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HTC is taking on Meta in the smart glasses space, and the pitch is simple: everything you want, none of the social media baggage. The new glasses offer comparable features to Meta's Ray-Bans, but without tying your face to a platform built on advertising. For privacy-conscious consumers, that distinction may matter more than the specs.
On the defense front, the U.S. Army is moving forward with three-D printed rocket motors for a new generation of low-cost cruise missiles. A company called X-Bow Systems has secured a deal to build boosters for the Army's Low-Cost Containerized Munition program, part of a broader initiative to rapidly scale domestic weapons manufacturing. Additive manufacturing could dramatically cut both production time and cost.
And in a story that touches anyone who holds cryptocurrency, financial planners are raising alarms about digital asset inheritance. Unlike a bank account, Bitcoin and other crypto holdings can be permanently lost if private keys aren't properly documented and passed on. Experts say a little planning now can save families from losing real wealth to an inaccessible blockchain.
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