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I've been using MacOS 26 Tahoe all week, here are my 5 favorite new features

MacOS 26 "Tahoe" is now live, and besides the visual design overhaul, there are a handful of impactful new features. Here are the five best.

I recommend OnePlus' latest earbuds over pricey AirPods - get them while they're on sale

In addition to their flagship-level noise cancellation, the OnePlus Buds 4 provide bass-heavy audio and in-depth customization.

Students are using AI tools instead of building foundational skills - but resistance is growing

The unfettered adoption of AI might damage skills development, yet it doesn't have to be this way.

AI is changing the IT recruitment game. Here's what you need to know now

It's rough out there for job seekers and employers alike.

Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Ban Display, Oakley Vanguard glasses, more

Meta has unveiled its first display-enabled smart glasses, refreshed its Ray-Ban lineup, and launch several other things at Connect.

I tried the Meta Oakley Vanguard smart glasses, and I'm ready to ditch my Ray-Bans for them

The latest pair of Oakley-branded smart glasses come in a familiar design with some thoughtful features.

I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they offer 2 breakthroughs to take us beyond smartphones

With a color display, a neural wristband, and new capabilities, the Meta Ray-Bans Display are the most advanced smart glasses consumers can buy -- for now.

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 by Meta.Meta’s display-equipped smart specs make their debutRumors have swirled for months about Meta launching a pair of smart glasses with a display

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 text messages and Instagram Reels to maps and more - all without having to pull out your device. They seem like a more fully-realized version of

Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets

Horizon TV puts your streaming apps in one spot. | Image: Meta 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 shared by Meta shows content recommendations and streaming apps lined up on the homepage, along with tabs to switch between

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 already use generative AI tools to create things like textures and audio, and Meta will bring an AI assistant to the editor later this year to help creators

Meta will let you use a Quest VR headset to turn your real-world space into a virtual world

Gordon Ramsay’s home kitchen as made by Hyperscape. 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 3 or Quest 3S to make the virtual copies. Initially, you’ll only be able to visit the rooms you’ve scanned by yourself, but

Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Bans 2, Hypernova smart glasses, Oakley, more

Meta is expected to unveil its first display-enabled smart glasses, refresh its Ray-Ban lineup, and launch several other products at today's event.

I sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to try Meta’s impressive new Ray-Ban Display glasses

Mark Zuckerberg wearing the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses on Access. 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 Himel, the company's head of wearables, confirms. Zuckerberg is known for sending lengthy, multi-para

I regret to inform you Meta’s new smart glasses are the best I’ve ever tried

You can’t see it, but I’m reading text messages in this photo. | Photo by Colt Bradley / The Verge 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-partmini 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 getting a demo of the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, I'm convinced this is the closest

The new Oakley Meta glasses are what athletes actually want

This was what I had been expecting from Oakley smart glasses. | Photo by Colt Bradley / The Verge 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 by another name. But that's because Meta

Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses have twice the battery life

Meta has announced a new generation of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, featuring significantly improved battery life and the ability to record 3K video, which brings them up to par with the Oakley HSTN smart glasses. The new glasses, technically called the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, are available to order today and start at $379.Let’s dig in on battery, which is better on a few fronts. You can use the new Ray-Bans for up to eight hours on a single charge, which is twice the four-hour battery life of t

Here’s the Jimmy Kimmel clip that got him pulled off the air

Disney gave in to threats from FCC chairman and occasional speech regulator Brendan Carr this evening, announcing that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be pulled off the air “indefinitely.” Carr was unhappy that Kimmel characterized the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk as “anything other than” a member of the “MAGA gang” and threatened to pull broadcast licenses of stations airing his show as a result.The clip of Kimmel’s monologue that got him pulled off the air is still available on YouTube. Watc

ChatGPT just got a new personalization hub. Not everyone is happy about it

OpenAI is doubling down on AI tools that adapt to user needs after GPT-5's lukewarm reception.

A touchscreen MacBook may finally launch next year - what we know

Apple once said no to touchscreen Macs - but rumor has it that's about to change.