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  "title": "Meta Connect 2026 live blog: On the ground at Mark Zuckerberg’s next big product launch",
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  "published": "2026-09-23T22:30:00.000Z",
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        "title": "A live blog of Meta Connect 2026, where a new pair of Meta Glasses without cameras onboard and a new VR headset are expected (Engadget)",
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        "title": "‘Glasses is the ideal form factor’ — Why Meta is bringing hearing enhancement to its smart glasses",
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        "title": "Meta unveils the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 3 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
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        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses",
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        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Meta unveils camera-free audio glasses",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T23:46:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta is trying VR glasses (again), this time with more IMAX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-is-trying-vr-glasses-again-this-time-with-more-imax",
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