A new competitive element for LinkedIn’s in-app games.
Reddit Brings Automated Bidding To Brand Awareness and Reach Campaigns
New options to help maximize your Reddit ad spend.
TikTok Expands ‘Out of Phone’ Offering to More High Exposure Surfaces
More exposure for your TikTok content and promotions.
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.
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.
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.