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NASA astronauts?Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers concluded their spacewalk at 2:49 p.m. EDT. The total time was 5 hours and 44 minutes. It was the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers, and the 275th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.  McClain and Ayers completed their primary objectives, including […]

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began a spacewalk at approximately 9:05 a.m. EDT to install a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays. The astronauts also will relocate a space station communications antenna.  

NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ as two astronauts prepare to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:15 a.m. EDT and last about six and a half hours. 

At 6:10 p.m. EDT today, the Progress 91 spacecraft thrusters fired for 3 minutes, 33 seconds to raise the orbit of the International Space Station to provide an extra distance margin from a piece of orbital debris originating from a Chinese Long March rocket body launched in 2005.

Vuzix Corporation recently announced the acquisition of a waveguide research and development facility in Milpitas, California, allowing Vuzix to supercharge waveguide tools that are integral for its next-generation of workplace AI-driven smart glasses and those of its ODM/OEM partners. Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix, added: Vuzix continues to drive innovation in waveguide optics […]

Pinterest has seen an influx of AI generated content of late.

Now, people who don’t use their legal name online can also get their LinkedIn profile verified.

An important area of focus for Snap.

Another measure to help protect users from potentially harmful exposure.

VR arcade basketball game Just Hoops is heading to PlayStation VR2 later this year, and Realcast released new gameplay footage.

Smash Drums will reach PlayStation VR2 next month with native 120fps performance, further PS5 Pro enhancements and more.

These days, we are not having exciting XR news because many people are taking some extra days of vacation around the celebrations for the 1st of May. Actually I’m going to celebrate the day of the workers by working, since I have a few deliveries to take care of, and that’s also why this newsletter […]

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Two NASA astronauts spent Wednesday finalizing preparations for a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation capabilities and relocate a communications antenna. Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began their shift staging their spacesuits and organizing their spacewalking tools inside the Quest airlock.

The Expedition 73 crew is learning how to manufacture nanomaterials today possibly leading to new therapeutics, vaccines, and regenerative medicine. The orbital residents also conducted vein scans and wrapped a cellular gravity sensing experiment aboard the International Space Station.

This week, following its internal experimental deployment of AR smart glasses for delivery drivers, Amazon, via its Alexa Fund, helped to provide a total of $36.5 million to Helsinki-based AR smart glasses developers IXI-in collaboration with other investors. Following an operational stealth period, the move helps IXI create its first device. Plural led the Series […]

Recently, Sightful released another update regarding its emerging productivity AR laptop product: the launch of Spacetop for Windows, marking a strategic shift to a software-only model for Windows to match the growth of AI PCs. Following Sightful’s initial focus on developing proprietary AR hardware, the company turned to also support the emerging AI PC marketplace. Spacetop for Windows […]

AI experts are confident that the latest wave of AI tools will act in a more complementary way.

A new way to help cross-promote Threads.

Some pointers to help maximize your LinkedIn video posts.