Reality Briefs are fast, focused updates on the spatial computing world. They are sourced and curated by our editors, drafted using Remix Reality’s custom AI, and refined through human editing for clarity, accuracy, and relevance.
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Microsoft is launching a new cultural heritage initiative in Paris this fall, partnering with the French Ministry of Culture and Iconem to digitally replicate Notre Dame Cathedral.
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UBTECH has demonstrated a fully autonomous battery-swapping system on Walker S2, the latest in its industrial humanoid robot line.
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Miami University has secured a $1.5 million Workforce Safety Innovation Center grant to launch the Safety Immersion and Gamified Hazard Training (SIGHT) for Industry 5.0 Workers.
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BrightAI announced a $51 million Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Inspired Capital, with additional participation from BoxGroup, Marlinspike, Rsquared VC, and others.
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A study in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services explored how consumers respond to augmented reality try-on apps and how privacy concerns influence that experience.
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BQP has secured $5 million in seed financing to expand BQPhy, its digital twin platform designed to run across CPUs, GPUs, and quantum systems. The software enables simulation performance improvements today using quantum-inspired methods and is built to support future gains on quantum hardware.
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Waymo has introduced teen accounts for riders aged 14 to 17 in Metro Phoenix, allowing them to hail fully autonomous rides independently. The accounts must be linked to a parent or guardian, who receives ride updates and receipts while having access to live trip status.
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Meta has released an update to Haptics Studio, its desktop and VR tool for building tactile effects in virtual environments. The redesign introduces a more streamlined interface and guided onboarding in the VR app, aimed at helping developers create and test haptics more efficiently.
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Lucid, Nuro, and Uber are joining forces on a new robotaxi service expected to launch in a major U.S. city next year. The program combines electric SUVs from Lucid with Nuro’s self-driving technology and will operate exclusively through the Uber app.
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DreamPark has debuted its largest mixed reality installation yet at West Canal Yards in Seattle. Starting July 19, visitors can enter a digitally enhanced, open-air adventure world powered by Meta Quest headsets, including a one-of-a-kind mixed reality racing experience.
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This year’s Emmy finalists for Outstanding Emerging Media Program all share a common thread: they were developed for Meta Quest and backed by Meta. The three nominated projects reflect the platform’s expanding role in immersive storytelling across music, television, and mixed reality.
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Microsoft has introduced TRELLIS to Azure AI Foundry Labs, a new generative system for creating high-quality 3D assets from simple inputs. Designed to lower the barrier to spatial content creation, TRELLIS produces detailed, editable models for use in AR, games, simulation, and design tools.