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Mark Zuckerberg-Led Meta Acquires Nearly 3% Of Ray-Ban, Oakley Parent EssilorLuxottica In $3.5 Billion Deal: Report
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 9:45pm | 654Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has reportedly acquired a minority stake in EssilorLuxottica (OTC:ESLOF). What Happened: Meta has acquired nearly 3% of EssilorLuxottica, the French-Italian eyewear giant behind brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, reported Bloomberg on Tuesday,...
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Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Can Now Be Your Chef, Linguist, And DJ — What's Next, Therapist?
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 4:47am | 599On Monday, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) unveiled much-anticipated updates to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. What Happened: Meta rolled out three new features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam. These updates are part of an effort to improve user experience by...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Owns Two Of The Biggest Social Media Platforms In The World. He Now Thinks This Experience On Phones Is 'Anti-Social,' And Why He's Focused On Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Friday, August 9, 2024 - 1:40am | 729Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), acknowledged that the current social media experience on smartphones is “anti-social.” This revelation is part of the reason why he is focusing on the development of Ray-Ban smart glasses. What Happened: Zuckerberg, in a...
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Apple Glass, Potential Competitor To Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, May Take Longer To Develop: Report
Sunday, June 23, 2024 - 11:12pm | 611Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) much-anticipated “Apple Glass,” rumored competitor to Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) Ray-Ban smart glasses, may not hit the market for several more years. What Happened: In his latest weekly “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s...
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Meta's Next-Gen Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Near Launch? Here's What FCC Listing Suggests
Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 2:34am | 501A new pair of smart glasses jointly developed by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Ray-Ban‘s parent company Luxottica Group appears to have received clearance from the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, hinting at a possible imminent release. What Happened: The FCC database now...
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Your Apple Card Can Help Get Discounts On Ray-Bans, Crocs Sandals
Thursday, June 30, 2022 - 1:12am | 399Users of Apple Card, a credit card from Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), can get 4% Daily Cash on online or in-app purchases on spending at StubHub, Crocs, Ray-Ban, and more. What Happened: The offer is valid for up to a total of $3,000 cumulative spent online or in-app...
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7 Unusual Partnerships And How They Worked
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 6:48pm | 968Odd couples often receive odd looks. Gawking and speculating onlookers nosily turn their heads trying to understand how two parties with such contrasting chemistry can come together to form successful partnerships and functioning relationships. Despite the gawk factor, and perhaps against all odds...
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Get Your Google Glass On: April 15
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 2:51pm | 640With all the publicity – both positive and negative – garnered by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass, it only made sense the company would find a way to make the device’s limited exposure less limited. Up to now, the only way you could have obtained your own $1,500 Google Glass device would be an...