The future arrived, looked around at the empty virtual rooms, and left. Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR — departing the Quest store in March and going fully dark in VR on June 15 — after close to $80 billion in losses. Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse, the project that was supposed to define the next era of human civilization, has become a historical...
From the perspective of law enforcement agencies, Meta's decision to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages is long overdue. The change, confirmed for May 8, 2026, comes after years of sustained pressure from police forces and child safety organizations. Meta disclosed the decision through a quiet update to its help documentation.
The FBI, Interpol, the UK's National Crime Agency, and Australia's federal police had...
A health AI feature from Google that crowdsourced medical advice from internet users has been discontinued, leaving behind questions about how the company manages...
Elon Musk’s xAI has successfully secured a permanent permit to operate 41 methane gas turbines at its Southaven datacenter. The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit...
The urgency of the OpenAI-Pentagon deal was underscored this week by reports that Anthropic’s technology was used in a high-stakes military raid in Iran—just...
The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has raised $30 billion in new funding, pushing its valuation to $380 billion from the previous $183 billion in...
In a decisive move toward user empowerment, WhatsApp has deployed Strict Account Settings across its global platform. This security innovation transforms how vulnerable individuals...
Professional licensing systems designed to ensure competence through education and examination requirements face challenges from artificial intelligence that can perform tasks previously requiring licensed...
The widely popular video-sharing platform TikTok has finalized an ownership restructuring that establishes a majority American-owned entity with specific protections against algorithmic manipulation of...
YouTube has developed a feature that trains users in intentional living through conscious media consumption choices. The platform now provides daily limits for Shorts...
Looking ahead, the news that Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on Nvidia AI chips has significant future implications. The order targets advanced semiconductors...
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the financial markets, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reached a $4 trillion valuation on Monday,...
