Google announces $150 million partnership with Samsung to launch AI-powered glasses in 2026, featuring Gemini assistant and in-lens displays for navigation and translation, directly challenging Meta's dominance in the smart eyewear market.
Meta hires Apple's top UI designer Alan Dye to lead a new Reality Labs creative studio developing AI-powered smart glasses and VR headsets, as Zuckerberg's company aggressively recruits talent from competitors to challenge Apple and OpenAI in the emerging AI consumer device market.
Snapchat stock crashes 14% in after-hours trading despite reporting strong Q1 earnings with $1.36 billion revenue, 460 million daily users, and 55% growth in its controversial My AI feature as CEO announces major investments in AI-augmented reality integration.
Amazon trials revolutionary AI smart glasses for delivery drivers that provide hands-free package scanning, turn-by-turn navigation, and hazard detection through computer vision technology displayed directly in their field of view.
Anduril Industries secures major U.S. Army contract to deploy 100 AI-powered EagleEye combat helmets by Q2 2026, replacing Microsoft's failed IVAS program that caused soldier headaches and nausea with advanced AR glasses, thermal vision, and rifle integration technology.
Northrop Grumman's Model 437 Vanguard aircraft prepares for autonomous flight tests with AI software from six partner companies including Red 6, Shield AI, and EpiSci, requiring five more human-piloted flights before full AI control takes over by year-end.
Meta launches $799 Ray-Ban AR smart glasses featuring a built-in display, 12-megapixel camera, and revolutionary neural wristband control, alongside $499 Oakley athletic glasses with 3K video recording, marking a major leap forward in consumer augmented reality technology.
Meta unveils innovative Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, featuring displays, cameras, and wristband controls, poised to revolutionize the wearable technology landscape, set for official unveiling by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Connect keynote.
The NFL unveils its 2025 Kickoff campaign 'You Better Believe It', combining live action and AI to create a larger-than-life fan celebration for all 32 teams, featuring cameos from Jalen Hurts, Normani, Druski, and Rizzler celebrating the start of the season.
Harvard dropouts unveil AI smart glasses that listen, transcribe, and display relevant information from conversations, raising privacy alarms as the glasses can covertly record without consent in some states.