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Elon Musk's Neuralink plans a brain speech trial in October

Neuralink plans to begin another US clinical trial in October, using the implant to translate thoughts into text. The study will be held through an FDA investigational device exemption. "If you're imagining saying something, we would be able to pick that up," Neuralink president DJ Seo said this week. The idea is to help people with speech impairments communicate through thought. Neuralink is among the companies testing implants that help patients control a computer with their minds. That can i

Want Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses? You have to book a demo first - and they are going fast

Here's pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses and Neural Band in the Sand color. Kerry Wan/ZDNET Meta officially unveiled its first AI smart glasses with a built-in screen, the Meta Ray-Ban Display, at Meta Connect 2025. The company also revealed that the glasses will be available to purchase starting on September 30. However, if you want to buy a pair of the $799 smart glasses, you can't just pre-order them online. Instead you'll have to book a demo at one of Meta's retail partners such as Best

Under Pressure From Roblox, Fortnite Allowing Creators to Sell In-Game Items

Creators who make content for Fortnite can start monetizing their virtual goods in December. The free-to-play online game's publisher, Epic Games, announced that those in its Creator program will earn revenue from the sale of in-game items they've made and money they already earn from engagement payouts for Epic-created items. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. Before platform and store fees, those creators ordinarily will

The strongest argument for smart glasses is accessibility

is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter.She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech, and more. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM E

Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Ultra 2: Here’s everything new

Apple Watch Ultra 3 is here (full review), arriving two years after Ultra 2 first hit the market. But what changes has that two-year gap brought for potential upgraders? Here’s everything new in the Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs. Apple Watch Ultra 2. Display: Larger than ever, with better always-on and more Apple Watch Ultra 3 has the largest display ever on an Apple Watch. Last year’s 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 gave the Series line a slightly bigger screen than Ultra 2. But now, thanks to a reduced

Skip Your Weekend Plans and Play Hades, Now Back on Xbox Game Pass

The god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler game Hades is one of the most popular games in recent memory -- and one of my personal all-time favorite games. The gameplay feels smooth, it's easily replayable and the game's writing is full of heart and emotion. Game developer Supergiant Games is gearing up to release Hades 2 soon but if you missed playing the original -- or want to replay it -- you can on Xbox Game Pass now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds o

Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth

Earth has a new friend — and it's been waiting for us to notice it for decades. In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery of a mysterious object that appears to be a "quasi-moon," or a small asteroid that orbits the Sun, but in an arc that puts it near our planet for an extended period of time. Think of it as a cosmic situationship; though it's been following us for around 60 years, the object isn't gravitation

Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: Discreet and intuitive

I've been testing smart glasses for almost a decade. And in that time, one of the questions I've been asked the most is "oh, but can you see anything in them?" For years, I had to explain that no, glasses like that don't really exist yet. That's no longer the case. And while I've seen a bunch of glasses over the last year that have some kind of display, the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses feel the closest to fulfilling what so many people envision when they hear the words "smart glasses." To be c

Electric aviation awaits a battery breakthrough

Electric aviation awaits a battery breakthrough 1 hour ago Share Save Adrienne Murray & James Brooks Technology Reporters Share Save Beta Technologies Alia on the way to Stavanger in Norway An aviation rarity touched down in the Norway's second city of Bergen earlier this month. Alia had flown 100 miles (160km) in 55 minutes on battery power alone. Built by US aerospace company Beta Technologies, the electric plane is designed for cargo operations - carrying up to 560kg (half a tonne) loads.

Meta will let outside developers create AI-powered apps for its smart glasses

Meta's lineup of smart glasses could soon get a lot more capabilities. The company will begin allowing outside developers to bring their apps to its RayBan and Oakley smart glasses, Meta announced on the second day of its Connect event. Up to now, Meta has only had a limited number of third-party integrations for its glasses, with apps like Spotify and Audible. But Meta will now allow developers to start experimenting with apps that can take advantage of the built-in sensors and audio capabilit

Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is rolling out an AI-powered app explorer in the US. It suggests categories like “Boost productivity” or “Protect my privacy” directly in the search tab. Selecting one opens an “Organized with AI” section grouping related apps by type. Finding the right app in the Google Play Store can sometimes feel like looking for a needle in a haystack, but AI can actually be handy for this sort of thing. Google is now testing a new Gemini-power

Meta product chief Chris Cox says smart glasses are the future of computing

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox said on Thursday that smart glasses are the future of computing devices. "We talk to them, we will see with them, we will use gestures the same way we interact with each other to interact with our computers," Cox told CNBC's Julia Boorstin. "The interfaces will get more natural, and so we certainly believe that the next really important wearable technology is going to be a pair of glasses." The $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, which were revealed on Wedne

Samsung’s very expensive Family Hub fridges will now treat you to ads on their displays

If you’ve just shelled out thousands of dollars on one of Samsung’s smart fridges , you’d be forgiven for expecting it to leave you alone, rather than encouraging you to spend even more money. But that is no longer the case — following a recent update, you’ll start seeing ads on the fridge’s display. According to Android Authority , the new software update is being rolled out to Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerators in the US, and will now display ads and promotions while the display is idle. In a

Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display is the company’s first big step from VR to AR

At last year's Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg focused less on the company's line of Quest VR headsets and more on the "Orion" prototype see-through augmented reality glasses, which he said could launch in some form or another "in the next few years." At the Meta Connect keynote Wednesday evening, though, Zuckerberg announced that the company's Meta Ray-Ban Display AR glasses would be available starting at $799 as soon as Sept. 30. To be sure, Meta's first commercial smartglasses with a built-in

