Apple's Smart Glasses Project: A Breakthrough in Wearable Technology
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Apple's Smart Glasses Project: A Breakthrough in Wearable Technology

India Today  

Apple is exploring the potential of smart glasses, with an internal study focusing on current offerings and market trends. This move aligns with Apple's broader strategy of gradual entry into emerging tech categories, with the company focusing on AR and wearable tech. Apple's entry could intensify competition with Meta, leveraging its massive user base and expertise in creating seamless, user-friendly hardware. However, it is just the first leg of the actual product, with it taking years for Apple's smart glasses to hit the market.

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Apple's AR Glasses Might Be 3-5 Years Away Due To Technical Challenges, Here's What We Know
1 week ago

Apple's AR Glasses Might Be 3-5 Years Away Due To Technical Challenges, Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple might be in the works to make augmented reality glasses to rival Google, Meta, and Samsung, who have shown some amount of progress towards the development of the product. Despite making strides in the wearables market with the launch of the Apple Vision Pro this year and a new initiative named 'Atlas,' the company’s augmented reality glasses might still …

Apple may take a few more years before launching its smart glasses
1 week ago

Apple may take a few more years before launching its smart glasses

India Today  

For the past few years, we have seen numerous reports and speculation claiming that Apple is working on creating lightweight, practical smart glasses, often referred to as "Apple AR smart glasses." According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is facing significant technical and design challenges in the development of Apple smart Glasses, which is further delaying the product's launch. In his …

Is Apple developing Smart Glasses and AirPods with cameras? Here's what Mark Gurman suggests
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Is Apple developing Smart Glasses and AirPods with cameras? Here's what Mark Gurman suggests

Live Mint  

California-based Apple is reportedly working on a new generation of vision-based products, including smart glasses and AirPods equipped with cameras, as part of its expanding focus on wearable technology and augmented reality. This strategic move highlights Apple’s ambition to enhance user interaction through advanced visual intelligence, following a trend set by Meta’s collaboration with Ray-Ban. This advanced visual intelligence will …

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Apple Might Soon Give Meta A Tough Competition With Its Own Smart Glasses, Here's What We Know

ABP News  

Apple is reportedly considering entering the smart glasses market, as the tech giant begins an internal study into the current landscape of wearable glasses. The initiative, which has been given the project name "Atlas," involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on various smart glasses available in the market, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple’s smart glasses would also compete …

Apple's Project Atlas: Exploring the Future of Wearables with Smart Glasses
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Apple's Project Atlas: Exploring the Future of Wearables with Smart Glasses

India TV News  

Apple is reportedly evaluating the smart glasses market and is planning to conduct an internal study to gather insights on existing smart glasses from its employees. The research aims to identify how smart glasses could be optimized for daily usage and what unique features Apple could integrate to set its product apart. Apple's entry into the smart glasses market could …

Meta Orion: The smart glasses from Facebook's parent company are pointless.
54 years, 11 months ago

Meta Orion: The smart glasses from Facebook's parent company are pointless.

Slate  

In recent years, I have resisted the siren call of the Apple Watch, a device designed to keep me somehow more tethered to the internet than I already, woefully, am. This is a long way of saying that I have little interest in glasses, feel strange wearing them for fashion when others need them to see the world, and Big …

Meta Missed Out on Smartphones. Can Smart Glasses Make Up for It?
54 years, 11 months ago

Meta Missed Out on Smartphones. Can Smart Glasses Make Up for It?

Wired  

Meta has dominated online social connections for the past 20 years, but it missed out on making the smartphones that primarily delivered those connections. At its annual Connect developer event today in Menlo Park, California, Meta showed off its new, more affordable Oculus Quest 3S virtual reality headset and its improved, AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. “Building this display is …

A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality
3 months ago

A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality

LA Times  

Evan Spiegel, chief executive of Snap Inc., speaks onstage during the Snap Partner Summit 2024 on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Augmented reality glasses from Los Angeles-based tech company Snap Inc. What people can do with AR glasses remains limited. “It could change at any time, and if it does change … we’re ready to go.” Dominguez said the company envisions …

