Mark Zuckerberg

Tech giants like Meta and Google are striking big deals and announcing new eyewear partnerships on smart glasses after a decade of failed attempts to make the devices fashionable.

In a landmark antitrust lawsuit set to go to trial Monday, the FTC will argue Meta’s acquisitions were illegal, citing the decline of Meta’s apps through increased ads and weakened privacy protections.

A number of top business leaders in fashion and tech attended the smaller-scale inauguration inside the US Capitol.

Mark Zuckerberg’s $900,000 Greubel Forsey watch signals his embrace of a growing trend among Gen-Z and beyond: the return of traditional mechanical wristwatches, as the younger generation seeks nostalgia, authenticity, and subtle status symbols amid the decline of smartwatches.

Meta’s social network, which launched Wednesday, is the biggest competitor yet to the Elon Musk-owned platform and potentially gives fashion an important new channel for reaching audiences.

Users will be able to buy designs to use with their Meta avatars on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

This week, everyone will be talking about Meta’s new store and its Ray-Ban smart glasses, plus the selloff in tech stocks that has hurt the prospects of fashion’s unicorns.

Meta’s founder and chief executive met up with several power players, according to the evidence on Instagram.

While announcing Facebook’s rebrand as Meta, Mark Zuckerberg offered his vision of the metaverse, and how we’ll dress in it.

The social media giant is launching services that will help influencers better monetise their followings. But in the longterm, these changes may not best serve creators or brands.