Bluesky Gives Users More Control Over Notifications

More ways to customize your Bluesky experience.

YouTube Tests Ask Studio Analytics Bot

The AI bot will provide data on channel performance and where you can improve.

YouTube Enables Creators To Share More Data With Brands

YouTube’s looking to maintain its lead as the best platform for creators to earn money. 

Meta Is Gifting Verified To Selected Creators

Meta is looking to boost interest in its paid verification offering.

Hands-on: DreamPark brings the AR fun to the streets

At AWE, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to go hands-on with Dreampark, the very innovative startup that is bringing augmented reality entertainment to the streets. And I also was finally able to meet with (and interview!) Aidan Wolf, after so much time we know each other virtually. Let me tell you everything about […]

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Spatial Design Prototyping Tool ‘ShapesXR’ Adds Powerful Animation Features

ShapesXR (2021), the 3D and XR prototyping platform, just got a new animation feature that allows design teams to make their XR prototypes even more expressive and lifelike. The studio says the new ‘Animation’ feature introduces an “easy-to-use frame-based animation system, enabling creators to add transitions and dynamic interactions between scenes—all without writing a single […]

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Apple Acquires Digital Avatar Company TrueMeeting to Bolster Vision Pro Personas

Apple quietly acquired 3D avatar company TrueMeeting in January, which could help bolster the company’s digital Personas on Vision Pro. French language outlet MacGeneration first spotted the news via a European Commission filing, which includes a non-confidential summary of mergers and acquisitions. Details of the acquisition are still thin, however it appears Apple acquired the Tel […]

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Tuesday’s Station Research Advancing Crew Health as Crew Unpacks Cargo

Biomedical research topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crews explored cellular immunity and electrical muscle stimulation. Cargo transfers and exercise gear maintenance rounded out the day for the orbital residents.

Nokia, WEART to Revolutionize Virtual Interaction with Thermal Haptics

Recently, during the IEEE World Haptics Conference, the worldwide telecoms giant Nokia highlighted its research and development in thermal haptics for virtual environments, working alongside haptic feedback leader WEART. The research, namely, looks into haptic hardware to create a physical user feedback platform based on heat and touch, while also acting as a route to […]

Top XR Security Risks Every Business Should Know

Thinking about diving into extended reality for training, product development, collaboration, or just a fantastic customer service experience? First, you need to get real about the actual XR security risks enterprises face now. Extended Reality is similar to AI (the other hot topic in tech right now), in the sense that really incredible immersive experiences […]

The Most Commonly Used Passwords [Infographic]

When was the last time that you updated your passwords?

Threads Turns Two, Continues To Gain Momentum

Everyone gets a party hat to celebrate.

Snapchat Launches Interactive Art Project at the Palace of Versailles

A new project to help enhance Snap’s connection to French culture.

TikTok Is Reportedly Developing a US-Only Version of the App

The updated app could help TikTok remain in the U.S. 

Table Troopers Brings Worms-Inspired Action To Quest Soon

Table Troopers, the tactical mixed reality multiplayer game inspired by Worms, launches in early access on Quest soon.

Prison Boss Prohibition Review: A Cracking Business Simulator

Prison Boss Prohibition is a hilarious co-op bootlegging simulator with enticing gameplay.

Spatial Design Platform ShapesXR Adds New Animation Feature Tomorrow

ShapesXR, a design and prototyping platform for 3D and spatial experiences, is introducing a new animation feature tomorrow.

The XR Week Peek (2025.07.07): HMS announces its enterprise AR headset, new leaks on Meta Celeste, and more!

Summer is coming, and we enter a period of the year when people start going on vacation, and the amount of XR news diminishes… before it sharply rises again during the many tech events of September and October.  I’ve spent the week working and recovering from the trip, and also enjoying the videos from XRCC, inside […]

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Week Starts with Muscle Stimulation and Cellular Research During Cargo Transfers

The Expedition 73 crew kicked off the week studying electrical muscle stimulation and cellular immunity to protect crew health in microgravity. The orbital residents are also unpacking a new cargo craft and continuing to support the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew aboard the International Space Station.

The KIWI K4 Duo Is A New Audio Head Strap For Quest 3 & 3S

KIWI Design recently released the K4 Duo, a new audio and battery head strap for Quest 3.

How to Make AI More Creative: 4 Keys to Better Prompting

When I talk about AI creativity, it’s important to start with how most people use Google. When people first start prompting AI tools, they treat them like Google for the most part, sharing short prompts and expecting magical results. For brainstorming and creative results, magic is certainly there sometimes.  But I find that if you […]

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Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station Resupplying Expedition 73

The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 5. The spacecraft launched at 3:32 p.m. EDT on July 3 (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time, July 4) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

Progress Resupply Ship Nears Station With Three Tons of Cargo

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft will automatically dock at approximately 5:27 p.m. EDT to the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module. 

XR News Roundup: DigiGods 2.0, Inter Solar 83, Spell Siege & More

Our latest edition of the XR News Roundup, catching up on news stories like DigiGods 2.0 and Inter Solar 83 introducing crafting.

Big XR News from ImmersiveTouch, Vuzix, frontline.io, HMS

The XR market is seeing rapid advancements in both healthcare and enterprise. HealthpointCapital acquired ImmersiveTouch, a leader in VR/AR surgical planning for facial and thoracic trauma, aiming to enhance surgical efficiency. Vuzix is expanding its AR smart glasses presence with continued orders from TranscribeGlass for AI-powered accessibility and gaining market visibility through its inclusion in […]