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Meta Connect 2025: the 6 biggest announcements
Meta just showed off all the latest in wearable technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, and more at its annual Connect keynote. In addition to the long-awaited reveal of Meta's updated Ray-Ban smart glasses, the company had some other exciting surprises to share, too. Here's a roundup of all the new tech and software updates announced [...]
Meta’s Ray-Ban Gen 2 and Oakley Vanguard glasses are available to preorder
At its Connect keynote on Wednesday, Meta officially introduced the $799.99 Meta Ray-Ban Display, also known as Hypernova. The brand's new, high-end smart glasses feature an in-lens display you can control with wrist-based gestures via the new Meta Neural Band that's included. The display pairs with your phone and allows you to see everything from [...]
Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets
Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset. During its Meta Connect keynote on Wednesday, the company announced that it's rolling out a Horizon TV hub with access to streaming apps like Prime Video, Peacock, Twitch, and - finally - Disney Plus with Hulu and ESPN. The image [...]
Meta is making the metaverse look better
Meta is making improvements to its Roblox-like social platform Horizon Worlds, with the biggest upgrades being the introduction of a new game engine with better graphics as well as the Meta Horizon Studio to help creators to make custom in-game experiences. Meta Horizon Studio is an editor that lets creators make VR worlds. Creators can [...]
Meta will let you use a Quest VR headset to turn your real-world space into a virtual world
Meta is rolling out tech that lets you capture a real-world space with a Quest VR headset so you can create a digital, photorealistic VR replica. The company calls the tech Hyperscape," and as part of a gradual rollout beginning today, users will be able to use the beta Hyperscape Capture app with their Quest [...]
I sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to try Meta’s impressive new Ray-Ban Display glasses
Mark Zuckerberg mostly uses the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses to send text messages. Lots of them. He has been wearing the glasses around the office, firing off WhatsApp pings to his execs throughout the day. "I run the company through text messages," he tells me recently. "Mark is our number one heaviest user," Alex [...]
I regret to inform you Meta’s new smart glasses are the best I’ve ever tried
I want to preface this hands-on by saying that I've been a smart glasses skeptic for many years. In 2019, I even made a two-part mini documentary with a thesis that consumer smart glasses couldn't happen without massive societal and technological shifts. Well, color me pink and let me find a shoe to eat. After [...]
The new Oakley Meta glasses are what athletes actually want
When the Oakley Meta HSTN arrived earlier this year, it wasn't what I thought Oakley-branded smart glasses would be. Sure, they had Oakley's famous PRIZM lenses, but where was the wraparound design? Where were the athlete-focused features like stronger water and sweat resistance? Confusingly, it felt like the HSTN glasses were just Ray-Ban Meta glasses [...]
Microsoft’s new Xbox mode on Windows has leaked for any handheld
Microsoft is getting ready to launch its Xbox full-screen experience on the new Xbox Ally devices next month, but it looks like you won't need new hardware to get it. Windows enthusiasts have discovered a way to enable this new Xbox mode early in Windows 11, thanks to the latest 25H2 update to the operating [...]
The best iPad deals you can get right now
While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day,many great iPad deals are available outside of those times. The day-to-day discounts come and go like changing winds, so there's often some amount to be saved, particularly on Apple's most affordable iPad. The most recentiPad Pro and [...]
MicrosoftPaint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files
Microsoft has been steadily improving its Paint app for Windows 11 in recent years with a dark mode, transparency and layers, and even AI-powered image creation. Now, Microsoft is adding two new Photoshop-like features to Paint. You'll soon be able to save your Paint creations as a project file, much like a Photoshop Document (.PSD). [...]
‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call
Google is starting the rollout of its Ask Gemini AI assistant in Google Meet, but it will initially only be available to select Google Workspace customers." The assistant can answer participant's questions by referring to captions generated during the call, resources like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides they have permission to view, and public websites. [...]
Logitech’s Pro X2 Superstrike offers haptic-based clicks and rapid trigger
Logitech's next flagship wireless gaming mouse is ditching mechanical switches for an analog system equipped with haptics actuators to simulate the feeling of a click. The mouse is called the Pro X2 Superstrike, and it's coming early next year for $179.99. The inductive analog system (which Logitech calls Haptic Inductive Trigger System, or HITS) boasts [...]
Americans want AI to stay out of their personal lives
A new study from Pew suggests that Americans aren't particularly optimistic about AI. A full 50 percent of respondents said they were more concerned than excited about the use of AI in their daily lives. That's down ever so slightly from 52 percent in 2023, but it's up significantly from 37 percent in 2021. Americans [...]
The Astro A20 X headset was made for multi-console homes
Logitech has announced the Astro A20 X wireless gaming headset, which has a feature that console players might appreciate having: it lets you swap between audio from two platforms, be it an Xbox, Switch, PC, or PS5. It launches October 8th for $179.99. The A20 X ships with a transmitter called the Playsync Base that [...]
The best laptop deals you can get right now
If you want a great laptop, you're going to have to fork over a ton of money, right? Not necessarily. There are dozens of good laptops on the market at various price points. However, it can feel overwhelming to find the right one for your needs (some are better suited for, say, college students, whereas [...]
