Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Ends: $80 Billion Is a High Price for a Technology Lesson

Some lessons are worth a billion dollars. Some are worth ten billion. Close to $80 billion is historically unprecedented territory for a single technology lesson. Meta is shutting down...

Instagram Drops DM Privacy Feature: The Commercial Angle Nobody Is Discussing

Meta's removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, effective May 8, 2026, has been framed primarily as...

Google Removed a Health AI Feature That Relied on Amateur Community Opinions

A feature on Google Search that used AI to present health tips sourced from internet communities has been...

Microsoft’s Powerful Backing for Anthropic Reveals How Much Is at Stake in AI’s Battle With the Pentagon

The sheer power of Microsoft's decision to back Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon reveals just...

Musk’s xAI Wins Permit for Massive Mississippi Datacenter Power Station

In a unanimous vote, the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board has granted Elon Musk’s xAI a permit for...

Progress Tracking: YouTube’s Shorts Goal Achievement Feature

YouTube has launched a feature that supports users in tracking progress toward screen time goals. The platform now provides daily time limits for Shorts...

Historic Valuation: Google Hits $4 Trillion on Apple AI News

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reached a $4 trillion valuation, overtaking Apple to become the second-most valuable company in the world. This...

Elon Musk Accuses UK of Censorship as Ministers Vow to Act Against X Over Grok AI Abuse

Elon Musk has lashed out at the UK government, accusing it of trying to censor free speech after ministers threatened to ban X. The...

SoftBank Eyes AI Datacenter Dominance with $4B DigitalBridge Acquisition

SoftBank Group is eyeing dominance in artificial intelligence datacenter infrastructure through a $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge Group, the companies confirmed. The transaction represents...

OpenAI Discontinues Voice Feature for Mac ChatGPT Desktop

An important feature is being removed from ChatGPT on Mac computers. Voice conversation capabilities in the macOS desktop app will be discontinued starting January...

Million-Student AI Program Features Platform Known for Conspiracy Theories

El Salvador unveiled Thursday plans for an unprecedented artificial intelligence integration across its public school system infrastructure affecting every student. The xAI company will...