Snap's Specs, which have been in development for many years now, are going to market this fall. Will they be a hit with users?
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Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.
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CEO Evan Spiegel, discussing the Specs on today’s Q3 2026 earnings call: “We’re really looking forward to beginning to ship Specs later this fall.” That’s not exactly news, as Snap has been talking about a fall target since it revealed the Specs in June. But I want to point out that it’s already November. If you want to read about what it’s like to actually use the Specs, here’s my impressions. [Link: I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses | https://www.theverge.com/tech/996422/snap-specs-hands-on-ar-glasses | The Verge]
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Snap is finally launching augmented glasses for the public
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Snap misses on revenue and daily active users in third-quarter earnings reported Wednesday.
Snap settles days before trial, saying ‘safety is never finished’. Meta, TikTok and YouTube had already settled with the two teen plaintiffs.
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The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.
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Meta settled the latest set of claims about how its design affected a teen’s mental health, the parties confirm. YouTube and TikTok previously settled, leaving Snap the last defendant standing. Meta spokesperson Liza Crenshaw says settlements like this are common in this process. There’s plenty more left to be tried. [Link: Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/business/meta-settlement-child-addiction-suit.html | The New York Times]
They fit better than they look and stay put when you move, but Snap’s $2,195 Specs still feel like a developer prototype in search of a purpose.
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After Nikita Bier’s one-year stint in the role, Peter Sellis, formerly of Ustream, Snap, Discord and Microsoft, is leading the app formerly known as Twitter. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/peter-sell-x-product-tweet.png?quality=90&strip=all]
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The S&P 500 has struggled to break decisively above 7,800 since first reaching that area in late July.
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