Robert Downey Jr. has a new tech job, and it’s very Tony Stark
THE SO WHAT
Putting Robert Downey Jr. into Snap’s Specs as an honorary CXO is a signal that AR hardware is still fighting for cultural relevance, not just feature parity. If you’re building on AR platforms, optimize for narrative and creator partnerships as much as for technical capability.
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