July 2024
‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro
For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.
March 2024
Here come the sexbots: Welcome to the age of AI porn
Like the internet and fintech before it, adult entertainment’s rush to embrace AI will change it forever. The risks are profound.
February 2024
The Aussies hoping to make a fortune from Apple’s Vision Pro
The $11 billion ASX software giant Pro Medicus and a Melbourne start-up are among the businesses hoping to cash in on Apple’s new $5000 headset.
November 2023
Prepare to be transported to a parallel universe
“We are exploring what it is to be a forest, an insect,” says the co-founder of a London virtual reality studio about its upcoming Melbourne show.
September 2023
Meta brings chatbots, image editing to social media apps
It’s a critical announcement for the tech giant, showing it too can build AI-based technology that generates text and images based on simple prompts from users.
July 2023
Apple forced to scale back Vision Pro headset production plans
The complexity of the design and production difficulties are behind the reduction in targets, while plans for a more affordable headset have been pushed back.
June 2023
LVMH joins with Epic Games to offer virtual experiences
As Epic and rival Roblox build out their versions of the metaverse, brands have been staking their turf in these virtual worlds.
The race to God-like AI and what it means for humanity
This week in The Fin podcast, technology columnist John Davidson on how long it will be before artificial intelligence is smarter and more deadly than people.
How Apple’s Vision Pro could change the way you watch
Halfway into my review of Apple’s new virtual reality headset, I saw something that changed the way I think about VR.
Apple launches into virtual reality with $US3499 headset
After a barrage of announcements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, CEO Tim Cook shows off just “one more thing”.
Apple’s shiny new toy will play second fiddle to AI questions
The tech giant is set to unveil its latest showstopper technology, but investors are hoping it will show its plans in the artificial intelligence arms race.
Apple’s launch on Tuesday is expected to be its biggest in a decade
The tech giant’s annual developer conference promises to be the largest in recent memory, with its first new product category for years.
May 2023
Apple’s VR headset will change the world when the price is right
The company that changed the world with the iPhone could do the same with the virtual reality headset. But research shows the price tag will be too much for most Australians.
April 2023
An office on your face: HTC’s Vive XR Elite reviewed
The company’s latest virtual reality headset is 90 per cent about gaming, but it’s the other 10 per cent that interests us.
Betashares called out over metaverse ETF claims
The ASX-listed Betashares Metaverse ETF has been slapped with a “screened out” rating by Lonsec’s investment researchers.
March 2023
Virtual reality firefighters bank $5m from Victorian government
Start-up Flaim Systems has banked $6.7 million to help it expand its firefighting training technology abroad and bring down the billions spent managing firefighting injuries.
Aussie tech start-up brings virtual golf to the world
Play Today will unveil its new metaverse golf club in time for the NSW Open Championship, for which it has acquired exclusive broadcast rights.
Up close and personal with the very first life that moved on Earth
The Australian technology studio Sandpit is breathing life into everything from 500-million-year-old fossils to an Adelaide festival show and Shakespeare’s home.
February 2023
How AI and the metaverse could shake up retail shopping
Cutting-edge retail technology promises to transform the sector, but even the best developments are no replacement for getting the basics right.
January 2023
Tech giants unveil wearables that feature scent and touch
The metaverse – essentially a buzzword for three-dimensional virtual communities where people can meet, work and play – was a key theme at the tech gathering.