Garmin’s Venu 4 adds an LED flashlight and accessibility upgrades
Garmin is launching its Venu 4 smartwatch today, expanding on the accessibility and sleep tracking features introduced with the Venu 3 two years ago. It's available now in 41mm and 45mm models and starts at $549.99 which is $100 more expensive than the Venu 3. Following the Venu 3's introduction of nap tracking the Venu [...]
You can soon attend Zoom meetings as your AI avatar
Zoom's vision of filling meetings with AI clones has nearly arrived. On Wednesday, the video conferencing app announced that you'll soon be able to create a photorealistic" avatar of yourself in case you aren't camera-ready." That means your AI avatar can appear polished if you've just crawled out of bed. Zoom plans on launching this [...]
Tariffs kill the Starling Home Hub, Google Nest’s best bridge to Apple Home
I have bad news for ecosystem straddlers who use Google Nest products in their smart homes but rely on iPhones and Apple Home for control: the much-loved Starling Home Hub has been discontinued. In a message on its website, Starling said it can no longer manufacture the hub due to rapidly rising costs of doing [...]
Amazon is creating more tools to fill its site with AI ads
Amazon is opening the door to even more AI ads by offering sellers access to a new chatbot that can generate promos with a simple text prompt. With the new tool, Amazon sellers can describe the type of ad they'd like to see, and the AI chatbot will draw from a seller's brand guidelines, product [...]
Former World of Warcraft lead designer finally shows off new multiplayer game
It's been almost a decade since former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo launched a new studio called Bonfire Games - and now it's finally showing off its very first game. It's called Arkheron, and looks a bit like a multiplayer take on Diablo. In each match, 15 teams made up of three players compete [...]
American Sweatshop depicts content moderation as the hell it is
In American Sweatshop, German director Uta Briesewitz's new psychological drama, every character working at a content moderation firm understands that ingesting horrific images is part of the job. They have all seen the disturbing footage uploaded to social media, and they know how important it is that someone is always there to determine whether those [...]
Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed
Google's Discover feed will soon include more than just articles from around the web. In the coming weeks, Google plans on incorporating YouTube Shorts alongside posts from platforms like Instagram and X. The Discover feed lives on your homescreen in the Google app, serving up personalized content - and some AI-generated summaries - based on [...]
The best Android phones
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it's time to upgrade, there's a wider range of choices on Android. Some Android phones even fold in half! Imagine. On the flip side, all that choice can make for some hard decisions. Here's [...]
TCL’s new smart lock squeezes four unlocking methods into a door knob
TCL has launched a new budget-friendly smart lock that incorporates all of the electronics into a door knob, making it easy to install on interior home doors that don't have a dedicated dead bolt. The K1 is available now for $79, and TCL says it will operate for up to 12 months on a set [...]
8BitDo’s wireless N64-inspired controller is 30 percent off
Look, delays happen. The Analogue 3D, a console made to display N64 games in 4K, has had its release window pushed multiple times. That frustrated me for a while because I wanted to get my hands on 8BitDo's slick 64 Bluetooth controller that was made to go along with the console. Its release was likely [...]
Here’s who is actually using ChatGPT — and how they are using it
OpenAI this week released what it says is the largest study yet of how people are using ChatGPT, revealing fresh insights on who is using the technology and what they are using it for. The big surprise was finding out that most ChatGPT chats aren't about work. In June 2025, 73 percent of ChatGPT messages [...]
Casio’s stress-relieving furry robot is coming to the US
First announced nearly a year ago, Casio's robotic pet Moflin has been selling so well in Japan, according to the Wall Street Journal, the company is now expanding its availability to other markets including the UK and the US. Preorders for the gold or silver version of Moflin are now available through Casio's US website. [...]
Upgrade your everyday carry setup with these 22 picks
What we carry says a lot about what's important to us, who we are, and who we aspire to be. This fall, it's worth examining what you bring with you every day and thinking about how you could refine it. Perhaps you carry too much, and a utility pouch that's just a bit bigger than [...]
Sony’s PS5 update adds controller swapping and Power Saving mode
PS5 users can now run select games in Power Saving" mode and pair DualSense controllers with multiple devices. Sony started beta testing these features in July, but they're now rolling out to everyone today in the version 25.06-12.00.00 console software update. The new Power Saver mode will reduce the power consumption of PS5 consoles in [...]
How to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote at Meta Connect 2025
Meta is about to kick off its annual Connect conference, beginning with a keynote address from CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday night. Zuckerberg plans to discuss the latest on AI glasses" and will lay out Meta's vision for artificial intelligence and the metaverse," according to the Connect website. As my colleague Victoria Song writes, Meta's [...]
Track power outages in real time across the US with the Ting app
There's a new, free tool to help Americans monitor power outages in real time. Compiling data from its vast network of home sensors, startup Whisker Labs is launching the feature today in its Ting app. You don't actually need to have one of these sensors in your home to use the Ting app to track [...]
Waymo to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026
Waymo is bringing its robotaxis to Music City, USA. The Alphabet-owned company plans on launching its robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026. Customers will be able to hail a ride initially through the Waymo One app, and then later through the Lyft app. Lyft will also handle fleet services, such as cleaning, maintenance, and EV [...]
Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First Amendment
Holding a principled commitment to the First Amendment is a challenge. Even so, it's been bemusing to watch the Republican Party - which has spent years demanding legal cover for sending spam emails, sabotaging public health, and avoiding social media moderation - launch a full-scale broadside against it over the past week. Authorities are just [...]
No, Nintendo and Pokémon did not patent ‘summoning characters and making them battle’
As first noted by Games Fray last week, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company were granted a US patent earlier this month involving summoning characters and making them battle. Headlines popped up with similarly vague language as concern spread on social media: That's a thing in tons of games! Can they do that? Is that even [...]
Who is the iPhone Air really for?
It's very thin. And very light. And quite nice to look at. It also only has one camera, the battery life isn't amazing, and it's not like Apple saved some special new software feature for its fanciest phone. The new iPhone Air is just... the nice one. So where does that leave the Air? And [...]
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is a bold redesign but a basic upgrade
It's a tricky year to review the iPhone Pro. It's long been the go-to choice for anyone who wants an iPhone with the nicest screen, longest battery, and great cameras. But the display is no longer unique to the Pro, cameras have largely gotten "good enough" on most phones, and Apple has a new model, [...]
The iPhone 17 is the one to get this year
For a while now, choosing the standard iPhone has meant missing out. It's not just that you missed out on classic "pro" features like a more powerful processor or a telephoto lens - it's that you missed out on core make-your-phone better stuff. Stuff like the Dynamic Island or the Action Button or a screen [...]
Apple iPhone Air review: statement piece
The iPhone Air is as much a statement as it is a phone. It says something about the person using it: that they don't mind giving up a few things for a phone that's meaningfully thinner and lighter. That they can give up all those extra cameras on the back and just live with one. [...]
DJI Mini 5 Pro official: 1-inch sensors come to small drones, plus the longest battery life yet
In 2023, DJI created a massive hit with the Osmo Pocket 3, a tiny steadicam with a far bigger one-inch-type sensor that dramatically improved the quality of video you could get with so tiny a gadget. Today, the company may be doing the same with its most popular portable line of drones - and with [...]
The hunger strike to end AI
On Guido Reichstadter's 17th day without eating, he said he was feeling alright - moving a little slower, but alright. Each day since September 2nd, Reichstadtler has appeared outside the San Francisco headquarters of AI startup Anthropic, standing from around 11AM to 5PM. His chalkboard sign states "Hunger Strike: Day 15," though he actually stopped [...]
Apple’s future MacBook Pro might have a touchscreen
The next generation of Apple's MacBook Pro laptops could be the first to feature a touchscreen display, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The change could apply to OLED MacBook Pro models that are expected to enter production by late 2026, Kuo reported on X, and will incorporate a touch panel using on-cell touch [...]
The Wacom One, now one size bigger
Wacom has introduced a new 14-inch creative display tablet to its entry-level product line for students and hobbyists. The Wacom One 14 is a smidge larger than the One 12 and One 13 touch pen display tablets that Wacom launched in 2023, providing a bigger digital canvas for users to sketch, edit photos, and sculpt [...]
Business Insider reportedly tells journalists they can use AI to draft stories
Business Insider has told journalists they can use AI to create first drafts of stories and suggested it won't notify readers that AI was used, according to Status, a newsletter covering the media industry. The policy makes the outlet one of the first to formally allow such extensive use of the technology. The AI guidelines [...]
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail?
The first people in line on Tuesday, I was told, started camping out on the sidewalk two days ago. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, was due in court at 9AM ET for a hearing in one of three concurrent criminal cases against him. And this [...]
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will stop talking about suicide with teens
On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was attempting to balance privacy, freedom, and teen safety - principles that, he admitted, were in conflict. His blog post came hours before a Senate hearing focused on examining the harm of AI chatbots, held by the subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism and featuring some [...]
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by gamer brainrot
Editor's note: This issue of Regulator was sent to subscribers prior to the release of the indictment against Tyler Robinson. Though we have more hints about Robinson's motives, what follows is still accurate about the videogame-referencing memes being a red herring. Hello and welcome to Regulator. For a moment, the fatal shooting of conservative activist [...]
Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10
Consumer Reports is calling on Microsoft to extend the October 14th deadline that will cut off free security updates for Windows 10 computers. In a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Consumer Reports says the move will strand millions of consumers" who have machines incompatible with Windows 11. As noted by Consumer Reports, data suggests [...]
Microsofttrumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK
Microsoft is announcing that it's investing 22 billion (around $30 billion) in the UK to help support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028. The investment includes $15 billion in capital expenditures to build a supercomputer to support AI demand and adoption. This will account for more than two-thirds of the tech sector's [...]
Waymo gets green light for airport service in San Francisco
Waymo is now permitted to test its robotaxi service at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), a big win for the company as it seeks to expand its service area and tackle more popular, revenue-generating destinations. After years of back-and-forth negotiations, Waymo signed Testing and Operations Pilot Permit" with SFO, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said [...]
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