Wednesday Boasted Health Scans in Space and More Dragon Cargo Stowage and Advanced Science Experiments for the Expedition 73 Crew

The International Space Station’s Expedition 73 crew was busy this Wednesday with completing health scans, transferring more dragon cargo stowage, and carrying out additional advanced science experiments.

Movella’s Xsens Animate 2025 Accelerates Avatar Realism

Avatar-led immersive experiences rely heavily on realistic and nuanced character animation, alongside high-quality virtual environments and objects. This has led to RT3D engines like Unreal, Unity, and others becoming a bedrock in creating the foundation of VR applications, from gaming to enterprise use cases. A new advancement in this space comes from Movella, which recently […]

Pinterest Outlines How To Optimize Your Marketing Approach

The product-focused app is up to 570 million users.

Meta Adds More Creative Options To Edits App

Meta continues to roll out new features in its video editing app.

LinkedIn Faces Job Cuts as Microsoft Rationalizes Costs

LinkedIn is facing another round of job cuts as part of parent company Microsoft’s broader staffing review.

Snapchat Launches New Report Series Looking at Gen Z in India

The report will provide a range of insights into Indian Gen Z trends.

As Horizon OS Advances, Developers Face Bugs & Performance Regression

Meta’s frequent Horizon OS updates are coming at the cost of performance issues and bugs for Quest developers, with users often blaming them.

Smash Drums Hands-On: Rocking To The Beat On PS VR2

Smash Drums debuts on PlayStation VR2 tomorrow with new bells and whistles.

A day at Pimax: hands-on Pimax Crystal Super (again) and a quick view at Dream Air prototypes

In this latest trip to China, the first company I visited was Pimax. And when I say “first company”, I mean it: they have come to the airport to bring me directly to their headquarters in Shanghai! In their venue, I was able to visit their offices, try the latest iteration of the Pimax Crystal […]

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NASA, Partners Adjust Summer 2025 Space Station Flight Planning

After reviewing the International Space Station flight schedule, NASA and its partners are shifting launch opportunities for several upcoming missions. The schedule adjustments provide more time to finalize mission plans, spacecraft readiness, and logistics. The new targeted no-earlier-than-launch opportunities, pending operational readiness, are: Axiom Mission 4 will launch Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut and director […]

Snap, BBC, & Shahnanigans: Driving Accessible AR Innovation

Shahnanigans is a creative studio that started in 2019. For over five years, the firm has worked with various brands in developing creative AR advertising on social media platforms like Snapchat and TikTok. According to Founder Shahwali Shayan, Shahnanigans offers creative technology solutions to clients and brands that” want to use marketing in a unique way, want […]

ArborXR Acquires InformXR, Unveiling Integrated XR Analytics to Empower Enterprise Learning

XR MDM solutions provider ArborXR recently announced the strategic acquisition of InformXR, an XR learning analytics platform. This is part of an ongoing effort to debut ArborXR Insights, an in-house XR analytics suite ready for the firm’s existing user base. The move sees InformXR’s Founder Dan Kuykendall, along with the firm’s engineering and data science team, […]

TikTok Adds New Option to Animate Still Images with AI

TikTok’s “AI Alive” is the platform’s first AI-driven image-to-video creation feature.

8 Marketing Principles You Wish You Knew From the Start [Infographic]

Some tips to help you maximize your marketing efforts.

X’s Community Notes Reaches 1M Contributors

X’s Community Notes program continues to expand – but is it the most effective content moderation approach?

TikTok Outlines Benefits for Automotive Marketers in New White Paper

The latest white paper from TikTok underlines the platform’s value for auto marketers.

Google Teases Smart Glasses Demo For I/O Next Week

Google just teased a smart glasses announcement for its I/O conference, which will take place next Tuesday.

Verse VR Brings The Magic Of Poetry And Folk Song To Life

Verse brings poetry and folk song to life inside your VR headset.

visionOS Is Getting Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Device Support

Apple Vision Pro’s visionOS will get support for brain-computer interface (BCI) devices later this year, starting with Synchron’s Stentrode.

Apple Vision Pro Will Be Able To Magnify, Describe, Find, Or Read Anything In View

For accessibility, Apple Vision Pro is getting the ability to magnify passthrough, as well as to describe, find, or read anything in your view using on-device AI.

The XR Week Peek (2025.05.13): Ray-Ban Meta 2 may come in 2026, Pimax announces Dream Air SE, and more!

Hello everyone from Shanghai, China! I’ve arrived an hour ago in my hotel room, after a few unexpected problems, like the airline company not letting me board the plane for nonexistent issues with my baggage or the hotel reception that couldn’t find my registration. Let’s say it has been an adventurous beginning, which makes me […]

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Apple is Reportedly Developing Smart Glasses to Rival Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

Apple is reportedly developing a new chip for an upcoming pair of smart glasses which is aiming to compete with Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, according to a recent Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman. Apple’s smart glasses chip is reportedly based on the low-energy processors used in Apple Watches, which are being optimized for power efficiency and the ability […]

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Biotech, Fire Safety Research and Station Maintenance topped Tuesday’s Schedule for the Expedition 73 Crew

Biotechnology research exploring DNA-inspired nanomaterials and researching how fire reacts in microgravity to expand on station fire safety topped the science schedule for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The crew also scheduled in time for more station maintenance.

Crew Kicks off the Week with Cargo Stowage, Health Research, and Maintenance and Agricultural Work

This week begins with a focus on cargo stowage inside SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft and health research aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 73 crew members also scheduled in time for maintenance and agricultural work.

Google I/O 2025 Signals Mainstream Push for AndroidXR

Next week, between May 20 and 21, Google I/O will kick off, showcasing the latest innovations in the technology giant’s portfolio. Namely, following its recent work developing the AndroidXR ecosystem, Google’s emerging VR/AR/MR portfolio will take centre stage alongside Google’s foundational innovations, such as AI. According to the Google I/O webpage, the May 20th keynote […]