Aug. 18, 2025
Meta’s Smart Headware Push
Meta is readying smartglasses with a display, but also, a look at their theoretical and prototype roadmap for the future of headware hardware generally. Is all the money in the world not actually going to get Zuck what he wants in AI? And is the acquihire in all but name trend of recent months breaking Silicon Valley’s fundamental business model?
Links:
- Apple’s Vision Pro Is Suffering From a Lack of Immersive Video (Bloomberg)
- Meta Tiramisu "Hyperrealistic VR" Hands-On: A Stunning Window Into Another World (UploadVR)
- Meta Boba 3 Prototype Hands-On: Ultra-Wide Field Of View Without Compromise (UploadVR)
- Startup down rounds are at a 10 year high, according to PitchBook data (Fortune)
- Meta Plans Fourth Restructuring of AI Efforts in Six Months (The Information)
- Zuckerberg Squandered His AI Talent. Now He’s Spending Billions To Replace It. (Forbes)
- Big Tech Is Eating Itself in Talent War (WSJ)
Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi (ArsTechnica)
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