Warby Parker Inc. has joined forces with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to develop AI-powered glasses for all-day wear, in an attempt to take on Facebook parent Meta’s smart glasses. Warby Parker and Google said Tuesday that the first line of smart glasses is expected to launch sometime after this year and will incorporate artificial intelligence with both prescription and non-prescription lenses.

Key Takeaways Google partners with Warby Parker to launch AI-powered smart glasses, directly challenging Meta’s Ray-Bans.The glasses will combine Google's Gemin

With its Ray-Ban smart glasses, Meta Platforms has had the high-tech eyewear market pretty much to itself. But Google’s unveiling on Tuesday of its own glasses, using software developed with Samsung and to be made in conjunction with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster,