Zuckerberg: Facebook did not fire Palmer Luckey over political views
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is facing a barrage of questions as he testifies before the United States Senate today. One of those...
Social VR is evolving, and AltspaceVR paid the price
Last month, AltspaceVR, one of the most beloved startups in the burgeoning, albeit struggling, VR consumer industry announced it was shutting its doors due...
The timeline of the tweet storm around Oculus founder Palmer Luckey
It’s not often that we go back and analyze “tweet storms,” those controversies that spin out of control on Twitter and the rest of...
A (Palmer) Luckey’s Tale: Donald Trump, Chrono Trigger, and 100 grand
Here’s probably the first time someone had to write “Chrono Trigger” and “Donald Trump” in the same sentence. A Californian limited-liability corporation called Wings...
Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook
Palmer Luckey, who founded Oculus Rift and who many credit with reviving the virtual reality industry, has left Oculus VR and Facebook, as UploadVR reports. Facebook and Luckey are not sharing the details of the split, but it comes after months of silence from what the social network once positioned as the father of VR.
ZeniMax v. Oculus: Jury orders Facebook’s VR company to pay $500 million because Palmer Luckey broke his NDA
The jury has come in on one of the first major lawsuits for the burgeoning virtual reality industry. Facebook’s Oculus VR must pay $500...
Zuckerberg to testify in $2 billion lawsuit that claims Oculus used stolen technology
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in court on Tuesday, January 17 for a potentially explosive lawsuit that claims the Oculus VR startup he...
Where’s Palmer Luckey? Oculus will reveal his new role soon
As we digest the news today that Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is stepping down from his role as CEO of the company and moving...
The DeanBeat: How Oculus’ Mike Abrash took my mind off Palmer Luckey
If anyone could take my mind off the missing-in-action Palmer Luckey at the Oculus Connect conference, it was Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Oculus,...
Palmer Luckey a no-show at Oculus Connect keynote as Facebook takes the lead
Oculus took the stage for the keynote presentation at its annual Connect developer conference today, and founder Palmer Luckey did not make an appearance....