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Meta Partners Best Buy to Showcase AI and VR Products
Facebook / Meta // June 08, 2026

Meta wants to give more customers a chance to experience its hardware in person. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Cash App Turns Everyday Accessories Into Payment Tools
Payments Innovation // June 04, 2026

Cash App users can now pay by tapping with a wand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Apple to Scrap Vision Pro Successor and Focus on Smart Glasses
Apple // June 03, 2026

Apple has dropped its plans for a successor to its Vision Pro mixed reality headset and will focus instead on smart glasses, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (June 3), citing TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Meta Plans AI Pendant as Part of Wider Wearables Effort
Facebook / Meta // May 31, 2026

Meta is reportedly planning an artificial intelligence pendant as part of a larger wearables project. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meta Says It’s Solving AR Experiences — Who Will Solve AR Payments?

September 30, 2024
Will consumers one day wear commerce on their faces? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to […]

Meta Explains Why Smart Eyewear Will Finally Have Its Moment

September 19, 2024
The augmented reality and smart tech wearable market is heating up as Google, Snap, and Meta have recently either unveiled products or announced partnerships to develop wearables and adding artificial...

Apple’s Services Segment Grows, But AI Still Remains a ‘Show Me’ Story

August 01, 2024
Apple’s latest quarter showed some resilience in services growth – and management noted the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to help transform the company’s efforts to build out its ecosystem....

Smarter Wearables Highlight Demand for Real-Time Fitness Data

March 07, 2024
Led by names like Google, Apple and Samsung, the wearables category of the connected economy has become a study in contradictions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Quick Reads
Meta and Essilorluxottica Bet on $299 Smart Glasses

June 23, 2026
Meta and EssilorLuxottica have launched a new collection of artificial intelligence (AI) glasses called Meta Glasses that is designed to be accessible to a broader audience than the Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display and Ray-Ban Meta Optics AI glasses the companies already offer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Meta Partners Best Buy to Showcase AI and VR Products

June 08, 2026
Meta wants to give more customers a chance to experience its hardware in person. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Cash App Turns Everyday Accessories Into Payment Tools

June 04, 2026
Cash App users can now pay by tapping with a wand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Apple to Scrap Vision Pro Successor and Focus on Smart Glasses

June 03, 2026
Apple has dropped its plans for a successor to its Vision Pro mixed reality headset and will focus instead on smart glasses, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (June 3), citing TF...