North is said to have been looking for a buyer since early this year. Update, June 30: Google has officially purchased North. What you need to know A new report claims Alphabet will soon acquire Canadian AR glasses maker North. Google's parent company will apparently be paying $180 million to North. The Canadian startup's biggest claim to fame are the Focals smart glasses, which were launched in February 2019. When Google Glass was first announced eight years back, many of us thought it would eventually replace smartphones. Just a year later, however, the hype around it fizzled out. If a new report is to be believed, Google's parent company, Alphabet, could soon try its luck with smart glasses by acquiring North. According to The Globe and Mail, the Canadian startup is now in the final stages of an acquisition from Google's parent company. Alphabet will apparently be paying about $180 million to North. The company started off as Thalmic Labs in 2012 and rebranded itself as N...
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