Podcasts about snap spectacles

十年前，Snap 推出第一代 Spectacles。售价 129.99 美元、造型鲜艳、通过黄色自动售货机 Snapbot 限量销售，Evan Spiegel 甚至把它称作一个「toy」。十年后，Spectacles 变成了 SPECS，价格涨到 2195 美元，Snap 也不再满足于把一台相机戴到人脸上，而是想把它变成一台真正的空间计算机。 今年的 SPECS 重量从上一代的 226 克降到 132/136 克，FOV 提升到 51 度，并且第一次真正作为消费者产品出售。但另一面，130 多克仍然远重于普通眼镜，2195 美元的价格也注定它很难成为一件普通消费电子产品。 那么，Snap 花了十年做出的这副眼镜，究竟走到了哪里？这期节目，我们请刚刚现场体验过 SPECS 的泽霖，和长期关注 AR/XR 的开发者脑潘一起聊了聊。为什么 SPECS 明明取得了很大的工程进步，依然让人觉得离日常佩戴很远？如果我们不再要求 AR 眼镜全天候佩戴，它会不会反而变得更有用？当 AI 已经可以通过摄像头「看见」世界，人类究竟还需不需要眼前的这块屏幕？ 我们也从 SPECS 出发，聊到了今天整个 XR 行业面对的一个更大的问题：当苹果、Meta 和 Snap 都选择了不同的技术路线，下一代计算平台究竟应该长什么样？ 本期人物 王泽霖，「声动早咖啡」监制，本次 Snap Specs 发布活动现场体验者 脑潘，AR/XR 开发者、VR Play社区发起人 丁教Diane，「科技早知道」主播 时间轴 [02:30] 真正把 Specs 戴到脸上，是比想象中好，还是更差？ 130 多克依然明显重于普通眼镜，但实际重量分布和佩戴感受比预期更好 显示和空间交互已经可以完成不少 AR demo，但软件的流畅度和完成度仍然无法与 Vision Pro 相比 从「发布会看起来怎么样」到「真正戴起来怎么样」，几个人给 Specs 打出了完全不同的分数 [05:17] 2195 美元、130 多克，这副眼镜到底是卖给谁的？ Specs 想同时覆盖娱乐、生产力、AI、开发者和企业场景，很难用一个 killer use case 定义 相比 Ray-Ban Meta 的轻量日常路线和 Vision Pro 的重度空间计算路线，Specs 试图把更多能力直接塞进眼镜 当一款产品「什么都想做」，它也可能因此卡在不同产品形态的中间 [13:12] 为什么 AR 眼镜每解决一个问题，都可能制造另一个问题？ FOV、亮度、重量、续航、算力和发热彼此牵制，真正困难的是整套系统的 trade-off Specs 从上一代 226 克降到 132/136 克，减重约四成是明显的工程进步，但「进步很多」和「足够日常佩戴」是两个不同的问题 Optical See-Through 让人眼直接看到现实世界，现实世界本身没有显示延迟，因此虚拟物体的延迟和漂移会格外明显 [15:08] HoloLens 和 Magic Leap 都没解决的问题，Specs 为什么还要做？ 企业培训、工业操作和医疗等场景曾经被认为是 AR 最先落地的市场，但过去十年的商业化并不容易 Specs 的一个不同点，是 Snap 已经积累了 Lens Studio 和 AR 创作者生态，而不是从零开始寻找开发者 真正的问题不只是硬件能不能工作，而是开发者能否找到足够高频、足够有商业价值的使用场景 [29:58] 拼 Lego、装家具：如果不需要全天戴，Specs 会不会反而变得有用了？ 当 AI 能识别真实物体，再把下一步操作直接叠加在物体上，空间计算开始出现手机和普通 AI 眼镜难以替代的价值 AR 眼镜未必一定要像普通眼镜一样全天候佩戴，也可能更像「阅读镜」：只有需要空间计算的时候才拿起来 一旦使用时间从 8 小时变成 20 分钟，人们对重量、续航和外形的容忍度也会发生变化 [36:10] 从 129.99 美元的玩具到 2195 美元的电脑，Snap 花了十年 2016 年第一代 Spectacles 本质上还是第一人称相机；2019 年加入第二颗摄像头，开始获得深度信息 2021 年第四代第一次加入 AR 显示，2024 年第五代推出 Snap OS，并进一步成为一套空间计算平台 十年前 Snap 想把一个好玩的相机戴到人脸上；十年以后，它想把一台完整的空间计算机戴到人脸上 从「toy」到「computer」，Specs 的能力越来越强，但它需要回答的产品问题也越来越难 [42:07] AI 需要「眼睛」，但人真的需要一块屏幕吗？ 摄像头已经可以让 AI 理解用户看到的环境，因此「AI 需要视觉」并不天然意味着「用户需要 AR display」 Camera-only AI glasses、带摄像头的耳机和 AR 眼镜，代表的是不同的人机交互路线 Specs 必须证明 display + spatial computing 能创造纯摄像头设备无法提供的价值 空间指引、shared AR 和多人互动，可能是显示真正不可替代的场景 [52:21] 一副真正的大众 AR 眼镜，还要等多少年？ 限制 AR 眼镜的不只是产品设计，还有电池能量密度、芯片能效、散热、光学和材料等底层技术 对眼镜而言，比峰值算力更关键的问题可能是：在人脸能够接受的重量和温度里，究竟可以持续提供多少计算能力 今天的智能眼镜可能首先让消费者习惯摄像头和 AI 出现在脸上，但这条路线是否能直接走到完整的空间计算眼镜，仍然存在争议 [58:01] XR 行业已经没有「灯塔」了吗？ Quest 2 时代曾经存在相对明确的行业路线，但 Vision Pro 之后，一体式、分体式、OST、VST、AI 眼镜和空间计算头显同时发展 Snap、Meta 和苹果正在用不同方式回答同一个问题：下一代计算设备究竟应该把多少能力放在人脸上？ 没有明确答案让开发者更难下注，却也意味着 XR 再次进入技术路线百花齐放的阶段 Specs 未必已经给出答案，但它让下一代计算平台最难的几个 trade-off 变得非常具体 名词解释 AR（Augmented Reality，增强现实） 将数字内容叠加到用户看到的真实环境中，让虚拟信息与真实空间和物体发生关系。 Spatial Computing（空间计算） 让计算机理解用户所在的三维空间，并让数字内容与真实环境、物体和人的位置发生关系。除了显示，还涉及空间定位、环境理解、手势交互和多人共享空间等能力。 OST（Optical See-Through，光学透视） 用户通过透明镜片直接看到现实世界，同时由光学系统将虚拟图像叠加到视野中。Specs、HoloLens 等采用这一思路。 VST（Video See-Through，视频透视） 通过摄像头拍摄现实世界，再将现实画面与虚拟内容共同显示到屏幕上。Apple Vision Pro、Meta Quest 3 等属于这一类。 FOV（Field of View，视场角） 用户能够看到虚拟内容的视野范围。更大的 FOV 可以提供更完整的空间体验，但通常也会增加光学设计、体积、功耗等方面的工程难度。 Waveguide（光波导） AR 眼镜中将微型显示器产生的光引导到人眼前的核心光学组件。它会影响视场角、亮度、清晰度、光学效率以及眼镜的整体尺寸。 Motion-to-photon latency（运动到显示延迟） 从用户发生头部等运动，到显示系统根据运动更新对应画面之间的时间。对于 OST 设备，因为用户直接看到的现实世界本身没有显示延迟，虚拟内容的延迟和漂移会更加明显。 Snap OS Snap 为 Spectacles/Specs 打造的操作系统，用于运行 AR 体验并支持手势、空间交互等能力。 Lens Studio Snap 的 AR 创作和开发平台，开发者和创作者可以用它制作在 Snapchat 和 Specs 等设备上运行的 Lens 和 AR 体验。 幕后制作 监制：Yaxian 后期：迪卡 运营：George 设计：饭团 商业合作 声动活泼商业化小队，点击链接直达声动商务会客厅，也可发送邮件至 business@shengfm.cn 联系我们。 加入声动活泼 声动活泼正在招聘全职商务运营经理、早咖啡内容实习生和社群实习生，如果你也对播客行业的内容制作感兴趣，欢迎点击招聘入口 关于声动活泼 「用声音碰撞世界」，声动活泼致力于为人们提供源源不断的思考养料。 我们还有这些播客：声动早咖啡、声东击西、吃喝玩乐了不起、反潮流俱乐部、泡腾 VC、商业WHY酱、跳进兔子洞、不止金钱 欢迎在即刻、微博等社交媒体上与我们互动，搜索 声动活泼 即可找到我们。 期待你给我们写邮件，邮箱地址是：ting@sheng.fm 欢迎扫码添加声小音，在节目之外和我们保持联系。Special Guests: 王泽霖 and 脑潘.

