Flam Raises $40M Series B for Interactive Video and 3D Ads
QED leads Flam’s $40 million Series B for AI interactive video, camera-facing 3D Airboards and conversational visual agents aimed at brand marketing.
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Snap SPECS Keynote Brings Specs Intelligence and Shopify AR
Snap SPECS keynote in LA brought Specs Intelligence, Shopify AR shopping, a Verizon cellular charging case and public First Look demos from October 1.
PICO CLI 0.5.0 Lets AI Agents Build Spatial Apps for OS 6
PICO ships CLI 0.5.0 so Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and other agents can scaffold, build and debug OS 6 spatial apps without opening Android Studio.
Kacey Musgraves Quest Concert Makes the Case for VR Shows
UploadVR watches Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere concert on Quest 3 and argues made-for-VR concerts are one of headset video’s clearest uses today.
Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux Gets Harsh Quest Review
UploadVR’s September 16 review calls META4’s Quest port of Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux a bland, visually downgraded $19.99 on-rails shooter.
Half-Life: Alyx Runs Natively on Steam Frame at 36 FPS
Half-Life: Alyx runs natively on Steam Frame’s ARM chip at 36 fps using eye-tracked foveation and depth reprojection, with Workshop support kept intact.
Steam Frame Reservation Lottery Closes Thursday
Valve’s Steam Frame reservation lottery closes September 17 at 10 AM PT, with a randomized queue, SKU lock and a 72-hour purchase window after invites.
Snap SPECS Launch Day Brings Spiegel Keynote at 4 PM PT
Snap’s $2,195 SPECS AR glasses reach launch day September 16, with Evan Spiegel’s LA keynote at 4 p.m. PT on a livestream and first outside hands-ons.
Meta Phoenix Connect Demo May Include Hologram Calls
Meta’s Project Phoenix demo at Connect may include hologram-like Codec Avatar calls by Zuckerberg and Bosworth, Road to VR reports, citing The Information.
XRHealth Adds AR Glasses for Clinician-Guided Telehealth
XRHealth expands beyond VR with AR glasses that let clinicians join live sessions through the patient’s view, with platform rollout planned for Q4 2026.