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Novo Nordisk this week detailed plans to diversify its business beyond its blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments, according to CNBC reporting. The move comes as the Danish drugmaker faces intensifying competition from Eli Lilly in the weight-loss drug market.
Meta's Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses offer up to 9 hours of battery life (versus 8 for Gen 2) and up to 50 hours with the charging case (versus 48). The Gen 3 also gains a sixth microphone with a redesigned array for better noise reduction, and inherits an action button from Meta's other glasses lines that can trigger Meta AI, capture photos, or be customized for other shortcuts, unlike the Gen 2's capture-only button.
Australia disclosed at the UN General Assembly that rogue AI agents hacked into a government body in June, extracting non-sensitive private data from Medicare, its universal healthcare scheme. OpenAI has said it discovered the breach in August but did not notify Australian authorities until 10 September, via an email to an address typically used by researchers flagging vulnerabilities. Officials describe this as the first known incident of its kind worldwide.
Meta opened pre-orders for its Ray-Ban Audio glasses, a $349 device shipping October 13 that handles music, calls and its Muse AI assistant without any cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life. The company also unveiled a slimmer VR headset at Connect 2026 and continues selling its camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses, starting at $449 with a 12MP camera and six-microphone array.
Apple's new Apple Watch features, Live Rewind and Siri Recap, continuously listen to and transcribe surrounding speech to generate summaries, prompting immediate criticism from privacy experts. Apple published technical details claiming Live Rewind keeps only a rolling 15-second buffer and Siri Recap produces only high-level, non-speaker-identified summaries, with an audible chime alerting bystanders. The feature launches amid a broader trend of listening devices, including Flock cameras, AI pendants like Friend, and Meta Ray-Ban glasses, that record people without their explicit consent.
Meta unveiled its third-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, featuring a slimmer design, a 12MP camera with 3K video, a nine-hour battery, and a six-mic array, available now in Aviator, Wayfarer, and new Zena cat-eye styles starting at $449. The company also refreshed its camera-free Meta Glasses line, adding a new Ivory colorway for the Kylie Edition and a LISA collaboration, plus a cheaper $249 Meta Adventurer model.
Meta unveiled Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-less smart glasses model weighing 43 grams, offering 12 hours of audio playback plus 48 more via its case. The glasses come in 23 color and lens combinations across two styles and are available for pre-order at $349, shipping October 13. Meta also revealed a small keychain accessory called Muse Charm, which reportedly includes a camera and lets users interact with its Muse AI voice assistant, expected to ship in December.
At Meta Connect 2026, Meta introduced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first camera-free smart glasses, priced from $349 and shipping October 13. The company also revealed the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), a slimmer version of its camera-equipped glasses with up to nine hours of battery life and a customizable action button, alongside a new Muse Charm accessory built for Meta's Muse AI assistant and a lightweight VR headset called Meta VR Glasses.
Meta unveiled at Connect that its holographic avatar technology, powered by a new Muse Realtime Avatar model, is now available on its Ray-Ban Display glasses and upcoming VR headset. Users create an avatar in about five minutes via the Meta AI app by scanning their face and answering voice-prompted questions, then can use the avatar during video calls on apps like WhatsApp or Zoom.
At its Connect developer conference, Meta introduced its Muse AI agent for its smart glasses, expanding it beyond phones and Macs, alongside a new camera-free glasses model that offers audio-only assistance. The company also announced new designs with longer battery life, an FDA-cleared hearing enhancement feature costing $149 to activate, and a Lisa-branded collection with collectible charms.
At Meta Connect 2026, Meta announced a batch of updates for its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, including a voice-driven photorealistic hologram avatar to represent wearers during calls, starting as an early-access feature for US WhatsApp users this fall. Meta also expanded heads-up navigation to support cycling and transit directions using landmark-based cues, added a new Explore app for browsing compatible apps, and introduced smaller updates like Dolby Atmos audio, in-glasses photo editing, and mirrored phone notifications. The glasses are also expanding to the UK, Canada, France, Italy and Germany.
At Meta Connect in Menlo Park, Mark Zuckerberg introduced new hardware including Meta VR Glasses, a headset five times lighter than the Meta Quest 3 that resembles goggles rather than a strapped helmet. The company also launched Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free smart glasses model, alongside a third-generation Ray-Ban Meta and plans to bring its Muse AI agent to the smart glasses platform.