Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a video on Thursday framing the company's AI efforts as an extension of its original mission to connect people, using nostalgic imagery of Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebo…
A Ray-Ban executive responded with humor to spoof ads in London that replaced Meta smart glasses advertisements with warnings calling the device 'the biggest advance in pervert technology since the tr…
Halliday launched the G2 smart glasses, priced at $599 with shipments starting September 2026, which omit cameras to avoid privacy concerns but record audio in meetings using AI voice commands. The gl…
Activist group Everyone Hates Elon altered a London bus stop ad for Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses featuring Kylie Jenner, adding a lenticular overlay that turns her face into a bug-eyed monster when vi…
Child safety experts in the UK warn that Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses enable covert filming of minors, with footage potentially feeding generative AI models that produce child sexual abuse material. Th…
Activists in London altered a Meta billboard featuring Kylie Jenner to warn about potential secret surveillance from AI-powered smart glasses, sparking debate over privacy risks of wearable cameras an…
Samsung will unveil its Galaxy-branded smart glasses at the Galaxy Unpacked event in London on July 22, 2026, built with Google and Qualcomm. The audio-only eyewear uses Google's Gemini AI and Android…
A new category of wearable devices combining open-ear headphones with built-in cameras is emerging, with products like Auriview's X1 and Rollme's Aircam offering AI-powered computer vision and audio p…
Pop star Lorde told a crowd at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid that Meta's AI glasses are "not sexy" and urged people not to buy them, citing concerns about reality and privacy. Meta's Ray-Ban smart g…
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 has launched four privacy-eroding features in a month, including using public Instagram photos to train Meta AI, a facial recognition system in Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, a prototype that contin…
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…
Singer Lorde told a crowd at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival on Thursday to avoid AI-enabled glasses, saying 'fuck the glasses' and 'Not sexy.' Her comments came at a festival sponsored by Ray-Ban, which s…
Singer Lorde publicly denounced smart glasses during a festival performance, saying 'f*ck the glasses' and citing privacy concerns about hidden cameras, while Tyler the Creator also criticized Ray-Ban…
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses face growing backlash over privacy concerns and misuse, leading some creators and early adopters to stop using them or limit use in public. Reports of intimate image revie…
Lorde criticized Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses during her set at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid, calling them 'not sexy' and telling fans not to buy them. The singer's comments come amid ongoing privacy c…
Meta rolled out a software update that disables the camera on Ray-Ban smart glasses if the privacy LED is tampered with, while testing a prototype that captures audio and images continuously without a…
Meta is updating its Ray-Ban AI glasses to disable the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, while reportedly testing a 'super-sensing' prototype that collects continuous audio and periodic ph…
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…
Meta's AI glasses have sparked widespread controversy over privacy concerns, including unauthorized recording, facial recognition, and human review of footage. Critics highlight issues with consent an…