Spatial computing firm Talespin announced on Thursday it had completed a Series C fundraiser valued at $20 million USD from several key investors. SEEK Investments and Allomer Capital led the funding round, and were joined by Accenture Ventures, Pearson Ventures, Go1, and Sony Innovation Fund. We’ve joined the @Accenture Spotlight Program as a part of […]
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How Is Medical Virtual Reality Changing Healthcare?
Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to transform any industry that relies on hands-on interactions, from education, manufacturing, and especially healthcare. The VR healthcare market is expected to reach $42.8 billion by 2028, up from just $2.07 billion in 2020, according to a 2021 research report by Verified Market Research. That is a massive growth […]
Meta Announces New Restrictions on the Creation and Use of Profile Image Frames on Facebook
Due to activists creating anti-vax profile frames, Meta has been forced to restrict access to the option.
Snapchat Adds New Live Location Feature to Help Keep Users Safe
The new option will enable more granular tracking of user movements, shareable with one user at a time.
LinkedIn Adds New Elements to its ‘Services’ Listings to Help Freelancers Generate Business
The new options will provide more capacity to showcase your work, and boost credibility.
Twitter Announces New Activations for NBA All-Star Weekend
With NBA discussion on the rise in the app, Twitter’s looking to link NBA fans into the All-Star Weekend action.
Hack Lets You Use Background Audio Like Spotify & Discord On Quest 2
Quest hackers Basti564 and threethan figured out how to run background apps with audio on Quest, such as Spotify and Discord.
Links and guide here:
Pistol Whip Encore Teased For Reveal Next Week
Cloudhead Games is teasing the reveal of Pistol Whip Encore next week.
But what actually is it?
Horizon Worlds & Horizon Venues Hit 300,000 Monthly Users
Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues together have 300,000 monthly active users, Meta confirmed to The Verge.
STYLY makes creation and distribution of cross-platform XR content easy
It’s a while that I hear talking about STYLY in the VR communities: in these years, I’ve listened to many
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Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months
Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees ‘metamates’—the company announced its Horizon platform has now exceeded 300,000 users. Meta’s chief product officer Chris Cox made a statement during […]
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‘STRIDE’ Studio Announces Sci-Fi Roguelite ‘OUTLIER’, Coming to SteamVR in March
Joy Way, the studio behind VR titles STRIDE and AGAINST, announced it has another game in the early access pipeline. Called OUTLIER, the sci-fi roguelite is headed to Steam next month, with a version for Quest planned for 2022. Outlier is offering up procedurally-generated levels, an array of weapons and characters, and is taking inspiration from indie greats such as Risk of […]
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Cygnus Mission Go for Saturday Launch as Crew Preps
A U.S. resupply ship is poised to blast off Saturday morning on a day-and-a-half-long journey to replenish the International Space Station. While two astronauts train for its robotic capture, the rest of the Expedition 66 crew focused on maintaining science hardware and orbital lab systems. Weather at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is forecast …
Factory42 Opens The Green Planet AR Experience
The Green Planet Augmented Reality (AR) Experience, inspired by the hit BBC series, opened its doors last week to visitors in an exhibition aimed at educating on biodiversity with the power of immersive technologies. Combining a stunning masterpiece of tailored audiovisual effects, real-time 3D (RT3D) content, 5G, and AR, audiences can learn about the world’s […]
Taqtile Manifest to Digitise Inspections, Compliance
Taqtile, a US firm specialising in augmented reality (AR) enterprise workflow solutions, announced on Thursday it had added features to its Manifest platform, allowing remote and deskless workers to perform inspections and eliminating the need for paper-based processes. Workers can now conduct inspections, quality control checks, and audits remotely via the innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, […]
Web 3.0 vs Metaverse
Since its inception in the 1980s, the internet has come a long way. The first iteration of the internet was mainly focused on content consumption with a few users posting content and the majority consuming it passively. The second iteration was the social internet where users both generated and consumed content, and there were a […]
The State of XR in the Field Service Industry 2022
Extended Reality is helping to pave the way to the “new normal” of the post-pandemic world. Enabling a better level of communication, collaboration, and creativity, XR supports businesses in a host of valuable use cases. In the field services sector, the benefits of extended reality could be particularly compelling. Field services naturally operate in fluid, […]
Instagram Content Strategy: Create Without Burnout
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Meta Publishes New Report into Evolving Conversation Trends and Interests [Infographic]
The report provides an in-depth overview of the latest trends and shifts that are shaping online conversation.
Snapchat Will Let Users Update their Username From February 23rd
The update will enable Snapchatter’s to finally shed those old, ‘funny at the time’ usernames
YouTube Outlines its Evolving Efforts to Combat the Spread of Harmful Misinformation
YouTube continues to evolve its efforts to combat misinformation, though there are some major challenges before it.
LinkedIn Announces $500k Grants Program for Black History Month, New Learning Opportunities
LinkedIn is also hosting its first Black Entrepreneur Summit later this month.
Virtuoso Music Maker Comes To Quest And Steam In March
Virtuoso’s VR-based music making tools will launch on Meta Quest and SteamVR headsets in March.
VR Mech Shooter Vox Machinae Gets Quest 2 Version, Campaign In March
VR mech shooter Vox Machinae is coming to Quest 2!
The standalone version arrives alongside a single-player campaign next month. First trailer here.