TikTok Launches Search Ads in Beta for Selected Partners

The new option provides increased capacity to reach TikTok users for more specific terms of interest.

Meta Announces New Crackdown on Misleading ‘Watchbait’ Video Titles and Descriptions

Meta will now detect and penalize video clips that employ ‘watchbait’ tactics.

Instagram’s Testing a New, Full-Screen Main Feed of Feed Posts, Stories and Reels Content

The change would see all of your IG content displayed in a single, full-screen presentation flow.

First Lynx VR-AR Headsets Planned To Ship In ‘June – July’

The Lynx R1 VR-AR hybrid headset is now aiming to ship in a June – July timeframe.

SXSW Reviews vol. 2: Hands-on with AmazeVR, Beatday, and The Sick Rose

These days I’m writing you some short reviews about the experiences I have tried at SXSW. This is the second

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Latest Manus VR Gloves Promise New Levels of Finger Tracking Accuracy

At GDC 2022 this week, VR glove creator Manus revealed its new Quantum Metagloves which the company says delivers significantly more accurate finger tracking than its prior solutions. Though priced for enterprise use, the company says it one day hopes to deliver the tech to consumers. Manus has been building motion gloves for use in […]

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NASA’s Flight Readiness Review for Axiom Mission 1 Concludes

The Flight Readiness Review for Axiom Mission 1 has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward launch of the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Pending range availability, launch is targeted no earlier than Sunday, April 3, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will hold a media …

Osso VR Earns $66m in Series C Fundraiser

Virtual reality (VR) medical training platform Osso VR announced on Thursday it had earned roughly $66 million USD in a round of Series C funding. Oak HC/FT led the funding round with contributions from GSR Ventures, Signalfire, Tiger Global Management, and Kaiser Permanente Ventures, it was revealed. According to the San Francisco-based company, it will […]

US, EU Break Deadlock on Data Transfer Pact

Meta Platforms Inc and many tech firms have received a lifeline after US and European Union officials struck a major deal on transatlantic data transfer rights, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Both sides of the Atlantic stated they would agree in principle to proceed with the data transfer pact, the report said, following previous deadlocks over […]

What Is Pavia and the Cardano Metaverse?

As the idea of the Metaverse matures, we are witnessing the rise of new platforms in this space. A February 2022 survey from Variety Intelligence Platform found that more than 50 percent of US consumers are aware of the technology, indicating growing interest and eventually, demand. The Pavia platform is among the newest launches in […]