# Snap's new smart glasses received mixed reactions — mainly on aesthetics

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Podcast: [Marketplace Tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-tech-318132)
Published: 2026-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/06/19/snaps-new-smart-glasses-received-mixed-reactions-mainly-on-aesthetics
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## Resource

Meta responded to plummeting morale this week with a pledge to do better with company snacks. Plus, the new AI augmented reality smart glasses everyone's talking about, and not in a good way. But first, SpaceX is acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor a week after it's IPO took off like a rocket. The company hit a $2.5 trillion valuation at one point, but has dropped since then. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dace, senior writer at Wired, to learn more.

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