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Apple Expands Immersive Web Capabilities on visionOS with New Safari Update
Safari 26.0 expands web capabilities in visionOS with new support for more immersive video formats, 3D content, and advanced graphics.
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Ducati Renews Siemens Partnership to Expand Digital Twin and Simulation Use
Ducati has renewed its technical partnership with Siemens Digital Industries Software, extending the use of Siemens Xcelerator to deepen its digital twin and simulation capabilities.
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Meta Launches Immersive Web SDK for Building Spatial Experiences in the Browser
Meta has opened early access to the Immersive Web SDK (IWSDK), a new toolkit for building WebXR experiences in the browser. First revealed at Meta Connect, the SDK allows developers to create spatial apps that run directly in-browser with support for native hand tracking and interaction.
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Fujitsu Deepens NVIDIA Partnership to Build AI Systems for Robotics and Digital Twins
Fujitsu has expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to develop full-stack AI infrastructure for industrial use. The project will support digital twins in manufacturing and introduce physical AI, including robotics, to automate tasks and help solve labor shortages.
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Moonlake AI Debuts with $28M to Vibe Code Interactive Worlds
Moonlake AI has exited stealth with a $28 million seed round backed by AIX Ventures, Threshold, NVIDIA Ventures, and more than a dozen AI leaders and founders.
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EchoTwin AI Raises $8M to Expand AI-Powered Urban Digital Twins
EchoTwin AI has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Metis Ventures, with support from a global syndicate of investors. The funds will be used to scale the company's real-time urban infrastructure platform and expand its reach in the fast-growing smart cities market.
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Hawk-Eye Volumetric Data Powers Football Manager’s Next-Gen Animations
Sports Interactive is using skeletal tracking data from Hawk-Eye Innovations, a Sony Group company, to power lifelike animations in Football Manager 26. The data is captured by in-stadium cameras across several football leagues.
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Nilo Raises $4M to Expand AI-Native 3D Creation Platform
Nilo has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its AI-native 3D creation platform. The round was led by Supercell, with participation from a16z speedrun, Kfund, and others. Angel investors include veterans from gaming, venture, and creative tech.
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Niantic Spatial and Kojima Productions Join Forces on Real-World Storytelling
The collaboration will use Niantic’s geospatial AI to bring elements of Kojima’s storytelling into physical spaces.
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Earthmover Raises $7.2M to Power Physical AI With Scientific Data Infrastructure
Earthmover, a New York-based public benefit corporation founded by climate scientists and open-source developers, has secured $7.2 million in seed funding to modernize infrastructure for Earth science and other physical-world data.
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Over 300 VR Apps on Meta Horizon Have Topped $1M, With 10 Surpassing $50M
At Connect 2025, Meta emphasized growth in its VR ecosystem, announcing that over 300 apps on the Meta Horizon Store have each earned more than $1 million, with 10 apps exceeding $50 million in revenue.
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New Meta Tools Aim to Simplify 3D Content Creation in VR
At Connect 2025, Meta doubled down on its vision for AI-powered worldbuilding in VR. The company highlighted a stack of tools, including an AI-driven editor, a new game engine, and a capture tool, aimed at making immersive creation as simple as describing a scene or scanning a space.