Five years after the Oculus Rift, where do VR and AR go next?

PLUS: An antimatter laser, AI's flawed roots, and the beauty of normalcy. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.31.21   LIGHT READING | 6-MINUTE READ Physicists Learn to Superfreeze Antimatter (Hint: Pew Pew!) BY ADAM ROGERS Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that.   MISLABELED | 3-MINUTE READ The Foundations of AI Are Riddled With Errors BY WILL KNIGHT The labels attached to images used to train machine-vision systems are often wrong. That could mean bad decisions by self-driving cars and medical algorithms.   PHOTOGRAPHY | 5-MINUTE READ Women Street Photographers Captures the Beauty of Normalcy BY SAMANTHA COOPER The photography book, released during Women's Futures Month and on the heels of a worldwide vaccine rollout, couldn't come at a better time.   VIRTUAL REALITY | 13-MINUTE READ 5 Years After the Oculus Rift, Where Do VR and AR Go Next? BY PETER RUBIN A lot's happened since Facebook's first headset brought virtual reality to the masses. Facebook might have been a first mover, but it also wants to be the last one. GET WIRED Save 66% on your subscription to WIRED. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month, plus get a free tote! You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Vitamix's Countertop Composter Turns Table Scraps Into Plant Food BY JOE RAY If your city doesn't have a food-waste recycling program, consider this gadget to compost your leftovers.   BEAUTY & THE BEASTS | 6-MINUTE READ Monster Hunter Rise Blends the Best of Feudal Japanese Culture BY GEORGE YANG The game's director, Yasunori Ichinose, gives us a breakdown of its Japanese folklore influences.   RIDE THE WAVE | 5-MINUTE READ How Cargo Ships Could Help Detect Tsunamis BY KEITH GILLOGLY By using GPS data to monitor slight changes in elevation, the world's fleet of commercial vessels could aid in forecasting incoming waves.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ Specialized's Turbo Como SL Is a Comfy, Lightweight Cruiser BY ADRIENNE SO The best way to make an electric bike easier to ride is to drop the weight by about 20 pounds.   PENNY WISE | 7-MINUTE READ How to Game on a Tight Budget BY WHITSON GORDON You don't need to be rich to be knee-deep in great games to play. Here's how to get more for way less.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.