Astronauts Prep for May Spacewalk Amid Human Research and Crew Departure

Two NASA astronauts are preparing their spacesuits for a spacewalk planned for the beginning of May to ready the International Space Station for a new rollout solar array. In the meantime, the rest of the Expedition 72 crew on Tuesday kept up its ongoing vision, respiratory, and circulatory system research ahead of this weekend’s crew departure.

Crew Studies Space-Caused Eye Changes as Trio Preps for Departure

The Expedition 72 crew began the week exploring what happens to a crew member’s eyes after living in space for months or years at a time. The International Space Station residents also kept up a host of other microgravity research, continued servicing spacesuits, and prepared for the departure of three crewmates.

The Benefits of Digital Twins: Workplace Optimization Use Cases and Examples

For companies investing in digital twins, workplace optimization is often a key goal. After all, countless organizations today are under increasing pressure to accomplish more with less, but many are losing money, and battling inefficiencies without realizing it. Some businesses lease large office spaces, but hybrid teams only use a fraction of the rooms available. […]

Scaling Digital Twins: Best Practices for Long-Term Success

Wondering how to start scaling digital twins effectively across your enterprise? You’re not alone. Digital twins are becoming some of the most valuable tools across organizations. Companies in industries from manufacturing to healthcare are now embracing digital twins, alongside AI and extended reality, to boost efficiency, optimize innovation, and drive growth. In fact, by 2032, […]

TikTok Adds More Ad Placement Controls, New Guide to Brand Safety Tools

Some new control options for your TikTok ads.

LinkedIn Launches New Mini-Site of Posting Tips

New tips for your LinkedIn content approach. 

Messenger Increases File Size Sharing to 100MB

Now you can send much larger files within Messenger chats.

FTC Antitrust Case Against Meta Heads to Trial This Week

If the FTC wins, it’ll have major ramifications for the entire social media industry.

Civilization VII VR Review: A Claustrophobic Take On Bringing Strategy To VR & MR

How do you justify porting a 4X strategy game to VR and mixed reality? Unfortunately, Civilization VII VR doesn’t offer any convincing answers.

Real VR Fishing Devs Explore Hand Tracking With Fishing Haven On Apple Vision Pro

Fishing Haven from the developers of Real VR Fishing explores hand tracking with Apple Vision Pro.

Sony Raises PS5 Console Price In Europe & Australasia

Sony has increased the price of the PS5 console in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, while decreasing the price of the disc drive add-on.

Prepare Your Torches As Subterranean Horror Game Tunnels Reaches Quest Soon

Tunnels, the underground VR horror exploration game, will arrive on Quest next month.

Cynthia Tan talks about the XR ecosystem in China and the VR AR Expo China

After last week’s amazing interview with Ori Inbar, this week I publish a new interesting interview, this time with Cynthia Tan, cofounder of VRAR World. Cynthia will talk about the XR event she’s organizing in Shanghai, the VRAR Expo China, plus she will let you discover more about the AR/VR ecosystem in China, and give […]

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Quest 3S Is $270 For The Next Two Weeks, A $30 Discount

Quest 3S is $30 off for the next two weeks, making the 128GB model $270 and the 256GB model $370.

Harpagun Review: Colorful Arcade Action With A Compelling Story

Harpagun delivers a colorful arcade shooter-smasher with a strong narrative on Quest, Steam and PlayStation VR2.

Apple Vision Pro 2 Reportedly Cheaper & Lighter, Mac-Tethered Headset Coming Too

Apple Vision Pro 2 will be cheaper and lighter, not just a chip upgrade, and the company is working on a Mac-tethered headset too, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

Aces Of Thunder First Impressions: An Ace In The Making

Aerial combat sim Aces of Thunder leaves a strong first impression, and we went hands-on with an early PC VR build.

VRgineers Reveal Four Major Ecosystem Updates

This week, VRgineers released VRG Tool 4.0.0, VRG Service 2.6.1, VRG Runtime 4.8.3, and SteamVR Driver 2.9.10, a series of ecosystem updates that aim to provide a smoother, more intuitive, and integrated experience for its platform’s users. This update seems to provide a complete overhaul of the design with the user experience in mind. The centrepiece […]

Big News from Meta, PICO, CareerViewXR, TeamViewer

The immersive technology landscape is abuzz with activity this week as major companies reveal their strategies for the near future. Following Apple’s announcements at WWDC, Meta has officially scheduled its annual Connect event for September, where it will showcase updates related to its Quest hardware, AI smart glasses, and the Horizon platform. In addition, Meta […]

Meta Announces Upcoming Webinar on Reels Tips and Tactics

The webinar will provide pointers on how to make the most of your Reels efforts.

Reddit Adds Partner Collaboration Within Its Ads Manager Platform

A new way to build collaborative Reddit ads campaigns.

WhatsApp Outlines Latest Updates, Including Group Chat Indicators, Document Scanning and More

An overview of the latest, smaller tweaks and updates from WhatsApp.

Canva Adds LinkedIn Video Creation Templates

An easier way to create more engaging video content in the app.

James Cameron: Headsets Solve The Problems Of 3D Cinema

James Cameron, who recently announced a partnership with Meta, waxed lyrical about how XR headsets solve the problems of traditional 3D glasses.

Wanderer: The Fragments Of Fate Gets First Hotfix On Quest & PlayStation VR2

The first hotfix for Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate is now live on Quest and PlayStation VR2.