Apple working on cheaper Vision Pro headset and Smart Glasses: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple working on cheaper Vision Pro headset and Smart Glasses: Report

The Hindu  

Apple is reportedly developing a more affordable Apple Vision headset, a second-generation Apple Vision Pro, and a version of Smart Glasses. According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, the iPhone-maker is on track to release a cheaper Apple Vision headset, which could arrive as early as next year. Additionally, Apple is reportedly developing Smart Glasses without …

Meta files patent to rival Apple's Vision Pro with advanced AR/VR tech. All about it
5 months ago

Meta files patent to rival Apple's Vision Pro with advanced AR/VR tech. All about it

Live Mint  

Meta, the tech giant behind the popular Quest VR headsets, is reportedly stepping up its game in the augmented reality and virtual reality space. According to a recent report by PatentlyApple, Meta has filed a patent that might replicate a standout feature of Apple's Vision Pro headset, which debuted in June 2023 and went on sale earlier this year. Unlike …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AR glasses give enhanced sector clarity

China Daily  

A man wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset records footage in front of an Apple Store during the launch of the mixed-reality headset in Beijing in June. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Vision Pro's official release in China is expected to encourage more local software developers to come up with …

Apple still has catching up to do in terms of AI
6 months, 1 week ago

Apple still has catching up to do in terms of AI

China Daily  

Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the media next to the company's new Vision Pro augmented reality headset at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday. In other words, those using iPhone 15 series and earlier models, who account for the majority of iPhone users, will have to buy newer phones to gain access to Apple Intelligence. The move …

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation

China Daily  

Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the media next to the company's new Vision Pro augmented reality headset at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Apple Inc announced on Monday that preorders for its Vision Pro AR goggles will begin on the Chinese …

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation

China Daily  

By MA SI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-06-12 07:04 Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the media next to the company's new Vision Pro augmented reality headset at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Apple Inc announced on Monday that preorders for …

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Apple's AR goggles seen as a booster to innovation

China Daily  

Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the media next to the company's new Vision Pro augmented reality headset at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday. China's augmented reality industry is expected to usher in a new stage of growth, as Apple Inc announced on Monday that preorders for its Vision Pro AR goggles will begin on the Chinese …

Apple’s AI Push Sets Stage for Everything From Glasses to Robots
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple’s AI Push Sets Stage for Everything From Glasses to Robots

Hindustan Times  

Apple’s push into artificial intelligence will go beyond software and help enable a wave of next-generation devices, writes Bloomberg. Apple is gearing up for a launch following next week’s WWDC, with the Vision Pro heading to Australia, France, Japan, Singapore, Canada, the UK, Germany, China, Japan and South Korea. The Apple TV system only got an App Store in 2015, …

Seeing Silicon | Apple’s VisionPro promises a superhero vision — but are you ready for it?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Seeing Silicon | Apple’s VisionPro promises a superhero vision — but are you ready for it?

Hindustan Times  

A friend in Mountain View brings out his brand-new Apple Vision Pro after dinner. Though it isn’t my myopic eyes that are viewing them; it is the Vision Pro’s real-time video of what is in front of me projected back to my eyes. I’m waiting for my little elf, who puts a layer of computation on my vision, shows me …

Apple hates it when you call the Vision Pro a VR headset. Here’s why it calls it a ‘Spatial Computer’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple hates it when you call the Vision Pro a VR headset. Here’s why it calls it a ‘Spatial Computer’

Firstpost  

Apple’s highly anticipated Vision Pro headset hit stores last Friday, ushering in what the tech giant envisions as the era of “spatial computing.” Apple sees the Vision Pro as a transformative product on par with the groundbreaking iPhone of 2007, the Vision Pro aim to redefine human interaction with technology, bridging the physical and virtual worlds. Industry consultant Cathy Hackl, …

So long iPhone. Generative AI needs a new device
1 year, 2 months ago

So long iPhone. Generative AI needs a new device

The Economist  

Listen to this story. Ben Thompson of Stratechery, a blog and podcast, puts it in epochal terms: “There is a hardware breakthrough waiting to happen just like the internet created the conditions for the smartphone breakthrough to happen.” The ability to talk and listen to chatbots makes Meta’s bet on AR glasses and VR headsets “drastically more compelling”, he writes. …

