Meta Connect 2025: What to expect and how to watch

Meta Connect 2025, Meta’s flagship annual conference, will begin Wednesday evening with a keynote by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters, also available via free livestream. The event is expected to spotlight Meta’s new AI-powered smart glasses developed in partnership with Ray-Ban and Oakley. Leaks suggest the unveiling of “Hypernova” glasses featuring a heads-up display, cameras, microphones, and an AI assistant controlled by a wristband using hand gestures. Oakley’s new AI smart glasses, designed for athletes with a large unified lens and a single centered camera, are also anticipated. While Meta’s VR Quest headset lineup may not see major updates this year, the company is likely to touch on its Metaverse ambitions, though a significant new Metaverse product is expected closer to the end of 2026. This year’s Connect is particularly significant as it marks Meta’s first since launching its ambitious AI research division, MSL, headed by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang