YouTube Increases Age Limit for Livestreaming

Teens under 16 will no longer be able to livestream in the app.

TikTok Looks to Gamify Livestream Engagement With Fan Clubs

Another way to drive livestream engagement in the app. 

X Touts Rise in Usage After Elon Splits With Trump

The Musk/Trump split brought more attention to X, boosting its overall usage.  

Meta Launches Xbox Edition of Its Quest VR Headset

Meta’s looking to make a bigger push into VR gaming. 

A Developer Built A Real-World Ad Blocker For Snap Spectacles

A developer built a real-world ad blocker for Snap Spectacles, though the limited opacity and field of view make it squarely a proof of concept.

F1: The Movie – Hot Lap Is An Immersive Teaser For Apple’s Blockbuster

Apple Vision Pro owners can watch an immersive teaser for the F1 movie, putting them beside Brad Pitt for a lap.

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes Officially Announced

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is an official virtual reality entry in Bandai Namco’s popular series.

Hands-on with Lumus waveguides

At AWE, I have been able to sit down with Lumus in a private meeting room. There, I had a short interview with them, and I’ve also been able to try their waveguide-based optical engines! Discover everything about them by reading this article! Lumus Lumus is a company that works on display systems for augmented […]

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‘The Invisible Hours’ Creator Aims to Bring Immersive Mystery to Modern VR Headsets, TV & Film

Rob Yescombe, co-creator of immersive VR mystery game The Invisible Hours (2017), recently regained the rights to the game, which he says could led to a remaster across modern VR headsets, as well as TV and film. As confirmed by Hollywood Reporter, Yescombe is currently looking for partners for a potential film or TV adaptation of The […]

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New ‘Kayak VR’ DLC Lets You Go Cave-kayaking with a Friend in a Beautiful Yet Terrifying Locale

Better Than Life has released a new paid DLC environment for its multiplayer kayaking game Kayak VR: Mirage (2022), this time taking inspiration from Yucatán, Mexico for some lush cenotes and mysterious caves. The game’s new Yucatán DLC is now available across PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets, priced at $8 as an optional paid DLC. […]

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Bandai Namco’s Hit Puzzle Platformer Series ‘Little Nightmares’ is Coming to VR Soon

Bandai Namco announced that a new entry into the hit puzzle-platformer franchise Little Nightmares is coming to VR. Called Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes, the game is currently in development by Iconik Studio, known for its work on both Quest title Hunting VR (2024) and King Pong (2021) for PC VR headsets. Details are still thin, so there’s no word […]

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Axiom’s Fourth Private Mission Launches to Station Aboard Dragon

At 2:31 a.m. EDT, the crew members of Axiom Mission 4 lifted off on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station.

Axiom Mission 4 Launching On Dragon Soon Live on NASA+

NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ for the launch of Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

Snap’s New Lightweight Spectacles Enter a Growing AR Smart Glasses Market in 2026

Recently, Snap introduced its lightweight pair of Spectacles, the soon-to-be latest version of its emerging AR smart glasses portfolio, with a planned 2026 launch. Spectacles’ new lightweight product joins an increasingly deep pool of AR smart glasses as giants like Samsung and Google enter the 2025 market, alongside Meta’s current market lead with its AR […]

X Adds More Sports Engagement Options To Maintain Community Engagement

X is looking to ensure it doesn’t lose sports discussion to Threads.

How Social Platforms Measure Video Views [Infographic]

A handy listing to ensure that you’re tracking the right data points.

WhatsApp Banned From US House Staff Devices Amid Questions Over Potential Vulnerabilities

Meta says that WhatsApp offers a higher level of security than alternatives.

YouTube Updates Advanced Analytics To Provide More Insight Into Video Performance

YouTube is looking to make it easier to tap into its advanced performance insights.

Hotel Infinity Is A VR Puzzle Follow-Up To Manifold Garden Arriving Later This Year

Hotel Infinity is on the way later this year with a series of impossible spaces.

Sony Announces Four New Games Coming To PS VR2 Soon

Sony surprise announced four upcoming PlayStation VR2 games, here’s the full rundown.

CocoVision Is A Powerful LIV VR Camera In Walkabout Mini Golf

Cocovision is a fully featured LIV-powered VR camera debuting in Walkabout Mini Golf this week.

Google Reportedly Taking 4% Stake In Gentle Monster To Take On Ray-Ban Meta

Google is taking a 4% stake in Gentle Monster, the South Korean eyewear company it’s building a Ray-Ban Meta competitor with, The Korea Economic Daily reports.

Hands-on LetinAR optical system

At AWE US, I have been able to go hands-on with the newest LetinAR optical system for AR glasses. In the following, you can find my impressions! LetinAR optical system It is not the first time I have gone hands-on with LetinAR. I had already met the company two years ago, always at AWE US, […]

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Meta Launches Quest 3S Xbox Edition for $400, Including Controller & 3 Months of Cloud Gaming

Meta and Microsoft unveiled the Quest 3S Xbox Edition, a limited edition bundle that launches today, packing in everything you need for both XR and Xbox cloud gaming. Make no bones about it: this isn’t Xbox’s long-awaited answer to PlayStation VR—i.e. it’s not a headset that you can hook up to your Xbox to play […]

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Google Reportedly to Invest $100M in Smart Glasses Partner Gentle Monster

Ahead of Google’s planned rollout of Android XR-equipped smart glasses, the company is reportedly making a $100 million investment in hardware partner Gentle Monster, the South Korean fashion eyewear brand. According to a Korean Economic Daily report, Google is slated to sign a deal worth around 145.0 billion Korean won (~$100 million) in Gentle Monster. Citing investment […]

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