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Luxottica founder's son resigns, says company has lost its soul

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has resigned as Ray-Ban chairman, accusing EssilorLuxottica's leadership of growing distant from staff.

Meta launches budget line of AI smart glasses

Meta launches budget line of AI smart glasses

Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica on Tuesday announced a new range of lower-cost AI smart glasses, building ‌on the success of their Ray-Ban wearable devices.

'Our goal is to reach every corner of the market': Meta CTO Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth on the new $299 EssilorLuxotica Meta Glasses

'Our goal is to reach every corner of the market': Meta CTO Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth on the new $299 EssilorLuxotica Meta Glasses

Meta and Essilor Luxottica just released more stylish and much more affordable AI smart glasses, and Kylie Jenner even helped design one pair — but we had questions.

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"Despite the name, they lack nuance" I've got a hearing impairment, so I tried the high-tech Nuance Audio smart glasses to see if they really can help me hear better without the hassle of a hearing aid

Can smart glasses help you hear better? As a hearing-impaired person, I wore the Nuance Audio high-tech smart specs to find out if they work.

Snap CEO dunks on Ray-Ban Metas and teases Snap Specs as his 'alien vision' for the future of computing — sounds weird, but I’m on board

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel reveals his "alien vision" for Snap Specs, calling smartphones a "biological disaster" and slamming Meta’s "camouflage" brand strategy. Discover why AR is the "rescue mission" for our screen-addicted society.

Meta's new cutting-edge smart glasses tipped to launch in September — here's what we know

Meta's next smart glasses are rumord to arrive during Meta Connect 2025, the company's annual product showcase.

How Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica’s all-pervasive €112 billion empire has disrupted how we see the world

EssilorLuxottica has is the undisputed leader on everything to do with vision. How does a company commanding an entire industry continue to grow?

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'Google has no real vision or ambition in driving the XR space': Former department lead pours cold water on Google Glass 2 rumors

'Google has no real vision or ambition in driving the XR space': Former department lead pours cold water on Google Glass 2 rumors

Google Glass 2 rumors peak as the company moves in on Meta's partnership with Ray-Ban creators Essilor Luxottica. However, a former department lead believes Google's smart glasses plans don't involve hardware.

Brunello Cucinelli takes a Roman holiday to launch new eyewear collection

Brunello Cucinelli takes a Roman holiday to launch new eyewear collection

Wallpaper* joined Brunello Cucinelli’s opulent festivities at Rome’s Villa Aurelia, which heralded a new eyewear collection created in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica

Prada charts line of business succession, tapping new CEO

Prada charts line of business succession, tapping new CEO

The Prada fashion house has begun charting a line of succession on its business side by tapping a former LVMH executive as its next CEO

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Prada to Hire Former Luxottica CEO Guerra to Ease Succession

Prada to Hire Former Luxottica CEO Guerra to Ease Succession

Italian luxury goods group Prada is set to hire former Luxottica Chief Executive Andrea Guerra in a senior management role to ease a transition at the helm to the next generation of the founding family, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Current Prada CEO Patrizio Bertelli, 76, has…

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Luxottica Eyewear Empire Founder Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies

Luxottica Eyewear Empire Founder Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies

Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy's richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87. "EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo…

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What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio's $29 billion Ray Ban fortune?

What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio's $29 billion Ray Ban fortune?

Leonardo Del Vecchio leaves a business empire worth 27 billion euros ($29 billion), ranging from the eyewear company that was his life's work to the stake in merchant bank Mediobanca he built in his 80s.

Ray Ban eyewear empire founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies

Ray Ban eyewear empire founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies

Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, has died in Italy

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Reaction to death of Italian business tycoon Del Vecchio

Leonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87.

Del Vecchio rose from poverty to billions by adding style to spectacles

Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become one of the most influential figures in Italian finance.

Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87

Italy's Leonardo Del Vecchio, who rose from childhood poverty to build the eyewear empire that owns brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, has died at the age of 87, his company said on Monday.

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