The OpenCL Working Group has published the first in a series of cooperative matrix extensions. Cooperative matrix operations are at the heart of modern ML inference. A companion OpenCL C language extension is also in RFC. www.khronos.org/blog/opencl-... #OpenCL #Heterogeneous #Compute #MLInference

IWOCL 2026 is next week! Join the global OpenCL and SYCL community in Heilbronn, Germany for the premier forum dedicated to open compute languages and heterogeneous platform programming. Registration remains open: www.iwocl.org See you there. #IWOCL #OpenCL #SYCL #HPC #Heterogeneous #Compute

Khronos Group's OpenVX Working Group have released two new extensions, Target Kernel and Node Command, to tackle efficiently distributing computation across dedicated hardware, and adapting processing pipelines dynamically at runtime without touching the data path. www.khronos.org/blog/openvx-...

Join us at IWOCL 2026 to hear from Professor Hu He of Tsinghua University. Professor Hu will present on utilizing OpenCL to build the foundation for computing in China. IWOCL 2026 takes place May 6–8 in Heilbronn, Germany. Learn more and register: www.iwocl.org #IWOCL2026 #OpenCL #OpenSource #HPC

Next week I'll be in Barcelona attending the @khronos.org F2F Spring Meeting 2026. If you're around, come say hi! /cc @igalia.com

The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group has launched an Education, Insights, and Outreach (EIO) Subgroup to help developers and creators get the most from #glTF and #KTX — closing the gap between specification and real-world practice. www.khronos.org/blog/from-sp... #Khronos #OpenStandards

Join us for a free webinar on Gaussian Splats — featuring speakers from Cesium, XGRIDS, and the Smithsonian on real-world use cases in geospatial, capture workflows, and cultural preservation. khronos.org/events/gaussian-splats-use-cases-next-steps-for-gltf-standardization #GaussianSplatting #glTF

Join us at IWOCL 2026 to hear from Professor Pekka Jääskeläinen of Tampere University. Pekka will look back — and forward — in a talk titled "15 Years of PoCL: Past Lessons, Present Reality, Future Directions." See the full program and register at www.iwocl.org #IWOCL2026 #PoCL #OpenCL #HPC

Keynote at IWOCL 2026: Paulius Velesko presents chipStar — compiling unmodified #CUDA/HIP code into #OpenCL & #SPIR-V fat binaries that run on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ARM, and #RISC-V hardware. No recompilation needed. View the full program at: www.iwocl.org/iwocl-2026/c... #IWOCL2026 #OpenCL #SYCL

Wildly neat work from @khronos.org doing a variety of video codecs in compute shaders. Big variety of interesting formats here, many "mezzanine" compression, high quality semi-realtime for av production. Example: Samsung APV. www.khronos.org/blog/video-e...

Learn how FFmpeg uses Vulkan Compute shaders to accelerate professional codec workflows — FFv1, ProRes, ProRes RAW, APV and more — on any Vulkan-capable GPU, with no fixed-function hardware required. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/video-e... #Vulkan #FFmpeg #GPUCompute #ProRes #FFv1 #APV #VC2

vk_gltf_renderer keeps growing: full glTF reference path tracing, and now built-in scene/asset editing. You can duplicate, delete, re-parent, rename, split meshes, import scenes, undo/redo, and save back to glTF/glb Open source Vulkan renderer, with ray tracing + raster github.com/nvpro-sample...

RFC: SPV_KHR_poison_freeze is open for public review! This new SPIR-V extension proposes: • Clarifying undefined values as poison • A new OpFreeze instruction for tighter undefined values and more... Compiler devs & toolchain folks — your feedback is wanted github.com/KhronosGroup...

SPIR-V 1.6 Revision 7 has been released. See change log: registry.khronos.org/SPIR-V/specs... #SPIRV #vulkan #GPUProgramming #GPU #GraphicsProgramming

The #glTF Working Group is excited to announce two significant website upgrades at the center of the glTF developer ecosystem: - A new landing page for the glTF Sample Assets GitHub repository - The glTF Render Fidelity Comparison website has undergone a modern redesign Learn more: khr.io/1nk

Exciting news! The Metaverse Standards Forum and RP1 have launched the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative: an open-source effort to create the foundation for how the world will access spatial services. Read more and get involved! metaverse-standards.org/news/blog/in... #Metaverse #interoperability

Metaverse Standards Forum is sponsoring the UGC Mixer @ GDC 2026! Building in Roblox, UEFN, Minecraft, or Horizon Worlds? Come hang with us in SF. Neil Trevett (MSF President) joins RP1's Sean Mann for a panel on open standards & metaverse browsers. www.luma.com/ewd6d3hh #GDC2026 #metaverse

If you're at #GDC2026 come join us tomorrow for a evening of talks, networking and snacks! Register now to save your spot

Calling all programmers! Khronos Group is hosting "3D on the Web" -- an evening of talks, demos & networking around #WebGL #WebGPU, #glTF & #Gaussian splats. March 11 · 5:30-9:30 PM PDT Easy 12 minute walk from GDC in San Francisco Learn more and register: khr.io/1ng #WebDev #3D #GDC2026

Going to GDC next week? If so, join us at 3D on the Web in San Francisco on March 11th! 3D on the Web showcases the latest in WebGL, WebGPU, glTF and 3D Web Graphics. See the agenda and register: www.khronos.org/events/3d-on... #glTF #3D #graphics #programming #WebGPU #WebGL #glTF

The Vulkan Working Group has published, Building a Simple Game Engine, a new in-depth tutorial for developers ready to move beyond the basics and into professional-grade engine development. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/new-vul... #vulkan #tutorial #programming #gpu #gameengine

If you wanna know if #Vulkan @vulkan.org is the right graphics api for hobby developers (tl;dr: yes), you might find an answer in my #Vulkanised 2026 talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eshk...

