Is It Time to Move On From Twitter/X?

Amid various changes at the app, the X experience is changing.

YouTube Highlights Latest Shorts Trends to Help Inform Your Content Approach

Some pointers on what’s resonating with Shorts viewers.

Meta Adds New Brand Safety Elements to Reassure Ad Partners

Extra ad placement assurance for Meta advertisers, including on Instagram. 

Quest 3 Details Slated For Meta Connect On September 27

Meta confirmed Connect will feature an in-person component and keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Expect Quest 3 details:

GRIM Brings A New Survival Multiplayer Game To VR

GRIM is a VR multiplayer survival game similar to Rust, planned for Steam early access next year.

Last Echo VR Players Soar In Zero-G As Meta Shuts Down The Servers

Last Echo VR players soar In zero-g until Meta shuts down the servers.

No More Rainbows Reveals New Modes & Maps Coming This Week

A new content update for No More Rainbows launches this week, featuring new game modes and maps.

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.31): Roblox released on Quest, Apple bringing back investments in VR, and more!

It’s the last of July, the weather is hot, and today I had a very hot day at work, too. But at least I have some good Italian ice cream which always makes me happy. Ice cream and VR news, what could I ask more from this evening? Top news of the week Roblox Beta has […]

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Apple Joins Pixar, NVIDIA, & More to “accelerate next generation of AR experiences” with 3D File Protocol

Today, big tech companies including Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), which is dedicated to promoting the standardization and development of a 3D file protocol that Apple says will “help accelerate the next generation of AR experiences.” NVIDIA has been an early supporter of Pixar’s Universal Scene […]

Virtuix Raises $4.7M in Latest Crowd Investment, Plans to Ship 1,000 VR Treadmills by Year’s End

Virtuix, the company behind the Omni VR treadmill, announced it’s raised $4.7 million through its latest crowd investment round. The Austin, Texas-based company also says it plans to ship 1,000 of its Omni One VR treadmills by the end of this year. Earlier this year, Virtuix launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to further support the production […]