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Palmer Luckey left Facebook at 24, later invested $1 billion in Ohio Factory; his defence company is now valued at nearly $61 billion
Palmer Luckey's journey began with Oculus VR, but his vision now lies with Anduril Industries, where he's spearheading the establishment of Arsenal-1, a state-of-the-art factory aimed at revolutionising defence technology. Set to manufacture autonomous military systems, this $1 billion project will create over 4,000 jobs across a sprawling five million square feet, with the Fury combat aircraft production launching ahead of schedule in March 2026.
Best VR Headsets to Buy This Year from US
Virtual reality headsets have come a long way since they were initially introduced. Not only are they enjoyable, but they also feature high-resolution displays with reasonable price tags. So, if you are looking for the best VR headsets, read this article to find our recommendations.
Meta's corporate development head to step down after 12 years
Meta's top executive Amin Zoufonoun, who led Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, has confirmed that he is leaving the tech giant after 12 years.
Facebook's VR Oculus business probed by US states
New York, North Carolina and Tennessee were among the states involved in the inquiry. A group of almost 50 states also asked an appeals court on Friday to reinstate their antitrust lawsuit, filed in December 2020, against Facebook.
Gone in minutes, out for hours: How Facebook outage crippled daily lives of billions
The outage lasted more than five hours, before some apps slowly flickered back to life, though the company cautioned the services would take time to stabilize.
James Bond is back! ‘No Time to Die’ London premiere will be streamed live on Facebook; movie hits India on Friday
An interactive Instagram filter gives fans a chance to put themselves in the film’s opening sequence.
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Can Facebook make virtual reality happen for real this time?
Though tech giants like Facebook and Sony have spent billions of dollars trying to perfect the experience, virtual reality has stayed a niche plaything of hobbyists willing to pay thousands of dollars, often for a clunky VR headset tethered to a powerful gaming computer.
Netflix to expand into video games, hires new executive
Last week, Netflix also signaled that it was moving into the podcast space with the new hire of N'Jeri Eaton, a former Apple and NPR executive, as the company's first head of podcasts.
Users will begin seeing VR ads in Oculus games over the coming weeks
Facebook is testing ads inside Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers.
Facebook's Oculus Rift S: VR headset for an immersive experience
The wearable is a PC-powered headset with improved optics and display tech.
Facebook makes VR interesting, unveils wireless Oculus Quest headset
The new VR headset boasts the same quality experiences as the Oculus Rift, but without wires.
US court halves $500-mn verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit
US District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas also on Wednesday rejected ZeniMax Media Inc’s request that he ban sales of Oculus headsets.
Do you want my number? Elon Musk misfires tweet with cell number to 16.7 million followers
Musk meant to send the message to Oculus CTO John Carmack.
Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead virtual reality business
The 32-year-old Facebook founder has spoken about virtual reality as an important part of the company's future business, especially as the technology becomes less expensive and its uses clearer.
Game on: Here are the best VR headsets of 2016
With increasing interest in VR, it’s only a matter of time before the prices of VR headsets start falling & make their way into every gamer’s shelf.
Few computers powerful enough to support virtual reality
With several tech giants preparing splashy introductions for the first VR headsets in 2016, few people own hardware capable of fully supporting Facebook’s Oculus Rift.
Watch the Oculus Connect 2 keynotes with on Gear VR
Oculus Connect 2 is well underway but the big keynotes kick off on September 24 at 10:00 AM PST. If you're not in sunny Los Angeles, Oculus says you can tune in.
Facebook working on virtual reality app that will let you play ping-pong with friends in space
Zuckerberg hinted that the Oculus team is tinkering with an app that lets friends play ping pong with each other in virtual reality.
Facebook is working on a virtual reality app that will let you play ping-pong with friends in space
Zuckerberg is a huge fan of virtual reality, and led Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of virtual reality maker Oculus in 2014.
Adrian Wong, the Google Glass engineer who defected to Facebook, quietly rejoined Google
Adrian Wong, the former Google Glass lead electrical engineer who left the company last year to join Facebook-owned virtual reality startup Oculus, has quietly rejoined Google.
Xbox-Oculus brings virtual reality at our doorstep, and it's amazing
Oculus will pump in $10 Million to develop new virtual games for its device Oculus Rift interchangeable and playable using the Xbox One controller.
No sex apps on Oculus, says Facebook
The Facebook-owned company will start selling its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset next year. But one thing that has no place is here is virtual sex.
Oculus Rift: Facebook offers a glimpse of virtual reality goggles
Facebook showed the world its first commercial version of virtual reality on Thursday to turn goggles into a new kind of computing and communications device.
Could virtual reality change everything?
A recent Oculus Rift concert demonstration provides an exciting glimpse of what the technology could achieve in the future.
Mark Zuckerberg wooed Oculus VR over WhatsApp
Facebook creator Zuckerberg was in constant communication with the CEO of the virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR during their acquisition talks.
Virtual reality headsets will become a set of sunglasses: Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe
Experiencing virtual reality through the Rift can be difficult to describe, but it's vastly different than seeing a 3D movie.
Final version of the Oculus Rift could be as cheap as $200
The final version of the Oculus Rift that you might buy could sell for as cheap as $200 (Rs 12,211), according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey.
Oculus acquires Carbon Design that worked on Xbox 360 controller
Oculus VR, the team behind the Rift virtual reality headset, has acquired the Carbon Design Group, best known for its work on the Xbox 360 controller.
Oculus Rift to be made available in 2015
The company behind the virtual reality headset that blew Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg away is hoping to change gaming experience for ordinary people everywhere
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