Overview
- Mark Zuckerberg said Alan Dye will head a new Reality Labs creative studio to design next-generation AI glasses and wearables, with Apple veteran Billy Sorrentino also joining.
- Reports indicate Dye is set to start on December 31 as chief design officer for the group and will report to CTO Andrew Bosworth, though Meta has not formally detailed those specifics.
- ByteDance’s Doubao phone assistant announced restrictions on AI-driven phone control in incentive-based flows, financial apps and some games, and called for co-developed rules with partners.
- Supply-chain sources say the Doubao phone’s first run was about 30,000 units and that the first generation may not be mass-produced, with a second-generation device in development for late 2026.
- Google began mobile tests that merge AI-generated Overviews with its conversational AI Mode, letting users shift from summary to Gemini-powered dialogue within search.