Meta Announces Llama Impact Grants to Further AI Development

The program will see over $2 million invested as Meta continues to push open-source AI development. 

X Confirms It’s Moving Out of San Francisco HQ

Staff will be moving out of the platform’s longtime head office over the coming months.

YouTube Tests Picture-In-Picture Ads for Live Streams

The small screen ads will be displayed at the top of in-progress streaming content.  

Meta Removes Detailed Targeting Exclusions From Ad Campaigns

Ad campaigns perform better without exclusions, internal research shows. 

The Burst Hands-On: Feel My Pain

The Burst is a new VR FPS with parkouring mechanics, though the execution is considerably lacking. Our impressions.

Varjo XR-4 Hands-On: Stunning VR Quality With Disappointing Passthrough

Read our hands-on impressions of Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition, which the company claimed provides VR and MR “indistinguishable from natural sight”.

Puzzle Sculpt Is A Relaxing Spatial Puzzler Coming To Apple Vision Pro

The next game from the I Expect You To Die studio is Puzzle Sculpt, a relaxing spatial puzzler reaching Apple Vision Pro next month.

How Firefighters Are Training With VR & Haptic Heat Vests

VR has many use cases beyond entertainment and with HTC, RiVR’s fire safety program aims to minimize training risks. Here’s what we thought in a recent demo.

The XR Week Peek (2024.08.06): PSVR 2 sales skyrocket after the price slash, Meta reports revenue growth, and more!

In the middle of the summer, let’s enjoy this week’s most interesting pieces of XR news! Top news of the week PSVR 2 sales skyrocketed with the discount Last week I reported about Sony heavily discounting PlayStation VR 2 in the US and UK: the original price was $550, but after the discount it amounted to just […]

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VR Veteran Studio nDreams to Reveal “what’s next” at VR Games Showcase Next Week

One of VR’s most senior studios nDreams announced they’re getting ready to announce “what’s next” at the VR Games Showcase next week. Coming August 15th and presented by industry veteran Jamie Feltham, the inaugural VR Games Showcase will cover titles targeting Quest, PSVR 2 and PC VR—promising 15 titles and announcements from a smorgasbord of XR studios. […]

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