Technology

The social world the metaverse was designed for has not yet come into being. Meta has shut down Horizon Worlds on VR — off the Quest store by March, terminated …

Meta’s removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, confirmed for May 8, 2026, has received some coverage but far less than its significance warrants. The change was disclosed through …

  An AI-powered feature from Google that organized health recommendations from anonymous internet users into themed summaries has officially ended. Called “What People Suggest,” the tool was part of Google’s …

  Microsoft has committed to Anthropic’s legal defense as the AI company’s case against the Pentagon’s unprecedented supply-chain risk designation prepares for a critical court hearing, filing an amicus brief …

Elon Musk has cleared a major regulatory hurdle after Mississippi officials approved a 41-turbine power plant for his AI company, xAI. The permit allows the company to run permanent methane …

Sam Altman has made a big bet: that ethical government AI is not just possible but commercially viable. He announced OpenAI’s Pentagon deal with explicit claims of contractual protections against …

If there is one company that has defined the public understanding of artificial intelligence over the past three years, it is OpenAI. And if there is one company that has …

In geopolitical terms, Emmanuel Macron’s appearance at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi was a counteroffensive. The Trump administration had been on the offensive, using international platforms to attack European …

Anthropic has completed a landmark $30 billion funding round that more than doubles its valuation to $380 billion, establishing it as one of the world’s most valuable private technology companies. …