Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements

It’s about time for Meta Connect, the company’s annual product launch event. This year, given the company’s major focus on AI and wearables like smart glasses, it seems likely that we’ll see updates from CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team on those categories. The company has been facing significant scrutiny because of how some users have been covertly recording other people using the glasses, meaning that one of the biggest announcements of the show could be itsrumored camera-free pair. Connect has also traditionally been a venue for updates on Meta’s VR hardware and software. While the company hasscaled backits VR ambitions, a recent leak seemingly revealing some kind ofunannounced mixed reality glassescould indicate that Meta will show off new immersive headwear technology during the event. Zuckerberg’s keynote is scheduled to begin at 7PM ET / 4PM PT on Wednesday, September 23rd. Follow along with all of our coverage right here. Jay Peters,Victoria Songand1 more It’s time once again for Meta’s annual September product launch event, andThe Vergeis on the ground in Menlo Park to cover the show live. Metasays thattoday’s keynote by Mark Zuckerberg will be about how “Meta is building a future for everyone” — something he wrote at length aboutin a recent essayabout AI, smart glasses, and more. That means we can expect more news from Zuckerberg and his team on those topics; perhaps we’ll hear more about Meta’s recently launchedMuse AI agentand new glasses hardware. Whatever Zuckerberg and Meta have to say about smart glasses will be particularly notable. The company is dealing with an outpouring of privacy and harassment concerns stemming from the product line’s built-in camera, which has led to them being derided as “pervert glasses.” Meta has already tried totackle that reputationwith recent privacy fixes and a new marketing campaign, but it could introduce more updates on the Connect stage. A free daily digest of the news that matters most. This is the title for the native ad