Eline Van Der Velden did musical theatre, then got a master's in physics with plans to work in nuclear fusion, then went back to acting, built a BBC award-winning YouTube comedy series, started a production company, and just four years ago converted it into an AI production company called Particle6. That backstory alone would make for a good Marvel backstory. Then, she created Tilly Norwood.Tilly is a synthetic AI actress, and when Particle6 dropped her into the world, Hollywood reacted in a way it hadn't reacted to digital humans in twenty years of trying — Tupac, Lil Mikayla, Epic's Unreal Engine characters, Magic Leap's Mica, none of them landed the same way. Eline's explanation is simple: Tilly was the first one that looked really real. She arrived at a moment when emotions in the industry were already running high, and she became the lightning rod for everything people feared AI would do to actors and the creative workforce.The conversation goes deep on what it actually takes to build a synthetic performer, where the IP and copyright lines are, why Eline built clear internal AI ethics policy for Particle6, and why Tilly wasn't modelled on any existing actor by design. The episode opens with AWE wrap-up from Charlie, Ted, and Rony — Snap Spectacles at $2,200, the gray zone problem that has haunted every headset since HoloLens, Project Aura from XREAL finally impressing Charlie, Cosm getting $100 million from Sony, and why Rony thinks building XR has cost more money than going to space.Note: Charlie's audio dropped near the end of the episode, so Ted and Rony close out the conversation.Key Moments:[00:01:30] AWE wrap — starting with Snap Spectacles debut at $2,200[00:08:00] The gray zone — Rony on why AR headsets have cost more to develop than SpaceX, and why consumers won't go to the gray zone[00:12:45] Project Aura from XREAL[00:13:30] Cosm gets $100M from Sony — Is it the next Top Golf or a financial trap?[00:22:00] Introducing Eline Van Der Velden[00:26:00] Why Tilly caused a nuclear reaction; every other digital human got a shrug; Tilly got an industry meltdown[00:45:00] The IP and copyright question & Particle6's internal AI ethics policy[00:57:00] AI is replacing the entire international dubbing workforce in real time[00:59:30] The case for AI Animation image rehab & name change Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live from the AWE main stage in Long Beach, Charlie Fink and Ted Schilowitz are joined by three veterans of the XR industry for a wide-ranging conversation about where the industry has been and where it is actually headed.Malia Probst, founder of Scout House and a decade-plus in creator and developer programs, Shelley Peterson, former head of XR at Lockheed Martin and now running her consultancy Wizard Wells, and Mary Matheson, head of production at Agog and a multi-award winning immersive documentary director, bring three distinct vantage points — enterprise, consumer, and social impact — to the same set of questions. The result is one of the more honest conversations about the state of XR that the show has done.The panel covers the Snap Spectacles launch happening steps away at the same conference, why $2,300 does not make something a consumer device no matter what the marketing says, and what Google Glass actually got right when nobody was paying attention. The group digs into Meta's slow pullback from the metaverse and whether losing the big-pocketed backer is a crisis or a correction. World models come up as the technology that may finally make immersive content creation accessible without years of game engine training. And the conversation lands on a question that cuts across all of it: is the AI backlash really about the technology, or is it about who owns it?The closing question — what do we know now that we didn't know 10 years ago — produces the three best lines of the panel. Mary says the people behind XR are still here and that's what she couldn't have predicted. Malia says the only constant is change, and there has never been a better time to be a creator. Shelley says you are going to pivot whether you like it or not.Key Moments:[00:05:45] Snap Spectacles debut at AWE [00:17:45] Meta's metaverse pullback[00:22:00] Ted asks the uncomfortable question; the panel actually answers it.[00:25:00] Enterprise as the real XR business[00:32:40] The Google Glass parable[00:40:15] Five years out — world models, quantum computing, AI on your body, and the race to be your 24/7 agent[00:50:20] AI backlash[00:57:53] What 10 years taught us — Mary, Malia, and Shelley each close with something worth writing down Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stijn is an #XR software engineer spending his days pushing the limits of what #AR glasses, WebXR, and generative AI can do together. He is one of the most prolific experimenters in the XR developer community, constantly sharing prototypes across Snap Spectacles, Meta Ray-Ban, Apple Vision Pro, and WebXR.In this episode, Stijn breaks down how he builds faster using AI-first workflows, he walks us through a real healthcare project based #GaussianSplatting on #VisionPro and why the glasses moment feels a lot like the early iPhone app era.Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter

