AI-Generated Videos for Business Valued at $2.1bn

⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Synthesia, a leader in AI-generated video technology, has raised $180 million in funding at a $2.1bn valuation. The platform allows businesses to easily create professional-grade...

Augmented Reality for Armoured Vehicles Crews

⊲ Thales ⊳ Thales has introduced DigitalCrew®, an AI-integrated system for armoured vehicles, to improve soldiers' situational awareness and decision-making. By leveraging advanced optronics and...

AI Creates Simulation-Ready Digital Twins

⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Nvidia has invested in Taiwan's startup MetAI, which develops AI-powered digital twin technology that swiftly converts CAD files into functional 3D environments. MetAI's technology...

XR-Based Slovenian Military Flight Trainer

⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Slovenian simulation and airframe company AFormX has handed over to the Slovenian Armed Forces on 17 January the TAK-LET-SIM project which includes advanced VR and XR simulators ....

Industrial Simulation Market Report

⊲ Develop3D ⊳ The simulation industry, influenced by major 2024 acquisitions of Ansys and Altair, is experiencing notable shifts. Laurence Marks, visiting research fellow at Oxford Brookes...

Minimalistic Screens for Smart Glasses

⊲ The Verge ⊳ The Halliday smart glasses, launched at CES 2025, integrate AI with a tiny display built into the frame. Designed for everyday use, these lightweight glasses deliver real-time...

BodyLink Ditches Wearable Trackers

⊲ MIXED ⊳ US start-up Rebuff Reality's BodyLink Kickstarter could introduce a new era in motion capture for gaming and simulation with its Android-based console, achieving full-body tracking...

Holographic Smart Glasses Funding Boost

⊲ TNW ⊳ Belgian startup Swave is developing true holographic smart glasses, claiming a breakthrough in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR). Their lightweight glasses, using nanoscale pixels and...

Industrial Metaverse Integrates Digital Twins

⊲ WIRED ⊳ This WIRED article explores how digital twins, digital replicas of physical processes, can optimise industrial workflows, cutting costs, waste, and time. These twins are part of a broader...

NVIDIA’s AI to Train the World’s Robots

⊲ VentureBeat ⊳ NVIDIA launched the COSMOS World Foundation Model platform at CES, a significant step for physical AI development in robotics and autonomous vehicles. By generating synthetic,...

New Strategic Partnership for German Army Training

⊲ APDR ⊳ Rheinmetall and Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a BAE Systems subsidiary, have partnered to create simulation solutions to train the German Army's Medium Forces. This partnership...

GPS-Free Drone Exploits Landscape “Fingerprint”

⊲ IMechE ⊳ Australian autonomous navigation specialist Advanced Navigation and European defence multinational MBDA have developed a GPS-free drone navigation system. Inspired by human neural...