PLUS: 5 Case Studies + Mega prompt inside…
Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos
At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining of the uterus and then grips tight, burrowing in as the first tendrils of a future placenta appear. This is implantation—the moment that pregnancy officially begins. Only none of it is happening inside a…
How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.” Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, a research scientist at the rival firm OpenAI, announcing that two mathematicians had used OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5, to find solutions to 10 unsolved problems in…
Winter Whispers: New winter scenes in the Philips Hue app
I used the last few days for a short break before Christmas. With temperatures above 10 degrees, it wasn’t really wintery, but that’s set to change a little in the coming days, at least here in Germany. It’s already a little more wintery in the Philips Hue app. The eight Christmas scenes we’ve known for…
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StretchSense’s XR Train Glove Is Powering Scalable, Truly Immersive Training
StretchSense and its partners are advancing XR training with a cohesive technology stack that blends precision hand-tracking, haptic feedback, developer-ready tools, and platform partnerships with vendors such as SkillsVR. After eight years of leadership in film and gaming motion capture, the company is now translating its input expertise into enterprise-grade learning that is faster, more […]
TikTok Adds Seasonal Animations, Personalized Year in Review Summaries
TikTok is looking to get into the spirit of the season.
Our Favorite Quest, PC VR, PS VR2 & Apple Vision Pro Games Of 2025
Kicking off our first round of 2025 awards, we’re starting with our favorite games on Quest, PC VR, PlayStation VR2, and Apple Vision Pro.
XPANCEO showcased smart contact lenses with wireless power
At UnitedXR Europe, I couldn’t miss visiting the booth of one of the most futuristic companies in our field: XPANCEO, which is working on smart contact lenses. As usual, it has been a pretty cyberpunk experience… XPANCEO XPANCEO is a startup based in Dubai that makes smart contact lenses. I’ve already talked about it on […]
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Quest is Outselling Nintendo Switch 2 on Amazon (and every other game console)
Despite being released more than a year ago, Meta’s Quest 3-series headsets are outselling Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console on Amazon, which was released just this Summer. The News In the last 30 days (which includes the whole of the Black Friday shopping week), Quest 3 and Quest 3S models have collectively sold 154,000 units […]
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The Best VR Games of 2025 – Our Game of the Year Picks
Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms reshaped not just how players experienced games, but how studios thought about presence, interaction, and scale. Today’s VR games and experiences walk along that […]
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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-12 Assignments for Space Station Mission
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, and will be accompanied by ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie […]
?? ChatGPT Gets a Personality Makeover (New Controls)
PLUS: get the “Perfect Tone” Prompt for your chatGPT…
Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change
The earth around Lake Naivasha, a shallow freshwater basin in south-central Kenya, does not seem to want to lie still. Ash from nearby Mount Longonot, which erupted as recently as the 1860s, remains in the ground. Obsidian caves and jagged stone towers preside over the steam that spurts out of fissures in the soil and…
This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”
At some point next month, a handful of volunteers will be injected with two experimental gene therapies as part of an unusual clinical trial. The drugs are potential longevity therapies, says Ivan Morgunov, the CEO of Unlimited Bio, the company behind the trial. His long-term goal: to achieve radical human life extension. The 12 to…
Which Artists are Most Referenced in AI Prompts [Infographic]
A look at the most popular art styles used in AI image generation.
The XR Week Peek (2025.12.22): Meta cancels 3rd party headsets, Ready Player Me sold to Netflix, and more!
This is the first newsletter of the Winter! And to celebrate it, I got sick as hell, and I have a fever. My brain is dizzy, so I don’t take any responsibility for what I’ll be writing in this newsletter. I hope everything will make sense, but if you see any reference to the Teletubbies, […]
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Last Minute Quest 3S Sale Drops Effective Price to an Unprecedented $91
What’s likely to be the best sale on Quest 3S this holiday season comes bundled with enough goodies to drop the effective cost of the headset to an unheard of $91. Best Buy now has what’s likely to be the best sale on Quest 3S (128GB) that we’ll see this holiday season, and one of […]
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Netflix Acquires XR Avatar Startup Ready Player Me
Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, the avatar creation platform, which the streaming giant hopes to leverage soon with the rollout of user personas across Netflix Games. The News Terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to TechCrunch. It’s said however the Estonia-based startup’s team of around 20 people will be joining the […]
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Hue weekly: What is your highlight of the year?
It’s hard to believe that the year is almost over. Only 10 days left until 2026. Before we get to that point and start speculating about what Philips Hue will bring to market in the new calendar year, I’d like to take a look back with you. Which new Philips Hue product did you like…
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This Tool Can Tell You If Your Home Network Has Been Compromised
IP Check tells you if your address is involved in malicious scanning.
Bricking My iPhone Is My Tech ‘Upgrade of the Year’
A downgrade in features and an upgrade in quality of life.
The Ninja Creami Is My Tech ‘Upgrade of the Year’
Homemade ice cream made easy, and healthy (enough).
?? Tutorial: How To Turn ChatGPT Into Your Personal Brainstorm Partner
PLUS: Master brainstorming prompt at the end…
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…