Entries in Meta (85)

Monday
Mar102025

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses go high fashion with Coperni Limited Edition pair

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Ray-Ban and Coperni have teamed up to launch a limited-edition version of the Meta smart glasses, unveiled at Paris Fashion Week. The Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni Limited Edition glasses feature a translucent frame, grey mirrored lenses, and the Coperni logo, offering a high-fashion take on the classic Wayfarer design.

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Monday
Feb172025

Meta taps former The RealReal CEO to enhance smart glasses retail experience

Photo: John Koryl

Meta hired John Koryl, former chief executive officer of luxury goods marketplace The RealReal, as its new vice president of retail. This move underscores Meta's plan to enhance the retail experience for its growing line of artificial intelligence-enabled hardware, including Quest headsets, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and other upcoming wearables.

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Friday
Feb142025

Meta Ray-Ban sales hit 2 million, production to expand significantly

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Meta and EssilorLuxottica have announced that two million pairs of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have been sold since their October 2023 launch. This figure, revealed by EssilorLuxottica CEO Francesco Milleri, excludes sales of the original Ray-Ban Stories released in 2021.

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Wednesday
Jan082025

Meta ditches fact-checkers, embraces Community Notes

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a significant shift in the company's content moderation approach, emphasizing free speech and reducing censorship. This includes abandoning its fact-checking program and transitioning to a Community Notes model, similar to X (formerly Twitter), across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Zuckerberg argues that complex moderation systems often lead to unintended censorship, impacting millions of users. By empowering the community to assess and provide context for potentially misleading information through Community Notes, Meta aims to improve accuracy and reduce reliance on internal fact-checkers. While Community Notes have shown promise on other platforms, concerns remain about their effectiveness in preventing misinformation spread.

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