Stories of interest this week include a developers showcase for the HoloLens, robots able to feel textures like humans, a cool billion invested in AI, and more.

• Giroptic is building a GoPro for virtual reality. (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)
• MIT app lets you use augmented reality to reprogram your world. (Liz Stinson, Wired)
• An enlightening look at a timeline of the fashion industry’s early dabbling in virtual reality. (Nicola Fumo, Racked)
• Cybercrime gains another threat sub-category—say hello to “malvertising.” (Armand Valdes, Mashable)
• Microsoft provides developers a showcase for its HoloLens. (Scott Stein, c|net)
• Homeland Security increases its scrutiny of social media for immigration applications. (Donna Chiacu, Reuters)
• Giants in finance and tech are working on an open-source framework for use of blockchain technology. (Jemima Kelly & Jonathan Gould, Reuters)
• Elon Musk and other big guns in tech invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence. (Heather Kelly, CNN Money)
• Can you feel it? SynTouch works to give robots the ability to feel textures like humans do. (Klint Finley, Wired)
• The WhatsApp shutdown in Brazil sends millions to app Telegram. (Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Money)