Threads is developing in-message games

Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don’t offer built-in games.

Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses
Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses

Meta is giving Ray-Ban Display users an option to text on their glasses without needing their phone or a keyboard, only the Meta Neural Band. The new EMG handwriting feature, announced on Tuesday during CES, allows users to physically write with their hand on any surface, rather than texting. It’s currently rolling out as an […]

Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses

Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026.

Meta hits pause on Ray-Ban Display expansion plans
Meta hits pause on Ray-Ban Display expansion plans

International customers who had their sights set on Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses will have to wait a little longer. Meta announced that it’s pausing plans to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the UK by early 2026, due to “unprecedented demand and limited inventory.” “Since launching last fall, we’ve seen an overwhelming […]

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he says has been “dead” for years. Last year, The Verge’s Sarah Jeong wrote […]

Meta wants AI agents in your day-to-day, starting with Manus

Meta has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based startup behind a general-purpose autonomous agent it plans to fold into its products. Meta Manus AI agents are being framed as the next step beyond chat, software that can carry work through to completion. Met…

How to tweak your online platform algorithms
How to tweak your online platform algorithms

Love them or hate them, more than half of the world’s population interacts with algorithmic recommendations in some way every day. Algorithmic recommendations play an integral role in how users discover new content across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It can be nice to be fed a stream of fresh posts, pictures, and […]

Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money

Whether you’re looking to get a pair yourself or just want to explore what’s available on the market today, we’ve compiled a list of the most compelling pairs available.

The year data centers went from backend to center stage

Data centers are no longer the boring tech issue they once were.

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.