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marketbeat.com - Virtual Reality Stocks To Watch Now - April 30th
Virtual Reality Stocks To Watch Now - April 30th
MarketBeat

Meta Posted Its Best Sales Growth Since 2021—So Why Did Shares Fall? Meta Platforms, zSpace, The Glimpse Group, and DIH Holding US are the seven Virtual Reality stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Virtual…

pcworld.com - Michael Crider - Is VR gaming now dead in the water?
Is VR gaming now dead in the water?
Foundry

Summary created by Smart Answers AI PCWorld examines whether VR gaming is declining, highlighting challenges from Meta's failed Metaverse push and lack of compelling new content. Rising AI-driven hardware costs are making Valve's upcoming Steam…

fortune.com - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez - Meta wants to spend more even after it lost $80 billion on the Metaverse and over 20 million users
Meta wants to spend more even after it lost $80 billion on the Metaverse and over 20 million users
Fortune

Despite strong first quarter results, Meta's stock plummeted nearly 9% Thursday thanks in part to a 20-million user drop and a massive spike in AI spending even as it continues to pour billions into its metaverse and virtual reality division…

fool.com - Eric Trie - Stock Market Today, April 30: Meta Falls as Higher AI Capex Outlook Overshadows Strong Q1 Results
Stock Market Today, April 30: Meta Falls as Higher AI Capex Outlook Overshadows Strong Q1 Results
The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms (META 8.55%), a social media and virtual reality company, closed Thursday at $611.91, down 8.55%. Shares dropped after Q1 results paired strong revenue and EPS beats with sharply higher AI and infrastructure capex guidance, and…

thesun.co.uk - Maleeha Katib - Apple 'scraps one of its most iconic products' after insiders reveal low sales
Apple 'scraps one of its most iconic products' after insiders reveal low sales
The Sun

APPLE has reportedly pulled back from one of its most ambitious launches in years after disappointing sales and a flood of customer complaints. Insiders claim the tech giant has quietly shifted staff away from the struggling device following weak…

hollywoodreporter.com - Steven Zeitchik - The AI 25: The Exclusive Group of People Shaping the Future of Hollywood
The AI 25: The Exclusive Group of People Shaping the Future of Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter

For a while there, it seemed like Affleck would emerge as a leader of Hollywood's anti-AI resistance. In late 2024, the actor showed up, rather incongruously, at a CNBC summit, displaying an unexpectedly deep understanding of the inner workings of…

digitaltrends.com - Vikhyaat Vivek - VR headsets can make you a better dancer, if you can look past gaming and streaming
VR headsets can make you a better dancer, if you can look past gaming and streaming
Digital Trends

Virtual Reality headsets have spent years being marketed around video games, virtual cinemas, and fitness. Cornell researchers, however, are showing how these can also be used as a solid creative tool. A doctoral student at Cornell has helped…

thedailyrecord.com - Daily Record Staff - Sandbox VR Baltimore to open May 8
Sandbox VR Baltimore to open May 8
Maryland Daily Record - Maryland Daily Record

Sandbox VR, a location-based virtual reality experience company, will open its newest location in Baltimore on May 8, the company announced Wednesday. Located at 720 Aliceanna Street, the Harbor East venue will look to bring an immersive…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Rachel Williams - Wren Kitchens confirms new UK openings following US store closures and job cuts
Wren Kitchens confirms new UK openings following US store closures and job cuts
Daily Record

Wren Kitchens has confirmed it is set to rapidly expand its presence across the UK. By the end of 2026, the firm aims to have opened a total of 15 more showrooms. The UK's number one kitchen fitting brand is said to have invested £20million…

t3.com - Rik Henderson - The greatest tech hits of the 1990s
The greatest tech hits of the 1990s
T3

Technology is so ubiquitous today that we barely give it a second thought. Everyone carries a supercomputer in their pocket or a bag that would baffle the classic sci-fi authors of yesteryear. And you no longer have to trudge to the video shop to…

arinsider.co - AR Insider - AI/XR Beats: Big Tech Earnings & Anglings - AR Insider
AI/XR Beats: Big Tech Earnings & Anglings - AR Insider
Augmented Reality News & Knowledge - AR Insider

Welcome back to our weekly roundup of happenings from XR and AI realms. Let's dive in… It's Earnings Week for Big Tech. They're spending it as fast as they're making it. While Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon all beat revenue targets…

geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey - Claude Code Plugins Guide : Easily Automate Blander Asset Creation & More
Claude Code Plugins Guide : Easily Automate Blander Asset Creation & More
Geeky Gadgets

Anthropic's Claude Code plugins, such as the Blender MCP plugin, offer new ways to approach creative workflows in fields like game development and animation. Alex Finn explains how these plugins simplify tasks like 3D asset creation by allowing…

marketbeat.com - Ecommerce Stocks To Follow Now - April 30th
Ecommerce Stocks To Follow Now - April 30th
MarketBeat

Ternus the Page: Apple's Engineering Prodigy Takes the Reins Walmart, GameStop, GigaCloud Technology, Pattern Group, and ContextLogic are the five Ecommerce stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Ecommerce stocks are…

marketbeat.com - Large Cap Stocks To Research - April 30th
Large Cap Stocks To Research - April 30th
MarketBeat

Microsoft Earnings Look Strong, But Investors Focus on Risks NVIDIA, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Invesco QQQ, and Microsoft are the five Large Cap stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Large-cap stocks are shares of…

marketbeat.com - Top Technology Stocks To Follow Today - April 30th
Top Technology Stocks To Follow Today - April 30th
MarketBeat

Microsoft Earnings Look Strong, But Investors Focus on Risks NVIDIA, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Microsoft, Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel are the seven Technology stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener…

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