The attacker who drove a truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans used Meta smart glasses to scout the scene ahead of New Year’s Day, according to an announcement from the FBI on Sunday.

The FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar wore the glasses during the attack but did not activate their livestreaming capabilities.

Meta is reportedly working on several smart devices, including Oakley-branded AI glasses for athletes, including runners.

The New Year's Eve attacker recorded footage of Bourbon Street with smart glasses in the months before he killed 14 people by driving into them with a rented pick-up truck.

The Army veteran who attacked a crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, the FBI said at a press conference on Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a ...

The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said.

MORE: New Orleans truck attack suspect: What we know about Shamsud-Din Jabbar The company introduced the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2021 along with a companion app allowing users to upload ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed disturbing details about a tragic incident in New Orleans, where a suspect used Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses to document his actions.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart ...

The attacker who drove a truck through New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day used Meta smart glasses to scout the scene weeks earlier, according to the FBI. Shamsud-Din Jabbar stayed ...