Instagram Creators With Over 100K Followers Will Get Access to Additional Comment Filters

The filters will provide more ways to hone in on the most important interactions.

Meta Is Increasingly Relying on AI to Make Decisions About User Experience Elements

AI will be making calls on algorithm updates, rule violations and more.

Study Shows Left-Leaning Influencers Remain Active on X, Despite Supporting Bluesky

Despite news influencers putting their support behind Bluesky, they’re not going all in on the app.

YouTube Tests Engagement Leaderboard for Livestreams

The leaderboard will rank viewers based on how many comments they’ve made.

Meta Prioritizing Ultralight Headset With Puck For 2026 Over Traditional Quest 4

Meta is prioritizing shipping an ultralight Horizon OS headset with a tethered compute puck in 2026, and might not ship a new traditional form factor Quest until 2027.

Into The Darkness Hands-On: Promising Physics Action With A Long Way To Go

Into The Darkness is a promising PC VR early access physics-based action game that still has a ways to go.

Warplanes Pacific & Border Bots Are June’s Horizon+ Monthly Games On Quest

From a World War 2 dogfighter to comedic border patrol, here are the Horizon+ monthly redeemable games for June 2025 on Quest.

QuestCraft 6.0 Brings Major Performance Improvement & Pico Support

QuestCraft 6.0 adds performance improvements to the unofficial Minecraft VR port, Pico support and more.

The XR Week Peek (2025.06.02): Anduril and Meta become partners, MIXED magazine closes, and much more!

Today is the day we celebrate the Italian Republic, so theoretically I should be on holiday, but actually I’m here, writing this article to inform you about the most interesting things that have happened in XR in the past week!  As usual, I will be very informative for you all, my human readers, but it seems […]

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Crew Preps for Fourth Axiom Private Mission, Keeps up Human Research

The Expedition 73 crew members are turning their attention to the upcoming fourth private mission from Axiom Space. While the International Space Station crewmates prepare for the Ax-4 quartet’s arrival aboard a SpaceX Dragon they also continued studying how their bodies are adapting to weightlessness in the midst of ongoing lab maintenance duties.

‘The Reality of Hope’ Documents Life-Saving VRChat Friendship

The Reality Of Hope documents the life-saving path of a VRChat friendship.

XR News Roundup: Crystal Commanders, Slap Fighter VR, Bow Course & More

Between Slap Fighter VR’s first look at gameplay to a major Crystal Commanders patch, our latest XR News Roundup is live with further stories from this week.

Alliance Peacefighter Is An X-Wing Inspired PC VR Space Sim

Inspired by Wing Commander and X-Wing, Alliance Peacefighter brings a story-driven space sim to PC VR next week.

How Enterprises Are Using AR to Adapt IT Service Continuity

In a digital-first economy, uptime is now a non-negotiable. As businesses scale across geographies and embrace hybrid work models, their IT infrastructure is growing more distributed.   Service continuity has become a business imperative. For many, this means turning to augmented reality (AR) as a tangible solution to reduce downtime, boost resilience, and keep critical systems […]

AR/VR in Retail: A Trend Everyone Talks About, But Few Truly Adopt

Walk into any retail innovation summit, read the latest trend reports, or speak to a forward-looking CXO, and one narrative dominates: “AR and VR are the future of retail.” From interactive mirrors to immersive shopping malls in the metaverse, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) continue to capture the imagination of the industry. As […]

Android XR Architecture: What Makes Android XR Different

Wondering what’s so special about Android XR? Architecture is a good place to start. Google might not be the first major tech company to build an extended reality ecosystem. But it’s taking a very different approach to its competitors – one focused on flexibility, and open standards. While companies like Apple lock organizations and developers […]

X Launches New Chat Experience in Beta, a Precursor to Payments

The new chat experience has enhanced safety, which is a key consideration for the next stage.

Pinterest to Sponsor the New York Liberty To Expand Sports Linkage

Pinterest says engagement with WNBA-related content is on the rise in the app.

Meta Partners With Anduril To Develop XR Headsets for US Military

The project will benefit from Meta’s work in compacting AR components.

WhatsApp Adds Status Functionalities, Including More Music Sharing Options

It’s also adding more Stories-like options, including the Add Yours sticker.

Alien Isolation’s New GRAND-MotherVR Mod Adds Hands & Brings QOL Improvements

The GRAND-MotherVR Mod from JayP adds long awaited hands and many other improvements to Alien Isolation in VR.

Bono: Stories Of Surrender, The First Feature-Length Apple Immersive Video, Is Out Now

However, not all of its scenes are actually immersive, with many presented in regular rectangular 2D.

New VR Games & Releases June 2025: Quest, SteamVR, PlayStation VR2 & More

From futuristic racers to The Smurfs, June has a few new VR games. Here are our highlights on Quest, Steam, and PlayStation VR2.

Out of Sight VR Review-In-Progress: A Sight to Behold

Out of Sight’s “second-person” perspective proves it’s already a great fit for VR, even with more polish to come.

Meta Reportedly Set to Expand Retail Locations as Smart Glasses Competition Heats Up

Meta has been flirting with retail for years now, however a Business Insider report maintains the company is finally looking to expand its retail footprint beyond its first and only brick-and-mortar location. Citing an internal communication, the report maintains Meta is looking to hire retail staff and roll out more physical stores, which are thought to go […]

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