It's an article from a school whose faculty member leads JPEG. It namedrops VR, space agencies, 5G; vaguely alludes to some upcoming work, links to nowhere of interest -- it's university press release mixed with quasi-marketing undertones you'd find in a business magazine.

I think we should strive for better sources than this, so I provided some.

Striving for better sources doesn't mean misrepresenting sources. The university press release might not be to your taste but it's not 'blogspam' - it's not a lifted copy of the sources you are suggesting.