Twitter Lags Behind Other Tech Giants In Disinformation Fight, EU Warns—As Musk’s Platform Antagonizes Regulators

Topline Twitter’s efforts to tackle disinformation have fallen behind other major platforms in the last six months, the European Commission said on Thursday, chastising the platform for not taking its responsibilities seriously enough as worries…read more

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Super Bowl Ads May Need To Evolve To Target Gen Z – That Will Include A Social Media Component

Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch is reported to have spent the highest amount on Super Bowl advertising this year. … [+] dropping $20 million for three minutes of airtime (Budweiser vía AP) Budweiser Super Bowl Sunday is…read more

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This Unofficial Hogwarts Legacy VR Mod Looks Magical

“You’re a wizard, (insert name here).” Warner Bros. Games’ highly-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy game hasn’t even been officially released yet and modders are already hard at work bringing the action-adventure RPG to life in 6DoF VR. This week the popular VR modding community Flat2VR shared footage of a VR mod currently being developed using Praydog’s UE […]

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Study Says Flirting In VR May Help Prevent Cheating

Is there anything immersive technology can’t do? Love conquers all, right? That’s true for most. However, in today’s complex society, it can be hard for some people to maintain a monogamous relationship. A harsh reality indeed, but it’s true. So true that Doron Friedman, a professor at the Sammy Ofer School, and Gurit Birnbaum, a […]

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Netflix’s Squid Game Is Coming To Sandbox VR Arcades

Ever wonder how long you’d last in Squid Game? Now’s your chance. Sandbox VR, a leading provider of location-based VR experiences, is partnering with streaming giant Netflix to develop a “fully immersive” VR experience based on the hit South Korean television series Squid Game. According to Venture Beat, the multiplayer experience will pit players against […]

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‘PowerBeatsVR:’ Limitless Workouts Right at Your Fingertips

With PowerBeatsVR, the high-intensity VR fitness app from Five Mind Creations, you can take control of your workouts. Launching today for the Meta Quest Platform,…

Build and Defend Your Realm From Attackers in ‘Barbaria’ for Meta Quest 2

Not many games give you the option of playing as both a warrior and a powerful deity that can smite their foes from above. But…

Time to Terraform: Turn Mars From Red Planet to Green Planet in ‘Per Aspera,’ Out Today on Meta Quest 2 + Pro

Mars, the red planet. Dusty and cold and lifeless. Inhospitable to human life. But could we change that? Could humanity one day transform Mars into…

Within Joins Meta

“Today, we’re officially welcoming the Within team to Meta! We’re eager to partner with this talented group in bringing the future of VR fitness to…

Realwear: Introducing the Navigator 520 XR Headset for Frontline Workers

Watch on YouTube XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Rama Oruganti, Chief Product Officer of Realwear. In this session, we discuss the following: The new Navigator 520 and its improvements over previous versions Why Hyperdisplay is important The benefits of 520’s innovation for frontline customers How the device promotes remote communications between dispersed workers How the […]

Meta Wins Anti-Competitive FTC Lawsuit

This Monday, the FTC lost its lawsuits against Meta, accusing the Menlo Park-based firm of anti-competitive practices. The fillings come following Meta’s attempted purchase of virtual reality (VR) fitness application Within in 2020 for a rumoured $400 million. The FTC claimed that Meta was unfairly buying competition on its Quest digital storefront instead of building […]

Sandbox VR to Debut LBVR-Based Squid Game Challenge

Premium location-based virtual reality (LBVR) experience firm Sandbox VR has announced on Wednesday a massive collaboration with Netflix for a novel VR gaming experience. The company’s joint venture with Netflix will allow fans to immerse in a bespoke Squid Game VR experience. The series has received over 1.65 billion viewing hours and has become the […]

Scaling Your Facebook Ads: A Proven Strategy

Want more customers from your Facebook campaigns? Looking for a model for scaling Facebook ads? To discover a three-step Facebook ads strategy to scale your business results, I interview Charley Tichenor.

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Twitter Looks to Make TweetDeck a Twitter Blue Exclusive Feature

TweetDeck could lure more users to sign up for a Twitter Blue subscription.

Pinterest Publishes its First Ever Environmental, Social, and Governance Impact Report

The report looks at how Pinterest is performing on key areas of social impact.

Snapchat Outlines Themed Activations for Super Bowl LVII

Snapchat has a range of AR options and Bitmoji fashion items linked to the bog game.

Twitter Blue Subscribers Can Now Post Tweets Up to 4,000 Characters Long

Super long tweets incoming…

Cosmic Overdrive Brings A New Sci-Fi Runner To PC VR & Quest This Year

Cosmic Overdrive promises a challenging procedurally generated sci-fi runner on PC VR and Quest, and we spoke with VRGE Studios to learn more. Read more here:

Squid Game Coming To Sandbox VR Locations In Late 2023

Sandbox VR is creating a location-based Squid Game VR experience with Netflix, which arrives in late 2023. Read more here:

Barbaria Review – An Addictive Adventure In Strategic Arcade Action

Barbaria charges onto Quest 2, Quest Pro and PC VR today – here’s our full review.

Preview: ‘The Light Brigade’ is a Promising Roguelike Packing Realistic WW2 Guns & Plenty of Magic

Slated to arrive on all major VR headsets later this month, The Light Brigade is well positioned to make a name among the top VR roguelikes, as it follows most visibly in the footsteps of bowshooter In Death (2018) in all the right ways. In our hands-on, we got to see just how Light Brigade is setting itself […]

Biomedical Science, Space Plumbing as Crew Waits for Cargo Delivery

The Expedition 68 crew is looking forward to a delivery mission that will arrive at the International Space Station this weekend. Meanwhile, space science and orbital plumbing took up the orbital residents’ day as well as more cleanup work following last week’s spacewalk. Nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, is on its way …

Progress Cargo Craft Lifts Off to Resupply Crew

The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned, on its way to meet …

NASA TV Broadcasts Launch of Station Resupply Mission

NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the launch of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 83 is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz rocket at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in …

Hot Wheels Gets A Mixed Reality Racing Experience

Hot Wheels: Rift Rally arrives next month on iOS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Coming soon, Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is a new mixed reality experience from Mattel that combines physical RC cars with “over-the-top” virtual environments. According to an official release, the game is being developed by Velan Studios, the same team behind Mario […]

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