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The OpenCL Working Group has published a draft extension (cl_khr_cooperative_matrix) that brings cooperative matrix operations — a key technology for accelerating ML inference — to OpenCL, developed in collaboration with Arm, Intel, and Qualcomm. A companion extension to expose these capabilities directly in the OpenCL C language is also in progress, and the community is invited to review both drafts and provide feedback before they are finalized.

We're proud to welcome Meta to the Khronos Group Board of Directors! Meta has upgraded their membership from Contributor to Promoter — our highest membership tier — bringing with it a seat on the Board and a deeper commitment to shaping the future of open standards.

We're pleased to welcome Ron Bessems as Meta's newly appointed Director. Ron is no stranger to Khronos, having served as Chair of the OpenXR Working Group for years. His experience and leadership make him a natural fit for the Board.

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The OpenVX Working Group at Khronos has released two extensions developed specifically to address limitations that have long constrained developers building computer vision and AI applications on modern heterogeneous systems. These new extensions, Target Kernel and Node Command extension, both tackle problems that have grown more acute as SoC architectures have become more complex: efficiently distributing computation across dedicated hardware, and adapting processing pipelines dynamically at runtime without touching the data path. The functionality of both extensions will be included as core features in OpenVX 2.0, the next major API release.

The Khronos OpenXR working group has expanded its Extension Matrix to include self-reported data from middleware providers. The OpenXR Extension Matrix now includes middleware support data from Godot, LÖVR, StereoKit, Unity, and Unreal Engine — so developers can see exactly what's available across the full XR stack.

The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group, which manages both the glTF and KTX standards, has launched an Education, Insights, and Outreach (EIO) Subgroup dedicated to equipping creators and developers with the guidance, resources, and real-world information they need to unlock glTF's full potential.