Category: News from the web

Meta Connect will take place on September 25-26, 2024, showcasing Meta’s latest digital solutions from its social media and XR portfolio. Historically, Connect has revealed deep insights into the firm’s XR roadmap. Pundits should expect Meta to impress audiences during Connect 2024 and solidify its position as a leading XR vendor. While Meta seems to […]

 This week, immersive skilled trades training solutions provider Interplay Learning announced a new capital investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives to scale its training solutions to new clients in the enterprise marketplace. As part of the investment, Richard Waitumbi, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, will also join Interplay Learning’s Board of Directors.    Greg Shell, Partner […]

An important update for developers building with Meta’s tools. 

Elon’s moving to the next stage in removing blocking as an option. 

More data on X’s gradual decline.

TikTok will promote selected brands in its gift guide.

DISC is an upcoming VR and MR sports game that brings frisbee-style action exclusively to Quest.

Every year I like to play the guessing game for the Oculus/Facebook/Meta Connect making my list of predictions… which are not always correct, but they are good because they entice all the community people to play this game with me and to tell how they would love to see XR evolving. So let’s see together […]

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ASICS, a global pioneer in sports innovation, is an acronym for Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, a Latin phrase that means “A sound mind in a sound body.” The company was founded in Kobe, Japan, in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who aimed to make athletic shoes to nurture healthy lives in young people through sports….

The National Health Service (NHS) is piloting a new virtual reality training tool to offer employees insights into the experiences of colleagues from minority ethnic backgrounds. The VR technology, called “Walking in the shoes of…”, was setup by the UK’s government funded healthcare system to prevent a black, Asian, and other ethnic minorities from leaving. […]

In a recent interview with CNBC, Evan Spiegel, Snap’s CEO, explained that the Snap Spectacles AR smart glasses have reached its “5th generation,” the developer-only model is ready for AR content creators to design new immersive experiences and applications to launch smart glasses into the mainstream-a long term goal of firms like Meta.  “I think […]

Watch on YouTube In this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from Meta Connect 2024 and other immersive collaboration topics. Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, […]

Social media marketing is a multi-faceted role.

After standing in defiance of the order for three weeks, X is now looking to mend its relationship in Brazil.

A look at how Meta’s approaching the development of AI and the metaverse.

Another update to YouTube’s rule-breaking rectification process.

PlayStation’s next State of Play presentation airs tomorrow, promising news and updates on PSVR 2 games.

These are my last hours in China. I’m currently in Beijing and today I’m taking the plane to get back to Italy. As usual, when a trip ends I’m a bit sad about what I leave, but I’m also a bit happy because I see my own country again and I can finally eat some […]

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