Apple laid off around 100 staff working on Vision Pro, including "largely shutting down" the spatial gaming team and downsizing the immersive video team, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported.
Meta's CTO reaffirmed that the company is still working on "multiple next-generation headsets", and perhaps hinted at a reveal at Connect in September.
Meta says it's improving the ability of its smart glasses to detect if the privacy LED has been tampered with and disable the camera, via a mandatory firmware update.
A 'Meta One Premium' subscription is now required for more hours of access to select advanced features of the company's smart glasses, starting with Conversation Focus.
Meta launched a range of cheaper smart glasses featuring the same technology as Ray-Ban Meta but without the branding, and with a compact folding case.
Meta now sells a $60 stainless steel Charging Stand compatible with most of its smart glasses, providing 50% charge in 20 minutes or full charge in 1 hour.
