Facebook Updates Policies Around the Promotion of Prescription Drugs

The new regulations aim to keep-up with the evolving health landscape as a result of COVID-19.

Instagram Rolls Out Language Translation Options Within Instagram Stories

The option will improve accessibility for Stories content, and could open up new ways to reach new audiences.

Lone Echo II Is The Last Oculus Rift Platform Exclusive

The release of Lone Echo II for the Oculus Rift platform on August 24th will mark the end of an era as the last exclusive project funded by Facebook for its PC VR platform.

Oculus Quest v31 Adds Experimental Passthrough API For Mixed Reality

AR in VR? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing a new experimental API is on the way for Oculus Quest developers in v31.

Helicopters Coming To Microsoft Flight Simulator In 2022

A new development update on Microsoft Flight Simulator revealed that helicopters are a planned feature, set for a prospective 2022 release.

3D Hosting Service Sketchfab Joins Epic Games

3D hosting service Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games.

Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets

Sketchfab, the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Founded in 2012, Sketchfab plays host to over 4 million 3D assets, all of which are accessible through its web-based platform across PC, mobile, and immersive headsets. In […]

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Liftoff! Multipurpose Laboratory Module “Nauka” Launches to Space Station

The uncrewed Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) “Nauka” is safely in orbit following launch at 10:58 a.m. (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The MLM deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned. After Nauka completes eight days in free-flight to allow Russian flight controllers to evaluate its systems, the …

Watch Live as Russian Science Module Launches to Space Station

NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” is scheduled to launch at 10:58 a.m. EDT (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) Wednesday, July …

Crew Dragon Endeavour Has Re-Docked to Station

Crew Dragon Endeavour with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and??Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut?Akihiko?Hoshide,?and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas?Pesquet, have re-docked to the International Space Station. Crew Dragon autonomously undocked from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. and relocated to the space-facing port at 7:35 a.m. completing the second space …