DISC Mixes Air Hockey And Frisbee With A Free Arcade Sports Game

DISC aims to deliver a free-to-play arcade fitness game inspired by frisbee and air hockey on Quest.

Star Citizen To Internally Test VR Support In Coming Months

Star Citizen plans to begin internally testing VR support in the next few months.

Meta Avatars Get Deeper Body & Face Customization, AI Outfit Assist

Meta Avatars now have far deeper body & face shape customization, and US & Canada users can type a desired outfit to have AI find the virtual clothes.

Meta & Stanford’s Thin Holographic Display Brings “VR Glasses” Closer To Reality

Meta and Stanford’s “Synthetic Aperture Waveguide Holography” research aims to deliver “VR glasses”, with a total display stack thickness of less than 3mm.

My thoughts on AI in my XR job – Part 2: AI & XR

In this series of articles, I’m analyzing how AI is impacting my job as an XR developer and entrepreneur. In the first episode, I discussed how I’m utilizing AI in my development activities. Today, I want to explore the broader implications of how AI & XR can work together. We often hear that these technologies […]

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‘Spotify’ Finally Comes to Quest, Letting You Listen to Music in the Background

Spotify finally has its own Quest web app, letting you listen to music in the background as you go about your virtual ways. The new Spotify app for Quest isn’t an app in the traditional sense, but rather a progressive web app (PWA) that essentially opens up its own browser window. While that means you […]

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Meta & Stanford Reveal Ultra-Thin Holographic XR Display the Size of Glasses

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs and Stanford University have unveiled a new holographic display that could deliver virtual and mixed reality experiences in a form factor the size of standard glasses. In a paper published in Nature Photonics, Stanford electrical engineering professor Gordon Wetzstein and colleagues from Meta and Stanford outline a prototype device that […]

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Crew Preps for Dragon Departure and Arrival; Keeps Up Space Research

The Expedition 73 crew is readying a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for return to Earth while a new crew on the ground is preparing to launch aboard another Dragon to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, exercise research, lab maintenance, and Earth observations rounded out the day aboard the orbital outpost.

X Premium Users Can Now Sign up for Its Coming Text-To-Video Option

xAI’s text-to-video tool is very close to live deployment.

X Adds More Functionality to Its Updated DM System

X is building out its revised DM system. 

LinkedIn Wins Legal Case Against Data Scrapers

LinkedIn has won another case against scrapers gathering up user data.

Google Adds AI Summaries of Business Reviews to Chrome URL Displays

Expanded availability of Google review info for shoppers.

VR Life Sim Little Planet Goes To Free-To-Play On Quest This Fall

VR life sim sandbox Little Planet is going free-to-play with this fall’s full release, and we interviewed the developer to learn more.

New VR Games & Releases August 2025: Quest, SteamVR, & PlayStation VR2

August is relatively quiet for new VR games right now, but we’ve rounded up our highlights on Quest, Steam, and PlayStation VR2.

Ray-Ban Meta Sales Have More Than Tripled This Year So Far

Sales of Ray-Ban Meta glasses so far this year have more than tripled compared to the same time last year, more than 200% growth.

August VR Games Showcase Features Glassbreakers, Forefront & Flat2VR Reveals

Next month’s VR Games Showcase promises updates from Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss, Forefront, Flat2VR Studios, and more.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Revenue Triples, Fueling Meta’s $3.5 Billion Bet on EssilorLuxottica

Muscles, AI Robotics Research Assisting Astronauts as Next Crew Nears Launch

Muscles and robotics topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday to keep astronauts fit and assist crews on long-duration missions. Meanwhile, four Expedition 73 crewmates continue preparing for their departure next month as another crew on Earth nears its launch to the orbital outpost this week.

Threads Expands API Functionality to Enable Third-Party Management

Threads continues to make strides towards becoming a key platform. 

Meta Is Banning Political Ads in Europe Due to New EU Regulations

New EU political advertising requirements are unworkable, Meta says.

Social Media Age Checking Requires an Industry Standard Detection Process

Establishing age access rules is just one element of the broader puzzle.

Pinterest Shares Tips on How To Maximize Marketing Efforts

Some handy pointers for your Pin marketing efforts.

Quest’s New Boundary System Is A Dangerous Safety Regression

Over the past 9 months, Meta rolled out an overhauled Quest boundary system with reduced friction.

But the new approach has also turned out to be a dangerous safety regression.

Boxing Underdog Steps Into The Ring On Quest In Early Access

Boxing Underdog enters the ring in early access on Quest.

Cybrid Takes Pistol Whip-Inspired Rhythm Action To Quest This September

Reminiscent of Pistol Whip, arcade rhythm game Cybrid heads to Quest this September, four years after its PC VR launch.