History will be curious about the metaverse — an idea so well-funded and so poorly received. Meta has confirmed the retirement of Horizon Worlds from VR devices, removing it from the Quest store in March and shutting off VR access entirely on June 15. After close to $80 billion in losses, Mark Zuckerberg's virtual world experiment is fading into corporate history.
The metaverse was Zuckerberg's...
Meta has been winding down end-to-end encryption on Instagram without significant publicity. The official removal is scheduled for May 8, 2026, but reports suggest the feature was already deactivated for users in some countries like Australia before the deadline. Meta disclosed the change through its help page and a revised 2022 news update.
The feature's short life on Instagram reflects the difficulty of rolling out...
Google has confirmed the removal of an AI search feature that curated health recommendations from ordinary users sharing experiences on internet forums. "What People...
In a controversial Tuesday morning session, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality approved 41 permanent gas turbines for Elon Musk’s xAI. The permit allows...
When the history of this period in artificial intelligence development is written, the week that OpenAI secured its Pentagon deal and Anthropic lost its...
The artificial intelligence industry has seen its share of deals that generate enormous publicity and then quietly evaporate. Nvidia's new $30 billion equity investment...
There have been many speeches about AI governance. There have been regulatory frameworks, white papers, international declarations and panel discussions without number. What Emmanuel...
Anthropic has successfully secured $30 billion in new funding that elevates its valuation to $380 billion, positioning it among the most valuable private companies...
WhatsApp has reimagined digital security with Strict Account Settings, a feature that condenses complex protective measures into a single, powerful activation. This breakthrough makes...
TikTok confirmed Thursday that it has finalized an ownership restructuring establishing a majority American-owned entity while maintaining platform continuity to minimize disruption for users....
YouTube has created a feature that supports healthy daily transitions through structured completion of screen time. The platform now allows users to set daily...
SoftBank Group is investing heavily in the artificial intelligence future through a $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge Group, the companies jointly announced. The transaction...
