Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents the new line of smart glasses during the Meta Connect event

EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses boom runs into tougher regulatory scrutiny

Growing privacy concerns could pose a challenge for EssilorLuxottica and Meta as they seek to position AI glasses.

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