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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.
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Overall, the event was pretty short. It wasn't the nearly hour-long spectacle that Connect 2024 was, but Connect 2025 was still jam-packed with announcements.
At the event, Meta showed off the second generation of its Ray Ban smartglasses, the Oakley Vanguards for adrenaline seekers, and a new generative playground called Horizon Studio. Here's what was on the docket for 2025.
How to watch Meta Connect 2025
The main event with Mark Zuckerberg took place on Wednesday, September 17, at 5:00 p.m. PST/8:00 p.m. EST. Following the Connect 2025 is a developer keynote that will take place on Thursday, September 18, at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST.
Developers, media, and industry analysts were invited to attend the event in person. Quest users were able to experience the keynote in virtual reality inside Horizon Worlds. Obviously, the show is over, but you can still watch a VOD (or video on demand) of the keynote on Meta's official Connect website, Facebook Live, and YouTube.
ZDNET reported live from the event, and here were the newest updates.
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