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Meta is building an AI pendant. It also plans a business subscription called Wearables for Work.

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A leaked Meta memo confirms an AI pendant entering testing next year. The company also plans “Wearables for Work” and expanded AI glasses.

Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing within the next year, according to an internal memo viewed by The Information. The device builds on the Limitless acquisition Meta completed at the end of 2025. Limitless made a pendant that users could clip to their shirt or wear as a necklace to record and transcribe conversations.

The memo also outlines plans to expand Meta’s AI glasses lineup and launch a business subscription called Wearables for Work. The enterprise tier would position Meta’s hardware as a productivity tool rather than a consumer novelty. Reality Labs, Meta’s hardware division, lost $4 billion in Q1 2026 alone.

The AI pendant category has a troubled history. Humane’s AI Pin launched in 2024 to withering reviews and...

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