Confront Your Phobias as ‘NOPE CHALLENGE’ Launches Today on Quest Platform

We’ve all played a horror game that chilled us to the bone at some point or another. But have you ever played a VR horror…

A Discussion on the State of the Industrial Metaverse

The business value of spatial data goes beyond headsets to encompass a broader range of end devices, with implications that come with it. The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released a report highlighting the emerging industrial metaverse and the significant players who are investing in XR-related technologies to boost workplace operations. The World Economic Forum […]

Meta Reality Labs is Relying on AI to Ensure Smart Glasses Success

This week, Meta officially released its Q1 earnings call and report highlighting general capital and operational growth for the firm. In contrast, the firm’s Reality Labs research and development division continues to record monetary losses; Meta remains committed to its immersive product portfolio, releasing significant hardware and software updates just days before yesterday’s call. Meta […]

Remaining Relevant in an AI World

Is AI making it harder to differentiate your work? Wondering how to protect your intellectual property from improper use? To explore how to remain relevant in the emerging AI world, I interview Ben Angel.

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Reddit Rolls Out Mobile UI Updates To Streamline Interaction

The updates aim to make it easier to engage with content in the app.

Threads Is Up to 150M Monthly Active Users

Meta’s Twitter alternative continues its steady growth.

Threads Launches Live Test of Auto Post Archiving

Some Threads users can now activate archiving for their posts. 

Meta Posts Solid Growth in Q1, Highlights Future Investment in AI

The latest performance numbers from Zuck and Co.

Passport Venice: Walkabout Mini Golf Transports You To Italy

Walkabout Mini Golf now takes you to Venice.

Canals, cannoli, and a clocktower:

Contractors Showdown Brings VR’s Largest Battle Royale Map To Quest Today

Contractors Showdown, a VR battle royale shooter with 60-player matches, is out now on Quest.

Astra Is A ‘Deeply Personal’ Mixed Reality Adventure Across The Cosmos

Astra promises a “deeply personal” mixed reality adventure across the cosmos on Quest. Here’s our impressions:

Nope Challenge Gamifies Facing Your Phobias In VR On Quest

Nope Challenge wants you to face your fears today on Quest.

6 Crucial Findings From Netline’s 2024 B2B Content Consumption Report

For the past eight years, NetLine’s annual analysis of B2B content consumption and demand has stood as a lighthouse for marketers navigating the stormy waters of content strategy and lead generation. This year’s analysis draws from an impressive 6.2 million first-party content registrations and offers a map for marketers in search of treasure (aka new […]

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Pimax Says ‘VR Station’ PC VR Console is Still in Development

Two and a half years ago, Pimax announced VR Station, a compact, console-like computer for running PC VR content that would be wirelessly streamed to its Reality “12K” and Crystal headsets. And while the “12K” still hasn’t shipped (and the Crystal still doesn’t have its wireless streaming add-on), Pimax insists the VR Station is still […]

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Dreams Become Reality for NASA’s Boeing Flight Test Crew

Momentum is building for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test launch, scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived in a T-38 jet April 25 at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a short flight from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space …

NASA, Boeing Crew Lands in Florida for Starliner Mission

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams landed April 25, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a short flight from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Paying homage to their piloting days as retired U.S. Navy captains, they flew to Kennedy in a …

Dragon Undocking Targeted for No Earlier Than Sunday

Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 28, for the undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the space-facing port of the International Space Station as part of company’s 30th commercial resupply services mission for the agency. Learn …

Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Hardware, Science Work

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub began a spacewalk at 10:57 a.m. EDT to complete the deployment of one panel on a synthetic radar communications system on the Russian segment of the complex and install equipment and experiments to analyze the level of corrosion on station surfaces and modules. NASA’s coverage will continue on …

Haptic Solution to Support XR Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

This week, HaptX gained a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and National Eye Institute to advance research into using haptic solutions to provide accessible XR applications for visually impaired groups.  HaptX Founder and CEO Jake Rubin added:  Our research […]

First Look at Meta’s New Smart Glasses Design

This week, with long-time technology collaborator EssilorLuxottica, Meta introduced new Ray Ban smartglasses designs and features. The latest designs do not flip the product range on its head with ground-breaking features. However, a new sleeker design intends to drive consumer adoption of the AR-lite device.   The second-generation smart glasses are expanding just in time […]

US Senate Approves TikTok Sell-off Proposal

The bill stipulating the platform be banned or sold now goes to President Joe Biden, who has indicated he will sign it.

Google Delays Cookie Phase Out Once Again

Google’s announced that it will not complete its planned phase out by the end of 2024.

LinkedIn Shares Tips to Help B2B Marketers Maximize Their Efforts [Infographic]

Some tips from LinkedIn on how to stretch your marketing budget further.

Pinterest Shares Insight Into Summer Travel Trends

The latest trend data from Pinterest.

Stride: Fates Takes VR Parkour To PSVR 2 & Steam This May

Stride: Fates promises improved performance and visuals when it reaches PSVR 2 and Steam next month.