The XR Week Peek (2025.06.22): Meta launches glasses with Oakley, Meta Quest 3S XBOX leaked, and more!

These are my last hours in the US! I’m starting to write this newsletter that literally in an hour, I’m going to the airport to return back to Europe. But I’m not returning to Italy, but I’m going to Berlin (Germany) to be a mentor at the XRCC hackathon. If you’re headed there, see you […]

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VR Treadmill Company Virtuix Raised Another $3M in Crowd Investments, Now at $200M Valuation

VR treadmill company Virtuix launched a crowd-based investment campaign late last year to further scale Omni One, its consumer-focused VR locomotion device. Now, the campaign’s second phase (Series B-2) has come to an end, garnering the company over $3 million. The company’s Series B-2 round has come to a close, which offered Series B Preferred […]

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Quest’s Mega Summer Sale Begins, Bringing up to 50% Off Top VR Titles

Meta kicked off its big ‘Mega Summer Sale‘ on Quest this past weekend, bringing deep savings to VR games, apps, and DLC packs until June 29th. There are currently hundreds of games on sale, ranging from some of the latest VR games, to old favorites that never go out of style. We rounded up a […]

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Social Platforms Explore Age Verification Options to Comply With Teen Access Regulations

Could we be entering a new stage of biometric tracking?

Meta Announces Oakley-Branded AI Glasses Aimed at Athletes

Meta’s latest AI glasses come in a different style, and include a few technical tweaks.

Quest 3S Xbox Edition Box Seemingly Leaks, Rumored To Launch Next Week

A Quest 3S Xbox Edition box has seemingly leaked, a year after Meta teased a limited-edition Quest “inspired by Xbox”, and it’s rumored to launch next week.

Snap Inc. & Niantic’s New Partnership Could be a Big Moment for City-scale AR Positioning and Experiences

Snap Inc., the company behind the Snapchat social app and Spectacles AR glasses, has teamed up with Niantic Spatial to bring accurate geospatial capabilities to the Snapchat and Spectacles platforms. The partnership could be mutually beneficial as Snap’s platforms will get city-scale positioning capabilities while Niantic could see a massive influx of user-generated data to […]

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The Largest Communities on Reddit [Infographic]

Some insight into what’s driving discussion on Reddit.

YouTube Announces Expanded Access to Generative AI Creative Tools

YouTube’s shared a range of data notes to celebrate its 20th birthday. 

More Challenges for X as xAI Faces Mounting Costs

The merging of X and xAI seemed like a good way to secure X’s future, but that may not be the case.