Social Bans, Smart Glasses, Programmatic AI, And Heat-Tech

In this week's quickfire analysis, Social Editor Grace Robinson quizzes Editor-In-Chief Ben Hanson on:

The UK’s under-sixteen social media ban and the race to reach Gen Alpha.

Meta’s Ray-Ban-free smart glasses and Snap’s premium AR specs.

SSENSE replacing its creative teams with AI.

REI’s two-handlebar AI ad and Meta’s auto-enrolled ad tool.

And how a record-breaking European heatwave reminds us that fashion needs to react to a changing world.

The Edit is also available on YouTube.

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