Jay Peters
A native Discord app is coming to Quest VR headsets.
It will launch sometime in 2026.
Meta
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, counts more than 3 billion monthly users across its family of apps. Now, it’s trying to build the next generation of services in virtual reality and the metaverse through Meta Quest headsets and Horizon Worlds — all while dealing with antitrust pressures, privacy concerns, and younger users shifting to other platforms.
David Pierce
It’s reasonable to feel wary about this tech, but we can’t ignore how it can be a game-changer for disabled communities
Victoria Song
Jay Peters
Meta is working on a new “spatial” UI for VR.
CTO Andrew Bosworth showed a sneak peek of it during the Connect developer keynote. Looks a little Vision Pro-y!
Jay Peters
Meta’s developer keynote at Connect is about to start.
Perhaps we’ll hear more details about the new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses or Meta’s plans for the metaverse. You can watch the show live on YouTube.
We got a glimpse of Meta’s new AI glasses and a bunch more.
Emma Roth
Jay Peters
Zuckerberg came back in workout gear, then Diplo showed up, and now they’re going on a run. Show’s over!
I have no idea what’s going on.
Victoria Song
#SavetheThunderRound.
Look, James Cameron is an icon. A treasure. But we need to bring the Thunder Round sound effects from Hot Girl Vergecast Summer in to wrap this up. Kinda wish we got more Meta Ray-Ban Display demos, even if they did fail.
Victoria Song
James Cameron takes the stage.
Cameron is here to talk about VR and immersive entertainment, particularly Cameron’s passion for 3D filmmaking. “I’ve spent my filmmaking career really trying to engage people,” he says.
Jay Peters
Zuckerberg is now talking about the VR and metaverse.
Including a new “immersive” virtual home. There won’t be an “8-bit Eiffel Tower,” he said, referencing a famous Zuck meme.
Jay Peters
Victoria Song
We went from one to four AI smart glasses.
This is kind of nuts if you really think about it. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses launched in 2023, and now, two years later there are four glasses announced in a variety of styles and designs. One with a display. That’s a massive leap forward in such a short period of time.
Jay Peters
Zuck is wrapping up the discussion of Meta’s AI glasses.
Which he calls Meta’s “fall 2025” lineup. See you next year?
Victoria Song
Oh my god, another failed live demo.
Hm. I swear that in MY DEMOS this stuff worked. But this is a good example of why we need real-life testing for reviews.
Victoria Song
Mark Zuckerberg debates doing slides or a live demo.
After that first live demo fail, I get why. But the crowd has demanded a live demo and so... here we go!
Jay Peters
Here’s Zuck wearing the new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses.
We went hands-on with the glasses this week.
The new $800 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses have a screen that can show directions, pictures, translations, and more.
Victoria Song
I may look like a jabroni, but IP67, new video modes, and Garmin integration are huge upgrades for the outdoorsy crowd.
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
If you missed the transparent Ray-Ban Metas last year, good news.
There’s another transparent limited edition version in matte. Kewl.
Jay Peters
A live AI demo failed on stage.
Chef Jack Mancuso was attempting to ask Meta AI to help make a recipe in a live video, but the AI got a little tripped up and he had to stop the demo.
Victoria Song
Conversation focus is the first new feature on deck.
Zuckerberg introduced a small video showing how Meta glasses will be able to zero in on conversations and amplify voices in loud areas. It’s not quite like a hearing aid feature, but it does remind everyone that the second-gen Ray-Bans are an audio-first device.
Jay Peters
Zuck says that super intelligence will be “the most important technology in our lifetimes.”
Meta has been investing a lot into AI as of late.
Victoria Song
“It is no surprise that AI glasses are taking off.”
So says Mark Zuckerberg after showing a live feed of him walking onto the stage from AI glasses... with the hint of a display overlay. Note how he says AI glasses, not smart glasses.
Jay Peters
Zuck’s onstage.
He was wearing a new pair of glasses that, according to a live video, have a display in the lens. He says he’ll talk more about them later.
Jay Peters
We’re seated for the Connect keynote!
Victoria Song and I are here and ready to go. Mark Zuckerberg is set to take the stage at 8PM ET.
Verge Staff
Jay Peters
Ray-Ban’s website posts a “We’ll be back soon” note ahead of Meta Connect.
Taking a move straight from Apple’s playbook.
During Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote tonight at 8PM ET, we’re expecting some more glasses. Come back then, as Victoria Song and I will be covering the show live.
Image: Ray-Ban
Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.
Hayden Field and Tina Nguyen
What to expect from Meta’s Connect 2025 conference.
Jay Peters
