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Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in World's Largest Eye-Wear Maker in AI Glasses Push
Wednesday July 9, 2025. 01:20 AM , from Slashdot
![]() The deal aligns with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to AI, which has become a top priority and major expense for the company. Smart glasses are a key part of that plan. While Meta has historically had to deliver its apps and services via smartphones created by competitors, glasses offer Meta a chance to build its own hardware and control its own distribution, Zuckerberg has said. The arrangement gives Meta the advantage of having more detailed manufacturing knowledge and global distribution networks, fundamental to turning its smart glasses into mass-market products. For EssilorLuxottica, the deal provides a deeper presence in the tech world, which would be helpful if Meta's futuristic bets pay off. Meta is also betting on the idea that people will one day work and play while wearing headsets or glasses. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/07/08/2147252/meta-invests-35-billion-in-worlds-largest-eye-wear-...
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