The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board met Friday, July 29, to discuss the status of the combined work aboard the microgravity laboratory. Partner representatives from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan / the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Roscosmos discussed a variety …
SoFi Opens Web3 ETF for Crypto, Blockchain
SoFi Technologies, a major provider of online personal financing services, announced it had launched a Web3-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) for cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and other emerging technology investments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The San Francisco-based bank will use the new ETF to track its Solactive ARTIS Web3 Index, which targets non-fungible tokens (NFTs), […]
Unity, Microsoft Leverage Cloud for RT3D Content
Unity Technologies has teamed up with Microsoft Azure to add the former’s Create Solutions to the Cloud, allowing users to distribute games across Windows and Microsoft Xbox systems. Marc Whitten, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Unity Create Solutions, said in a blog post that his company’s partnership with Microsoft would offer more cloud-based […]
Meta Quest Debuts ‘First Hand’ Tracking Demo
Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers. The company’s First Hand demo leverages Meta’s Presence Platform Interaction software development kit (SDK) to solve challenges in immersive environments to build robotic gloves with […]
Snap Tests Next Stage of In-Stream Commerce with New Product Stickers for Snaps
Snapchat’s developing new, more interactive product display options.
Pinterest Launches New Board Sticker to Help Drive More Pin Traffic
The option could help to drive more traffic to your Pins via upfront prompts in the Idea Pin display.
TikTok Launches New ‘Order Center’ eCommerce Tracking Hub with Selected Users
TikTok needs eCommerce to work, which is why it continues to push ahead with new in-stream shopping tools.
Snap Outlines New Advances in Virtual Object Creation, Which Could Accelerate the Metaverse Shift
The new process enables developers to create 3D objects from existing online images, as opposed to scanning in new visual inputs.
Co-op Shooter Drop Dead: The Cabin Coming To Quest 2 This Year
A new co-op survival shooter, Drop Dead: The Cabin, is coming to Quest 2 later this year.
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Meta’s PC VR Dominance Continues as Quest 2 Passes New Milestone
Quest 2 quickly rose to become the most-used VR headset on Steam, but last month it crossed a new milestone as the majority of headsets used on the platform. Quest 2’s aggressive price point and ability to be used as both a standalone and PC VR headset propelled it to become the most-used VR headset […]