The Latest Breaking News from EssilorLuxottica

We could see new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses soon

Meta and EssilorLuxottica have extended their partnership, allowing for future collaborations.

T3 · Sep 18, 2024

There could be a bidding war for EssilorLuxottica smart glasses, but Meta is poised to win

EssilorLuxottica currently makes Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, but Google may want the company to develop a Gemini-powered alternative.

Android Central · Jul 24, 2024

The rise of the AI gadget could free us from our smartphones. We just need to find the right device

While hyped devices like Humane's wearable AI Pin and the handheld Rabbit R1 have flopped, Meta's smart glasses appear to be gaining fans, and potentially setting the stage for a battle with Google.

Fortune · Jul 22, 2024

Man Sues Sunglass Hut After Faulty AI Facial Recognition Tech Led to Wrongful Arrest

Harvey Murphy was wrongfully arrested for robbing a Sunglasses Hut after facial recognition tech identified him as the robber. The 61-year-old says he was brutally sexually assaulted in jail.

Reason · Jan 24, 2024

Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man’s wrongful jailing, says suit

Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr’s lawsuit claims he was misidentified as culprit of armed robbery and put in jail, where he says he was raped

The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2024

CES 2024: truly all the tech you need and then some

The best tech of CES 2024, from next-level laptops to mindful mirrors, audacious audio and more innovation than you can shake a smart bot at

Wallpaper · Jan 18, 2024

These Audio eyeglasses may be the perfect solution for my admittedly awful hearing

Nuance Audio glasses direct their microphones in the direction of your view.

TechRadar · Jan 2, 2024

Ray-Ban Stories review: The smart glasses blueprint

The Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, made by Meta and EssilorLuxottica, have two cameras and an a surprisingly good open-ear audio experience.

Inverse · Oct 27, 2022

Luxottica Eyewear Empire Founder Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies

Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy's richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87. "EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio's $29 billion Ray Ban fortune?

Leonardo Del Vecchio leaves a business empire worth 27 billion euros ($29 billion), ranging from the eyewear company that was his life's work to the stake in merchant bank Mediobanca he built in his 80s.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022