Week in Review:  Meta reveals its Oakley smart glasses

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June 21, 2025, 5:08 PM

• •Meta and Oakley launched smart glasses.
• •Wix acquired Base44.
• •Finland built a sand battery.
• •VanMoof is back with a new e-bike.
• •Baiju Bhatt is building space lasers.
• •SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded.
• •Spotify's lossless audio tier is in development.
• •Digg's reboot is in alpha testing.
• •The U.S. Navy is working with startups.
• •Mark Zuckerberg is trying to lure AI talent.
• •Cluely's party was shut down.

This week in tech saw a flurry of activity, from Meta's new smart glasses in partnership with Oakley to Wix's acquisition of the AI-powered Base44. Innovation continues with Finland's sand battery and VanMoof's e-bike return. However, setbacks occurred with a SpaceX rocket explosion and ongoing delays from Spotify regarding their lossless audio feature. The U.S. Navy is now increasing its partnerships with startups.

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