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		ghostpepper 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns As an aside, it’s crazy that Ray Ban would hitch their most valuable brand cachet to such a controversial wagon

giobox 18 days ago [–]

Meta have a minority stake in Ray Ban and Oakley's parent company, EssilorLuxottica. The investment was largely to support development of future AI glasses. It does make me a little sad to see Wayfarers end up this way too.

> https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/meta-takes-around-3-sta...

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