News
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.
🌐 Simulated Worlds
Tools and platforms for creating, streaming, and interacting with virtual environments, from game engines to digital twins.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
Breaking News
Glasses, AI, and VR: Everything Announced at Meta Connect 2025
Meta made some major announcements today as part of Mark Zuckerberg's keynote at its largest annual event, Connect. Zuckerberg framed his keynote around the three technologies Meta is focusing on as it reinvents itself for the era of spatial computing, including glasses, AI, and virtual reality.
News
Luminary Cloud Raises $72M to Expand Physics AI Platform
Luminary Cloud has raised $72 million in Series B funding to grow its Physics AI platform. The round was led by N47, previously known as Next47, with participation from Sutter Hill Ventures and NVentures, the investment arm of NVIDIA.
Sponsored Post
Copresence Unlocks Fast AI Avatar Creation With Just a Phone as Platform Exits Beta
Copresence's AI-powered avatar creation platform has moved out of beta, making it possible for anyone to create an avatar with just a smartphone. Already trusted by leading gaming and technology companies, the platform is designed to deliver production-ready results in minutes.
News
Agora and Banuba Bring Real-Time AR Effects to Live Video
Agora and Banuba are collaborating to bring AI-powered augmented reality features to live video. The companies aim to equip developers, broadcasters, and media platforms with tools for creating more interactive and expressive real-time experiences.
News
Project Orbion Launches as Real-Time Digital Twin of Earth
Aechelon Technology and its partners have launched Project Orbion, a new system that turns real-world data into a live digital twin of the Earth. By combining satellite imagery, AI, and sensor feeds into a dynamic 3D model, the platform is built to support situational awareness
News
3D Gaussian Splats Added to glTF with Support from Khronos, OGC, and Niantic
Khronos Group, OGC, Esri, Cesium (Bentley), and Niantic Spatial have added 3D Gaussian splat support to the glTF asset format.
News
Tripo 3.0 Launches With New Features for Scalable 3D Creation
Tripo has launched version 3.0 of its core 3D foundation model. The release boosts asset fidelity and creative control while reducing manual cleanup, positioning Tripo Studio as a full-stack tool for production-ready 3D content.
News
Adobe and Meta Debut VR Tool for Immersive 3D Design Reviews
Adobe has introduced Substance 3D Reviewer, a new tool built with Meta to help teams review 3D product models in immersive environments. Optimized for Meta Quest headsets, it allows users to view designs at full scale in VR or in a desktop browser.