⚔️ War & Conflict Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta's next bets. TH The Verge 30 Jun 2026 3 days ago 1 min read The Verge — 30 June 2026 Text: A− A+ 26 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta's next bets. This week, it quietly announced that Read Full Story at The Verge → Advertisement Meta adding ridiculous rate limits soft paywall smart ticker:META React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at The Verge Sources The Verge Sponsored Related Stories ⚔️ War & Conflict Canada's Marsch praises history-making World Cup 'heroes' Yahoo Sports · 6 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict US strikes Iranian sites in Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera · 7 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict 164 killed as twin quakes flatten Venezuela NPR News · 9 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict Ukraine drones hit Crimea oil depots Al Jazeera · 7 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict Israel orders troops to stay in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera · 9 days ago ⚔️ War & Conflict US and Iran exchange strikes for first time since ceasefire Al Jazeera · 7 days ago