Meta paused the international rollout for Display glasses with Neural Band while handwriting recognition begins in the United States.
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Pistol Whip Developer Cloudhead Lays Off 70 Percent Of Staff
Pistol Whip developer Cloudhead Games laid off 70 percent of staff.
One of VR’s Most Senior and Successful Studios is Laying Off 70% of Staff
Cloudhead Games, the veteran VR studio behind hit rhythm shooter Pistol Whip (2019), announced that it’s laying off 70% of staff, making for at least 37 affected employees. Cloudhead CEO Denny Unger released the news via a Bluesky post, explaining the decision was based a “downturn of the gaming industry, VR’s still nascent challenges, including a lack of […]
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NBA Announces Full Schedule for Immersive Lakers Games on Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro users are getting a good slate of immersive Lakers games this season starting this month, captured in 180 degree video. Six Lakers games will be broadcast live as a front-row immersive experience through the Spectrum SportsNet app or NBA: Live Games & Scores on Apple Vision Pro. First, here’s the full schedule: Date […]
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Expedition 74 Gears Up for First Spacewalk of 2026
The Expedition 74 crew is gearing up for the first spacewalk of 2026 this week that will see two astronauts prepare the International Space Station for a new set of roll-out solar arrays. The orbital residents also had time on Monday to conduct microgravity research, pack a U.S. cargo craft, and maintain communications and life support systems.
CES 2026: Hisense Just Announced the RGB MiniLED Evo
The company also revealed that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to its TVs.
Turn on This Setting to Protect Your Privacy When Letting Someone Else Use Your iPhone
There are easy ways to limit how others can use your device.
?? xAI Launches Grok for Business + Meta’s $2B AI Acquisition
PLUS: European banks planning massive AI job cuts…
The overlooked driver of digital transformation
When business leaders talk about digital transformation, their focus often jumps straight to cloud platforms, AI tools, or collaboration software. Yet, one of the most fundamental enablers of how organizations now work, and how employees experience that work, is often overlooked: audio. As Genevieve Juillard, CEO of IDC, notes, the shift to hybrid collaboration made…
The Download: Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley, and the AI terms that were everywhere in 2025
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change In June last year, startup Octavia Carbon began running a high-stakes test in the small town of Gilgil in…
Hubspot Publishes New Guide to Reddit Marketing for B2B Brands
Some handy pointers for B2B marketers.
Reports Suggest That OpenAI May Be Looking to Acquire Pinterest
Rumors are swirling that OpenAI may be looking to make a move on Pinterest.
Darshan Shankar Reflects On 10 Years Of Bigscreen Beta As Beyond 2 Production Ramps
“We stay focused on VR” Bigscreen founder Darshan Shankar says.
The Cyberdeck: How Personal Computing Enters VR
What is a Cyberdeck?
You’re probably reading this on one and it’s just not compatible with VR yet.
Asymmetric PC vs. VR Game ‘Panoptic’ is Getting a Sequel with 1v4 Multiplayer and Quest Support
Panoptic (2020) is an innovative ‘PC vs. VR’ game that plays out like a game of 1v1 hide-and-seek, with one VR player seeking out a flatscreen PC player who tries to blend into the crowd. Now the studio behind the game has announced Panoptic II and says it plans to expand the game with up to 1v4 […]
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Magic Leap Signs Deal with Taiwan’s Pegatron, Strengthening AR Manufacturing Position
Magic Leap announced a manufacturing partnership with Pegatron, a major global electronics manufacturer, to scale production of AR glasses components, including Magic Leap’s waveguide technology. The News Under the agreement outlined in a press statement, Pegatron will apply its manufacturing capabilities to help turn Magic Leap’s optical designs into mass-produced components. Taiwan-based Pegatron specializes in […]
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Hue weekly: Off to Las Vegas!
It’s that time of year again. After my appgefahren colleague Frederick and I enjoyed ourselves so much at last year’s CES in Las Vegas, we’re back again this year. And for the first time in several years, Philips Hue is also returning to the gaming metropolis. On Tuesday afternoon, which is already Wednesday night in…
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Punkt Has a New Smartphone for People Who Hate Smartphones
The MC03 appears geared towards users who prioritize privacy and minimalism.
Segmented: New mode for Philips Hue gradient products
Philips Hue has once again improved its products and integrated a new feature. Light strips and other lights with a gradient function now offer another mode in addition to Linear, Mirrored, and Diffuse. In this blog post, you’ll learn what “Segmented” is all about. Where exactly can you find the new mode and the different…
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This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry
A Blackberry style companion device for all your messaging needs.
I Finally Figured Out What Productivity Hack Helps Me Crush My New Year’s Resolutions
I tried a little something new last year—and it worked.
?? Tutorial: How To Turn 1 Image into 10 Cinematic Camera Shots with AI
PLUS: The exact prompts to copy-paste…
3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now
The most amazing drummer on the internet My daughter introduced me to El Estepario Siberiano’s YouTube channel a few months back, and I have been obsessed ever since. The Spanish drummer (real name: Jorge Garrido) posts videos of himself playing supercharged cover versions of popular tracks, hitting his drums with such jaw-dropping speed and technique…
Job titles of the future: Head-transplant surgeon
The Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has been preparing for a surgery that might never happen. His idea? Swap a sick person’s head—or perhaps just the brain—onto a younger, healthier body. Canavero caused a stir in 2017 when he announced that a team he advised in China had exchanged heads between two corpses. But he never…