Skeptical about VR goggles? How Apple and Disney could create the future of entertainment
1 year, 6 months ago

Skeptical about VR goggles? How Apple and Disney could create the future of entertainment

LA Times  

When Apple announced its long-awaited augmented reality headset, Vision Pro, earlier this month, part of the pitch was that these “Ready Player One”-esque goggles would change how we consume entertainment. “When I watch ‘Ted Lasso,’ I want to watch it with my wife, sharing the same screen,” said Wagner James Au, the author of the forthcoming book “Making a Metaverse …

Apple Vision Pro: Can it really buck the trend of augmented reality flops?
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple Vision Pro: Can it really buck the trend of augmented reality flops?

BBC  

Apple Vision Pro: Can it really buck the trend of augmented reality flops? The US technology giant's first foray into mixed-reality headsets – which it has termed "spatial computing" – has been seen by some as the impetus for a new revolution in wearable technology. "For the past 20 or 30 years, or since the late 80s, or early 90s, …

Apple Is Ignoring Something Big About Augmented Reality
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple Is Ignoring Something Big About Augmented Reality

Slate  

Apple’s video demo of its new Vision Pro AR/VR headset on Monday started how you might expect: The user strapped on the chunky goggles and was presented with a menu of familiar apps—Safari, Photos, Messages. “Foundational to Apple Vision Pro,” the demo noted, “is that you’re not isolated from other people.” It was striking how often the visuals and language …

Apple Stock Reaches All-Time High Following Vision Pro Headset Launch: All You Need To Know
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple Stock Reaches All-Time High Following Vision Pro Headset Launch: All You Need To Know

ABP News  

On Monday, June 5, Apple's stock reached an all-time high of $184.27 following the unveiling of its new augmented reality headset, the Vision Pro, at the annual Worldwide Developers' Conference in Cupertino, California, US, as reported by CNBC TV18. Priced at $3,499 and set to be available in early 2024, initially in the United States, the Apple Vision Pro represents …

Apple unveils new Vision Pro augmented reality headset
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple unveils new Vision Pro augmented reality headset

Deccan Chronicle  

California: Tech giant Apple finally launched its first augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, Vision Pro is positioned as primarily an AR device, but it can switch between augmented and full virtual reality using a dial. "It's the first Apple product you look …

Augmented reality headset Vision Pro is ‘most advanced device ever’ – Apple
1 year, 6 months ago

Augmented reality headset Vision Pro is ‘most advanced device ever’ – Apple

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple has unveiled an augmented reality headset which it claims to be “the …

WWDC 2023: Apple launches Vision Pro, CEO Tim Cook calls it beginning of a new computing era
1 year, 6 months ago

WWDC 2023: Apple launches Vision Pro, CEO Tim Cook calls it beginning of a new computing era

India Today  

For a company like Apple, the pressure to "innovate" is relentless and persistent. Apple on Monday joined the virtual reality space and launched Vision Pro, a new type of virtual reality headset. Apple CEO Tim Cook, as he introduced Vision Pro at WWDC 2023, said that "Vision Pro is the new type of computer" that will let its users merge …

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027
1 year, 9 months ago

Meta’s first smart glasses with display may release in 2025; AR glasses in 2027

The Hindu  

A company presentation of Meta’s AR/VR roadmap revealed that the Facebook owner is potentially planning to release its first smart glasses with a display in 2025, and its first augmented reality glasses in 2027, reported tech outlet The Verge on Wednesday. Meta’s vice president for AR, Alex Himel, said during the presentation that the company is also developing a smartwatch …

Apple delays release of AR glasses indefinitely, according to Bloomberg News
1 year, 11 months ago

Apple delays release of AR glasses indefinitely, according to Bloomberg News

India TV News  

According to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, Apple Inc. has decided to delay the release of its thin augmented reality glasses indefinitely owing to technical difficulties, but it still intends to introduce its first mixed reality headset this year. According to Bloomberg, the mixed-reality headset from the iPhone maker, which blends augmented and virtual reality, will debut at this year's spring …

