Meta Builds Hardware Team For Superintelligence
Meta is building a dedicated hardware team inside Meta Superintelligence Labs and has hired veteran engineer Rui Xu to lead it, the company reported on April 3, 2026. The move, which includes Reality Labs engineers prototyping MSL software on existing hardware, signals Meta is exploring AI-native devices beyond smart glasses. That could accelerate development of personalized, cross-device AI agents.
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