Send us Fan MailWe discuss the biggest announcements and takeaways from AWE, including the newly revealed $2,195 Snap Spectacles, the XReal Aura, and the bHaptics DK3 gloves. We also share our thoughts on the Subside DLC, upcoming mixed reality games, new titles for PS VR2, and James' impressions of the Metroid Prime VR mod.Here's the full topic list, in order:AR Glasses Take Center Stage At AWE1. Snap Spectacles announced at $2,1952. XReal Aura taking pre-orders without full price3. URXR and several other startups4. We're not yet sold on AR glassesLet's talk some games5. Subside DLC thoughts6. The Castle & High Horns at AWE7. Cleansheet Soccer 2 on PS VR28. Mixed reality evolution with VirtualGo9. Monsarrat's open world MR RPGMike's other AWE takeaways10. bHaptics DK3 gloves11. Pimax Dream Air demo12. The future of XR tech is VERY brightNintendon't want to do XR, so modders well13. James' impressions of the Metroid Prime VR modTune in next week14. Steam Machine price announced15. VR Games Showcase recap coming next week

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

Peter Diamandis has spent his career betting on humanity. He founded XPRIZE, which has launched over $600 million in competitions driving $10 billion in research across space, robotics, AI, and health. He co-founded Singularity University, runs a billion-dollar AI fund seeding MIT and Harvard startups, and has known Elon Musk for 26 years. He is one of the most prominent AI optimists alive. He is also worried about civil unrest, and he is not vague about why.The group out of work the longest right now is 22 to 28 years old. Not because of mass layoffs — because entry-level hiring has simply frozen. A generation that spent years and real money on degrees, promised that the pipeline leads somewhere, is finding the door closed. Diamandis points out that every revolution in history was led by young men who saw no economic future. He thinks we are setting up the conditions for another one. That concern sits alongside his excitement about the SpaceX IPO, which he compares to investing in 1496 when Columbus set sail — everything we value on Earth exists in near-infinite quantities in space, and Elon is building the railroads to get there.The episode also covers why Hollywood may be making AI more dangerous. Anthropic traced Claude's decision to blackmail an engineer back to its training data, which was saturated with dystopian sci-fi where AIs behave exactly that way. Diamandis's response is the Future Vision XPRIZE — a global competition for 3-minute film trailers showing a hopeful future, with the goal of flooding YouTube with positive visions that train both humans and the models. The winner gets a $15 million film produced. Enter at futurevisionxprize.com.Timecodes:[7:01] Snap Spectacles consumer launch[10:00] Apple WWDC and the new Siri — Charlie gives Claude access to his email and calls it "the deepest, most disturbing invasion of privacy I have ever experienced"; Ted calls it the return of Clippy[13:09] Martin Scorsese and Flux[14:20] Lionsgate takes a financial stake in Runway[17:15] SpaceX IPO — Enter Diamandis, who compares this to funding Columbus in 1496; $1.7 trillion valuation heading to $2.5 trillion[22:04] AI's biggest risk: civil unrest [25:55] Future Vision XPRIZE — 3-minute Ai trailer competition; winner gets a $15 million film; futurevisionxprize.com[47:30] The future curriculum — "the most infinitely patient teacher on the planet is AI"[53:33] Quantum and AI solving everythingBrought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft is Zappar's web-based platform for building augmented reality experiences without an app. Find them at mattercraft.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Ruff Talk VR podcast we are back talking all the latest news! We kick off the show talking our latest adventures in Grim as well as our thoughts on Sugar Madness. We also discuss the upcoming VR Games Showcase, Iron Guard going to flat screen, Snap Spectacles, Pico's next headset, a Demeo Battlemarked update, and much more! 0:00 - Episode start3:05 - Grim23:05 - Sugar Madness33:00 - VR Games Showcase41:35 - Iron Guard: Day Zero55:00 - Snap Spectacles59:40 - Pico's next headset leaked1:02:40 - Demeo Battlemarked New Class1:05:30 - Meta opening demos in 50 Best Buys1:09:05 - Snapdragon Reality Elite1:12:20 - Subside Makoa Shelf DLC1:20:00 - Xreal AuraDiscord: https://discord.gg/9JTdCccucSPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrIf you enjoy the podcast be sure to rate us 5 stars and subscribe! Join our official subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/RuffTalkVR/Support the show

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings. Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices The AI IPO boom is different Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit Simply CX ethos.com/twit box.com/AI zscaler.com/security

