Disney has scrapped its metaverse division and announced 7,000 layoffs, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday. Citing familiar sources, the WSJ revealed that Disney planned to axe its metaverse department. The new division aimed to produce Web3 content with the media giant’s intellectual property catalogue. According to reports, Disney laid off the 50-person […]
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Twitter Wins Court Order to Unmask Source Code Leaker
Twitter’s source code was published on GitHub some time back.
ByteDance-Owned Product Showcase App ‘Lemon8’ is Rising Up the App Store Charts
Lemon8 is being described as a cross between Instagram and Pinterest.
An Overview of Generative AI [Infographic]
Generative AI is the latest big tech trend that you need to know about.
How to Make the Most of Curated Content in 2023 [Infographic]
Some key tips to help maximize your content curation efforts.
Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game Will Receive New Post-Launch Content
Fast Travel Games are planning new post-launch content for Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, as a new patch adds minor bug fixes on Quest 2. Read more here:
Vertigo 2 Review: A Constantly Creative & Engaging PC VR Experience
Vertigo 2 offers a PC VR experience that is constantly creative and undeniably engaging.
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Quest Pro v51 Adds Local Dimming To PC Link, Significantly Enhancing Contrast
Quest Pro v51 update adds local dimming to PC VR Link and Air Link modes, significantly improving contrast at the cost of some blooming.
Meta Releases Haptics SDK For Quest Controllers, With 34 Premade Patterns
Meta released Haptics SDK for Unity, supporting Quest 2 and Quest Pro controllers. It comes with 34 premade patterns and a desktop app for creating new patterns.
5 Content Marketing Trends to Keep in Mind for 2023
As technology is quickly disrupting the business and marketing worlds, it’s important to continuously evolve your content marketing strategy to keep up with the quickly changing world. What is 2023 going to look like for content marketers? Is there any way to get prepared? Let’s dive in now to these 5 content marketing trends for […]
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Expedition 69 Officially Begins on Station
The Expedition 69 mission is officially under way following the undocking of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Tuesday. The seven-member International Space Station crew split its day on Wednesday as the four astronauts conducted space research while the three cosmonauts had the day off. The uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 space ship completed a six-month stay at …
Streamline Your Business With Proposal Automation Software
Proposal automation software is quickly becoming an essential tool for businesses of all sizes. This type of software streamlines the process of creating proposals, ensuring that all necessary information is included and presented in a…read more
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ESG Asset Managers: Finding The Right Partner For Sustainable Investing
As the world shifts toward a more sustainable economy, investors are increasingly turning to ESG (environmental, social, and governance) asset managers as a way to align their investments with their values. These asset managers offer…read more
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Twitter Source Code Leak Should Serve As Warning Say Security Experts
According to Twitter, the code was stolen and left by a disgruntled employee. … [+]The time Elon Musk, a billionaire tech entrepreneur bought the company for $44 Billion (Photo by Jaap Ariens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)….read more
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Experience What It’s Like To Die In This VR Simulation
Catch a glimpse of the other side with this immersive art installation. What happens after you die? It’s a question as old as time and one that artist Shaun Gladwell is committed to answering. This week the Australian-based creative debuted an immersive art piece at the Melbourne Now event that’s designed to simulate what it’s […]
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Location-Based VR Ghostbusters Game Haunts Arcades
Battle supernatural entities and race against other players in futuristic hovercrafts. Last year Sony unveiled Ghostbusters VR Academy, a new location-based VR experience based on the iconic Ghostbusters franchise that lets you to strap on a Proton Pack and battle an army of supernatural creatures alongside your friends. Today, the highly-anticipated multiplayer experience officially launched […]
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An Indiana Jones-Style VR Game Is Coming To Quest
Explore an ancient temple using your own two feet in this unique room-scale VR experience. Originally released on PC VR headsets back in 2021, the incredible room-scale VR game Eye of the Temple will soon be heading to Meta Quest headsets, according to developer Rune Skovbo Johansen. This immersive VR experience tasks you with exploring […]
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What does glTF mean for the Metaverse
Building engaging metaverse environments isn’t without its challenges. New digital platforms come with their own unique demands, particularly in regard to how content is processed and shared. As consumers and companies transition into metaverse landscapes, developers and designers must find ways of delivering high-quality immersive content in lightweight, agile forms. Just as the JPEG […]
Which Big Tech Firms in AI Have Faced the Biggest Job Cuts?
Concerns are mounting in the technology landscape. After a phenomenal period of growth, prompted by the acceleration of digital transformation during the pandemic, countless brands have suddenly encountered budget cuts, dips in funding, and supply chain issues. The result has been an increase in the number of layoffs throughout the technology space. Brands began announcing […]
TikTok Works to Reassure US Users, and Avoid a Ban in the Region
TikTok’s been meeting with US ad partners to rally support amid ban talks.
Twitter’s Amplifying Tweets from a Selected List of VIPs as it Seeks to Prop Up Engagement
Elon Musk has established a list of VIP accounts that get preferential treatment in the app.
Meta Launches New Reels Ad Options as it Leans into Consumption Shifts
As short-form video becomes a bigger focus, Meta’s looking to help advertisers tap into the shift.
Musk Says That, as of April 15th, Only Tweets from Twitter Blue Subscribers Will be Recommended in the Main Feed
A big change to try and drive Twitter Blue take-up – but will it work?
The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!
This has been quite an interesting week. We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. Since there are these two conferences with a very similar name happening at […]
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Uncrewed Soyuz Spaceship Lands in Kazakhstan
The uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft made an automated, parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan at 7:46 a.m. EDT (5:46 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on Tuesday after undocking from the International Space Station at 5:57 a.m. Remaining aboard the station is the seven-person crew of Expedition 69 with Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Woody …