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EssilorLuxottica Extends Smart Glasses Partnership With Meta

Although the launch of the first smart glasses struggled to gain traction among consumers, the latest version, introduced in late 2023, has sold more units in a few months than the previous ones did in two years.
On Wednesday, at Meta’s annual conference on virtual and augmented reality — and now AI — the tech giant and Ray-Ban announced the second generation of their smart glasses, called the Ray-Ban Meta.
In the press release there was no reference to the possibility of Meta buying a stake in the eyewear maker. (Meta, Ray-Ban)

EssilorLuxottica said on Tuesday it had extended its partnership with Meta Platforms for developing smart eyewear by agreeing a new long-term deal that will take both companies into the next decade.

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