Some Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses users reported their devices recorded and transcribed conversations even though they hadn't activated the AI assistant with the wake phrase, including users who had disabled the 'Respond without Hey Meta' setting. Meta told Android Authority the issue has been resolved and that users can review or delete voice logs through settings, but has not explained what caused the bug or how many devices were affected.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-16
Physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for founding the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and for discovering high-energy neutrinos originating from deep space. IceCube, built below the Antarctic ice, detects rare interactions between neutrinos and atoms, capturing particles emitted by cosmic events like supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. Halzen noted the project succeeded within two years of operation, despite initial skepticism from the physics community.
nature.com
· 2026-10-06
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.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-24
Polish developer Pawel Szydlowski built ZuckOff, a free Bluetooth scanning app that identifies nearby smart glasses from Meta and Snap by matching device signals to fingerprints he compiled from purchased hardware. The app has drawn over 5,000 downloads on Apple's App Store and 1,000 on Google Play within its first month.
wired.me
· 2026-09-21
Australian authorities are reportedly considering a ban on smart glasses with built-in cameras inside government offices, driven by rising concerns about covert recording and privacy breaches. A BBC report from Sydney canvassed public opinion on the proposal and asked where else people might want such devices restricted.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-18
Meta is reportedly developing a new line of smart glasses, dubbed Luna, that will not include cameras, according to The Information. The devices, expected to launch in October in Clubmaster and Burbank styles, will feature six microphones and ear-facing speakers so users can talk to Meta's AI assistant via a side button, but will lack the recording capability found in Meta's Ray-Ban glasses.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-16
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