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Snap CEO backs smartglasses as long-term bet, WSJ reports

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is said to be betting big on developing new smartglasses, despite internal concerns about time spent on them ahead of a fall product launch, according to the WSJ.

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By Jessica Toonkel, Georgia Wells and Suzanne VranicaSnap CEO Evan Spiegel bet big on developing new smartglasses and was ready to show them to the world.But as Spiegel prepared for a CNBC interview in June ahead of the fall product launch, at least one person internally advised him not to wear the…