VR Games Showcase Starts at 12PM ET with 30+ Mins of VR Game Announcements for Quest, PSVR 2, & PC VR

The next show from friends at VR Games Showcase is nearly here, with more than 30 minutes of trailers and info on upcoming VR games and updates for Quest, PSVR…

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A Lisbon lab is turning dead bacteria into dog treats. Next up: Human snacks

“Microbial protein,” says Katelijne Bekers, waving a vial of beige-coloured powder in front of me like it’s a magic potion. It doesn’t look like your typical lunch fare, but this…

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Operator XR Secures $3.7M VR Training Contract with Texas Department of Public Safety

Image courtesy xReality Group, Operator XR Australian immersive training technology company xReality Group announced its subsidiary Operator XR has secured a contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas…

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Google’s ‘Genie 3’ Interactive Generative Video Model Takes Us One Step Closer to the Holodeck

Image courtesy Google DeepMind DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, announced the release of Genie 3, a new AI system capable of generating interactive virtual environments in real-time—and bringing us one step…

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Stem cell startup proclaims ‘inflection point’ for medicine as mass production nears

It’s harvest day at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. As sunshine bathes the leafy university campus, scientists inside the labs work under cool fluorescent light. Clad in green protective gear,…

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Why civilian-first innovation will drive better dual-use technologies

Imagine drones that map disaster zones today and scout military targets tomorrow. Or seismic activity sensors built for construction that go on to detect submarines underwater. These ideas represent the…

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‘Oasis’ WMR Driver Expected Later This Month, Bringing New Life to Microsoft’s PC VR Headsets

Microsoft stopped supporting its WMR platform on Windows 11 last year, essentially putting an end to its first foray into PC VR headsets. However, an unofficial SteamVR driver called ‘Oasis’ aims to…

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