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… Link: Apple’s Vision Pro and Smart Glasses Chief to Join OpenAI | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/apple-s-vision-pro-and-smart-glasses-chief-paul-meade-is-leaving-for-openai | Bloomberg
… For now, only two smart glasses products remain visible in the roadmap.” Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, this weekend: Apple is developing “a slimmer and lighter headset to succeed to the $3,499 Vision Pro.” Whatever actually pans out, it seems like 2025’s M5 upgrade might be the last for the Vision Pro.
… Link: Report: Cheaper Apple Vision Pro Display Work Winds Down at Samsung | https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/08/cheaper-apple-vision-pro-display-work-ended/ | MacRumors
… If you’re more of a flight sim person, there’s also now a public beta of X-Plane with support for the Vision Pro, too. Link: iRacing for Apple Vision Pro Now Available | https://www.iracing.com/iracing-for-apple-vision-pro-now-available/ | iRacing.com
Literally — the upcoming visionOS 27 update lets you add a glowing, animated Siri AI ball anywhere on your workspace, and ask questions when you look at it. …
… When Mark Drummond was working on the Vision Pro at Apple, he had a bit of an epiphany that didn’t really fit Cupertino’s preferred narrative. …
Apple is laying off staff on the Siri and the Vision Pro teams, according to Bloomberg. The cuts include “largely shutting down” a Vision Pro gaming team and “reducing the size” of the team that makes Vision Pro immersive content, the publication says. …
Watching the first few minutes of KPop Demon Hunters on Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset, I think Apple’s Vision Pro might be cooked. It’s not because the Galaxy XR — which Samsung formerly teased as Project Moohan — is that much better than the Vision Pro. …
… Apple said the Vision Pro will be able to connect to Wi-Fi “up to 3x faster,” and a new “extra-small” widget size will allow more customizations. When you get notifications on the Vision Pro, you will be able to expand them by looking at them. …
… Last month, Apple announced that it’s raising prices on iPads, Macs, the Vision Pro, HomePod devices, and the Apple TV 4K. …