Scania and Northvolt develop battery for electric trucks with 1.5 million km lifespan

Story by Siôn Geschwindt Heavy truck manufacturer Scania and emerging EV battery powerhouse Northvolt have developed a battery for electric trucks that they say will last as long as the…

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SenseGlove Raises €3.25M in Series A Funding Round to Advance VR Haptic Gloves

SenseGlove, a Netherlands-based creator of XR haptic gloves, has secured €3.25 million (~$3.5 million) in a series A funding round, something the company says will be used to accelerate its…

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – April 2023

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight…

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‘Vertigo 2’ Sandbox DLC Now in Development, Letting You Build & Share Your Own Levels

Vertigo 2 (2023), the sci-fi VR shooter adventure from Zach Tsiakalis-Brown, readily invites comparisons to Valve’s indomitable Half-Life: Alyx, but now the developer is taking another note out of Valve’s playbook by offering…

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Report: Apple Racing to Build Software & Services for Upcoming Mixed Reality Headset

Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Now a report from Bloomberg maintains the Cupertino tech giant…

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Green light for €43bn EU Chips Act in big boost for bloc’s semiconductor industry

Story by Siôn Geschwindt EU member states reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday for a €43 billion plan to bolster domestic production of semiconductor chips — essential components in everything…

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