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Can I Use Credit Cards to Finance My Small Business?
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a small business owner, you may feel like a modest contributor to the economy, but your impact is anything but small. In fact, small businesses less than a year old create 12% of all new jobs, reinforcing that small businesses of all types are critical to […]
Star Wars VR Games See Deep Discounts For May The Fourth
Star Wars VR games are deeply discounted today for Star Wars day. Deep discounts are available across Quest, PlayStation, and Steam for the Vader Immortal series, Squadrons, Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge, and Pinball. Vader Immortal (Quest, Rift, PSVR 1) Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is a trilogy of interactive VR adventures where […]
Spacetop Launches Windows App to Turn Laptops into Large AR Workspaces
Late last year, Sightful announced it was cancelling its unique laptop with built-in AR glasses, instead pivoting to build a version of its AR workspace software for Windows. Now the company has released Spacetop for Windows, which lets you transform your environment into a private virtual display for productivity on the go. Like its previous […]
Successful Entrepreneurs Are Using This New Platform to Improve International Connections
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Expanding into new markets demands more than a great product or service. It requires clear communication with customers […]
What Quest Datamining Reveals About The Future of Horizon OS
The Horizon OS v77 system software update started to roll out last week in the PTC (Public Test Channel). What Is the Public Test Channel (PTC)? The Public Test Channel (PTC) is Meta Quest’s beta release channel. If you opt in, your headset receives a pre-release build of each Quest system software, now technically called […]
Starbucks Adding New Staff, Says Machines Alone Won’t Cut It
Starbucks has found that removing human labor in favor of machines doesn’t work for the company — so now the coffee chain is hiring old-fashioned human baristas at thousands of stores. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol stated in a call with investors earlier this week that the company’s effort to reduce headcount over the past few […]
Meta’s XR Revenue Declined Due To Decreased Quest Sales
Meta Reality Labs quarterly revenue was 6% lower in Q1 2025 than it was in Q1 2024. The quarter saw Meta’s metaverse and wearables division bring in $412 million, compared to $440 million for the same quarter last year. During Meta’s Q1 2025 earnings call, CFO Susan Li told investors the drop was “due to […]
The XR Week Peek (2025.04.30): Meta keeps evolving Ray-Ban Meta, Quest 3S refurbished are sold for $270, and more!
These days, we are not having exciting XR news because many people are taking some extra days of vacation around the celebrations for the 1st of May. Actually I’m going to celebrate the day of the workers by working, since I have a few deliveries to take care of, and that’s also why this newsletter […]
Quest ‘Reality Bytes’ April Sale Offers Big Discounts on Top VR Games
Missed Meta’s big Quest Savings sale last month? Good news—you can still nab 50% off top VR games, experiences, and bundles in Meta’s new ‘Reality Bytes’ sale. There are currently over 200 games on sale, available from now until April 27 at 11:59 PM PT (local time here). You’ll find top VR games like Survios’ shooter adventure Alien: […]