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Twitter Opens Up Super Follows to All Users on iOS
The expansion is another element in Twitter’s broader creator monetization push.
Spacefolk City Review: Laying Some Nice Groundwork
City builders aren’t especially common in VR, but Spacefolk City’s establishing some steady foundations.
Here’s our full review!
Oculus Gaming Showcase Returning For 2022 Show
The Oculus Gaming Showcase will return for a 2022 show.
Everything Announced At Connect 2021: Meta, Project Cambria & More
From Facebook to Meta to Project Cambria, here’s everything announced at Connect 2021.
Meta Acquires Quest-Exclusive Fitness Service Supernatural
Meta is doubling down on VR fitness with the acquisition of the Quest-exclusive Supernatural fitness service.
Black Box VR Gym Members Lift 1 Billion Pounds In Virtual Reality
The Black Box VR community has lifted one billion pounds collectively in their virtual reality workout experience.
Yes, you can you actually lift weights in virtual reality? It’s possible at the Black Box VR gym.
Black Box VR combines real strength training and high-intensity cardio with an addictive esports-style video game to help people gain muscle, lose fat, and completely level up their real-life fitness.
Meta Plans to Reverse Controversial Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets
Meta (formerly Facebook) created quite a stir in the VR industry when it announced last year that it planned to require Facebook account logins for new users. The move didn’t go over well in the VR space or among critics at large. This week the company said it plans to roll-out a non-Facebook option for […]
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Meta Buys Dev Behind VR Fitness App ‘Supernatural’, Its Sixth VR Studio Acquisition in Two Years
Meta (formerly Facebook) today announced its sixth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s Within, the studio behind the popular Quest exclusive VR fitness app Supernatural. Meta announced the acquisition of Within on the Oculus blog saying that the studio will be run under Meta Reality Labs, the company’s XR organization. The price of the acquisition was not […]
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Russian Cargo Ship Docks to Station with Food, Fuel and Supplies
An uncrewed Russian Progress 79 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 9:31 p.m. EDT, two days after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 66 crew, the Progress 79 resupply spacecraft will spend about seven months at the station. Learn more …