The five-ton Prichal docking module and its modified, uncrewed Russian Progress delivery spacecraft are safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 8:06 a.m. (6:06 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Prichal, named for the Russian word for port or berth, has five available docking ports to accommodate …
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Meta Unveils XLS-R Speech Processing Tool
Meta, Inc has begun exploring the full potential of the Metaverse with a new language processing solution, the company announced last week. The new speech model, XLS-R, is a self-supervised tool which decodes and processes roughly 128 languages to execute numerous speech tasks by learning with around 10 times more hours of public multilingual data, […]
XYZ Reality Launches ‘Atom’ AR Headset
XYZ Reality announced on Monday it had launched its Atom augmented reality (AR) headset for construction workers, allowing the company to expand its solutions and advance in the global XR building industry. According to XYZ Reality, the Atom AR headset is the most accurate AR device for the construction industry and using HoloSite along with […]
HTC VIVE Updates Security and Privacy Policy
This week, Taiwanese consumer electronics firm HTC VIVE announced updates its security and privacy policies so that organisations using its solutions can responsibly protect user data as well as personally identifiable information (PII). Due to privacy and security updates, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) granted the tech firm ISO27001 and ISO27701 certifications. The ISO […]
Getting the Most Out of VR Content with Simlab
Founded in 2007, Amman, Jordan-based 3D software development company Simlab is an experienced team that is creating tools for general 3D and VR-ready content creation for enterprise-grade virtual reality (VR) training or remote guidance solutions. Simlab’s VR software development kit (SDK) stands out by offering a ‘no-coding’ toolkit to create deep and immersive applications for […]
Reddit Launches Enhanced Video Tools, Announces Shutdown of Dubsmash
Reddit’s adding some new camera enhancements, as it merges the functionality from Dubsmash.
Instagram Launches Live Testing of Longer Videos in Stories
Some users are now able to post 60-second videos in Stories, without them being split up into 15-second segments.
TikTok Announces Fundraising Initiatives for Giving Tuesday, $7m in Direct Donations for Mission-Driven Organizations
TikTok will run a series of live-streams throughout December to highlight various charitable groups and causes.
Twitter Shares New Insights into Holiday Shopping Trends [Infographic]
The data shows that people are planning earlier, while fashion-related topics are high on the agenda.
Unplugged Air Guitar Comes To PCVR’s Valve Index Controllers In December
Thrilling air guitar game Unplugged is coming to Steam and bringing its breakthrough finger-tracked gameplay to the Valve Index Controllers on December 2.