The past few days have been pretty complicated for our XR ecosystem. In this newsletter episode, of course, I’ll talk a lot about the negative situation at Meta, but I’ll also leave space to other pieces of news… and some of them are actually pretty positive. So here you are, the most interesting XR news […]
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This 16-inch 2-in-1 has a flexible tablet-to-laptop design.
PLUS: Claude gets a coworker mode, Replit ships “prompt-to-app,” and the tool list this week is ?…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What it’s like to be banned from the US for fighting online hate Just before Christmas the Trump administration dramatically escalated its war on digital rights by banning five people from entering the…
Today marks an inflection point for enterprise AI adoption. Despite billions invested in generative AI, only 5% of integrated pilots deliver measurable business value and nearly one in two companies abandons AI initiatives before reaching production. The bottleneck is not the models themselves. What’s holding enterprises back is the surrounding infrastructure: Limited data accessibility, rigid…
Apple is preparing a significant upgrade for professional laptops. The long-awaited transition to OLED displays for MacBook Pro models is reported to already be underway, suggesting the company’s next-generation laptop could arrive much sooner than previously expected. The new OLED panels are reportedly being produced on Samsung Display’s 8.6-generation line in South Korea. Unlike smartphone-focused […]
A new workplace trend is gaining momentum in 2026, offering a fresh perspective on how employees can structure their workdays. Called “microshifting,” this approach breaks the workday into smaller, non-continuous blocks scattered throughout the day, marking a significant departure from both traditional schedules and hybrid work models. The model allows employees to work when they […]
Fitness with VR depends on habit, trust, and long-term commitment.
Options for Supernatural subscribers are plenty.
I took some time after the recent news to reflect on what happened and what the consequences may be for all of us. This article is the result of this thought process, and I hope it may offer you some food for thought to reflect on the current situation. The news In case you lived […]
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When enterprises explore extended reality (XR), they often make one critical mistake: they start with the technology instead of the business problem. Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) do not compete with one another. Instead, each serves a distinct operational purpose, supports different workflows, and delivers value at different stages of […]
For years, fraud and scam risks mostly lived in inboxes. We’d get emails from people we’d never heard of, packed with suspicious-looking links or bad grammar. It was easy enough to spot the risk, forward the message to security, and forget about it. Now, AI is reshaping UC identity risks. Voice cloning and video synthesis […]
X is making a splashy push to get more journalists posting to the app.
Why did Meta take a pause on eye tracking after the Quest Pro?
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Unified Communications (UC) tools are now synonymous with the modern workplace. Decisions are made in chat, approvals happen in meetings, and evidence lives in recordings and transcripts. The catch is that this content is spread across platforms and storage locations, which can make compliance slow and painful when an audit, investigation, or lawsuit hits. Microsoft’s […]
Look, we know you’re busy. Your inbox is a disaster, you’ve got three Zoom calls stacked back-to-back, and someone just Slacked you “got a minute?” (spoiler: they need 30). But here’s the thing: You’re about to drop serious money on an Enterprise Connect pass, flights, hotel, and probably some questionable late-night Vegas decisions. If you’re […]
Dark fantasy RPG Legendary Tales made the jump from PC VR to Quest this week.
It’s good for both casual gaming and multi-tasking at work.
You’ll need to install a patch from your device’s manufacturer to fix it.
PLUS: Step-by-step tutorial inside…