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Meta Accelerates Metaverse Innovation With Hyperscape Capture

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 19, 2025

Meta Connect Unveils Photorealistic VR Breakthrough

Today’s Meta Connect conference showcased a blend of futuristic smart glasses and groundbreaking metaverse advancements. A highlight was the introduction of Hyperscape Capture, an evolution of the previously demoed Hyperscape technology, which empowers developers and creators to transform real-world spaces into photorealistic virtual environments.

Transforming Physical Rooms Into Digital Masterworks

Hyperscape Capture is now available in Early Access for Quest device users, offering an innovative scanning process that converts a physical room into an immersive digital replica. Although the capture only takes a few minutes, its subsequent rendering requires several hours to produce a high-fidelity virtual space. Initially, users will experience these immersive environments in isolation; however, Meta plans to enable private sharing through unique links in the near future.

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Real-World Inspirations Fuel Digital Creativity

The technology is already at work, rendering virtual versions of iconic spaces such as Gordon Ramsay’s L.A. kitchen, Chance the Rapper’s House of Kicks, and the famed UFC Apex Octagon. Even niche environments, like Happy Kelli’s room filled with her Crocs collection, have been recreated with impressive detail. Utilizing advanced techniques like Gaussian Splatting, cloud rendering, and streaming, Meta ensures that these digital worlds maintain a remarkably lifelike presence when viewed through the Meta Quest 3 headset.

Expanding The Metaverse Experience

In addition to Hyperscape Capture, Meta rolled out a slate of new metaverse experiences at the conference. Fall VR releases include titles such as Marvel’s Deadpool VR, ILM’s Star Wars: Beyond Victory, and Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked and Reach. Furthermore, Horizon TV is broadening its streaming repertoire with support for platforms like Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu, while strategic partnerships with Universal Pictures and Blumhouse are set to introduce immersive special effects on blockbuster films such as “M3GAN” and “The Black Phone.” A limited-time 3D preview of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” also underscores Meta’s commitment to merging entertainment with technological innovation.

Looking Forward

While the initial rollout of Hyperscape Capture is limited to Meta’s Quest 3 and Quest 3S devices for users aged 18 and up, its gradual release indicates a larger strategy to enhance digital engagement. As Meta continues to refine its metaverse capabilities, the potential to seamlessly blend the physical and digital worlds reinforces its position at the forefront of virtual innovation.

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Cyprus Fuel Prices Jump 20.5% As Energy Costs Rise Across The EU

Cyprus recorded a 20.5% year-on-year increase in the prices of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in May 2026, according to Eurostat data released on Monday.

The increase was broadly in line with the European Union average of 20.7%, with fuel and lubricant prices rising across all EU member states during the period.

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Cyprus Tracks The EU Average

Among EU countries, the largest annual increases were recorded in Bulgaria (33.9%), Luxembourg (32.2%), Lithuania (30.8%) and Romania (30.4%). At the other end of the scale, Hungary registered the smallest increase at 3.5%, while annual growth ranged from 12.7% in Poland to 29.2% in France across the remaining member states.

Eurostat noted that fuel and lubricant prices generally declined across the EU until February 2026 before moving higher in subsequent months.

Diesel And Petrol Follow Different Paths

Across the European Union, diesel prices increased by 29% in May 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, while petrol prices rose by 16.2%. Monthly trends, however, were more mixed. Between April and May 2026, diesel prices across the EU fell by 5.8%, whereas petrol prices increased by 0.8%.

In Cyprus, diesel prices declined by 1.5% over the same period. Although lower than in April, the decrease was less pronounced than in Germany (-11.9%), Greece (-8.5%), Estonia (-8.4%) and Ireland (-8.1%).

Petrol prices moved in the opposite direction, rising by 2.1% between April and May. A similar pattern was observed across much of the EU, with 23 member states reporting monthly increases. Italy recorded the largest monthly rise in petrol prices at 6.9%, while decreases were reported in Germany (-5.6%), Ireland (-2.0%) and Sweden (-0.7%).