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…
A man named Mark used Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses to film himself harassing British comedian Diane Morgan during a TV shoot on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, with the video accumulating over one million v…
Meta Platforms Technologies, the entity holding Meta's R&D and hardware intellectual property, published a patent for a camera system that uses facial recognition to identify people and log their acti…
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,…
German digital-rights group HateAid filed a criminal complaint against Meta, EssilorLuxottica, and retailers Fielmann, Apollo-Optik, Mister Spex, and MediaMarkt, alleging that Meta's AI smart glasses …
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's £429 AI glasses, tested by Jim Norton in New York, feature an 'AI live' assistant with celebrity voices like Judi Dench, and can recommend sights, estimate calories, and provide real-time video…
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses can be used to secretly identify strangers by combining facial recognition with public databases, and a Harvard student's viral experiment showed that Disney character son…
A pair of sunglasses called 'Normal F****** Sunglasses' sold out after being marketed as a protest against Meta's smart glasses, according to Creative Bloq. The product, created by an unnamed designer…
Meta Platforms Inc. has paused its plan to charge a $20 per month Meta One Premium subscription for the 'conversation focus' feature on its AI glasses after customer backlash, according to a statement…
DuckDuckGo's anti-surveillance sunglasses, sold in partnership with Knockaround, sold out after going on sale in late July, with a new batch available for preorder and estimated to ship Nov. 19–30. Th…
Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses, increasingly dubbed 'pervert glasses,' have sparked privacy scandals throughout 2026, including secret filming, contractor data breaches, and a class-action la…
EssilorLuxottica reported that revenue from its smart glasses nearly doubled in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, despite growing privacy concerns and backlash, particularly ag…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting heavily on an AI-driven future, announcing on Wednesday's earnings call that the company lost over $4.6 billion in its Reality Labs sector in the second quarter. Zu…
Hasbro unveiled its Ultimate Grogu animatronic at San Diego Comic-Con, a life-size collectible with over 250 animations and three interactive modes, priced at $599.99. The toy, which responds to touch…
Apple is likely to delay the launch of its smart glasses until WWDC 2027, prioritizing privacy features to distinguish itself from Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, which have faced backlash over privacy …
EssilorLuxottica reported a 15% surge in first-half adjusted operating profit to €2.75 billion, beating the €2.46 billion consensus, as AI-powered smart glasses and myopia management products fueled r…
Instagram is removing videos recorded using Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses that secretly film people in public, after the devices earned the nickname 'pervert glasses' online. Instagram head Adam Mosser…