Astronauts in Final Preparations for Wednesday’s Spacewalk

Two spacewalkers and their assistants are in final preparations one day before the first of two excursions begins to install new solar arrays. The rest of the Expedition 65 crew focused on science and maintenance activities at the International Space Station. Two astronauts, Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), …

Twitter Launches New Insights Series Analyzing the Latest Trends in Media and Entertainment

Twitter has launched a new series to provide insight into emerging entertainment and media trends.

Twitter is Working on New Controls Over Who Can @Mention You in Their Tweets

Twitter is working on new controls over who can @mention you in their tweets.

LinkedIn Granted New Opportunity to Restrict Data-Scraping in its App

The US Supreme Court will allow LinkedIn to pursue a case over user data scraping, which had previously been allowed by the Federal Court.

YouTube Will No Longer Allow Alcohol, Gambling and Political Ads its Prominent Masthead Units

YouTube has announced a range of new restrictions on its prominent Masthead Ad units.

John Carmack’s ‘Brutally Honest’ App Reviews Return As Regular Series

John Carmack’s “brutally honest” VR app reviews were a staple of the Gear VR era, and an annual tradition at Oculus Connect.

Now ‘Facebook Reality Labs Executive Advisor’, Carmack reviews are returning as a regular series.

Full Course Golf Coming To Oculus Quest 2, Beta Signup Available

Topgolf with Pro Putt is bringing full swing golf to Quest 2.

You can sign up for the beta today.

4 Things We Love About Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual

An hour with Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual makes for a refreshingly funny VR variety show. Here’s more exclusive gameplay and impressions!

Survival Horror Shooter Dead Effect 2 Gets Surprise App Lab Release On Quest

Survival horror shooter Dead Effect 2 VR quietly launched on Oculus App Lab this month.

Niantic Primes Its Lightship AR Engine for Transformers Game, Global Launch Slated for 2021

With the tagline “More Than Meets the Eye,” the Transformers franchise was pretty much preordained to have its own augmented reality game, and AR gaming pioneer Niantic has stepped up to fulfill that destiny.

Niantic will now join forces with toymakers Hasbro and Tomy and development studio Very Very Games to build Transformers: Heavy Metal on its Lightship AR cloud platform.

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Based on images of gameplay provided by Niantic, Transformers: Heavy Metal follows the formula… more