Cargo Work, Robotics Competition End Week Following Spacewalk

The Expedition 69 crew is wrapping its work week loading a cargo vehicle for its upcoming return to Earth and cleaning up following Thursday’s spacewalk. Other activities scheduled for the International Space Station residents on Friday included a robotics competition and life support maintenance. The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle will end its stay at the …

Cosmonauts Finish Spacewalk After Replacing Station Hardware

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin concluded their spacewalk June 22 at 4:48 p.m. EDT after 6 hours and 24 minutes. Prokopyev and Petelin completed their major objectives, which were to retrieve  several experiment packages from the Zvezda and Poisk modules and install communications equipment outside the International Space Station. This was the seventh …

Musk Says ‘Cisgender’ And ‘Cis’ Are Now ‘Slurs’ On Twitter

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Twitter’s executive chair Elon Musk said late Tuesday the words “cisgender” and “cis” are considered “slurs” under the social media platform’s content policy, the latest ad-hoc policy change implemented by…read more

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Could AR Mirrors Replace Brick-And-Mortar Stores?

The virtual fitting room market has the potential to explode over the next few years. According to a recent report by SourceJournal, Zero10, an augmented reality (AR) fashion platform and the official AR partner of Coach, is developing technology that could revolutionize the in-person shopping experience. Last week at Viva Technology Paris, Zero10, an augmented […]

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Meta Lowers VR User Age To 10

We could be seeing a lot more pre-teens in the metaverse moving forward. Last week Meta announced new parent-managed Meta accounts for families, allowing parents and guardians to better manage their children’s VR activities on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 headsets. The company also announced that it’s lowering the recommended age for VR […]

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‘Masterpiece X’ Lets You Remix 3D Models on Meta Quest 2 for Free

While many VR creation tools target professional artists, designers, and creators, Masterpiece X hopes to tap into more of a hobbyist market—helping to democratize access…

DoubleVerify to Boost Meta Ad-Based Solutions

DoubleVerify, a major digital media measurement, data, and analytics software platform, announced on Thursday it would expand its advertisement solutions with Meta Platforms. The efforts aim to increase performance for advertisers on Facebook and Instagram Reels. As a participant in @Meta’s measurement partnership program, DV is excited to announce that it can now measure viewability […]

Lenovo and Talespin Create Real ROI with Immersive Learning

Watch on YouTube. In this interview, David Dungay from XR Today speaks to Jason McGuigan, Head of VR, Lenovo & Kyle Jackson, CEO, Talespin about the immersive learning opportunity for businesses today. The discussion includes: Defining the immersive learning opportunity for businesses What customers should look for in an immersive learning solution What are the […]

Ultraleap, BrightSign Collaborate on Hand-Tracking Digital Displays

This Monday, hand-tracking and haptics hardware manufacturer Ultraleap partnered with BrightSign to distribute its TouchFree solution across XC5 media players to enhance digital signage communications and marketing opportunities. The solution’s integration enables BrightSign to leverage improved interactivity and engagement during digital enterprise communications to suit clients in sectors such as retail and advertising. Jeff Hastings, […]

Pretia Technologies: Increasing AR’s value within a Busy Market

Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Sid Wang, the Product Manager of Pretia Technologies. In this session they discuss the following: Introduce Pretia Technologies and what they are offering to clients Introduce VPS systems, and what innovations have they made in the technology space Is XR a good tool for entertainment, broadcast, and […]

AI for Business: Use Cases and Trends

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Vanessa Pappas Steps Down as TikTok COO

Pappas has been the local face of the Chinese-owned company.

Unilever taps into #CleanTok craze with global TikTok partnership

The tie-up will yield collaborations with over 100 content creators to promote Unilever’s home care brands under the hashtag’s massive following.

Musk Continues to Skirt Controversy as Twitter Works to Reassure Regulatory Groups and Ad Partners

Elon’s taking on gender terminology, and challenging other CEOs to fights. 

Twitter Experiments with the Capacity to Search Your Following List

This is among several new search options that Twitter’s exploring.

Quest 3 Rumored Resolution Seemingly Confirmed By Best Buy Listing

Quest 3’s rumored resolution and screen type were seemingly confirmed by a surprise Best Buy listing:

Until You Fall Calls For A Champion Once More On PSVR 2

Until You Fall, the VR sword-fighting roguelite, receives a new-gen upgrade on PSVR 2.

Apple Explains Vision Pro’s Approach To VR Playspace Boundaries

Apple explained Vision Pro’s approach to VR playspace boundaries:

Masterpiece X Promises VR Generative AI 3D Creation Platform On Quest 2

Masterpiece X will use generative AI for a new “game-ready” 3D creation platform on Meta Quest headsets.

The Chatbot Experience: 5 Ways to Know If You’re Chatting with a Human or Robot

The use and utility of online chat and chatbots, powered by improving levels of AI like ChatGPT, are increasing rapidly. During these transitional times, it’s interesting to know whether we’re interacting with a real human being or an AI chatbot. We’ve developed five techniques for determining if you’re dealing with a real person or an […]

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Microsoft’s Lack of XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017. Microsoft gained a great […]

Quest 3 Pops up in Best Buy Listing With Clues About Resolution, Release Date

Quest 3 was announced just three weeks ago, and yet the headset is already listed at Best Buy. Though its resolution hasn’t been officially announced, the page gives us a big clue. Meta offered a partial reveal of Quest 3 earlier this month, promising that we’d get a more full look at the new headset […]

Valve Index is Currently Selling for $600 Refurbished from GameStop

Looking to get your hands on arguably the best PC VR headsets out there? Well, you might consider GameStop’s refurbished units for $600. Used, refurbished units typically sell through GameStop for $700, which includes the full kit and kaboodle: SteamVR tracking base stations, Index motion controllers, cables, and of course the Index headset itself. Now […]

Apple Releases Vision Pro Development Tools and Headset Emulator

Apple has released new and updated tools for developers to begin building XR apps on Apple Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro isn’t due out until early 2024, but the company wants developers to get a jump-start on building apps for the new headset. To that end the company announced today it has released the visionOS […]

Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Replace Station Hardware

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin began a spacewalk at 10:24 a.m. EDT to retrieve  several experiment packages from the Zvezda and Poisk modules and install communications equipment outside the International Space Station. Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television,?the?NASA app,?and the agency’s?website. Prokopyev is wearing an Orlan spacesuit with red stripes, while …