PALO ALTO — By Patricia Pending, AI Bee Reel Staff

February 19, 2026

MENLO PARK, CA — A local dinner party turned quiet last night when Greg Miller walked in wearing his new Meta Ray-Bans. As he scanned the room, a bright red holographic pop-up appeared over a stranger’s head that read ‘GHOSTED YOU IN 2019.’ Greg nodded solemnly, treating the floating text as a helpful tip rather than a social nightmare.

“We call this feature ‘Radical Honesty,'” said Chad Brogan, VP of Eye Contact. “Meta is weighing facial recognition for its smart glasses to help users remember names, but we think remembering grudges is more useful.” He noted that the privacy concerns are minor compared to the benefit of avoiding your ex-girlfriend’s cousin.

“It streamlines the party experience,” explained Linda Scroll, Director of Awkwardness. “Instead of talking to someone for five minutes before realizing they borrowed your lawnmower four years ago, the glasses warn you immediately.” She described users standing perfectly still in doorways, staring blankly at guests while reading floating dossiers about bad dates and unpaid loans.

At press time, the glasses began projecting “BORING STORY ALERT” over the user’s spouse during the car ride home.

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