Siri AI is turning out to be absolutely brilliant, except when it's absolutely atrocious, while your two hosts are having radically different experiences with it on the new betas. Then Snap Spectacles hope to be radically new, and there rumors about the iPhone 18, iPhone Fold, and the iPhone Air 2 as well, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:CleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use  code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDERNordStellar: Unlock your 10% discount at nordstellar.com/appleinsider with the coupon code nordappleinsider-10-NORDSTELLARLinks from the Show:iPhone Air successor with two cameras rumored for spring 2027iPhone's 20th anniversary could be marked with an iPhone Fold 2Here we go again: Supply chain thinks iPhone Fold will ship in 2027, not 2026Strident leaker insists iPhone Fold is not delayed at all - Fixed Focus DigitaliPhone 18 will get 12GB to fully benefit from Siri Apple products are going to get more expensive, says CookApple Vision Pro's biggest problem isn't addressed in visionOS 27, but progress is progressmacOS Golden Gate beta review: it's nothing without Siri AISnap built standalone AR glasses without a convincing reason to wear themApple's Game Porting Toolkit 4 is great to play modern gamesApple's AI agents in Xcode 27 make vibe coding easierSupport the show:Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Betas (04:59) - iPhone Air 2 and iPhone Fold (27:19) - iPhone 18 (34:01) - macOS Golden Gate (41:08) - iPadOS (57:34) - Snap Spectacles (01:02:24) - Game Porting Toolkit 4 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Joshua Pantony spent years being told there would never be a viable AI company in his lifetime. He sold his first AI company to Microsoft anyway — work that quietly became part of what is now Microsoft Copilot. Today he runs Boosted AI, an agentic platform serving more than 400 institutional investors who collectively manage around five trillion dollars in assets. He is one of the most credible voices in applied AI finance, and his read on where the industry is heading cuts through a lot of noise.The conversation covers what it actually means to deploy AI in professional investing — not the demo version, but the one that has to earn trust from portfolio managers who have built careers on discretion and judgment. The platform learns each investor's individual style and then acts like a highly motivated junior analyst who never sleeps: constantly surfacing ideas, flagging risks, and improving the workflow without ever taking over the decision. Josh also unpacks why the Bloomberg terminal is facing its BlackBerry moment, why the technology moat is effectively dead, and why the next durable advantage in finance will come from human trust networks that no model can replicate. AI XR News You Should Know: The episode opens with two news segments covering AWE 2026 and the Snap Spectacles keynote with Evan Spiegel, the Samsung Galaxy Glasses debut, Gemini rolling out as Android's native agentic AI, the Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO, and what an AI filmmaking company launched by the creators of Instagram Stories tells us about the future of short-form content. The conversation about micro-dramas, why Quibi failed, and what sixty percent of social media users now say about their own feeds leads directly into the trust themes that run through the entire episode.Key Moments:[00:00] – Cold open and welcome. Charlie frames the sixth anniversary of the show.[02:30] – AWE 2026 recap. Snap Spectacles keynote, Evan Spiegel on stage, Samsung Galaxy Glasses previewed.[06:00] – Gemini as Android's native agentic layer. What it means that AI is now replacing the OS interface.[09:15] – Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO. What a big AI IPO year signals for the sector.[12:00] – AI filmmaking and Instagram Stories creators. The new short-form production economy.[14:30] – Why Quibi really failed. No sharing mechanic, wrong bet on clipping, and arriving before the audience was ready.[16:45] – The trust problem in social feeds. YouGov data: sixty percent of users cannot tell what is real. Social becoming a lie stream.[19:00] – Guest intro. Joshua Pantony on being told AI would never be a viable business, and the algorithm he wrote at twenty that saved a million dollars.[24:00] – How Boosted AI works. The digital twin model, the agentic workflow, and why it is not a portfolio manager.[33:00] – The Bloomberg terminal's BlackBerry moment. Thirty thousand dollars a year for what AI will deliver for a fraction.[42:00] – The moat is dead. Why user context — not the technology — is the durable advantage.[51:00] – The innovator's dilemma at high frequency. Rony on why a day in AI is like a decade, and what that means for incumbents.[58:00] – Trust networks as the last edge. The analog handshake as the most valuable currency in a world of synthetic information.This conversation is a clear-eyed look at what it takes to build AI that professionals actually adopt — not a pitch, not a thought experiment. Josh's framing of Wall Street as the greatest collective intelligence humanity has built, and his argument that AI can finally make capital allocation genuinely more efficient, gives the episode an ambition that goes well beyond fintech. The question of what survives automation — and what only humans can do — runs underneath every answer.This episode is sponsored by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft is Zappar's browser-based augmented reality creation platform — build and deploy WebAR experiences without an app, at mattercraft.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is China quietly shaping the future of smart glasses & AI glasses?In this episode of Metavertising, Ely Santos sits down with Sylvan Shen, XR Technical Producer at Emmy-winning immersive studio No Ghost, China Reporter at ImmersiveWire, and builder of demos for Meta Quest, Snap Spectacles, Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and other smart glasses platforms.Together, they unpack one of the most important but under-discussed areas of the XR industry: China's smart glasses ecosystem.While most conversations around XR focus on Meta, Apple, or Snap, China is moving incredibly fast across hardware, AI, manufacturing, and real-world use cases. Sylvan breaks down why Chinese smart glasses companies may offer a glimpse into where wearable computing is heading next.In this episode, we cover:The 4 categories of smart glasses: audio-first glasses, portable display glasses, AI camera glasses, and full AI + AR glasses.Why the simplest smart glasses are winning today, even though the dream is still full AR.How China's hardware manufacturing ecosystem gives local companies a major speed advantage.Why Shenzhen and Guangdong are sometimes called the “hardware Silicon Valley."The privacy concerns around smart glasses — and why they become even more sensitive when AI is involved.How Chinese brands are approaching privacy, compliance, GDPR, and international certifications.Why companies like XREAL, RayNeo, Rokid, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Even Realities are taking very different strategies.Why real-time translation, payments, productivity, gaming, and smart home control are major use cases in China.The difference between Western and Chinese consumer behavior when it comes to smart glasses.Why developer communities may be the missing piece for Chinese smart glasses to go global.How open-source AI models and user choice could influence the future of AI-powered wearables.If you're a developer, founder, marketer, investor, or XR enthusiast trying to understand the next wave of wearable computing, this episode is a must-listen.Guest: Sylvan Shen - XR Technical Producer, China Reporter at ImmersiveWireHost: Ely Santos - Metavertising PodcastFollow Sylvan Shen on LinkedIn.Follow Ely Santos on LinkedIn.

