Meta Launches New Conversational AI Which Learns from Human Interactions, the Next Stage of Bot Development

Effective bots can help to streamline your customer service process – and Meta’s latest advances could significantly improve the process.

Twitter Reports New Security Flaw Which Has Led to the Exposure of 5.4 Million Accounts

The flaw enabled users to uncover Twitter accounts associated with email addresses and phone numbers.

Twitter Refutes Musk’s Latest Claims in Response to Countersuit Over Takeover Bid

The latest legal filings in the Musk/Twitter takeover battle paint a clear picture of where each party stands.

VR Awards 2022 Finalists: Resident Evil 4, Zenith & More Nominated For GOTY

The VR Awards 2022 finalists are here, including Resident Evil 4, Zenith: The Lost City and more nominated for VR Game of the Year.

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Preview: ‘Red Matter 2’ is Raising the Bar on Quest 2 Graphics & Doubling Down on Interactivity

Due out in just two weeks, Red Matter 2 is promising to up the ante over its already well regarded predecessor, this time being built from the ground up to look as good as possible on Quest 2. We got to sample the game to see how it’s shaping up ahead of release. Developer Vertical […]

USSOCOM Acquires Eolian AR Tactical Headsets

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has begun expanding its list of equipment for military staff by approving the use of Eolian Augmented Reality Tactical Assault Kits (ARTAK), Shepherd reported on Friday. The US Department of Defense (US DoD) launched its Pilot Program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) to […]

The XRA Reflects on Successes from the AWE 2022

In this session we discuss the following: Recaps of the XRA’s address at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022) Current goals and ambitions for the XRA Efforts for future legislative action in the US Congress and goals for the XR industry If you’re looking for more information on this topic visit the XRA at https://xra.org/ […]

The State of Extended Reality in Gaming

For most people, gaming represented the ultimate “initial” market for the extended reality landscape. Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand. Ever since the early days of exciting new concepts like Pokémon Go, games […]

CAA Hires Joanna Popper as Chief Metaverse Officer

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) announced it hired XR Veteran Joanna Popper as its Chief Metaverse Officer to explore digital technologies, Variety Magazine reported on Thursday. The former Hewlett Packard executive aims to expand the CAA’s portfolio of emerging technologies, including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), among others, for […]

Meta Outlines Evolving Efforts to Combat Mass Reporting and ‘Brigading’ in Latest Threat Report

These emerging tactics, which look to utilize social media functions to silence opposition, could become a bigger focus moving forward.