Technology

The timeline of the metaverse’s failure is instructive in its specific stages. Meta has shut down Horizon Worlds on VR — off the Quest store by March, terminated on June …

Mark Zuckerberg’s 2019 promise to bring end-to-end encryption to all of Meta’s messaging platforms looked ambitious at the time. Seven years later, with Instagram removing the feature from its direct …

Google has removed “What People Suggest,” a search feature that used AI to curate health recommendations from ordinary users sharing experiences online. The tool was confirmed as discontinued by a …

Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of challenging the Pentagon in federal court by filing a supporting legal brief for Anthropic in its battle against a supply-chain risk designation that …

Elon Musk’s xAI has received formal approval from Mississippi regulators to operate a 41-turbine natural gas power plant at its Southaven site. The permit, issued on Tuesday, allows the company …

There is something almost paradoxical about this week’s events in the AI industry. Anthropic was blacklisted from government contracts for insisting on ethical restrictions around autonomous weapons and surveillance. OpenAI …

For those frustrated by the smoke-and-mirrors quality of last year’s $100 billion announcement, the new Nvidia-OpenAI deal offers something considerably more substantial. A $30 billion equity investment with no chip …

Emmanuel Macron has a gift for the diplomatic insult, and he deployed it to memorable effect at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. Responding to renewed American criticism of the …

Anthropic has secured $30 billion in new funding that elevates its valuation to $380 billion, establishing it as one of the world’s most valuable private technology companies. The dramatic increase …

WhatsApp has transformed its security landscape with Strict Account Settings, a feature providing comprehensive protection against sophisticated cyber threats. The one-click activation democratizes access to advanced security measures, making professional-grade …