Meta Quest VR Headset Users to Lose Access to Horizon Worlds, Legs and All
In December of last year, apparent budget cuts at Meta’s reality labs division looked ominous for Meta’s metaverse…
Why women shaping gaming cultures are shaping the future of technology
International Women’s Day often prompts reflection on representation in technology. The focus tends to centre on engineering pipelines,…
Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly…
Meta refocuses on AI hardware as metaverse layoffs begin
As we expected, Meta has begun laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division, which…
Asks If He Is Set To Waste Billions More On AI
Economist Dean Baker criticized Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s massive bet on the Metaverse, arguing the…
Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest’s Horizon OS with third-party headset makers
Meta says that it has paused its program to share Meta Horizon OS, the mixed reality operating system…
Google Launches ‘Likeness’ Avatars on Android XR to Rival Apple
Google has started rolling out a new photorealistic avatar system – Likeness – for Android XR headsets. The…
Woman Marries ChatGPT-Generated Groom Through Breach in the Metaverse
AI is everywhere these days. It’s in your phone, it’s at the movies, and, unfortunately, it’s also showing…
Björk’s ‘Vulnicura VR’ album gets remastered for Apple Vision Pro
Back in 2019, just before the world got incredibly frightening, we were writing about Björk reimagining her album…
Meta is bringing AI-powered NPCs to the metaverse
Developers building for Meta’s metaverse platform will soon be able to create AI-powered NPCs for Horizon Worlds. The…