US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization

The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit, and gaming platform Steam testify on October 8th about their platforms’ alleged involvement in any online “radicalization” and the “incitement to commit politically motivated acts,” according to letters sent from the House committee to the four tech CEOs. In a statement, Rep. James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee, referenced the murder of Charlie Kirk and “other acts of politically motivated violenc

Missed Out on Hades? Play the Original on Game Pass This Weekend

The god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler game Hades is one of the most popular games in recent memory — and one of my personal all-time favorite games. The gameplay feels smooth, it's easily replayable and the game's writing is full of heart and emotion. The game's developer Supergiant Games is gearing up to release Hades 2 soon, but if you missed playing the original — or want to replay it — you can on Xbox Game Pass starting on Sept. 19. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pi

Apple Music deal: Get the Family Plan free for three months

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

Midcentury North American Restaurant Placemats

Today’s collection is a grab bag of midcentury North American restaurant placemats. Like so many past ephemera finds I’ve shared here, I bought these at Brimfield Flea this July from a vendor who had around 500 in a big plastic tub. I bought 25 for $75 (a steal!) but I did have to talk myself out of asking how much it would be for the whole box. Most of these date from the late 1940s through the ’50s, when the postwar boom and expanding highway system put long-distance vacations within reach fo

Police Puzzled by 180 Kilos of SpaceX-Branded Cocaine Found at Crash Site

A single-engine plane crashed landed in a field of sugar cane in Brazil over the weekend, according to local news media Alagoas 24 Horas, killing the pilot and leaving behind 180 kilograms — or almost 400 pounds — of cocaine. So far, it just sounds like a tale of drug smuggling gone awry. Except that the coke, stacked together in neat bricks and wrapped in plastic, as shown in a video from local police obtained by Alagoas, sported a distinctive label: the official SpaceX logo, in blue and white

Not even your kitchen is safe from ads after Samsung’s new update for its refrigerators (Updated)

TL;DR Samsung is allegedly rolling out a new software update for some of its smart refrigerators. The update adds advertisements to the display on the refrigerator door on certain themes. The changelog frames the ads as a feature, but users can avoid them by selecting specific ad-free themes — for now. Update, September 18, 2025 (04:38 AM ET): Samsung has shared a statement with us on this software update bringing ads to its smart refrigerators. Original article, September 17, 2025 (11:02 AM

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

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they offer 2 breakthroughs to take us beyond smartphones Overall, the event was pretty short. It wasn't the

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A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for Life on Earth

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that instead of being destroyed, it was transformed, incorporating the mass of that foreign body to become the planet we know. Recent research adds another layer of relevance to that hypothesized cosmic event: Scientists believe that without that other body, the basic conditions for life to emerge on Ear

Meta presents its first screen-equipped smart glasses

Following a very well-timed video leak earlier this week, Meta announced tonight its new lineup of smart glasses, including the Meta Ray-Ban Display. Here are the details. Meta seems poised to succeed where Google Glass failed During the keynote of Meta Connect 2025, one of Meta’s annual conferences, Mark Zuckerberg spent most of the 1-hour presentation showcasing new smart glasses and headsets, chief among them the Meta Ray-Ban Display. These glasses, which will start at $799, feature a 600×

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

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I got to wear the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses at Meta Connect 2025 on Wednesday. And while they are a long way from replacing your smartphone, they are good enough to make it clear that smart glasses are a lot better when they include a heads-up display. From what I experienced on Wednesday, we're definitely taking a step toward a world where we spend less time with our heads buried in our smartphones. Also: Meta Conn

Mark Zuckerberg unveils $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses

At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses. Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday unveiled the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the social media company's first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display. The glasses, which costs $799, contain a small digital display that can be controlled via hand gestures through a wristband powered by neural tech

Meta launches Ray-Ban Display smart glasses that cost as much as a Pixel 10

Meta/Ray-Ban TL;DR Meta has launched the Ray-Ban Display, a pair of smart glasses with a built-in color display and AI features. Each pair ships with the new Meta Neural EMG wristband that lets you control the glasses with subtle hand movements. The smart glasses are priced at $799 and go on sale starting September 30 in the US. Meta has launched its most advanced smart glasses yet. The Ray-Ban Display were just unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s Connect event. The new smart glass

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses offer an AR display for $799

The rumors were true. Meta's first pair of AR glasses with a built-in screen is the Meta Ray-Ban Display. They'll cost $799 and will come to a limited number of brick-and-mortar stores in the United States on September 30. Those retailers include Best Buy, LensCrafters, Ray-Ban and Verizon, and availability will expand to Canada, France, Italy and the United Kingdom in early 2026. The Ray-Ban Displays have a camera, audio functionality, and a translucent heads-up display that shows and allows t

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

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I got to wear the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses at Meta Connect 2025 on Wednesday. And while they are a long way from replacing your smartphone, they are good enough to make it clear that smart glasses are a lot better when they have a heads-up display. From what I experienced on Wednesday, we're definitely taking a step toward a world where we spend less time with our heads buried in our smartphones. Also: Meta Connect

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

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: 5 Meta Ray-Ban upgrades that have me truly hyped for today Overall, the event was pretty short. It wasn't the nearly hour-long spectacle that Connect 20

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The Digital Version of ‘Twilight Imperium’ Will Save You *So* Much Clean Up Time

Twilight Imperium has had a rep for endurance almost since it was first introduced. A dense tabletop experience of spacebound strategy, it’s become the face of marathon-length board gaming as players spend hours after hours dictating their space operatic maneuvers through the medium of many, many, many little tokens and cards being shuffled and passed around the board. So, good news for people who’ve always been interested but daunted by those occasionally tall tales of just what an effort it ev