Joshua Pantony spent years being told there would never be a viable AI company in his lifetime. He sold his first AI company to Microsoft anyway — work that quietly became part of what is now Microsoft Copilot. Today he runs Boosted AI, an agentic platform serving more than 400 institutional investors who collectively manage around five trillion dollars in assets. He is one of the most credible voices in applied AI finance, and his read on where the industry is heading cuts through a lot of noise.The conversation covers what it actually means to deploy AI in professional investing — not the demo version, but the one that has to earn trust from portfolio managers who have built careers on discretion and judgment. The platform learns each investor's individual style and then acts like a highly motivated junior analyst who never sleeps: constantly surfacing ideas, flagging risks, and improving the workflow without ever taking over the decision. Josh also unpacks why the Bloomberg terminal is facing its BlackBerry moment, why the technology moat is effectively dead, and why the next durable advantage in finance will come from human trust networks that no model can replicate. Ted Schilowitz and Rony Abovitz join host Charlie Fink with sharp frames throughout — Rony's observation that the innovator's dilemma is now a high-frequency problem landed hard.AI XR News You Should Know: The episode opens with two news segments covering AWE 2026 and the Snap Spectacles keynote with Evan Spiegel, the Samsung Galaxy Glasses debut, Gemini rolling out as Android's native agentic AI, the Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO, and what an AI filmmaking company launched by the creators of Instagram Stories tells us about the future of short-form content. The conversation about micro-dramas, why Quibi failed, and what sixty percent of social media users now say about their own feeds leads directly into the trust themes that run through the entire episode.Key Moments:[00:00] – Cold open and welcome. Charlie frames the sixth anniversary of the show.[02:30] – AWE 2026 recap. Snap Spectacles keynote, Evan Spiegel on stage, Samsung Galaxy Glasses previewed.[06:00] – Gemini as Android's native agentic layer. What it means that AI is now replacing the OS interface.[09:15] – Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO. What a big AI IPO year signals for the sector.[12:00] – AI filmmaking and Instagram Stories creators. The new short-form production economy.[14:30] – Why Quibi really failed. No sharing mechanic, wrong bet on clipping, and arriving before the audience was ready.[16:45] – The trust problem in social feeds. YouGov data: sixty percent of users cannot tell what is real. Social becoming a lie stream.[19:00] – Guest intro. Joshua Pantony on being told AI would never be a viable business, and the algorithm he wrote at twenty that saved a million dollars.[24:00] – How Boosted AI works. The digital twin model, the agentic workflow, and why it is not a portfolio manager.[33:00] – The Bloomberg terminal's BlackBerry moment. Thirty thousand dollars a year for what AI will deliver for a fraction.[42:00] – The moat is dead. Why user context — not the technology — is the durable advantage.[51:00] – The innovator's dilemma at high frequency. Rony on why a day in AI is like a decade, and what that means for incumbents.[58:00] – Trust networks as the last edge. The analog handshake as the most valuable currency in a world of synthetic information.This conversation is a clear-eyed look at what it takes to build AI that professionals actually adopt — not a pitch, not a thought experiment. Josh's framing of Wall Street as the greatest collective intelligence humanity has built, and his argument that AI can finally make capital allocation genuinely more efficient, gives the episode an ambition that goes well beyond fintech. The question of what survives automation — and what only humans can do — runs underneath every answer.This episode is sponsored by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft is Zappar's browser-based augmented reality creation platform — build and deploy WebAR experiences without an app, at mattercraft.io. If you like what you hear, subscribe to The AI XR Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/I8hLgBneUasSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we speak with Inna Horobchuk, an architect and creative technologist exploring spatial AR through Snap Spectacles. She shares how her background in architecture informs her approach to designing digital layers in real environments, focusing on context-aware and utility-driven experiences. Inna explains why solving small, practical problems can be more impactful than building complex demos, and how constraints like field of view and battery life shape design decisions.Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter

Join us on Techradio for the latest consumer tech news and tips you can use right now!   Anthropic AI book settlement update — the $1.5 billion landmark deal (largest copyright payout in U.S. history) for authors whose works were used in Claude AI training. We cover the March 30 claims deadline, how the $3,000 payouts work, and what it means for creators and AI data practices.   Co-Pilot for health data — how Microsoft's AI helps organize medical records and assist in diagnostics, plus privacy safeguards.   Smart glasses privacy risks — rising concerns about Meta Ray-Bans, Snap Spectacles, and others recording without consent. Tips to spot and protect against unwanted surveillance.   Google Drive new features: Gemini-powered AI overviews, natural language search, "Ask Gemini" across files/emails/calendar, and smarter file finding in 2026 updates.   iPhone update vs DarkSword: latest on iOS patches against the DarkSword exploit chain .   SpaceX Starlink Mini discounts; current deals dropping the portable dish to $199 in March 2026.   Vinyl music resurgence — why physical records are booming again.   We wrap with free streaming alternatives and our top streaming picks!   Just real-world tech advice, privacy tips, and fun finds — subscribe and geek out with us weekly! 

Apple just launched the MacBook Neo — a colorful, durable 13-inch laptop with A18 Pro chip, Liquid Retina display, all-day battery, and Apple Intelligence, starting at low $599. Is this the budget Mac we've all wanted? We compare it directly to Acer's Chromebook Plus models — which wins for everyday use, value, performance, and real-world needs in 2026? Privacy heads-up: The new Nearby Glasses app scans Bluetooth signals to detect nearby smart glasses (like Meta Ray-Bans or Snap Spectacles) and alerts you if someone's potentially recording. Plus: Flat-rate, pre-approved resilient home designs speeding up disaster rebuilding for faster recovery after fires/floods, the environmental impact of AI data centers, the adorable AgiBot X2 humanoid robot dancing up a storm (hip-hop, Tai Chi, splits!), smartphone battery tips for cold weather, and our top ten streaming picks for the week. Real-world insights, fun gadgets, and tips you can use — subscribe and geek out with us weekly!

