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Meta has been trying to make smart glasses happen for years, and the latest Ray-Ban Meta frames may finally crack the formula — by removing the most controversial feature entirely. Wired's review of the audio-only version finds that ditching the camera strips away the surveillance anxiety that made earlier models awkward to wear in public, leaving behind something genuinely useful and surprisingly wearable.
From wearables to the media landscape, the BBC is facing a reckoning that matters far beyond Britain. Deadline reports that painful service closures are already underway, with leadership warning that worse cuts could follow. The corporation's new chair framed it as a reinvention rather than a retreat, but for audiences and journalists who rely on public broadcasting, the distinction may feel thin.
And in the automotive space, Mercedes-AMG is entering the hyper-SUV arena with cold, hard performance numbers designed to challenge electric rivals. New Atlas reports the AMG GT SUV is Mercedes' attempt to prove that a legendary badge alone no longer wins the segment — that in a world increasingly defined by instant electric torque, internal combustion has to earn its place all over again.
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