NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test

Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path forward toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The teams are now working toward a launch opportunity at 12:25 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, with additional opportunities on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June …

Medicine, DNA Research on Station Benefits Health on Earth and Space

The Expedition 71 crew continued its pharmaceutical research, sequenced DNA, and studied the digestion system on Wednesday. The International Space Station residents also kept up their science hardware and life support maintenance throughout the day. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson worked in the Harmony module on Wednesday morning studying how microgravity affects surface tension …

Ray-Ban | Meta Smart Glasses Add Amazon Music, Calm, Simple Sharing to Instagram, + New Styles Available for Purchase

We’re back with new hands-free functionality to make your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more useful, fun, and social than ever before. And some new styles…

Worlds in a box: Digital Twins, with Lenovo ThinkStation PX and NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise

Attracting real-world eyeballs at NVIDIA GTC 2024, Lenovo’s new Spatial Computing Appliance incorporates the Lenovo ThinkStation PX and the Lenovo ThinkReality VRX headset. The workstation, Lenovo’s most powerful yet, includes up to 120 CPU cores and four dual-slot GPUs while still leaving a slot available for 25GB networking, offering unprecedented content creation potential. This means […]

Liverpool City uses VR in £100m Baltic Merseyrail Construction Project

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority recently outlined a plan to introduce the new Liverpool Baltic Merseyrail station, ready for use in 2027. The Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram introduced the project in 2022, aiming to boost public transportation accessibility in the area. The project marks a huge investment in the region. Currently, forecasts estimate the […]

VITURE Launches Latest XR Glasses ‘VITURE Pro’

VITURE has released its latest set of XR glasses ‘VITURE Pro’, which it designed to ‘redefine’ the industry. VITURE’s Steps Behind Debuting an XR Consumer Device VITURE Co-Founder on Consumer XR Device Competition Rokid Debut New Smart Glasses for Productivity According to the immersive mobile entertainment company, the VITURE Pro offers high-end gaming and streaming […]

Microsoft and Meta Partner to Take on Apple Vision Pro

This week at Microsoft Build, Pavan Davuluri, the firm’s Corporate Vice President of Windows and Devices, announced a fresh partnership with Meta to debut a volumetric workspace for the Quest portfolio.  The move seems to directly position the Quest as a competitor to Apple Vision Pro’s productivity goal. The news comes as Meta is testing […]

X Is Hiding Post Likes for All Users

X believes that this will help users feel more free to engage with whatever they want.

YouTube Provides More Guidance on Rule Violations, Adds Instrumental AI Soundtracks

One of the most requested updates from YouTube creators is here.

Snapchat Announces Partnership With Data Management Platform Tealium

Expanded insights for Snap advertisers.

Google Announces New AI Ad Tools at Marketing Live 2024

A range of new updates coming to Google’s ad suite.

Marvel’s What If…? Apple Vision Pro Experience Launches Next Week, Free For A Limited Time

You can make Doctor Strange’s portals in Marvel’s first Apple Vision Pro app, What If…? – An Immersive Story, releasing next week.

New Trailer Shows Marvel ‘What If…?’ Gameplay on Vision Pro, Reveals May 30th Release Date

Marvel’s upcoming What If…? – An Immersive Experience is due to launch on May 30th, a new trailer reveals. Coming exclusively to Vision Pro, the hour-long experience will take players between AR and full VR. Just a few months after launch, Vision Pro has a handful of interesting native apps, but the upcoming What If…? is set to […]

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Meta Would “love” Discord to Support Quest: Another Reason Why It Actually Just Needs Google Play

Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company would “love” to have some sort of Discord integration on Quest in the future, pending interest from Discord, that is—once again highlighting the fact that Quest really just needs Google Play. Meta isn’t exactly throwing its weight around to tempt Discord into supporting the Quest platform, although […]

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Microsoft and Meta to ‘deepen partnership’ with ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ on Quest

At Microsoft’s Build developer conference the company announced it was bringing Windows Volumetric apps to Quest, which Microsoft calls a way to “extend Windows apps into 3D space.” Pavan Davuluri, head of Windows and Devices at Microsoft, announced on stage at Build the company was “deepening [its] partnership with Meta to make Windows a first class […]

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Get ‘LES MILLS BODYCOMBAT’ With New Meta Quest 2 & 3 Fitness Bundles

For folks in the US who are in the market for a new headset, we’re thrilled to announce not one, but two limited-time fitness bundles…

Meta Horizon Worlds v163 Release Notes

Meta Horizon Worlds v163 is here! This week, we’re rolling out a number of quality of life improvements, including a new feature we’re testing that…

Ready, Set, Save: Gear Up For Summer With 30% Off Select Titles Using Code MAY30

Summer’s a month away, and things are already heating up on the Meta Quest Store. Now through 11:59 pm PT on May 27, you can…

Breaking New Ground: VIROO’s New Feature Elevates Enterprise Immersive Experiences and Expands Possibilities Within VR CAVEs

Enterprise VR is all about creating immersive experiences that open a variety of approaches company-wide, each offering unique benefits and applications. One such approach is through the use of a CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environments), a room-sized cube, an advanced virtual reality space where images are projected onto the walls, floor, and ceiling to create […]

AR and VR Modernise US DoE Facility

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have been used to enhance operational efficiency and save millions of dollars in procurement fees at a US DoE Facility. Augmented Reality Kits: The Top Picks for Developers in 2024 Is Ford Developing Augmented Reality Products? Nottingham University Opens Virtual Reality Classroom Specifically, these technologies are being deployed […]

XR Healthcare Market will be Worth $19.6 billion by 2033

This week, Dimension Market Research released a report highlighting future growth forecasts for the augmented and virtual reality market in healthcare. The report notes a significant acceleration in the sector in the coming years.   Dimension Market Research found that the global augmented and virtual reality market in healthcare is estimated to grow to $19.6 […]

XR Leaders Speak on the State of Meta, Apple, and Unity

Watch on YouTube. In this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today, welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from across the industry. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, Founder and Speaker, The Fusionists […]

WhatsApp Adds New Color and Font Options in Status

New updates for your WhatsApp Stories… sorry, Status.

X Is Developing a Grok Analysis Button for AI Fact Checks

If it works, it could be a handy complement. If it works.

LinkedIn Adds Labels for AI Generated Content

Most social platforms now have an AI labeling system in place.