Category: Virtual Reality (Computers)

How Older Adults Are Using VR to Counter Social Isolation

The New York Times – Business:
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder

The New York Times – Business:
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
At the Venice Film Festival, Celebrating a Different Kind of Filmmaking

Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.
How Tech Firms Like Google and Meta Are Embracing the Military

In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.
What’s Wrong With Apple?

Even before the threat of President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
Meta’s Profit Rises 35 Percent, Even With Spending Spree

The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.
Can Apple Rescue the Vision Pro?

The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?
The Constant Metamorphosis of Nona Hendryx

“Lady Marmalade,” her hit with Labelle, is turning 50. She’s nearing 80. But the singer, designer and technologist isn’t slowing down. She’s entering a new virtual world.
Meta’s Profits More Than Double, While Spending on A.I. Rises

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp continued to grow, even as it said it would spend billions of dollars more on artificial intelligence.
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas

Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds of tech entrepreneurs designing virtual reality.
¿Ahora todos somos tecnosexuales?

La tecnología del deseo sigue evolucionando. En 10 años, ¿qué prácticas sexuales nos parecerán rutinarias?
Does Technology Rule Our Sex and Dating Lives?

Our erotic and romantic lives have become ever more tangled with machines.