{"id":218217,"date":"2025-12-06T08:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218217\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T08:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:10:13","slug":"meta-acquires-limitless-to-accelerate-ai-enabled-wearables-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218217\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Acquires Limitless to Accelerate AI-Enabled Wearables Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Meta<\/a> reportedly acquired <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.limitless.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limitless<\/a>, a maker of artificial intelligence-powered wearables.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition was announced by Limitless in a Friday (Dec. 5) blog post and confirmed by a Meta spokesperson, CNBC <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/05\/meta-limitless-ai-wearable.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited that Limitless will be joining Meta to help accelerate our work to build AI-enabled wearables,\u201d the spokesperson said, per the report.<\/p>\n<p>Limitless makes an AI-powered pendant that records conversations and generates summaries, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>In the company\u2019s <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.limitless.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">blog post<\/a>, Limitless co-founder and CEO <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dsiroker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dan Siroker<\/a> said that when Limitless was launched five years ago, the idea of combining AI and hardware would have been considered \u201cludicrous.\u201d But today it seems \u201cinevitable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeta recently announced a new vision to bring personal superintelligence to everyone, and a key part of that vision is building incredible AI-enabled wearables,\u201d Siroker said in the post. \u201cWe share this vision, and we\u2019ll be joining Meta to help bring our shared vision to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p>\n<p>It was reported Thursday (Dec. 4) that Meta executives are considering cutting as much as 30% of the budget of the company\u2019s metaverse group amid a shift of resources toward <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/meta\/2025\/meta-considers-30percent-budget-cuts-for-metaverse-group-amid-shift-to-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday (Dec. 3), Meta CEO <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/media-gallery\/executives\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> said in a series of posts on Threads that the company is establishing a new creative studio in its <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.facebook.com\/reality-labs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Reality Labs<\/a> division that will focus on <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/meta\/2025\/meta-hires-apple-design-executive-alan-dye-to-lead-new-creative-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI glasses<\/a> and other devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re entering a new era where AI glasses and other devices will change how we connect with technology and each other,\u201d Zuckerberg wrote in one of the posts. \u201cThe potential is enormous, but what matters most is making these experiences feel natural and truly centered around people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg said during an October earnings call that Meta is focused on \u201cbuilding <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/meta\/2025\/is-meta-placing-an-unrealistic-bet-on-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">personal superintelligence<\/a> for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PYMNTS reported at the time that Meta\u2019s framing of \u201cpersonal superintelligence\u201d suggests something between a digital assistant and a personalized operating system, a model that learns from user behavior across <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a> and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/quest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quest<\/a> devices.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essilorluxottica.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">EssilorLuxottica<\/a>, which partners with Meta on <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/wearables\/2025\/ray-ban-meta-sales-triple-as-glasses-become-next-computing-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI glasses<\/a>, reported in July that the sales of <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ray-ban.com\/usa\/ray-ban-meta-ai-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ray-Ban Meta<\/a> glasses were up more than 200% in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>For all PYMNTS AI coverage, subscribe to the daily <a href=\"https:\/\/pymnts.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AI Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meta reportedly acquired Limitless, a maker of artificial intelligence-powered wearables. 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