Reddit Acquires Machine Learning Platform Spell to Improve Contextual Matching Algorithms

Spell’s systems will help Reddit improve its contextual matching, and ideally drive better engagement.

TikTok Announces Full Merger of US User Data to US-Based Systems, Amid New Reports of Chinese Access

TikTok has now merged its US user data to Oracle cloud storage – but reports suggest that China-based staff are still accessing US user info.

Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 17 Ft. Virtual Strangers

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Wes and Ruuts, hosts of the Virtual Strangers VR podcast.

Crew Wraps Week with Research Hardware Work, Cygnus Packing

Space research hardware kept the Expedition 67 crew busy on Friday as the four astronauts and three cosmonauts turned on free-flying robots, configured nanosatellites, and replaced a fuel bottle inside a furnace. The septet also split its day inside the International Space Station with Earth observations, spacesuit helmet work, and cargo packing. The Astrobee robotic …

Web3 AR Firm Kaleidoco Raises $7m in Seed Funding

Web3 and augmented reality (AR) entertainment technology firm Kaleidoco raised $7 million USD in seed funding to accelerate its growth with key hires, the firm announced on Wednesday. Numerous investors in the gaming, entertainment, and blockchain industry joined the funding round, including Animoca Brands, GameFi Ventures, Jane Street, Merit Circle, Nexo, SuperChain Capital, The Seelig […]

Meta Unveils New Quest Headset Parental Controls

Meta Platforms Inc has begun rolling out several changes for supervision tools across its Quest 2 product lineup of headsets, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The firm has issued changes to options available on its Parent Dashboard, where adults supervising children can access the following: Approve app downloading or purchasing blocked, […]

Analysing the AWE 2022 and XR Industry with Trigger

In this session we discuss the following: 1) Trigger’s analysis of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022 2) Future trends in the extended reality (XR) industry 3) Core XR technologies empowering Trigger’s innovative campaigns If you’re looking for more information on this topic visit https://www.triggerxr.com/. Thanks for watching, if you’d like more like this, don’t […]

Building a Business Case for XR in Advertising

The advertising landscape has always been a fast-moving, and competitive space. For years, companies in every industry have been competing to grab the attention of their target audience as effectively as possible, in a landscape where consumers are becoming less interested in “traditional” marketing campaigns. XR, or Extended Reality, with its ability to immerse users […]

Snapchat’s Testing Replies to Spotlight Clips

The addition would move Spotlight more into line with other short-form video options.

TikTok Launches Limited Test of New Viewer History Display

But does it offer any real value?