Peer raises $10.5M for metaverse engine, launches 3D personal planets

Peer announced today it's raised new funding to build its AI-powered metaverse engine and launched its "personal planets" feature.

VentureBeat - 6h

HTC launches Viverse Worlds for sharing web-based 3D content

HTC has launched Viverse Worlds, a destination for sharing 3D content that is accessible from just a web link.

VentureBeat - Feb. 26

Skyblivion, The Fan Remake Of Oblivion In Skyrim's Engine, Will Launch In 2025

Skyblivion , the fan-made effort to put The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion into Skyrim 's engine, is finally nearing completion. TESRenewal, the modding group working on the project, made the ...

GameSpot - Feb. 24

Godstone sinkhole to be investigated with 3D maps

Operations to look into the sinkhole have been delayed but less intrusive methods may be used.

BBC News - Feb. 23

Seven planets share the sky at once this week, but the parade of planets ends soon

The seven other planets in our solar system can be seen in the sky at once through Friday, forming a planet parade. But two require a telescope to view.

NBC News - Feb. 27

Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Planet

Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions.

The New York Times - 14h

China government spending on citizens lags economic peers

Relatively low expenditure that directly supports individual consumption could undermine growth efforts

Financial Times - Feb. 23

Tory peer apologises for Holocaust memorial comment

The remarks were condemned by the Conservatives as "flagrantly antisemitic".

BBC News - 7h

How to spot seven planets in the night sky this week

The best chance to see as many as possible will be after sunset on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

BBC News - Feb. 25

7 planets are aligning in the night sky for a "planetary parade"

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Infusing Personality Into Your Brand

Piera Gelardi and Yelitsa Jean-Charles discuss how to create a unique brand identity through experimentation and strategic feedback loops

Inc. - Feb. 25

Pokemon Champions Is A New Stadium-Style 3D Battle Game Coming To Switch

It might not share the Pokemon Stadium name, but Pokemon Champions looks like a new entry in the battling-focused series. The game was announced during today's Pokemon Presents livestream for ...

GameSpot - Feb. 27

Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture

Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner. Profile: who is Lord David Evans of Watford? Explainer: what are the House of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

Okta delivers what some of its bigger peers couldn’t: a rosy outlook

Unlike Salesforce and ServiceNow, Okta beat with its outlook, and its CEO said that forecast is still “prudent.”

MarketWatch - 2d

European investors dump US equity ETFs in February unlike US peers

Outflows are in contrast to the US where flows to US equity ETFs represented nearly half of the total accrued

Financial Times - 19h

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA

SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase ...

Wired - Feb. 19

Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.

The New York Times - 4d

Mice genetically engineered to resemble extinct woolly mammoth

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

CBS News - 2d

Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants

Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.

BBC News - 2d

Every Planet in Our Solar System Will Be Visible at Night This Week

With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Planet Fitness shares stumble as outlook points to slower earnings growth

Planet Fitness’ stock falls as the full-year earnings growth outlook disappoints.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Every planet of our solar system is lining up in the February night sky

Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what’s known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to spot

ABC News - Feb. 25

Planetary parade: Mercury falls into line for rare seven-planet alignment

The seven will appear to form a straight line in the night sky in display that won’t be seen again until 2040. Seven planets will appear to align in the night sky on the last day of February in ...

The Guardian - 6d

USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’

“I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.

Wired - Feb. 19

Videos show FedEx cargo plane's engine on fire mid-flight

Videos on social media showed the engine of a FedEx cargo plane engulfed in flames mid-flight. The Federal Aviation Administration said a bird strike caused the damage as the plane departed an ...

NBC News - 5d

FedEx Plane Lands With Engine on Fire at Newark Airport After Bird Strike

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said that the plane landed on Saturday morning and that there were no reported injuries.

The New York Times - 5d

FedEx plane makes emergency landing with engine on fire after bird strike

New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport is operating normally after a FedEx cargo jet made an emergency landing with one of its engines on fire following a bird strike. Ali Bauman has the details.

CBS News - 4d

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Extinction is still forever

ABC News - 2d

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences say they have genetically engineering mice with qualities to resemble extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

NBC News - 2d

Is the White House trying to engineer a recession? This Wall Street pro explains the vision.

Traders are starting to price in the possibility that the U.S. economy might enter recession— and one Wall Street veteran says that might actually be the Trump’s administration’s plan.

MarketWatch - 1d

Among Us 3D Is A New Game That Brings Together PC And VR Players, Free Demo Out Soon

Innersloth has made a series of Among Us announcements, including a brand-new game: Among Us 3D. A demo for the game, which shifts the perspective to a first-person view, will be available during ...

GameSpot - Feb. 20

FBI is building a 3D model of home where Idaho college murders occured for trial

Idaho prosecutors want to present an FBI-constructed 3D model of the home where four college students were found brutally stabbed to death in 2022 at the suspect's trial this summer.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Fluidstack in talks to raise $200m

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Damselfly peering through leaf among eye-catching entries in nature photo awards

The winners of the Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2024 have been announced.

BBC News - Feb. 22

South Korean defense stocks track gains in global peers amid rising security concerns

Gains among South Korean names were led by Hanwha Aerospace, Korea Aerospace Industries, Hyundai Rotem and LIG Nex1

CNBC - 2d

Mine copper without destroying the planet? London-based project gives scientists hope

Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devices. It is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that ...

The Guardian - 4d

Polycam’s new iPhone update lets you 3D scan rooms in seconds, stitch them together, edit with a team and automatically generate floorplan PDFs

Vision 25 introduces three key innovations — space mode, scene editor and spatial report — along with several workflow improvements.

VentureBeat - Feb. 26

Ramaswamy launches Ohio governor bid

Vivek Ramaswamy launched his 2026 campaign for Ohio governor, taking another crack at elected office after his long-shot bid for the White House in 2024. "President Trump is reviving our ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Donalds launches bid for Florida governor

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) announced he's running for Florida governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major candidate to jump into the race. “I’m here to announce my candidacy as the next governor ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

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