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Snap Launches $2,195 AR Glasses Offering 115-Inch Virtual Screen in Lightweight Wearable

Jun 19, 2026

The Deep View

Snap launches Spectacles AR glasses at $2,195, delivering a 115-inch virtual cinema screen in a lightweight 136-gram wearable that bridges the gap between smart glasses and full headsets, targeting developers and early adopters as a milestone toward an AI-powered future that could eventually replace smartphones.

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Replit Integrates Directly Into Claude, Letting Users Build and Ship Apps Without Leaving the Chat

Jun 18, 2026

Replit Blog

Replit is now integrated directly into Claude, allowing users to design, build, and ship apps entirely through natural language without ever leaving the chat interface.

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Snap CEO Unveils SPECS AR Glasses, Positioning Them as a Full Spatial Computer to Replace Smartphone Era

Jun 18, 2026

The Deep View

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveils SPECS augmented reality glasses at Augmented World Expo, positioning the device as a full spatial computer backed by 12 years of development that could replace smartphones by bringing technology into the real world rather than away from it.

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AI Chatbot Use Hits Nearly 50% of U.S. Adults, But Majority Fear It's Moving Too Fast

Jun 18, 2026

Pew Research Center

AI chatbot usage among U.S. adults surges to nearly 50%, with ChatGPT leading at 44% adoption, yet 63% of Americans believe AI is advancing too fast and a majority fear it will compromise personal security and negatively impact society over the next 20 years.

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ChatGPT Falls Below 50% Market Share for First Time as Gemini and Claude Surge in Booming AI App Economy

Jun 17, 2026

TechCrunch

ChatGPT's global market share falls below 50% for the first time, dropping to 46.4% as Google's Gemini surges to 27.7% and Anthropic's Claude hits 10.3%, while the booming AI app economy races toward $4.2 billion in consumer spending in the first half of 2026 alone.

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Snap Launches $2,195 AR Glasses With AI, All-Day Battery, and a Developer Ecosystem

Jun 17, 2026

The Deep View

Snap launches SPECS, a $2,195 pair of AR glasses powered by dual Snapdragon chips and contextual AI, offering a 51-degree field-of-view display and up to 20 hours of battery life, now available for pre-order ahead of a fall release in the US, UK, and France.

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Meta Launches AI-Powered Search Mode on Facebook, Raising Reliability Concerns

Jun 16, 2026

TechCrunch

Meta is rolling out an AI-powered search mode on Facebook that generates answers from public posts and user content, sparking reliability concerns over potentially misleading information, while simultaneously launching creative AI tools and global subscription plans starting at $3.99 a month.

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Facebook Launches AI Mode and Creative Tools That Transform Search and Personal Expression

Jun 16, 2026

Meta Newsroom

Facebook launches AI Mode, a revolutionary search feature powered by Meta AI that pulls real user opinions from across Meta's apps, alongside creative tools that let users virtually change their clothing and appearance using AI-generated photo presets.

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Apple Quietly Builds Multi-AI Siri Feature Into iOS 27 Beta While Keeping It Off WWDC Stage

Jun 15, 2026

TNW | Apple

Apple has secretly embedded a multi-AI framework into iOS 27's developer beta, allowing Siri to switch between ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, but kept it hidden from WWDC due to EU regulatory pressure, OpenAI contract tensions, and a still-buggy Siri that lags behind rival chatbots by roughly six months.

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Apple Unveils Major Siri and AI Overhaul at WWDC 2026 After Two Years of Delays

Jun 12, 2026

The Deep View

Apple finally delivers a long-awaited Siri and Apple Intelligence overhaul at WWDC 2026, introducing privacy-focused AI upgrades across Photos, Safari, Messages, and Mac, with standout features like Spatial Reframing and deeper Google Gemini integration setting it apart from competitors.

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