Mixed Reality (MR) stories
Gallagher Security is rolling out a trainer-led AR hardware installer course in Australia, with bookings from 1 April and sessions from 23 June.
Zurich semiconductor startup Mosaic SoC has raised USD $3.8 million to develop low-power perception chips for smart glasses and smartphones.
xReality Group's US defence push lifts annual recurring revenue 67% to GBP £5.6 million as quarterly cashflow turns positive at GBP £1.3 million.
Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.
DE-CIX Chief Executive Officer Ivo Ivanov says medical AI will depend on ultra-low latency links, edge computing and secure interconnection.
AI-first smart glasses propel a 44.4% surge in global XR shipments, as Meta keeps the lead while headset demand slides and Viture grows fast.
Blippar has bought Australian AR specialist Plattar to deepen its regional footprint and accelerate sector-focused AR commerce products.
xReality swings to operational profit as Operator XR powers record half-year, with revenue up 41% to AUD $10.4 million and EBITDA surging 190%.
SkillsVR launches ACTIVATE MDM Lite, a free six‑month VR fleet tool as organisations adapt to Meta's changing Quest hardware strategy.
ExpressVPN debuts a Meta Quest VR app and hybrid browser extension, offering switchable browser-only or full-device VPN protection.
Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.
INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.
Siemens deepens Nvidia AI alliance and debuts digital twin tools, targeting an industrial metaverse and copilots across factory floors.
nmatic.ai and Alibi Studios launch The Next Valley, a hybrid AI VFX studio led by Mark Benson, Nick Price and Nicolas Cotta.
Vivek Agrawal brings his debut Hindi album into a self-built virtual world, blending Bollywood-inspired songs with immersive digital art and fan interaction.
Neuphonic and Rapport unveil CPU-based digital humans with sub-100 millisecond response times, aimed at gaming, film, training and customer engagement.
GSMA Foundry and Singapore's NUHS join forces to trial 5G, AI and XR hospital innovations in Singapore before scaling globally.
GSMA Foundry and NUHS will trial 5G, AI and XR in Singapore hospitals, showcasing remote surgery and robot nurses at MWC26 Barcelona.
LLVision debuts Leion Hey2 AR glasses at CES 2026, offering sub-second live translation captions in more than 100 languages.
Malaysia streams 5G XR-assisted live surgery worldwide, linking UMMC doctors with global experts and students in real time for training.