Sergey Brin points to where Google Glasses failed — and what Android XR gets right

Google on Tuesday announced that it's getting back into the smart glasses game, and co-founder Sergey Brin said that this time will be different. "I've learned a lot," Brin said Tuesday at a fireside chat during the annual Google I/O developer conference. His appearance came after Google announced a partnership with Warby Parker , which saw its stock rise more than 15% after the two companies said they plan to launch a series of smart glasses as soon as next year. The glasses will be built on top of Google's Android XR, an operating system for headset computers, and they'll include Google's Gemini AI assistant that users can speak with to control the wearable devices. Brin's comments came in an impromptu appearance at a conference chat scheduled between Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and journalist Alex Kantrowitz about "the future of AI and its impact on our world." During the chat, Brin said that with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, Alphabet is able to revive ... Read full article.