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Meta could be working on always-seeing, always-hearing smart glasses with AI super sensing
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Meta is reportedly testing “super sensing” AI glasses that will collect all the information about your life and feed it to an AI agent that will assist you.
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· Jul 4, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
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