Thu. 09/26 – The Orion Smartglasses

There’s only two stories really. If you can believe it, more executive departures at OpenAI, as it looks like they’re serious about going for profit. And yes, Meta announced a new Quest headset, but the real headlines are the Orion smartglasses, which you can’t actually buy. What? I’ll explain.

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Links:

• OpenAI considering restructuring to for-profit, CTO Mira Murati and two top research execs depart (CNBC)
• Exclusive: OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity (Reuters)
• Meta’s cheaper Quest 3S might just be an upgrade (The Verge)
• A Few Brief Thoughts on Meta Connect 2024 (Daring Fireball)
• Meta pitches VR to mobile developers with new support for Android apps on Quest (TechCrunch)
• Meta’s big tease (The Verge)