The Download: smart glasses in 2025, and China’s AI scene
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Summary
Every technological gadget that becomes widely popular with consumers seems to have gone through a conceptualisation and design phase that had it almost fail to ever take off.
Ten years ago, Google Glass was still a concept that failed to take off, now smart glasses are making a comeback and it seems Big Tech is placing big bets on it becoming the next big thing in consumer electronics.
A new report has highlighted several Chinese AI start-ups to look out for as the country’s tech ecosystem increasingly pursues alternatives to dominant players like Alibaba and ByteDance.
Other stories included in the must-reads list include the US Postal Service no longer accepting parcels from China, which has disrupted the e-commerce industry; Elon Musk weaponising the X-rated ‘chat’ ethos against government spending, and Google reversing its stance on not using AI to build weapons.