French startup Lynx teased a dark image of its next headset, which could run Google’s Android XR, and will share more early next month.
XR Today – Weekly News Round-Up: October 10th, 2025
Editor’s Intro Outcomes are critical when it comes to getting XR adoption past its honeymoon period. An example of the technology hitting top gear is in the automotive race, where industry giants demonstrate XR adoption is a sleeper hit. In our piece on how XR is powering life-and-death industries, we look at how MediView is weaving AR into […]
Snapchat Tests ‘Bitmoji Plaza’ Virtual Town Center on Web
The virtual interaction zone will provide a place to interact with other people’s Bitmoji avatars.
Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Gaming Creator Program
Facebook tried to gain traction in gaming, but hasn’t been able to consistently compete.
YouTube Opens Door for Previously Banned Creators To Return
Some of the most controversial creators have already sought reinstatement.
Hand Physics Lab Arrives On Apple Vision Pro
Hand Physics Lab places more than 100 puzzles in arm’s reach on Apple Vision Pro.
Meta Is Delisting Gorilla Tag Clones From Quest’s Horizon Store
Over one hundred Gorilla Tag clones have been removed from the Meta Horizon Store in a recent series of mass delistings.
Norse Afterlife Roguelike Crossings Gets Demo Ahead Of Steam Next Fest
Crossings, an upcoming action-adventure roguelike set in the Norse afterlife, released a PC VR and Quest 3 demo.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City Hands-On At Home In The Sewers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City makes you want to live in the sewers.
The Secret Behind Successful XR Business Adoption
XR can reshape work – but only if it solves a business pain loud enough to be heard in the boardroom. Despite plenty of XR trials and one-time experiences, the long-term adoption of its practice relies on actual results: outcomes, scale, and trust. Today, XR is maturing, being used in training, quality assurance, engineering and […]
Google Provides Insights Into the Latest Halloween Search Trends
The latest Halloween trends via Google Search.
YouTube Provides AI-Powered Data on Content Impact
The report will provide AI-powered insight into your broader brand impact in the app.
Meta Adds More Languages to AI Translations for Reels
The option will also lip sync your voice to the translated language.
Edits Gets New Fonts, Halloween Sound Effects and More
Edits is also getting a new media kit-style option for creators.
Memoreum Brings Dead Space-Inspired Action Horror To Quest
Memoreum, a new VR sci-fi action horror game reminiscent of Dead Space, is out now on Quest.
RAGER Hands-On: Slice And Dice Is Pretty Nice
RAGER presents an enjoyable cyberpunk rhythm fighting game, and it’s out now in early access on Quest 3 and SteamVR.
Samsung Galaxy XR Includes Controllers In The Box, Leak With Renders Claims
Samsung Galaxy XR will include controllers in the box, Android Headlines reports, in a leak that includes dozens of renders of the Android XR headset.
Walkabout’s Forgotten Fairyland Is Mother Goose With A Goosebumps Vibe
Walkabout Mini Golf’s Forgotten Fairyland vibe is Mother Goose . . . bumps.
Meta Ray-Ban Display Repairablity is Predictably Bad, But Less Than You Might Think
iFixit got their hands on a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, so we finally get to see what’s inside. Is it repairable? Not really. But if you can somehow find replacement parts, you could at least potentially swap out the battery. The News Meta launched the $800 smart glasses in the US late […]
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Valve’s Next VR Headset Reportedly Enters Mass Production, Targeting 500K Units This Year
Valve’s next VR headset may be just around the corner, as supply chain leaks suggest the device has now entered mass production. The News The ‘XR Research Institute’, a Chinese research group responsible for previous leaks surrounding Ray-Ban Meta, claims that Valve is now ramping production of its next VR headset. As first reported by UploadVR, […]
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MediView and Varjo Bring XR to the Frontlines of Life-and-Death industries
If You Lead Innovation, This is Your Signal Once surgeons and soldiers start building XR into their standard workflows, it’s clear the technology has moved beyond promise to performance. In just three years, XR has moved from proof-of-concept to critical infrastructure in both healthcare and defense, and the latest breakthroughs reveal how deeply it’s embedding […]
Google Expands Virtual Try On to Footwear
More ways to see what items will look like on you before you buy online.
TikTok Outlines Its Evolving Efforts To Detect Underage Users
TikTok is implementing a range of new measures, including AI-powered age checking.
X Renames Business Subscription Package, Updates Features
New options include the ability to purchase dormant @handles.
Threads Experiments With ‘Ghost Posts’ Which Auto-Delete After 24 Hours
Another consideration for those looking to share takes (but not argue for them).