Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of HoloLens 2, with Microsoft Mixed Reality CVP Robin Seiler confirming Microsoft’s stance on HoloLens and its mixed reality ambition by explaining, “transitioning away from hardware development but will continue to provide support for HoloLens2 hardware and software through 2027, as announced in October.” In an official press […]
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Accenture Leads the Enterprise Metaverse Charge as Meta Revamps Horizon
Accenture, one of the early adopters and experimenters in XR, has spent the past few years exploring how AR/VR/MR can positively influence business operations. Most recently, highlighting a success story with industry leaders, Meta to create an enterprise-ready Metaverse service. Accenture started its Metaverse journey in 2019 when it launched its multi-user virtual campus, the […]
How To Align the SEO Process With AI Discovery [Infographic]
Some pointers on how to evolve your SEO strategy to align with AI-based discovery.
xAI Seeks New Funding, Which Will Help To Secure X
With X and xAI’s funding now intertwined, any win for xAI is a boost for X.
X Provides Explanations of Common Reach Restrictions Amid Accusations of Shadowbans
In all likelihood, X is not actively restricting your posts. Probably.
Meta’s AI Models Will Be Made Available to Astronauts on the ISS
Meta’s working with Booz Allen to make its AI models available in space.
Elsewhere Electric Hands-On: Curious Mystery With Fun Co-Op
Elsewhere Electric promises a curiously unsettling co-op puzzle mystery that unfolds across VR and mobile.
Crew Kicks off Busy Research Week Before Thursday’s Spacewalk
Biotechnology, human health, and space botany kicked off the research week aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 73 crew is also preparing for a spacewalk on Thursday to ready the orbital outpost for a new rollout solar array and relocate a communications antenna.
Meta Employees Reportedly Working Weekends To Ship HUD Glasses In October
Some Meta employees are working weekends to ship the company’s smart glasses with a HUD in October, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Shipping Delayed To June Due To PCB Design Flaw
Bigscreen Beyond 2’s first shipping batches have been delayed to June, or late May if things go well, due to a PCB design flaw.
Everything We Saw At NewImages Festival 2025
NewImages Festival recently returned for its eighth edition, and we checked out the latest in VR filmmaking.
Soul Paint Aims To Encourage Self Reflection Through XR
Soul Paint is a VR experience narrated by Rosario Dawson that combines 3D drawing with personal introspection.
XR News Roundup: Alien, Umami Grove, Real VR Fishing, Project Mix & More
From a new Alien: Rogue Incursion Quest 3 patch to Real VR Fishing’s UK DLC, our latest XR News Roundup is live with a few more stories from this week.
Porsche’s Apple Vision Pro App Lets You Customize A 911 Spirit 70
Porsche’s Apple Vision Pro App lets you customize a 911 Spirit 70 in mixed reality — and proceed to order it if you have the $250K to spare.
Varjo Teleport 2.0 Aims to Redefine Industrial-Grade 3D Capture
This week, Varjo announced Teleport version 2.0, an update that aims to amplify its leading 3D capture solution, improving the ways businesses can capture real-world spaces and turn them into immersive environments. Teleport 2.0 enables a fully automated, cloud-based production pipeline that allows end-users to spatially capture an environment with a range of capture devices, such […]
Big XR News from Google, Vuzix, StretchSense, Bodyswaps
Google previewed its smart glasses, “Act Two”, at TED2025. Vuzix and Xander are shipping real-time captioning AR glasses. StretchSense launched a precise hand-tracking XR glove. Bodyswaps 3.0 now has AI-powered immersive learning. AI and XR are converging fast; and the future of intelligent XR is here! Google’s AndroidXR Lead Announces “Act Two” of AI & […]
How AI Use Is Evolving Over Time [Infographic]
A look at how AI usage is changing as we become more attuned to the latest tools.
LinkedIn Will Enable Third Party Apps To Display Its ID Verification Markers
Adding more assurance in digital connection.
Threads Launches Updated Desktop UI, Moves to ‘Threads.com’ Domain
Meta’s moving Threads to a new website, and giving it a small refresh in the process.
Doja Cat Is Now A Purchasable Avatar In Meta Horizon Worlds
Doja Cat is now a purchasable avatar in Meta Horizon Worlds, priced at roughly $7.50 worth of Meta Credits.
Varjo Teleport 2.0 Offers “Best-In-Class” Photorealistic Scene Capture
Varjo Teleport 2.0 upgrades the $30/month photorealistic scene capture service to “best-in-class” visual quality.
‘GHOST TOWN’, The Follow-up to a Top-rated VR Puzzler, Launches on Quest—Coming Soon to PC VR & PSVR 2
GHOST TOWN is the latest VR game to launch from Fireproof Games, a studio whose previous title, The Room: A Dark Matter, is one of the best and most rated VR puzzle games to date. Ghost Town is now available on Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets, and is planned to launch on PC VR and […]
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Crew Studies Space Biology Advancing Health in Space and on Earth
Synthetic DNA, how cells respond to weightlessness, and cognitive performance in space wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 73 crew is also gearing up for a spacewalk to ready the orbital outpost for a new rollout solar array.
Crew Studies Advanced Biotech, Preps for Spacewalk as Station Orbits Higher
Biotechnology research exploring DNA-like nanomaterials, microbes, and eye health topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 73 crew is also continuing its spacewalk preparations and unpacking the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.