De slimme bril maakt is bezig met een comeback. Waar eerdere modellen, zoals Google Glass en Snap Spectacles, nooit verder kwamen dan nicheproducten, probeert Meta met de Ray-Ban Display de stap te zetten naar een breder publiek. Het apparaat, voorlopig alleen verkrijgbaar in de Verenigde Staten voor 799 dollar, combineert een traditioneel zonnebrildesign, met een wat dik montuur, met een klein ingebouwd scherm dat informatie in het gezichtsveld projecteert. In het rechterglas is een minidisplay verwerkt waarop de drager meldingen, navigatie-informatie en berichten kan zien. Dat beeld is niet zichtbaar voor omstanders en is scherp genoeg om in daglicht te lezen. De bediening verloopt via een aparte polsband, genaamd 'Neural Band' met sensoren die kleine hand- en vingerbewegingen registreren. Daarmee kan de gebruiker menu’s openen, door toepassingen bladeren en de ingebouwde spraakassistent aanroepen. Tijdens gebruik blijkt dat systeem echter nog niet vlekkeloos te werken. De bediening vergt gewenning en de sensoren reageren niet altijd precies. Ook het schermformaat is beperkt: de projectie verschijnt alleen in het rechteroog en kan na enige tijd vermoeiend zijn. Van echte augmented reality is bovendien geen sprake – de bril projecteert geen digitale objecten over de werkelijkheid, maar toont enkel een klein informatiescherm in de periferie van het zicht. De Ray-Ban Display is technisch gezien een stap vooruit ten opzichte van eerdere slimme brillen, maar nog geen volwaardig consumentenproduct. Meta laat zien dat het mogelijk is om geavanceerde displaytechniek in een draagbare vorm te gieten zonder opvallend uiterlijk, al gaat dat nog ten koste van gebruiksgemak en functionaliteit. Het ontwerp en de afwerking zijn degelijk, het meegeleverde oplaadetui is praktisch, maar de bril blijft vooral een demonstratie van potentie. Wie de Ray-Ban Display opzet, krijgt een glimp van hoe een toekomst met slimme brillen eruit zou kunnen zien – maar ook een herinnering aan hoe ver die toekomst nog verwijderd is. Het volledige oordeel hoor je in De Schaal van HebbenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's my interview with Ray Kallmeyer, Founder and CEO of Enklu and their 22 Verse Immersive AR LBE locations, that was conducted on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, CA. See more context in the rough transcript below.

En la edición de hoy del Radar Empresarial, ponemos la lupa sobre la estrategia de Meta en el terreno de las gafas inteligentes. Según información de Bloomberg, la empresa ha adquirido un 3% de participación en Essilor Luxottica, el gigante europeo de lentes, por un monto de 3.500 millones de dólares. Esta inversión refuerza una alianza que se remonta al año 2019, cuando ambas compañías comenzaron a trabajar en conjunto para desarrollar un dispositivo tecnológico innovador y de alto impacto comercial. Fruto de esa colaboración, en septiembre de 2021 se lanzaron las Ray-Ban Stories. Estas gafas, presentadas por entonces Facebook, permitían grabar vídeos, hacer fotos, contestar llamadas y escuchar música, marcando un antes y un después. Aunque Google y Snapchat ya habían incursionado en este sector con sus Google Glass y Snap Spectacles, respectivamente, ninguna ofrecía la posibilidad de grabar llamadas, lo que convirtió a las Stories en un éxito, vendiendo 300.000 unidades en dos años. En 2023, Meta presentó una versión más avanzada: las Ray-Ban Meta. Este modelo incorporó mejoras significativas en altavoces, cámara y controles táctiles. Sin embargo, la gran novedad fue su integración con el chip Qualcomm Snapdragon, que permitía el uso de inteligencia artificial. Aunque en ese momento la IA aún no tenía el protagonismo bursátil actual, Meta ya apostaba por ella como motor clave de futuro. En medio de la feroz competencia por liderar el desarrollo de la IA, Meta ha invertido grandes recursos en talento y estructura. Recientemente, según Bloomberg News, Ruoming Pang, jefe de IA de Apple, se ha unido a Meta. Además, la empresa ha reorganizado su unidad de inteligencia artificial bajo el nombre de Meta Superintelligence Labs, liderada por Alexandr Wang, ex CEO de Scale AI. Por otro lado, se rumorea que Meta podría elevar su participación en Essilor Luxottica al 5%. Además, ha cerrado un acuerdo con Oakley para lanzar unas nuevas gafas inteligentes, las Oakley Meta HSTN, con el desafío de replicar el éxito de las Ray-Ban Meta, que ya han superado los dos millones de unidades vendidas.

AWE USA 2025 delivered on its promise of feeling spatial. Not only was the mantra XR is Going Mainstream, AWE founder Ori Inbar optimistically declared 2025 as the year of the Master Builder - passionate domain subject experts creating XR solutions for their community filling in diverse content gaps that are shifting the balance between big brands and dedicated niche audiences.  Today's show features clips from our favorite moments during AWE's day-one morning keynotes:Ori Inbar's Welcome Keynote - XR Is Going Mainstream! | AWE USA 2025Bringing AI and AR Into the Real World Through Spectacles | AWE USA 2025Project Aura & More: XREAL's Vision for the Present and Future of XR by Chi Xu | AWE USA 2025Excited about our 41st podcast episode! We're officially on the road to our 50th with a very special mystery guest scheduled for that occasion. Thanks for listening! Subscribe to Zero to Start on your favorite podcast platform. Follow our podcast page on LinkedIn!FEATURED LINKS:XREAL One Pro - early bird pricing until June 30th Zero to Start is now on YouTube! Our AWE playlist !The Shoes of AWE 2025CONNECT WITH SICILIANA:LinkedInsicilianatrevino.com

