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Small-cap stocks: Virtual worlds: Meta, Nvidia, and Virtuix drive a new multi-billion market | wallstreetONLINE - 20.10.2026

Translated title. Original: Nebenwerte: Virtuelle Welten: Meta, Nvidia und Virtuix treiben neuen Milliardenmarkt an | wallstreetONLINE - 20.10.2026

Virtuix reports a sharp rise in orders for its Omni One VR treadmill integration with Meta's VR ecosystem, signaling accelerating demand and a multi-billion market expansion, with Nvidia expanding related digital tech efforts.

WeBlog - How the “day-in-the-life” in AR/VR conquer YouTube and the metaverses

Translated title. Original: WeBlog - Come i ‘day-in-the-life’ in AR/VR conquistano YouTube e i metaversi

AR/VR day-in-the-life videos are rising on YouTube and in metaverses, providing immersive, authentic experiences. The guide outlines what they are, why they’re popular, how to create them, and a pitch for related digital-services offerings.

US11537850B2 - Systems and methods for simulating sense data and creating perceptions - Google Patents

The document discusses methods to simulate sense data for virtual beings in a virtual world, aiming to create perceptions via an enhanced virtual body and environment, guided by AI and machine learning, with a framework that models sensory inputs and adjusts sensor configurations and behavior.

Virtual reality and AI help detect cognitive decline in the elderly - Naturorama

Translated title. Original: La réalité virtuelle et l’IA aident à détecter le déclin cognitif chez les personnes âgées - Naturorama

Researchers at USP in São Carlos develop a VR-based platform to detect early cognitive decline in the elderly by combining immersive tasks with EEG and eye-tracking, analyzed by interpretable AI to produce explanatory biomarkers for clinicians. The project seeks to improve early diagnosis of MCI and inform personalized therapies while emphasizing data ethics and open science.

Virtual reality against pain: artificial intelligence studies eyes to personalize therapy - Qui Salute Magazine

Translated title. Original: Realtà virtuale contro il dolore: l’intelligenza artificiale studia gli occhi per personalizzare la terapia - Qui Salute Magazine

A UK study investigates using VR, AI, and eye-tracking to personalize virtual therapy for chronic pain by estimating mental effort from eye signals; results show varying AI accuracy between pain groups and do not prove pain reduction yet. The work suggests personalization could make VR-based pain management more tolerable, but further validation is needed before clinical use.

Medical simulation: how VR and AI train surgeons

Translated title. Original: Simulation médicale : comment la VR et l’IA forment les chirurgiens

VR medical simulation trains surgeons with AI analysis to refine movements and decision-making, using 3D anatomy, motion tracking, and sometimes haptic feedback; while promising, improvements do not always translate to better patient outcomes and results vary by system and study.

Meta puts 920,000 euros back on the table to beef up its VR

Translated title. Original: Meta remet 920 000 euros sur la table pour muscler sa VR

Meta revives its VR Start contest with 920k euros in prizes to fund hands-first VR experiences for Quest and VR Glasses, emphasizing controller-free use and integrated development tools; submissions require a playable build, a short demo video, and a detailed form, with entries due November 18. The event targets Entertainment, Gaming, and Productivity, with two divisions for new creations or substantial upgrades, and highlights how Meta aims to steer XR app development and ecosystem growth.

Google Genie 4, artificial intelligence now creates virtual worlds almost indistinguishable from reality

Translated title. Original: Google Genie 4, l'intelligenza artificiale ora crea mondi virtuali quasi indistinguibili dalla realtà

Google Genie 4 builds highly realistic, interactive virtual worlds that respond to written commands and feature coherent physics, environmental audio, and adaptive characters. While offering broad potential across media and robotics, it currently faces short-term visual inconsistencies and limited access, raising questions about differentiating simulation from reality.

Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026: Accelerate your VR development journey with Meta VR Start and compete for $1M in cash prizes - Devpost

Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 invites Start program members to build hands-first, controller-free VR experiences for Meta VR devices, using the latest OS features and AI tooling, with a global mentor network and $1 million in cash prizes.

ASCII.jp: Pimax launches the largest annual Black Friday 2026 early campaign! Official price guarantee service正式 apply to purchases after November 1st.

Translated title. Original: ASCII.jp：Pimax、年間最大の「ブラックフライデー2026」早期キャンペーンを始動！11月1日以降の購入を対象とした「公式価格保証サービス」を正式適用

Pimax announces an early Black Friday 2026 campaign with a price-guarantee offer for purchases after November 1, plus a full refund of any price difference if later Black Friday prices drop. The program covers eligible Pimax headsets and bundles sold on the Japanese official store, with emphasis on high-resolution VR, uncompressed video, and flexible tracking ecosystems.