A couple of great Slang Shader talks are ready for viewing:

We're excited to announce that the slides and videos from the inaugural Shading Languages Symposium are now available! Catch up on all the proceedings and join us next year! www.khronos.org/events/shadi... #shading #shaders #programming #Slang #GLSL #HLSL #SPIR-V #glslang #WEST #WGSL #OSL #Gigi

My weekend plans? Binging the Vulkanised 2026 session videos Great thanks to @khronos.org for getting these out! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Khronos Group is excited to sponsor this inaugural hackathon to help build the open metaverse! RSVP: www.rp1.com/hack

Khronos is celebrating 25 years of shaping visual computing with open standards! Come reminisce with us: www.khronos.org/blog/the-khr... #khronos #anniversary

The Khronos Group is aiming to standardize Gaussian splatting by proposing a release candidate for an integration into the widely adopted glTF 3D format:

The Khronos Group announces a release candidate for the KHR_gaussian_splatting baseline extension. This extension enables storing 3D Gaussian splats in glTF 2.0, the most widely adopted 3D asset delivery format. Learn more: khr.io/1ms #glTF #Gaussian #splats #splatting

Khronos has announced a liaison agreement with the UHD World Association (UWA). The liaison establishes a framework for collaboration and information exchange as emerging media types increasingly combine elements of video and 3D technologies in sophisticated new ways. Learn more: khr.io/1ml

MaterialX adds support for Slang Shader generation! Learn more: www.aswf.io/blog/materia... #materialx #slang #shaders #ASWF #machinelearning #openusd

Khronos Group Welcomes XGRIDS as Contributor Member XGRIDS is leading the world in 3D Intelligent Spatial Computing by capturing, reconstructing, and streaming real-world scenes into vivid, measurable 3D experiences. xgrids.com/intl/aboutus

Register now for Vulkanised 2026, the largest event dedicated to developers using the Vulkan API, and bring your questions to be answered by our world-leading panel of experts! Explore the agenda and register today: vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #api #Vulkanised2026 #graphics #developer

Call for Submissions for IWOCL 2026 has been extended until January 25th! Get your submission in now and join us in for another inspiring workshop! iwocl.org #OpenCL #SYCL #IWOCL2026

On the run up to next month's Shading Languages Symposium, keynote speaker Randi Rost has published this blog previewing his talk. Blog: rost.org/2026/01/05/u... Event site: www.khronos.org/events/shadi... #glsl #shading #shaders #programming #developers

Early Bird pricing for the Shading Language Symposium ends on January 18th. Register now to attend this inaugural, ground-breaking event! www.khronos.org/events/shadi... #shaders #shading #language #programming #developer #GLSL #HLSL #OSL #Slang #SPIR-V #WGSL

Last month, the Khronos Group participated in SIGGRAPH Asia. The slides and recordings from those sessions are now available on our webpage: www.khronos.org/events/siggr... #glTF #OpenXR #spatial #machinelearning #AI

Fresh from Hong Kong, check out the Khronos presentations from SIGGRAPH Asia! Check out the slides from the #glTF BOF, Khronos Fast Forward, #ANARI BOF, Machine Learning BOF and #OpenXR BOF on our event webpage: www.khronos.org/events/siggr... #machinelearning #AI #SIGGRAPHAsia2025

SIGGRAPH Asia has kicked off! We are very excited about this year's conference and have a whole slate of future-focused slate of BOF presentations and activities. Read the blog and discover what Khronos will be doing at the event, and we hope to see you there! khr.io/1mb #SIGGRAPHASIA2025

We are very excited for next week's SIGGRAPH Asia in Hong Kong! We will have a Khronos Fast Forward, a session on glTF and Gaussian splats, an OpenXR session, and a special session on findings from Khronos' Machine Learning Council. Learn more: www.khronos.org/events/siggr...

The SYCL Working Group has announced the release of Revision 11 of the SYCL 2020 Specification, introducing eight powerful new extensions alongside numerous specification clarifications. Learn more: www.khronos.org/blog/khronos... #SYCL

Good morning from sunny St. Louis! Today is a great day for #SC25! There are plenty of SYCL sessions to choose from today. Check our website to find the right session(s) for you: www.khronos.org/events/super... #HPC #SYCL

The Khronos ANARI Working Group recently wrapped up the ANARI Virtual Hackathon 2025, where developers, researchers, and visualization experts from around the world came together to explore what’s next for 3D rendering using the ANARI API. See the results: www.khronos.org/blog/advanci... #anari

We are excited to announce the Shading Language Symposium's conference program is now available! Conference Program: www.khronos.org/events/shadi... #shading #language #glsl #hlsl #osl #slang #spirv #wgsl #gpu #programming

There are currently two Request for Proposals open for OpenXR on our website at: www.khronos.org/rfp. One is for specification support and the other is for CTS maintenance. Closing date for both is November 30th #openxr #RFP #CTS #Specification

Join us next week! Click through to see all the SYCL sessions at #SC25!

The Vulkanised 2026 program has been released! The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan Explore the program and register today! vulkan.org/events/vulka... #vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing

Khronos Group President, Neil Trevett, delivers his keynote at 2025 UWA Summit in Shenzhen.

We need your input! The Volumetric Media Interoperability Working Group has put together this survey to assess current awareness and applications in volumetric media. If you have a moment, we would appreciate your input! Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #volumetric #media

New update for the @opencl.bsky.social #OpenCL Hardware Capability viewer released. Mostly a maintenance update to improve Android compatibility incl. support for reading OpenCL caps on newer handhelds (e.g. Pixel devices). opencl.gpuinfo.org/download.php