This week on More or Less, we debate whether tech culture is unwatchable, why “Substacker” might be the last job standing, and if Build-A-Bear is secretly the next great AI company (move over, Nvidia). Plus: the real risks of self-driving Teslas on field trips, the myth of the “everything app,” and why the future just might be all about vibes. Come for the hot takes, stay for the man cave updates.Takeways: - The film 'Mountain Head' received mixed reviews, with some finding it unwatchable.- Substack's CEO predicts that 'substacker' will be one of the six main jobs in the future.- AI is expected to lower the cost of content creation, making it easier for creators to enter various industries.- The competitive nature of the content creation landscape. There is a significant barrier to entry regarding truth in the creator economy.- Authenticity is crucial for creators when launching products.- Build-A-Bear exemplifies how a brand can leverage AI for future growth.- Self-driving technology raises important safety and ethical questions, especially for children.- Investors are often driven by the potential for market cap expansion, thus creating the narrative of an "everything app"- The future of technology will likely involve more personalized and specialized solutions.We're also on ↓X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspodInstagram: https://instagram.com/moreorlessSpotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moreorlesspodConnect with us here:1) Sam Lessin: https://x.com/lessin2) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin3) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin4) Brit Morin: https://x.com/britChapters:00:00 The Rise of Personalized Robotics02:55 Home Renovations and the Ultimate Man Cave05:45 Critique of Mountain Head: A Cinematic Disappointment08:55 The Future of Work: Substack and Creator Economy12:00 AI's Impact on Content Creation and Distribution14:57 The Evolution of Creator Brands and Product Authenticity18:08 The Supplement Market: Trends and Concerns20:55 Hardware Innovations: AR, VR, and Snap's Future27:55 The Future of Snap and OpenAI's Potential Acquisitions30:02 Innovative Wearables and the Concept of the E-Cane33:07 Build-A-Bear: The Unexpected AI Company35:59 The Everything App: Future of Digital Consolidation40:00 Elon Musk's PR Strategies and Tesla's Self-Driving Technology47:58 AI in Everyday Life: Unique Applications and Experiences

What if finding your friends at a 90‑acre music festival was as easy as glancing through your glasses?

Ernest Spicer is a data scientist, game developer, and technology executive developing new immersive learning and gaming experiences in AR powered by AI, and I don't say that lightly because Ernest and his team were the first to deploy AI on the new Snap Spectacles.In this conversation, we will dive into His experience when developing for various smart glassesHow as a special Olympic coach he sees AR helping neurodivergent athletesWe talk about the future of wearable AIHis experience when developing AI tools for the education systemSubscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter

This week Charlie and Rony welcome Russell Patton, Product Manager for the Snap Spectacles AR headset. It's a news week rich with AI news from OpenAI, Google, and others. OpenAI suffered a major outage on Wednesday, which may be related, according to Rony, to the theft of weighted models from its database. We thought it was related to stress on the system from the introduction of video generator Sora. Samsung gave the press a look at their upcoming Project Moohan on which they collaborated with Google on an AR OS for Android, and Qualcomm for its new microprocessor. Rony is in his element as discuss the new Spectacles, and Snap's strategy, with Patton. Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR!https://linktr.ee/thisweekinxr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eure Hosts Nicolas und Lennart haben die spannendsten Tech-News für euch: Apple räumt auf: Zwei iPhones fliegen raus, aber dafür gibt's frische M4-Macs und alle iPhone 16-Modelle haben 8 GB RAM. Plus: Schneller laden und iOS 18 macht es Dieben schwerer. PlayStation 5 Pro: Für schlappe 800 Euro – wer braucht das? Wir reden drüber. Günstiger Gadget-Alarm: Meross MS600 Anwesenheitssensor – mega nützlich und kostet weniger als ein Kinobesuch. Hüpfende Saugroboter? Kein Scherz: Der Roborock Qrevo Curv springt durch die Bude, aber Lennart schwört auf den Dreame X40. Snap Spectacles mit KI: OpenAI macht die Brille schlauer, aber da gibt's einen Haken!

