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Ray-Ban buys Nikon? Share prices rocket

Ray-Ban and Oakley's parent company buys a stake in Nikon –and the stock market reacts very positively

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Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: A glimpse into what glasses could be

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: A glimpse into what glasses could be

Smart glasses may be the tech tipped to take the future by storm, but these excellent Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are a modern-day sensation.

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting a whole lot smarter soon

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting a whole lot smarter soon

Meta is set to add new AI features to Ray-Ban smart glasses through numerous updates.

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Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses raise concerns about privacy and user data

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are just one of many wearable tech devices on the market. The glasses, which first launched in 2021, are a collaboration between Meta and Italian-French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which owns Ray-Ban among many other brands.

The Conversation

Meta just locked up its smart eyewear dominance with long-term EssilorLuxottica deal

Meta has sneakily become the best smart eyewear company on the planet, and a deal with EssilorLuxottica figures to continue that success.

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Meta secures vital smart glasses partnership ahead of Connect 2024 — Here's why it matters

Meta has expanded a key partnership ahead of Connect 2024 and it means great things for its next generation of smart glasses.

We could see new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses soon

Meta and EssilorLuxottica have extended their partnership, allowing for future collaborations.

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There could be a bidding war for EssilorLuxottica smart glasses, but Meta is poised to win

There could be a bidding war for EssilorLuxottica smart glasses, but Meta is poised to win

EssilorLuxottica currently makes Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, but Google may want the company to develop a Gemini-powered alternative.

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The rise of the AI gadget could free us from our smartphones. We just need to find the right device

The rise of the AI gadget could free us from our smartphones. We just need to find the right device

While hyped devices like Humane's wearable AI Pin and the handheld Rabbit R1 have flopped, Meta's smart glasses appear to be gaining fans, and potentially setting the stage for a battle with Google.

Google may be planning a Gemini-powered rival to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Google may be planning a Gemini-powered rival to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

More smart specs could be hitting the market soon, with the Google Gemini AI assistant on board.

Nepo Baby Billionaires: Forbes' Youngest Are All Heirs

Nepo Baby Billionaires: Forbes' Youngest Are All Heirs

There are no self-made billionaires under the age of 30 on Forbes' list of the world's richest, for the first time in 15 years.

Brunello Cucinelli takes a Roman holiday to launch new eyewear collection

Brunello Cucinelli takes a Roman holiday to launch new eyewear collection

Wallpaper* joined Brunello Cucinelli’s opulent festivities at Rome’s Villa Aurelia, which heralded a new eyewear collection created in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica

Forget hearing aids — these smart glasses can amplify voices to help those hard of hearing

Forget hearing aids — these smart glasses can amplify voices to help those hard of hearing

The Nuance Audio glasses from EssilorLuxottica are made for people with mild or moderate hearing loss

Man Sues Sunglass Hut After Faulty AI Facial Recognition Tech Led to Wrongful Arrest

Harvey Murphy was wrongfully arrested for robbing a Sunglasses Hut after facial recognition tech identified him as the robber. The 61-year-old says he was brutally sexually assaulted in jail.

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Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man’s wrongful jailing, says suit

Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr’s lawsuit claims he was misidentified as culprit of armed robbery and put in jail, where he says he was raped

CES 2024: truly all the tech you need and then some

The best tech of CES 2024, from next-level laptops to mindful mirrors, audacious audio and more innovation than you can shake a smart bot at

These Audio eyeglasses may be the perfect solution for my admittedly awful hearing

Nuance Audio glasses direct their microphones in the direction of your view.

Ray-Ban Stories review: The smart glasses blueprint

The Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, made by Meta and EssilorLuxottica, have two cameras and an a surprisingly good open-ear audio experience.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Luxottica Eyewear Empire Founder Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies

Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy's richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87. "EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo…

What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio's $29 billion Ray Ban fortune?

Leonardo Del Vecchio leaves a business empire worth 27 billion euros ($29 billion), ranging from the eyewear company that was his life's work to the stake in merchant bank Mediobanca he built in his 80s.

Reaction to death of Italian business tycoon Del Vecchio

Leonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87.

Del Vecchio rose from poverty to billions by adding style to spectacles

Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become one of the most influential figures in Italian finance.

Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87

Italy's Leonardo Del Vecchio, who rose from childhood poverty to build the eyewear empire that owns brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, has died at the age of 87, his company said on Monday.

Mark Zuckerberg demoed Meta's neural interface wristband to smart glasses partners

The CEO took to Milan to show off Meta's future AR glasses controller to the executives of Italian eyeglasses brand EssilorLuxottica.

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Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech with Neural Interface in Facebook Post

Meta Platforms Inc's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company's chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband - designed for directing other devices. "Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG…

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