Earth’s a medium-size rock with some water on top, enveloped by gases that keep everything that lives here alive. Just at the edge of that envelope begins a thin but dense layer of human-built, high-tech stuff. People started putting gear up there in 1957, and now it’s a real habit. Telescopes look up and out…
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Philips Hue offers new replacement parts for outdoor lamps
Philips Hue has been offering a number of replacement parts for just over a year. These are primarily parts that can be easily replaced by the user, such as external power supplies or mounts for light strips. In the event of ‘genuine’ defects in the LED units, there is still no real recourse outside of…
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Philips Hue Outdoor Sale launched with 25 percent discount
Spring is slowly returning to Germany, and perhaps it will get a little warmer where you are this week too. It’s about time to get the garden back in shape. If you don’t want to do without smart lighting, Philips Hue now has just the right promotion in store for you. The Hue Outdoor Sale…
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IT Leadership Interview: Inside the Smart Building Revolution: Digital Twins at Work
Imagine being able to see every system, every piece of equipment, even every desk and light fitting in a building – all in real time, all digitally. That’s the promise of digital twins, a technology that’s moving beyond hype and theory into measurable operational impact for businesses and building occupants alike. Speaking to UC Today […]
HCM Reports: What the Data Says About ROI, Skills, AI, and Governance
If you sell, implement, or advise on workplace technology, Human Capital Management (HCM) can feel like a fog of vendor claims. The practical problem isn’t spotting hype. Instead, it’s finding evidence that holds up in a budget meeting, a security review, and a change-management plan. At the discovery stage, enterprise buyers want clear answers to […]
Professional AI adoption could unlock up to $4.1 trillion capacity for US
A new report from LinkedIn found that more needs to be done in order to maximize the benefit of artificial intelligence in the workforce.
X tests AI labeling to combat the rise of generated content
The app is working on a process that would require users to label posts created using artificial intelligence tools, according to an app researcher.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City Demo Impressions – VR In A Half Shell
The Steam Next Fest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City demo leaves us wanting the full release ASAP.
Space Control Coming to Meta Quest & PC VR Soon, Demo Out Now
Inspired by animated series like Rick & Morty and Futurama, Space Control is an absurd and comic VR game with a Steam Next Fest demo available now.
‘Evangelion’ VR Game Will Primarily Use Hand-tracking, Increasing Ease-of-use at Cost of Interaction Fidelity
At the Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th Anniversary event in Tokyo this weekend, Pixelity showed off its upcoming XR game EVANGELION: ? CROSS REFLECTIONS, revealing it’s going all-in on hand-tracking. The News On stage at the event, game director MK Choi gave a quick overview of the game, noting that Evangelion: Cross Reflections will feature “controller-free interaction, utilizing hand-tracking technology that allows […]
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Crew Packs Dragon for Thursday Departure, Keeps Up Human Research
The Expedition 74 crew will finalize the packing of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as it nears its departure later this week. Science operations were still underway aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the orbital residents explored how living and working in weightlessness is affecting their bodies.
AI-Generated Playlists, a New Look, and Other Changes Coming to Apple Music
The next big iPhone update will bring new features to the Apple Music app.
I Love This Portable Projector, and This Bundle Makes It an Even Better Deal
Plus it comes with a stand that also serves as a battery.
?? Gemini 3.1 Pro Is Here (and it’s built for multi-step thinking)
PLUS: Claude can now scan your code for security vulnerabilities…
Peptides are everywhere. Here’s what you need to know.
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Want to lose weight? Get shredded? Stay mentally sharp? A wellness influencer might tell you to take peptides, the latest cure-all in the alternative medicine arsenal.…
The human work behind humanoid robots is being hidden
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In January, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, the head of the world’s most valuable company, proclaimed that we are entering the era of physical AI, when artificial intelligence will move beyond language and chatbots…
Could RingCentral’s Voice AI Become the New Front Door for UCaaS?
RingCentral is placing a bigger bet on agentic voice AI, using its Q4 FY2025 earnings call to frame AI as more than a feature layer in UCaaS and CCaaS. CEO Vlad Shmunis said the company’s latest performance is “not an aberration,” telling the earnings call it is “an early sign of good things yet to […]
Could Microsoft Finally Crack Frontline AI With a Single Teams Chatbot?
Frontline workers have largely been an afterthought in the enterprise AI rollout. Most Copilot features like meeting summaries, email drafting, and document generation are built around desk-based workflows. The nurse who needs to check a care protocol mid-round, or the warehouse supervisor who needs to know what happened on the previous shift, hasn’t had much […]
X nears completion of search code rewrite
The platform’s head of product, Nikita Bier, also said X was improving bot detection in order to mitigate the effect of artificial intelligence bots.
X appeals $140M penalty from the EU Commission
In a post from the platform’s Global Government Affairs team, X questioned the original investigation and called the challenge a “landmark case.”
Prehistoric Survival Game Neolithic Dawn Adds New Sandbox Mode
Neolithic Dawn adds a new sandbox mode allowing players to jump right into the action.
Iron Guard: Salvation Is Coming To PlayStation VR2 Next Month
Iron Guard: Salvation, a sci-fi tower defense game, is coming to PlayStation VR2 in March.
The XR Week Peek (2026.02.24): Apple is accelerating glasses development, Pico may detail its headset at GDC, and more!
The celebrations for the New Lunar Year are coming to an end, and so are my days eating a lot of Chinese dumplings. I still wish you a lot of happiness and money, especially in this year that looks a bit troubled for VR! And now let’s have a look at the most relevant pieces […]
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Meta’s ‘Horizon Plus’ Game Subscription Service Now Has Over 1M Active Members
Meta announced that its Horizon+ game subscription service topped over one million active subscribers. Reality Labs VP of Content Samantha Ryan revealed the figure in a developer blog post, noting the service now boasts a games catalog of over 100 titles in addition to its rotating dip of monthly games. Popular titles include Ghosts of […]
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Meta Separates ‘Horizon Worlds’ from Quest, Going “almost exclusively mobile”
Meta announced it’s separating Horizon Worlds from the Quest platform, as the one-time social VR app is going “almost exclusively mobile” moving forward. The News “Our goal remains constant: to empower developers and creators as they build long-term, sustainable businesses,” said Samantha Ryan, VP of Content at Reality Labs. “We used to have a pretty […]
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