Beyond the Screen: IRL Tech Talk brings the digital revolution into your living room, bridging virtual innovations with real-world impact. Hosted by industry visionaries like Charlie Fink from Forbes, Ted Schilowitz of Fox and Paramount, and Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, this podcast dives deep into AI, XR, and spatial computing—technologies that promise to unlock human creativity beyond glowing screens. According to the AI XR Podcast on Apple Podcasts, recent episodes unpack Meta's bold pivot, slashing 30% of Reality Labs staff to fuel AI advancements while recruiting Apple's top designer for sleeker wearables. Listeners hear hot takes on Android XR's 2026 launch with Samsung, challenging Apple's Vision Pro dominance, and China's Alibaba entering the fray with Quark AI glasses packed with multimodal smarts.But Beyond the Screen isn't just hype—it's sparking IRL connections. A December 25, 2025, Associated Press report highlights Rendever's VR platform, which lets seniors virtually soar in hot-air balloons or revisit childhood hometowns, igniting gasps of wonder and heartfelt conversations. "It turns into a conversation starter," says Rendever's Marshall, transforming artificial experiences into real human bridges that combat isolation. With a $4.5 million NIH grant, Rendever eyes expanding to homebound elders, proving XR fosters empathy and memory in ways screens alone can't.The podcast echoes this ethos. In a live SynthBee episode, hosts grill neuroscientists and a 12-year-old prodigy on AI ethics, debating collaborative intelligence over rogue AGI. Guests like Neal Stephenson, who coined "metaverse" in Snow Crash, push decentralized creator economies via Lamina1, freeing artists from Big Tech grips. Kent Bye of Voices of VR champions festival immersion over consumer headsets, documenting Venice and Sundance projects that blend art with embodied presence.Pioneers like Tom Furness, inventor of the Super Cockpit, share how XR boosts pilots, surgeons, and students—amplifying brainpower for real growth. Stability AI and Anthropic's copyright wins affirm fair-use training, accelerating tools for all.As 2025 wraps, Beyond the Screen reminds us: tech thrives when it pulls us together offline. Tune in for unfiltered insights from those shaping tomorrow.Thank you, listeners, for tuning in—subscribe now for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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