Meta Explores Celebrity-Voiced AI Chatbots

Meta’s celebrity-faced bots didn’t work, but maybe this will be different?

Snapchat+ Reaches 11 Million Paying Subscribers

Snapchat+ has been the most successful of the new wave of paid subscription features.

Zero Caliber 2 Review: A Thrilling VR Action Romp

Zero Caliber 2 is a strong follow-up to the original game, delivering a thrilling action-packed VR romp. Our full review.

Between Realities Podcast Season 8 Community Finale

In the Season 8 Finale of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva hosted a wide variety of guests from the virtual reality community.

HTC Cuts Vive XR Elite Price Ahead of New Headset Reveal

HTC has reduced the price of Vive XR Elite, its flagship standalone headset, cutting it from $1,100 to $900. The deal appears to only be available in the US, as Vive XR Elite is still selling for its launch price across other major regions—€1,449 in Europe and £1,299 in the UK. Released in February 2023, […]

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‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel Adopts OpenXR to ‘Expand VR Feature Set’ and Support More Devices

Facepunch Studios announced that s&box, its upcoming physics sandbox and game development platform, is now using OpenXR, which will not only allow the studio to expand its VR feature set, but also the range of supported devices. VR support has been on the table since Facepunch announced in 2015 it was working on a spiritual successor […]

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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cygnus Completes Solar Arrays Deployment

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft completed the deployment of its two solar arrays at 2:21 p.m. EDT after launching at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station for NASA. Shortly after launch, the spacecraft missed …

VRChat Spotlight: Magnetize, The Edge & Astral Bounds

Don Hopper goes deeper into VRChat visiting three more community-recommended worlds…

Where will he end up this week?

NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Cygnus Launches at 11:02 a.m. EDT

At 11:02 a.m. EDT, 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft for the company’s 21st commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.  Cygnus …

NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Launch Coverage Underway

NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, X, Facebook, and the agency’s website for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.  The company’s Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff at 11:02 a.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 …