Facebook debuts Ray-Ban smart glasses / Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place on September 14th / Amazon announces its first-ever lineup of smart TVs
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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Facebook's newest endeavor into sunglasses with cameras on them, preditions for next week's Apple event, and of course some new gadgets announced this week.
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Activists push to delay most high-profile climate summit since Paris agreement
Microsoft gives up predicting when its US offices will fully reopen
Facebook on your face
Snapchat’s new AR features can identify the world around you
Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset might rely on a nearby iPhone or Mac for processing
Whoop’s new fitness tracker is better thanks to a battery breakthrough
Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place on September 14th
New Apple MagSafe charger spotted in FCC alongside four new phones
Apple’s car chief is heading to Ford
Apple Watch exec takes over secretive car project
Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcry
Amazon announces its first-ever lineup of smart TVs
Amazon announces Fire TV Stick 4K Max — and yes that’s really the name
Amazon Luna is expanding to Fire tablets and Chromebooks, and retro games are on the way
Twitter takes on Facebook Groups with invite-only Communities
How Twitter’s communities could bring context back
The Gmail app takes calls now, too, because Google wants it to do everything
The Series One Desk 27 is a $2,000 Google Meet machine that doubles as a laptop monitor
Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed designed for Windows 11, mobile, and more
Theranos’ greatest invention was Elizabeth Holmes
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