Wearables
Jul 27, 2026
Meta's Smart Glasses Have a Growing Privacy Problem
Activist groups are plastering satirical anti-surveillance posters over Meta's smart glasses ads in major cities. The backlash highlights a genuine privacy gap — and Meta's half-measures aren't helping.
AI
Wearables
Privacy
Jul 25, 2026
Meta Bans Glasses-Filmed Harassment, But Gaps Remain
Meta is moving to ban certain content filmed with its Ray-Ban smart glasses after a wave of prank and harassment videos went viral. The policy response highlights a fundamental tension between wearable AI hardware and consent — and raises hard questions about what moderation can actually fix.
AI
Hardware
Privacy
Jul 16, 2026
Ex-Ultrahuman VP Raises $5.5M for AI Control Devices
Apoorv Shankar, former VP of Hardware at Ultrahuman, has raised $5.5M to build Aina — a wearable designed not just to capture ambient audio, but to actively control AI agents. The company is preparing to pilot its first device in the coming weeks.
AI
Hardware
Startups
Jul 1, 2026
Meta Uses Your Instagram Photos to Ad Smart Glasses
Instagram has begun pulling users' personal photos into ads for Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, marking a significant — and controversial — step toward hyper-personalized advertising. The move signals Meta's deepening integration of user-generated content into its AI-driven ad machine.
Meta
Smart Glasses
Jun 27, 2026
How a Founder Used AI to Navigate a Cancer Diagnosis
When Connor Christou was diagnosed with cancer despite being in peak physical condition, he turned to AI to make sense of his medical data. By feeding blood results, scan data, wearable outputs, and journal entries into Claude, he built a surprisingly sophisticated personal health intelligence system.
AI
Health Tech
Personal AI