Now on Quest Early Access, ‘BuildPort Xumia’ Lets You Build & Fly Your Own Homemade Spaceships

‘Grit and Valor – 1949’ Brings Real-time Roguelite Tactics to All Major VR Headsets Next Month

Meta Reportedly Invests $3.5 Billion in EssilorLuxottica, Further Strengthening Smart Glasses Partnership

Enterprise XR Security Checklist: Are You Ready to Deploy?

You’ve made it to the edge of XR deployment, the pilots are complete, you know which devices you’re going to use, you even have a selection of apps ready to go. But there’s one thing left to do: complete your enterprise XR security checklist. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, particularly when […]

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down After Two Years in the Role

Linda Yaccarino is vacating her role at Elon’s social media project. 

Unilever Debuts AI-Driven Design Unit To Wean Brands off TV-First Model

Sketch Pro aims to deliver social-first content three times faster with help from AI tools like Google’s Veo 3. 

Digital Marketing Statistics of 2025: H1 by the Numbers

As marketers struggle to plan for the future, digital video may provide hope.

Meta Invests €3 Billion In EssilorLuxottica, Taking 3% Stake

Meta has invested €3 billion in Ray-Ban and Oakley owner EssilorLuxottica, taking a 3% stake in the eyewear giant, Bloomberg and Reuters report.

Zoom Is Now Available As A 2D App On Quest

Zoom is now freely available on Quest headsets, through an official 2D Android app on the Meta Horizon Store.

Apparent Renders Of Next-Gen Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Leak

Apparent renders of next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses have leaked on Chinese social media, showing distinct designs for optical glasses and sunglasses.

Drive A Big Rig On Route 66 With American Truck Simulator Missouri DLC

Drive iconic Route 66 and explore scenic Springfield in the American Truck Simulator Missouri DLC.

‘Zoom’ App Comes to Quest, Letting You Join Work Meetings as Your Avatar

Smart Contact Maker Raises $250M Investment at a Whopping $1.35B Valuation

Light Duty Day Amid Space Research and Crew Swap Preps

A portion of the Expedition 73 crew as well as the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) quartet had a light duty day on Wednesday. There was still time aboard the International Space Station for a variety of research activities and preparations for an upcoming crew swap.

How to Choose Secure XR Platforms for the Enterprise

The enterprise is becoming the ultimate playground for extended reality. It’s not just consumers using headsets for fun anymore, it’s companies onboarding new hires, training teams, supporting frontline workers, and running product demos. That means business leaders need to be even more cautious about how they assess, and choose secure XR platforms. Extended reality solutions […]

Bluesky Gives Users More Control Over Notifications

More ways to customize your Bluesky experience.

YouTube Tests Ask Studio Analytics Bot

The AI bot will provide data on channel performance and where you can improve.

YouTube Enables Creators To Share More Data With Brands

YouTube’s looking to maintain its lead as the best platform for creators to earn money. 

Meta Is Gifting Verified To Selected Creators

Meta is looking to boost interest in its paid verification offering.

Hands-on: DreamPark brings the AR fun to the streets

At AWE, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to go hands-on with Dreampark, the very innovative startup that is bringing augmented reality entertainment to the streets. And I also was finally able to meet with (and interview!) Aidan Wolf, after so much time we know each other virtually. Let me tell you everything about […]

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Spatial Design Prototyping Tool ‘ShapesXR’ Adds Powerful Animation Features

ShapesXR (2021), the 3D and XR prototyping platform, just got a new animation feature that allows design teams to make their XR prototypes even more expressive and lifelike. The studio says the new ‘Animation’ feature introduces an “easy-to-use frame-based animation system, enabling creators to add transitions and dynamic interactions between scenes—all without writing a single […]

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Apple Acquires Digital Avatar Company TrueMeeting to Bolster Vision Pro Personas

Apple quietly acquired 3D avatar company TrueMeeting in January, which could help bolster the company’s digital Personas on Vision Pro. French language outlet MacGeneration first spotted the news via a European Commission filing, which includes a non-confidential summary of mergers and acquisitions. Details of the acquisition are still thin, however it appears Apple acquired the Tel […]

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Tuesday’s Station Research Advancing Crew Health as Crew Unpacks Cargo

Biomedical research topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as the Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crews explored cellular immunity and electrical muscle stimulation. Cargo transfers and exercise gear maintenance rounded out the day for the orbital residents.

Nokia, WEART to Revolutionize Virtual Interaction with Thermal Haptics

Recently, during the IEEE World Haptics Conference, the worldwide telecoms giant Nokia highlighted its research and development in thermal haptics for virtual environments, working alongside haptic feedback leader WEART. The research, namely, looks into haptic hardware to create a physical user feedback platform based on heat and touch, while also acting as a route to […]

Top XR Security Risks Every Business Should Know

Thinking about diving into extended reality for training, product development, collaboration, or just a fantastic customer service experience? First, you need to get real about the actual XR security risks enterprises face now. Extended Reality is similar to AI (the other hot topic in tech right now), in the sense that really incredible immersive experiences […]