Apple Inc. is developing smart glasses that will function as an AI-powered wearable companion to the iPhone, with a reported launch in 2027. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is testing four…
Burning Man 2026 organizers updated their Survival Guide to explicitly require permission before using smart eyewear, including Meta's Ray-Ban and Oakley AI glasses, to record anyone at the festival, …
UK cinemas are banning or restricting Meta smart glasses over privacy and piracy concerns, according to the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), with venues such as ATG Theatres and pub chain Wetherspoons im…
Oakley's Meta HSTN smart glasses, priced at $299, blend a 12-megapixel camera, open-ear speakers, and Meta AI into a frame that mostly passes for ordinary eyewear, with the speakers proving more usefu…
Meta's smart glasses, sold by Oakley and Ray-Ban, include a hidden facial recognition feature called NameTag that can identify unsuspecting individuals, raising privacy concerns. The feature was remov…
Meta Platforms Inc. sold more than seven million pairs of its AI-powered smart glasses in 2025, developed with Ray-Ban and Oakley, but privacy experts and activists warn the devices could enable const…
Best Buy has expanded its Meta Lab @ Best Buy interactive experience to 50 locations nationwide, allowing customers to try Meta's AI glasses, including Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta Vanguard, Oakley Meta …
Meta's AI-powered smart glasses have been banned from courthouses across England and Wales by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), prompting employment lawyers to warn businesses about …
German digital rights group HateAid filed a criminal complaint on August 12 with Frankfurt's Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) against Meta Platforms Technologies Ireland, Ray-Ban, Oakley,…
HateAid, a German digital rights NGO, filed a criminal complaint on August 12 with the Frankfurt prosecutor's cybercrime unit ZIT against Meta Platforms Technologies Ireland Limited, Ray-Ban and Oakle…
Meta Platforms is expected to spotlight its smart glasses business during its Q2 2026 earnings call on July 29, as sales of Ray-Ban Meta glasses more than tripled in 2025 to surpass 7 million units, u…
Apple is expected to unveil its N50 smart glasses at WWDC 17 in June 2027, but faces a privacy challenge as the device will include a hidden camera. According to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, App…
Oakley officials are considering a permanent ban on data centers as the city updates zoning ordinances, with several councilmembers expressing support for a permanent solution during a joint City Coun…
The Hayward Planning Commission approved a 310,000-square-foot hyperscale data center by STACK Infrastructure in May 2025 without a City Council vote, sparking concerns about oversight. Less than a ye…
Spain's World Cup champions celebrated their victory wearing custom Oakley Meta glasses created exclusively for the team, featuring custom packaging and lenses etched with the FIFA World Cup Champions…
Meta has sold over 7 million AI-enabled smart glasses in 2025, up from 2 million cumulative units in 2023-2024, and plans dozens more models including codenamed projects Modelo and Luna, but faces gro…
Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses are transforming sightseeing with hands-free travel features including real-time landmark information, live translation in six languages, a…
Meta's new Kylie Jenner-fronted AI smart glasses campaign faces backlash over surveillance concerns, with consumers and experts questioning the normalization of always-on cameras in fashion. Despite p…
Smart glasses from Meta, Snap, and other tech giants are facing backlash as consumers label them 'pervert glasses' due to privacy concerns over covert recording and surveillance. Critics warn that the…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a $14 billion bet on AI glasses, predicting they will replace smartphones as the primary device within five years. The new glasses, designed from the ground up with …