch of updates today that make the bot more capable and able to chat…
Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The…
Siri AI could be the star player on a new Apple HomePod mini model – here’s how it might look and sound
Apple is widely expected to launch a new version of its HomePod smart speaker to enable it to unleash Siri AI in the smart speaker setting…
Microsoft’s new Surface Mouse has haptic feedback and a customizable action button
Microsoft is launching a second generation of its Surface Mouse next month that includes haptic feedback support. The Surface Mouse also…