Review Week: Meta reveals Oakley Smart Glasses
Welcome back to review week! Check out Wix’s latest acquisition, Meta’s new smart glasses, and new Digg. Have a great weekend!
Smart specifications: Meta and Oakley Teaming up with a new pair of smart glasses Record 3K videos, play music, make calls and answer meta AI prompts. They start at $399 and double the battery life of Meta Ray-Ban. Starting July 11th, the limited edition Oakley Meta HSTN model for $499 will be available.
Unicorn Watch: wix I bought a 6 month old solo startup base 44 With $80 million in cash, after gaining traction quickly as a no-code AI tool for building web apps. It has remained attractive thanks to the rapid rise of Base44, which was created by a single founder and already profitable.
Sand to rescue: Finland Just The world’s largest sand battery has been turned on – Yes, the actual sand – Power the heating system in the small town of Pornen and store the heat to reduce carbon emissions. The low-tech low-cost system is built from discarded fireplace soapstones and housed in a massive silo, allowing you to store heat for weeks and proves you don’t need flashy lithium to combat climate change. You need a mountain of hot rocks.
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We’re back, baby: Vanmoof has returned from the brink with the S6the first e-bike since bankruptcy – and, despite it being something that almost killed the company, it sticks to the custom design of its signature. Bolstered by McLaren Institute of Technology and the Beef Up Repair Network, the new vanmoof promises smoother vehicles, smarter features, and (hopefully) fewer truncated cyclists.
Space Laser: Baiju Bhatt is best known for his co-founding Robinhood Currently building lasers in space. His new startup, AetherFlux, has raised $60 million to prove that beam solar from Orbit is not a fantasy.
What a disaster: One of SpaceX’s spacecraft rocket exploded during testing Texas could push back the next launch of a vehicle that was provisionally set for June 29th. SpaceX says the explosion caused by a pressurized tank failure was injured, but that’s yet another set-off for the company’s ambitious mega rocket program in a rocky year.
That feeling of rostress: Spotify’s long-awaited lossless audio layer hasn’t been started yet, Fresh tips buried in the latest app code It is under active development and suggests that we can get closer than ever. However, with years of delays and no official timeline, fans may want to ease the excitement until Spotify confirms the development.
I can dig it: Digg restarts I entered the alpha test in a fresh iOS app It is intended to be an alternative to AI-ERA Reddit. The app offers a clean and simple design with curated communities, summary of AI-powered articles, and gaming features such as “GEMS” and the Daily LeaderBoard.
We want you: The US Navy is speeding up how it works in startupsCut the red tape and get zero with real victory like saved time and better morale. Navy CTO Justin Fannelli says he is leading the game-changing technology with AI, GPS and system upgrades, hunting and leading the game-changing technology. And with Silicon Valley finally taking note, the Navy has become a go-to partner for innovators ready to shake things up.
Cash is not the king: Mark Zuckerberg throws away a lot of cash – up to $100 million – Seduce top AI talents from Openai and Deepmind. However, Openai’s Sam Altman says none of his important people have been bitten and praises his team’s mission for money. Meanwhile, Openai continues to drive new AI models, suggesting launching social apps with AI that surpass Meta’s own unstable attempts.
Before you go
San Francisco’s latest startup saga? Cluely’s afterparty for YC’s AI Startup School exploded on Twitter, drawing 2,000 party crushers, but it turned out to be “.Most legendary parties that never happened“After being locked up by a police officer before a drink spilled. Founder Roy Lee’s viral marketing may have promised a mix of chaos, but the real party is waiting.