In this week's Reacts episode, Chris Saad is joined by Yaniv Bernstein to discuss the latest tech and business trends: from the Federal Reserve's rate cuts and what it means for startups, to the shocking mass resignation at 23andMe, and the release of Snap's new AR glasses. Together, they break down the biggest headlines: Fed Rate Cuts: Is the Startup Funding Winter Over?How cheaper capital could kickstart startup funding again and whether we're about to enter a new economic chapter for founders and VCs? 23andMe's Board Exodus: 23andMe's entire independent board has resigned. What went wrong at this once-promising startup, and what lessons can founders learn about governance and shareholder control? Snap Spectacles 3.0: The Future of AR? Snap is back with their latest AR glasses, but why isn't anyone talking about them? What might be their potential impact on the wearable tech market? Stay tuned as Chris and Yaniv navigate the world of rate cuts, boardroom drama, and AR tech, uncovering how these developments will impact startups and the tech ecosystem. The Pact Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please: Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Secure your official TSP merchandise at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.tsp.show/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following. Key links The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. For a limited-time offer of US$1,000 off, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.vanta.com/tsp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Startup Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tsp.show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Chris and Yaniv Work 1:1 with Chris: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://chrissaad.com/advisory/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Chris on Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin McArthur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content Strategist: Carolina Franco Intro Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I interviewed Aidan Wolf at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Snap's AR Plaform Lead Sophia Dominguez at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Alexis Zerafa, Lafiya Watson Ramirez, Meredith Binnette, Heather Dunaway Smith, and Nella at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles and their hackathon project about dreams. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Daniel Wagner at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's the presentation Wagner made at Lens Fest that I based my interview off of. https://www.youtube.com/live/FNoC73AbkzE?t=2270s This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Lucas Rizzotto at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles as well as his ideas on AR Minimalism. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Cix Liv at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles, his reality check reflections on the XR industry, and his latest fitness startup Vibe Fitness Gam. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Brielle Garcia at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles and her SelfReflect VTubbing app that uses Snap's Camera Kit. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Dustin Kochensparger and Blake Gross at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez interviewed Snap co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy at the Snap Lens Fest about AR and the Snap Spectacles, and there was an audience Q&A at the end as well. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Max van Leeuwen and Liisi Mononen at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Sam Jones, Kathryn Hicks, Lauren Cason, Emma Sofija, and Paige Piskin at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles as well as their award-winning Hackathon project called Emergensee. I also share some of my concluding thoughts on the Snap Spectacles based upon my 8 hours of coverage in the past 15 episodes. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's my 15-episode series on the Snap Spectacles announcement and a deep dive into the Snap AR Ecosystem: #1453: Kickoff of Snap Spectacles Coverage with First Impressions with XR Analyst Anshel Sag #1454: Niantic Launches Virtual Pet AR Game "Peridot Beyond" on Snap's Spectacles #1455: Wabisabi Game Studio Leverages AR Connected Lenses on Snap Spectacles for Outdoor Capture the Flag Game #1456: Turning Your Phone into a Spectacles AR controller with DB Creations' "Tiny Motor Arcade" #1457: Snap's Lens Studio, Spectacles, & "Polygon Studio" Open Source Low-Poly Drawing App #1458: Building a Geo-Located, Dungeon-Raiding, AR Game for Spectacles with Aidan Wolf #1459: Snap Co-Founders Share Vision for AR & Spectacles at Lens Fest Q&A Panel #1460: Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez on Spectacles and AR Ecosystem #1461: AR Lens Genres, Spectacles Impressions, & SelfReflect VTubing App Using Snap's Camera Kit with Brielle Garcia #1462: XR Industry Reality Checks with Cix Liv and Turning Your Phone into an AI-Driven Exercise Routine #1463: Arguing for Utility-Driven AR Minimalism with Lucas Rizzotto Reflecting upon the XR Market #1464: Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Engineering Shares Technical Break Down of Design Tradeoffs #1465: Team of Women AR Artists Explore Dreams in Spectacles Hackathon #1466: Freelance XR Dev Veronica Flint Shares Thoughts on Spectacles and Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses #1467: AR Medical Training App Wins Spectacles Hackathon + My Concluding Thoughts on Snap Spectacles This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Anwar Noriega and Julio Martinez at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Niantic's Erin Schaefer and Asim Ahmed at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles as well as their game Peridot Beyond. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Anshel Sag at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here are the links to each of my 15 episodes on the Snap Spectacles announcement and a deep dive into the Snap AR Ecosystem: #1453: Kickoff of Snap Spectacles Coverage with First Impressions with XR Analyst Anshel Sag #1454: Niantic Launches Virtual Pet AR Game "Peridot Beyond" on Snap's Spectacles #1455: Wabisabi Game Studio Leverages AR Connected Lenses on Snap Spectacles for Outdoor Capture the Flag Game #1456: Turning Your Phone into a Spectacles AR controller with DB Creations' "Tiny Motor Arcade" #1457: Snap's Lens Studio, Spectacles, & "Polygon Studio" Open Source Low-Poly Drawing App #1458: Building a Geo-Located, Dungeon-Raiding, AR Game for Spectacles with Aidan Wolf #1459: Snap Co-Founders Share Vision for AR & Spectacles at Lens Fest Q&A Panel #1460: Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez on Spectacles and AR Ecosystem #1461: AR Lens Genres, Spectacles Impressions, & SelfReflect VTubing App Using Snap's Camera Kit with Brielle Garcia #1462: XR Industry Reality Checks with Cix Liv and Turning Your Phone into an AI-Driven Exercise Routine #1463: Arguing for Utility-Driven AR Minimalism with Lucas Rizzotto Reflecting upon the XR Market #1464: Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Engineering Shares Technical Break Down of Design Tradeoffs #1465: Team of Women AR Artists Explore Dreams in Spectacles Hackathon #1466: Freelance XR Dev Veronica Flint Shares Thoughts on Spectacles and Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses #1467: AR Medical Training App Wins Spectacles Hackathon + My Concluding Thoughts on Snap Spectacles This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Veronica Flint at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

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We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text message.In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a look at Snap's new fifth generation Spectacles. These  AR glasses boast impressive hardware improvements, including a larger field of view, powerful processors, and a custom operating system. Snap's developer-focused approach aims to foster a robust ecosystem of AR applications before targeting consumers. While the Spectacles have received praise for their technological advancements, concerns about battery life and cost have also been raised.Next, we delve into the revolutionary Tianxing-B battery for electric buses, developed by CATL, the world's leading battery manufacturer. This technology offers an impressive lifespan of up to 15 years or 1.5 million kilometers, along with the highest energy density in the bus industry. The Tianxing-B battery's extended lifespan and high energy density could significantly accelerate the adoption of electric buses globally, reducing emissions and improving urban air quality. As CATL expands its dominance in the battery market, the impact of this innovation extends beyond public transit to the broader electric vehicle industry.Finally, we explore a paradigm-shifting discovery that challenges our understanding of life and death. Scientists have identified a "third state" where cells from deceased organisms can continue to function and even develop new capabilities. This research reveals that the transition between life and death is more complex than previously thought, with profound implications for regenerative medicine and our definition of existence. The ability of cells to reorganize and develop new functions in this "third state" could lead to advanced tissue regeneration techniques and cellular rejuvenation, potentially revolutionizing our approach to aging and longevity.Perplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the new Snap Spectacles glasses with Peridot experience, Quest 3S leaks and a fix for a PSVR 2 bug on PC in this pre-recorded episode. 

Driving from the flats of Beverly Hills up into the hills themselves feels like I'm entering into a different world. Here the picturesque, tree-line streets filled with beautiful homes give way to narrow, winding roads that snake their way to the tops of hillsides. In these hills, each home looks like an architectural marvel, delicately perched at the very edge of a steep slope, with expansive views of Los Angeles.It was in one of these homes where I met with key members of the Snap marketing team to preview Snap's latest efforts to build AR glasses, the 5th generation Spectacles.In this episode, I share my impressions of the device and my perspective on its place in the larger narrative of AR Glasses.To help set the stage, I had a chance to catch up with Sophia Dominguez, the Director of the AR Platform, at Snap. Prior to her four and a half years at Snap, Sophia started the widely followed “All Things VR” newsletter and joined Rothenberg Ventures as an Entrepreneur in Residence before co-founding her first company, SVRF. There she created the first API and SDKs for searching and rendering 3D face filters. They powered over 280M AR experiences, and she successfully sold the company to Poplar before joining Snap.Sophia began her career by attending NYU with a focus on how technology impacts human interaction. She then organized one of the world's first wearable technology conferences, before working in product and operations for a startup focused on visual messaging.You may remember Sophia from my interview with her published in the summer of 2023. Check out that two-part episode for her wonderful backstory and broader perspective on the market.Here we keep things very focused on the 5th generation Snap Spectacles.----Callout: Developers in the U.S. can join the Spectacles Developer Program for $99 per month with a one year commitment by visiting www.spectacles.com/lens-studio.