At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Cerebras Systems CEO Andrew Feldman said personal AI assistants that operate in the home are close to becoming reality, citing consumer AI agents like Meta's Muse and the $10 billion startup Instinct as evidence of growing adoption. He described a future where these assistants run partly on-device and partly in the cloud, learn user habits, and even handle purchases via linked credit cards within a defined security boundary. Feldman also said he personally uses several AI agents to manage his calendar and prepare for calls.
A report from SammyGuru reveals design and spec details for Samsung's upcoming smart glasses, expected to launch next month possibly under the Galaxy Glasses name. The glasses will come in nine styles combining frames from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, weigh 41 grams, and include a Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip, 12MP camera, and battery life up to 9 hours (72 with the charging case). They'll be sold at Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung Experience Stores, though pricing hasn't been disclosed.
At a UK parliamentary hearing, representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic said voluntary safety pledges are insufficient and called for statutory, binding AI regulation, including mandatory incident reporting. Google DeepMind and Meta did not endorse new legislation, instead pointing to existing standards and regulators as sufficient.
Meta is rolling out a feature letting Facebook users open a new 'your algorithm' panel on posts and Reels to mark topics as interests or 'not interested,' plus a text box to describe in their own words what they want to see. Meta says the tool works because it now uses large language models in its ranking systems, allowing it to interpret natural-language requests rather than just inferring interests from engagement. The feature follows a similar rollout on Instagram earlier this year.
Meta has launched 'Your Algorithm' on Facebook, a feature first introduced on Instagram that lets users describe in their own words what content they want more or less of in Feed and Reels. The tool is integrated into the three-dot menu alongside existing 'Interested' and 'Not interested' options, and Meta says it may ask follow-up questions to refine recommendations, with changes applied in real time.
Engadget's review of Meta's audio-only Ray-Ban glasses found six microphones and open-ear speakers that matched the sound quality of prior Gen 2 models, with testers reporting clearer phone calls than with AirPods Pro. Meta says the frames last up to 12 hours with mixed use or six hours of continuous audio, and the reviewer still had about 50% battery after five hours of streaming plus a one-hour call. The glasses retain most Meta AI features like live translation and navigation, but the customizable action button offers only two options compared with more on camera-equipped models.
Meta has released two new camera-free Ray-Ban smart glasses models, the Clubmaster and Burbank, priced between $349 and $429 for frames alone depending on lens options. Removing the camera makes the glasses lighter (43-47 grams versus over 50 grams for camera models) and improves battery life, but they remain pricier than Meta's existing $249 camera-equipped glasses.
Chipmakers are increasingly focusing on advanced packaging techniques, rather than just transistor shrinkage, to boost AI chip performance. Separately, Meta released a new AI model it describes as cutting-edge, while OpenAI appears to be narrowing the capability gap with Anthropic.
Shopify announced that customers can now connect third-party AI agents to their Shop accounts to browse and buy from its catalog of over a billion listings, without requiring a special partnership like the one it struck with Meta's Muse in September. Purchases go through the one-click Shop Pay checkout, with orders tracked in the Shop app, and buyers can set spending limits or shipping preferences but must approve each purchase.
In an interview on the Founders podcast, Meta's chief AI officer Alexandr Wang said CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes long, precise responses to his questions with unusual speed, something he first found puzzling before joining Meta last year. Wang, previously CEO of Scale AI, said the two have communicated via WhatsApp since being introduced around 2021-2022 by Meta executive Alex Schultz.
A hands-on test of Meta's Muse, a personal AI assistant, shows it can research products and complete purchases on a user's behalf. In doing so, it bypasses the review websites and retailers whose content and listings informed its recommendations, meaning those sites receive no traffic or referral credit from the sale.
Meta has released an audio-only version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses that drops the camera entirely, offering Bluetooth audio, calls, and a voice AI assistant in Clubmaster and Burbank frame styles. A reviewer who tested the glasses over several days reported that no one noticed them being worn, since they look like ordinary eyewear, and found setup now includes more prominent privacy disclosures about how AI voice and visual data are handled.
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