This week’s roundup highlights significant developments in the augmented reality smart glasses landscape. Amazon’s Alexa Fund has invested heavily in IXI, a secretive AR startup, signalling its continued interest in this technology, particularly for applications like delivery services. Simultaneously, Vuzix is bolstering its innovation capabilities with a new Silicon Valley facility, while Sightful shifts its […]
Google Expands Access To Conversational AI in Search
“AI Mode” is intended to make search more conversational.
Google Adds More Reporting Elements for Performance Max Campaigns
New ways to track the performance of your AI-powered Google campaigns.
A Developer Implemented Continuous Scene Meshing On Quest 3
Lasertag’s developer implemented continuous scene meshing on Quest 3 & 3S, eliminating the need for the room setup process and avoiding its problems.
I, Robot Hands-On: A Psychedelic Classic On PS VR2
I, Robot is a psychedelic arcade-style classic on PlayStation VR2 that gets our recommendation.
DigiGods Cats & Kaijus Update Arrives Today On Quest
Social VR/MR sandbox DigiGods receives new maps, cosmetics, and more in the ‘Cats & Kaijus’ update today.
Spacetop Launches Windows App to Turn Laptops into Large AR Workspaces
Late last year, Sightful announced it was cancelling its unique laptop with built-in AR glasses, instead pivoting to build a version of its AR workspace software for Windows. Now the company has released Spacetop for Windows, which lets you transform your environment into a private virtual display for productivity on the go. Like its previous […]
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XR User Tracking: Privacy, Security and Compliance Considerations for Businesses
Extended reality has officially entered the enterprise, transforming training, collaboration, and even creative processes across industries. The trouble is, as XR devices become more sophisticated, incorporating new sensors, AI, and tracking capabilities, they’re collecting more data, forcing companies to rethink their approach to user tracking and privacy. Deeper insights collected by XR devices can be […]
LinkedIn Takes First Steps Towards Creator Monetization With ‘BrandLink’
Expanded video ad placement options on LinkedIn.
TikTok Will Enable Users to Divert Leads to Other Messaging Apps
A new option to help streamline your lead generation efforts.
Threads Reaches 350M Active Users
Threads is closing the gap on X as the real-time social media platform of choice.
LinkedIn Reports Record Engagement Once Again in Latest Performance Update
The latest (limited) performance update from LinkedIn’s parent company Microsoft.
Raptor Cliffs Open To Dinosaur Fans In Walkabout’s Pacific Northwest
Raptor Cliffs is a mini golf course inhabited by friendly dinosaurs just off the Pacific Coast Highway in virtual reality.
Pavlov Shack & Kill It With Fire VR Are The Quest+ Monthly Games For May
From a leading multiplayer FPS to killing spiders with fire, here are the Quest+ monthly redeemable games for May 2025.
Meta Reality Labs Q1 Revenue Declined 6% Due To Lower Quest Sales
Meta Reality Labs quarterly revenue declined 6% year-over-year in Q1, and the company says this was “due to lower Meta Quest sales”.
VR Strategy Game Surviving Mars: Pioneer Arrives On Quest & Steam This Month
Surviving Mars: Pioneer begins colonizing the red planet next week in early access on Quest and Steam.
Quest Devs Can Now Publish Apps That Use the Headset’s Cameras to Scan the World
While Meta’s Quest has always relied heavily on cameras for tracking location of the headset, controllers, and the world around the user, developers haven’t had the same privileged access to the headset’s cameras. Earlier this year Meta gave developers the ability to experiment with direct access to the headset’s cameras in private projects; starting this […]
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NASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Reenter Station and Complete Spacewalk
NASA astronauts?Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers concluded their spacewalk at 2:49 p.m. EDT. The total time was 5 hours and 44 minutes. It was the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers, and the 275th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. McClain and Ayers completed their primary objectives, including […]
NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep Station for Future Solar Array
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began a spacewalk at approximately 9:05 a.m. EDT to install a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays. The astronauts also will relocate a space station communications antenna.
NASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Exit Station Soon for Spacewalk
NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ as two astronauts prepare to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:15 a.m. EDT and last about six and a half hours.
Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris
At 6:10 p.m. EDT today, the Progress 91 spacecraft thrusters fired for 3 minutes, 33 seconds to raise the orbit of the International Space Station to provide an extra distance margin from a piece of orbital debris originating from a Chinese Long March rocket body launched in 2005.
Vuzix Supercharges Smart Glass Innovation with Silicon Valley Hub and OEM Boost
Vuzix Corporation recently announced the acquisition of a waveguide research and development facility in Milpitas, California, allowing Vuzix to supercharge waveguide tools that are integral for its next-generation of workplace AI-driven smart glasses and those of its ODM/OEM partners. Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix, added: Vuzix continues to drive innovation in waveguide optics […]
Pinterest Officially Launches Tags on AI-Generated Content
Pinterest has seen an influx of AI generated content of late.