TikTok Offers Improved In-Store Sales Tracking

More ways to measure the performance of your TikTok promotions.

YouTube Shares Insight into What Viewers Are Seeking from Content

New insights from YouTube on how to create more resonant content.

Google Highlights Top Halloween Search Trends

Insights for your spooky season efforts.

X Claims Victory in Australian eSafety Commission Case

X says that the Commission has conceded that it was wrong to request the removal of stabbing footage. 

Starship Troopers: Continuum Delayed Until November On Quest & PlayStation VR2

Starship Troopers: Continuum, the upcoming VR co-op shooter, has been delayed until November for “extra playtesting, polish and fixes.”

Half-Life: Alyx Mod Gunman Contracts Becomes Full Game On PC VR Next Year

Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone is the debut PC VR game from the popular Half-Life: Alyx ‘Gunman Contracts’ mods developer, and it’s out next year in early access.

Bonelab Plans To Add Inside-Out Upper Body Tracking On Quest 3 & Quest 3S

Bonelab plans to implement the inside-out upper body tracking of Quest 3 & 3S, describing it as “the most game changing feature of VR hardware since tracked controllers in 2016”.

COLD VR, Final Fury & Maestro Lead PC VR Demos For Steam Next Fest

COLD VR, Final Fury, and Maestro lead the way for PC VR demos in this week’s Steam Next Fest.

The Non-Pro Apple Vision Headset Will Reportedly Be “About $2000”

The first non-Pro Apple Vision headset could arrive next year without EyeSight at around $2000, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

Forum8 Simulator Impressions: An Enjoyable Showcase At The Tokyo Game Show

VR offers many educational use cases and at the Tokyo Game Show, we explored how Forum8 is training locomotive engineers and conductors.

ICYMI This Week: Tactical Assault VR, Roboquest, GOLF+ & More

Our latest VR news round-up is live, featuring all the big stories from this week and a handful we previously missed.

Meta & ETH Zurich Researchers Say They’ve Solved Turning Any Surface Into A Keyboard

Researchers from Meta and ETH Zurich developed software called TouchInsight, which they say solves turning any surface into a virtual keyboard.

Meta’s ‘Avalanche’ VR Cloud Streaming System Is Now Listed On The Store

Meta’s long-in-development ‘Avalanche’ VR cloud streaming system is now listed on Quest’s Horizon Store, with screenshots of Lone Echo.

Laser Dance Delayed To 2025, Citing Evolving Meta APIs & Scene Drift Issues

Mixed reality game Laser Dance has been delayed to 2025, with the developer citing Meta’s evolving APIs and scene drift issues as the reasons.

Meta Confirms Quest Pro 2 Candidate Cancelation & Ultralight Headset Work

Meta confirmed to The Verge earlier reporting that it canceled a 2027 Quest Pro 2 candidate and is working on an ultralight headset with a puck.

Dragon Operations Underway During Advanced Biology Studies

Dragon spacecraft operations were underway aboard the International Space Station on Friday as four crew members prepare to return to Earth and another quartet prepares to swap docking ports. Meanwhile, microgravity science continued apace as the Expedition 72 crew explored how weightlessness affects stem cells, plant growth, and equilibrium. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is about …

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 13, for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to undock from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, the earliest splashdown time is targeted for 3:38 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at one of the multiple zones available off the coast of Florida. NASA …

The Meta Quest 3S vs the Vision Pro: Which is Best?

The Meta Quest 3S vs the Vision Pro: Which mixed reality headset should you invest in this year? The Quest 3S, announced at the Meta Connect event in 2024, is already generating a lot of hype. Promising an even more affordable alternative to Meta’s world-leading Quest 3 headset, this device packs a serious punch despite […]

What is Meta Orion? The Meta AR Prototype Glasses

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been five years since Meta initially told the world it was working on building a set of AR glasses. Finally, after months of speculation and rumors, we officially have a hands-on view of what these new specs (codenamed Meta Orion) will do for Meta’s roadmap. The Meta Orion […]

Big XR News from Apple, XREAL, Meta, NVIDIA

As the holiday season approaches, marketplace leaders seek to lead the immersive space race. Meta will again try to place Meta Quest devices in the hands of consumers, as other firms are looking to follow. Concerning enterprise, this move may continue introducing XR hardware and software into the workplace as business leaders ask how AR/VR/MR […]

XR Leaders Identify Crucial Partners and Areas of Investment

Recently, XR Today released its State of XR 2024 report which spoke to leaders in the broad immersive technology industry to consolidate expert insights and data related to the current state of AR/VR/MR in business environments. XR is still in its infancy in many regards: VR/MR headsets and AR smart glasses are yet to reach […]

X Avoids EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation and Requirements

EU officials have ruled that X doesn’t have significant market power in the region.

YouTube Tests Removing the ‘Dislike’ Button From the Main Shorts UI

YouTube will move the ‘Save’ button to the main screen instead.

Instagram and TikTok Remain the Most Popular Social Apps Among Teens

New insights into teen social media usage habits.

TikTok Launches New In-Stream Shopping Push

TikTok continues to push its in-stream shopping elements.