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Google’s first AI glasses expected next year
Google is set to launch its first AI-powered smart glasses in 2026, building on its partnerships with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to develop consumer wearables running on Android XR, the same OS powering Samsung’s XR devices. These glasses aim to offer a less bulky and more stylish alternative to traditional headsets, integrating AI and extended reality (XR) seamlessly into daily life. Google is developing multiple models: one focuses on screen-free interaction using built-in speakers, microphones, and cameras to enable communication with its AI Gemini and capture photos, while another features an in-lens display visible only to the wearer, capable of showing turn-by-turn navigation and closed captioning. Additionally, Google previewed Project Aura, a wired XR glasses model from Xreal that balances between bulky headsets and minimalistic glasses. Project Aura offers extended workplace and entertainment functionalities, allowing users to access Google’s suite of products or stream video similarly to more advanced headsets. While Meta currently leads the smart glasses market, particularly through
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Google, in collaboration with Warby Parker, plans to launch its first AI-powered smart glasses in 2026, marking a significant reentry into the augmented reality (AR) and wearable computing market. This partnership, announced at The Android Show | XR Edition, signals Google's renewed ambition to compete with established players like Apple and Meta, who have advanced their own smart eyewear and mixed-reality devices. The glasses aim to be lightweight, stylish, and AI-enabled, designed for everyday wear, though specific details on pricing and battery life remain undisclosed. The upcoming smart glasses will leverage Google's Gemini AI model integrated with the Android XR ecosystem, enabling multimodal interactions—allowing the device to see, hear, understand context, and respond naturally. Google envisions two categories: AI glasses functioning as intelligent, screen-free assistants with speakers, microphones, and cameras, and Display AI glasses featuring in-lens displays for private, heads-up information like navigation and translations. Partnering with brands such as Samsung and Gentle
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Google and NextEra Energy have partnered to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, which was closed in 2020 after storm damage. Under a 25-year power purchase agreement, Google will buy 600 MW of nuclear power from the plant to support its AI and cloud operations in Iowa, while the Central Iowa Power Cooperative will purchase the remaining output. NextEra Energy is acquiring full ownership of the plant by buying out other stakeholders and aims to have the plant operational by early 2029, pending regulatory approval. The revival is expected to enhance grid stability, create thousands of jobs, and generate significant economic benefits, including over $2.7 billion in economic output from at least $1 billion in construction investment. The Duane Arnold Energy Center, a single-unit boiling water reactor licensed for 1,912 MWt, began operations in 1975 and was initially scheduled for decommissioning in 2020. Restarting the plant requires NextEra to obtain Nuclear
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