Apple AR glasses postponed, mixed-reality headset on the way: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Apple AR glasses postponed, mixed-reality headset on the way: Report

Live Mint  

Apple has reportedly postponed the launch of its first augmented-reality glass due to technical challenges. However, the company is still planning to bring a lower-cost version of the mixed-reality headset as soon as 2024 or early 2025, a Bloomberg report says. The company is betting that AR and VR devices could be a major moneymaker, but the technical challenges of …

Envision Glasses review: These AI glasses helped me game again
2 years, 4 months ago

Envision Glasses review: These AI glasses helped me game again

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while there are a hundred life-enhancing benefits of Envision’s specs, I wanted …

Apple's AR glasses will be launched in 2024, along with a second-gen VR headset
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple's AR glasses will be launched in 2024, along with a second-gen VR headset

Firstpost  

Apple has been betting big on augmented reality and virtual reality. There is a lot of chatter going around Apple’s rumoured mixed reality headset, which is expected to combine both AR and VR technologies into a single device. According to Haitong International Tech Research analyst Jeff Pu, Apple’s AR glasses will be announced in late 2024. What we do know …

WWDC 2022: What to expect at this week’s Apple conference
2 years, 6 months ago

WWDC 2022: What to expect at this week’s Apple conference

CNN  

CNN — Apple is about to hold its annual developer conference this week where it’s expected to show off new software coming to its most popular devicesand possibly offer the biggest hint yet about a new productlong rumored to be in development. Some analysts arealso holding out hope that Apple could offer an early look at a platform thought to …

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech With Neural Interface: What It Means
2 years, 7 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech With Neural Interface: What It Means

News 18  

PARIS: Meta Platforms Inc's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company's chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband – designed for directing other devices. "Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG wristband that will eventually let you control your glasses …

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses
2 years, 11 months ago

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses

India Today  

Apple is making some serious inroads in establishing itself as an AR company by reportedly hiring key people from Meta. But while the first implementation of Apple’s AR technology is expected sometime in 2022 in the form of AR Glasses, Google is upping the ante with its new project. According to a report, Google is working on a new set …

Facebook launches ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ smart glasses
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook launches ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ smart glasses

The Hindu  

Facebook has launched Ray-Ban Stories, smart glasses that will enable users to take photos, record videos, listen to music and answer phone calls without even taking out their smartphone. The tech giant built the smart glasses in partnership with the European eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica, Ray-Ban’s parent firm. People wearing the smart glasses can either use the physical capture button or …

Snap Summit 2021: Snap's latest Spectacles can overlay AR Lenses onto the real world
3 years, 7 months ago

Snap Summit 2021: Snap's latest Spectacles can overlay AR Lenses onto the real world

Firstpost  

The smart AR glasses are not up for commercial sale and will just be available for AR developers. At the Snap Summit event 2021, Snap Inc announced the fourth generation Spectacles. Dual 3D waveguide displays and a 26.3 degree field of view overlay Lenses on the world, right before your eyes”, reads the Snap Inc blog post. #SnapPartnerSummithttps://t.co/r4XnSC886z pic.twitter.com/4bPi49KE7n — …

Apple Glass Coming Soon? New Info Tips Mixed Reality Headset with Eye Tracking, 8K Visuals
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple Glass Coming Soon? New Info Tips Mixed Reality Headset with Eye Tracking, 8K Visuals

News 18  

Apple Glass has been a rumoured name for a very long time, and even though Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously admitted how the company sees augmented reality as a crucial field in future, no real glimpse of the rumoured mixed reality headset has really surfaced. In other words, the biggest new hardware launch from Apple may take place within …

Apple WWDC 2021 dates are out, may we finally see Apple's awaited AR glasses?
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple WWDC 2021 dates are out, may we finally see Apple's awaited AR glasses?

