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Alex Honnold climbing, Sam Altman presenting, and a runner in a Whoop band.
ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for January 31, 2026

By Hamish Hector Published

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

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Model with VR headset on
Meta teases ‘future headsets’ despite VR troubles, and an AI upgrade straight from science fiction

By Hamish Hector Published

Maybe VR isn’t dead, as Meta teases ‘future headsets’ and video you can ‘jump into’.

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Mark Zuckerberg smiling as he wears the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Mark Zuckerberg says it's 'hard to imagine' a future without AI glasses

By David Nield Published

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg says the future is bright for smart glasses powered by AI, but the metaverse remains quiet.

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A man wearing Xreal One Pro glasses, at the CES 2025 show
XR glasses have had one major issue — and Xreal just solved it with a free update

By Hamish Hector Published

I already thought my XR glasses were incredible, and now they can turn my favorite films and games into 3D thanks to a free update.

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Hamish hector drawing a bow in VR while wearing the Meta Quest 3S.
Meta addresses VR layoffs as it reveals new yet familiar metaverse plans

By Hamish Hector Published

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has explained the company's new approach to VR, the metaverse, and XR glasses.

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Meta Quest 3
I can’t decide if I should love or fear this Meta Quest 3 update

By Hamish Hector Published

Your Meta Quest 3 is getting a big Horizon-related change in update v85.

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Oculus Quest 2
Palmer Luckey is optimistic about Meta’s VR layoffs — but I’m terrified

By Hamish Hector Published

'Not a Disaster'? Here's why Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is wrong about the Meta Quest layoffs.

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Meta Quest 3
Meta just killed my Meta Quest 4 hype, as it culls several VR game studios

By Hamish Hector Published

Meta just closed several VR studios, but VR gaming isn’t dead yet (I hope).

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Even Realities G2 Smart Glasses
The 5 best smart glasses from CES 2026, including the first with HDR10

By Hamish Hector Published

We got 20-26 vision at CES this year thanks to the five best smart glasses announced at the show

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Even Realities G2 Smart Glasses
Even Realities' new display smart glasses take a minimalist approach that rivals could learn from

By Lance Ulanoff Published

I took the Even G2 display smart glasses for a test drive, and I was impressed with their simplicity, style, and power.

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