The metaverse lost money. It also, in a sense, lost friends — Meta's relationship with investors, employees, and the public was strained by years of defending an investment that kept generating losses without generating results. Horizon Worlds is being shut down on VR, off the Quest store in March and terminated on all VR devices by June 15. After close to $80 billion in...
Meta's confirmation that end-to-end encryption will be removed from Instagram DMs starting May 8, 2026 has divided opinion sharply. For some, it's a victory for child safety. For others, it's a defeat for digital privacy. The announcement came through a low-key help page update and has been generating debate ever since.
Encryption on Instagram arrived in 2023 after Mark Zuckerberg committed to it in 2019....
Google has confirmed the removal of a search feature that used artificial intelligence to collect and present health recommendations sourced from anonymous internet users....
Microsoft has sounded the alarm in a San Francisco federal court, warning that the Pentagon's controversial designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk could...
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has officially authorized Elon Musk’s xAI to operate 41 methane gas turbines at its Southaven site. This move...
OpenAI has secured a landmark agreement with the Pentagon to supply artificial intelligence to classified US military networks, stepping into a power vacuum created...
The artificial intelligence industry is witnessing a dramatic reshuffling of alliances as Nvidia, the world's most valuable company, prepares to pour $30 billion into...
French President Emmanuel Macron made a bold declaration at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, pushing back firmly against American criticism of Europe's approach...
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, has successfully raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, more than doubling its valuation...
WhatsApp has elevated its security offerings with the introduction of Strict Account Settings, a feature designed specifically for users facing advanced cyber threats. This...
A landmark study on artificial intelligence's labor market impact reveals the scale of upcoming workforce transformations. The research comes from a major international financial...
In a major development for the social media landscape, TikTok confirmed Thursday that it has successfully established a new majority American-owned corporate entity, effectively...