India Today  

Apple finally announced the dates for its 2021 edition of the Worldwide Developers Conference, popularly known as WWDC. A hint that Apple may have subtly dropped to tease that maybe its AR Glasses are finally ready and that WWDC 2021 could be the best platform for their showcase. The Apple Glasses are widely expected to be based on augmented reality …

Pokemon GO on AR Glasses? Developer Niantic Labs Teases Upcoming AR Glasses: What We Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Pokemon GO on AR Glasses? Developer Niantic Labs Teases Upcoming AR Glasses: What We Know

News 18  

the company behind the famous game Pokemon Go, is coming up with a pair of AR Glasses, the company?s CEO announced on social media. John Hanke, CEO of the Pokemon Go-maker said in a tweet, accompanied by a teaser image of the AR glasses. Reports have suggested that there may be a branding partnership with a startup on a project, …

Apple to release Augmented Reality contact lenses in 2030s: Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple to release Augmented Reality contact lenses in 2030s: Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

Firstpost  

Apple will release contact lenses with augmented reality by the 2030s, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in his latest. Kuo says the computing will move from visible to invisible with these contact lenses, however, they will not have independent computing power. The report added that these contact lenses could provide an AR experience. Representational Image The company will be releasing its …

Apple May Bring AR Contact Lenses in 2030s In Move Towards Invisible Computing Era: Kuo
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple May Bring AR Contact Lenses in 2030s In Move Towards Invisible Computing Era: Kuo

News 18  

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted the company’s future plans for its Augmented Reality products. The TF Securities analyst, in a research note shared with MacRumours, said that the Cupertino-based giant will release its AR contact lenses in the 2030s, further stating that the lenses will bring electronics from the era of “visible computing” to “invisible computing.” Kuo said that …

Apple Mixed Reality Headset May Come Next Year; AR Smart Glasses Could Debut in 2025: Kuo
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple Mixed Reality Headset May Come Next Year; AR Smart Glasses Could Debut in 2025: Kuo

News 18  

Known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has come out with a new investor note, and this time, it is making predictions on the Cupertino-based giant’s Augmented Reality plans. In Kuo’s research note, obtained by 9to5Mac, he says that Apple is already testing prototypes and the current prototypes of the Apple AR/VR headset could weigh somewhere between 200 grams to 300 grams. …

Apple's AR/ VR Headsets Will Be Expensive, Niche Products: Here's What We Know So Far
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple's AR/ VR Headsets Will Be Expensive, Niche Products: Here's What We Know So Far

News 18  

Apple has been reported to be working on a virtual reality headset and/ or an augmented reality device multiple times in the recent past. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in a research note earlier this month, said that the company is working on an augmented reality device and now, a Bloomberg report has said that the company’s first VR headset will …

Apple preparing to launch expensive virtual reality headset that will be followed by smart ‘AR glasses’, report claims
3 years, 11 months ago

Apple preparing to launch expensive virtual reality headset that will be followed by smart ‘AR glasses’, report claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple is planning to launch an expensive, niche virtual reality headset ahead of …

Apple Glass might still be on cards, new patent reveals adjustable lenses
4 years ago

Apple Glass might still be on cards, new patent reveals adjustable lenses

India Today  

Apple is under the spotlight again for its self-driving car that it began working on some years ago. A new patent filed by Apple shows its Apple Glass might still be on the cards. The patent shows the smart glasses will come with adjustable lenses that change according to the ambient light around the person wearing them. Apple Glass, which …

Facebook announces partnership with Ray-Ban to launch AR smart glasses, to debut in 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook announces partnership with Ray-Ban to launch AR smart glasses, to debut in 2021

Firstpost  

Facebook will be starting to test the smart glasses in the real world with company employees and contractors to better areas like privacy, video recordings and design. Facebook has revealed that they will be releasing its first pair of consumer ‘smart glasses’ as a branded Ray-Ban product. Facebook has revealed that consumer smart glasses will be a single step in …

Facebook Wants to Turn Your Ray-Ban Smart, Launch Branded AR Glasses in 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Wants to Turn Your Ray-Ban Smart, Launch Branded AR Glasses in 2021

News 18  

During this year’s Facebook Connect, the social media giant’s annual AR/VR conference, Facebook announced that it will release a pair of Ray-Ban branded smart glasses in 2021. With EssilorLuxottica we have an equally ambitious partner who’ll lend their expertise and world-class brand catalogue to the first truly fashionable smart glasses,” Vice President of Facebook’s Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth said in …

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