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  "id": 9471403,
  "title": "Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-launches-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback-9471403",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T02:12:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-launches-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback/articleshow/134449489.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta introduced a new line of AI-powered wearables at its Connect conference, including a camera-free version of its smart glasses. The audio-only glasses aim to address privacy concerns surrounding recording devices on wearable tech. CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that most of the world's 2 billion current glasses-wearers will soon upgrade to AI-enabled versions. The new AI assistant, Muse, allows users to perform tasks like booking appointments and making calls through voice commands. Meta has also unveiled next-generation display and mixed reality glasses, with the latter featuring a lighter design and external battery. The company faces scrutiny over child safety and privacy issues, having recently settled a lawsuit for up to $18 billion.",
  "summary": "Meta unveiled several new wearables powered by its artificial intelligence (AI) models on Wednesday, including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without their consent. The audio-only versions will complement the release of dozens of new smart glasses models that keep the video filming option.",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T23:39:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Meta's camera-free AI glasses look like regular Ray Bans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/metas-camera-free-ai-glasses-look-like-regular-ray-bans",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:43:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-launches-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:04:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-launches-camera-free-ai-glasses-amid-privacy-pushback-9466941",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:05:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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