Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people with chronic and hard-to-treat conditions. Virtual reality isn’t just for ...

Soldiers will travel less for training and do more virtually, Army leaders said Tuesday. The Army is planning to have soldiers “train differently” with more remote learning and other more innovative ...

This article is part of Sixth Tone Voices & Opinion’s end-of-year series reviewing how China’s AI, film, game, and VR industries evolved in 2025. Virtual reality has proven less popular than American ...

HONG KONG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities watchdog has fined Saxo Capital Markets HK HK$4 million ($513,663.45) over mis-selling virtual asset products for more than four years. SCMHK has ...

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 ...

Hong Kong plans to complete proposals to regulate virtual asset dealers and custodians and introduce the rules to the city’s Legislative Council in 2026, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau ...

Hong Kong’s FSTB and SFC will introduce licensing requirements for virtual asset dealing and custody firms, expanding the city’s policy push that already includes a stablecoin licensing blueprint and ...

John Spencer views a virtual reality program as Mynd Immersive and Lyda Hill Philanthropies demonstrate a virtual reality therapy tool to seniors at Umphress Terrace in Dallas on Dec. 16, 2025. Jason ...

Shoppers at Samanea New York can now step into digital lava pits, fend off boss battles and even pet magical creatures — all without leaving Nassau County. DreamPark, a virtual reality theme park ...

Meta continues to sink money into the metaverse, anchored by virtual reality and augmented reality technologies. The company reported a third-quarter loss for the business on Wednesday of $4.4 billion ...