Thu. 06/17 – How About Some Ads On Your Oculus?

Facebook is bringing ads to Virtual Reality cause, why not, right? Stories are coming to the Xbox. Why is Google downsizing it’s healthcare team? Why are music artists flooding to Twitch? And is Facebook cornering the VR market like it cornered social media?

Sponsors:

• Tovala.com/ride
• Cybereason.com

Links:

• Facebook to begin testing ads inside Oculus virtual reality headsets (CNBC)
• Xbox’s June update adds speech-to-text chat feature (Engadget)
• Podcasts start coming to Facebook next week (The Verge)
• Amazon Appstore will reduce developer revenue cut from 30% to 20% and give 10% in Free AWS Credit (AFTV News)
• EXCLUSIVE: Google is downsizing its health team and moving employees to Fitbit as part of a major reorganization (Insider)
• Can Streaming Pay? Musicians Are Pinning Fresh Hopes on Twitch. (New York Times)
• Is Facebook cornering the VR market? (Platformer)