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...

SpaceX Eyes June-July Launch for Trillion-Dollar Flotation

The aerospace company founded by Elon Musk is preparing for a monumental stock market entry. SpaceX has initiated talks with major banks regarding a...

eSafety Commissioner Writes to Platforms About Compliance Requirements

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has been communicating directly with social media platforms about compliance expectations for the under-16 ban, with letters to companies like ByteDance...

Breaking Point Reached as OpenAI Responds to Intensifying AI Wars

OpenAI has activated crisis-level competitive responses as challenges mount from multiple directions in the artificial intelligence sector. Leadership messaging to employees characterizes the current...

Democratic Autonomy Under Threat From Invisible Algorithmic Influence

The philosophical foundations of democratic citizenship assume that people form political views through conscious evaluation of information and argument. But research revealing that algorithms...

HP’s AI Strategy Triggers Major Workforce Reduction of 6,000

Computer maker HP has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by 4,000 to 6,000 employees by the end of October 2028 as part...

Pension Alert: How the AI and Crypto Crash Could Hit Your Savings

The recent financial turmoil wiping out over $1 trillion from the cryptocurrency market is serving as a stark warning for the broader economy. While...