Meta, Qualcomm Enters Long-Term Chip Deal

This Friday, Meta announced a long-term partnership with global chipset manufacturer Qualcomm to provide custom components for its upcoming virtual reality (VR) hardware. ? @cristianoamon, President and CEO @Qualcomm, is taking the stage at #IFA2022 for the opening keynote! Watch it live: https://t.co/ZGwU9nm5WE All keynotes: https://t.co/07OFQYLWmD ?Hall 23 pic.twitter.com/r4v8XlMLnU — IFA Berlin (@IFA_Berlin) September 2, […]

Meta Announces the Retirement of its ‘Neighborhoods’ Local Community Groups Project

After originally looking to put the squeeze on Nextdoor, Meta’s now stepping away from the project.

Reddit Acquires Audience Research Provider ‘Spiketrap’ to Help Evolve its Ad Targeting Tools

The acquisition adds another AI-based platform into Reddit’s ad targeting process. 

Meta Provides New Insights Into How its Video Distribution Algorithms Work

If you’re posting videos to Facebook or Instagram, you need to read this.

Google Outlines New Efforts to Combat Misinformation Around the US Midterms

New informational panels and resources will be incorporated into YouTube and Google Search.

Mixture Will Bring Alchemy And Platforming Together On Quest 2 & PSVR 2

Announced this week, Mixture is an upcoming action-adventure platformer coming to Quest 2 and PSVR 2 from Polish studio Played With Fire.

More details here.

Meta & Qualcomm Partner To Build Custom Chips For Next Generation VR

Meta & Qualcomm partner to build custom chips for next generation headsets – though they won’t be exclusive to Meta.

Contractors Modkit Update Adds ‘Playground’ With Improved Physics

Contractors has a big update available now adding new features and major updates to the modkit for more customization. #partner

Tilt Five Hands-On: Impressive Consumer AR For Your Dining Table

Last week at Gamescom, we went hands-on with Tilt Five, one of the most promising AR headsets on the market.

Read on for our full thoughts.

‘Mixture’ Combines Classic Hack & Slash with First-person Spellcasting, Coming to Quest 2 & PSVR 2

Indie studio Played With Fire announced a new action-adventure game this week called Mixture, which lets you control two characters at once, or what the Poland-based indie calls “self-co-op.” The game is slated to release on Quest 2 and PSVR 2. In the same vein as Moss (2018), Mixture tasks you with controlling a pint-sized character named Sola, […]