… In an emailed statement, a Meta spokesperson told Engadget: "Our competitors offer this type of facial recognition product, we do not. …
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… Smart Glasses Meta Connect 2026 kicks off in September with a mystery pair of smart glasses and promised AI updates. Smart Glasses I took the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses out to a ballgame to see how they would do while watching America's pastime. …
… Fortunately for Meta, it has a few months to improve its own products — which no doubt we'll see at Meta Connect 26 in September. Here are the three big things that Meta will need to add to keep up with Google. …
… Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the company wrote in an update on its support page. Unlike WhatsApp, Meta never made encryption available to all Instagram users and it was never a default setting. …
… Users can now use Meta AI to touch up photos directly in a chat. …
… This aligns with Meta's broader investment in AI tools aimed at increasing productivity and flattening teams, reflecting Zuckerberg's vision of AI enhancing workplace efficiency and engagement. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, like other technology leaders, is all in on AI. …
… References hit at upcoming feature Although WhatsApp Status hasn’t been as central to WhatsApp as Stories have been to other Meta products, it appears the company is working to give the feature a more central role within its messaging app. …
… The feature was a product of Meta’s push for VR visuals, mirroring the avatars available for Quest users. …