No product can survive public indifference, regardless of the investment behind it. Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR — off the Quest store in March, fully dark by June 15 — after close to $80 billion in losses. Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse was killed not by active rejection but by something arguably worse: the profound, persistent indifference of the public it was built...
The removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, confirmed for May 8, 2026, has raised fears that other platforms might follow suit. Meta disclosed the change through a quiet update to its help documentation. Privacy experts warn that if the trend spreads, the landscape for secure digital communication could deteriorate significantly.
Encryption on Instagram launched in 2023 as an opt-in feature following Zuckerberg's 2019...
Spotify and other major streaming platforms are facing mounting pressure to implement AI content identification systems following the Velvet Sundown controversy, where an entirely...
Nvidia has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by becoming the first company in history to reach a $4 trillion market valuation. The AI technology pioneer...
Elon Musk's AI firm, xAI, is scrambling to mitigate damage after its Grok chatbot on X began emitting racist and antisemitic content, including praise...
President Trump announced that talks with China regarding a "pretty much" completed TikTok deal will begin on Monday or Tuesday. This indicates that a...
A strategic re-evaluation looms for the Alan Turing Institute, the UK's leading AI research body, as Technology Secretary Peter Kyle demands a fundamental shift...
Tesla has reported a significant plunge in its second-quarter vehicle deliveries, with the company delivering 384,122 units. This represents a 13.5% decrease from the...
A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million to Android smartphone users, concluding that the company illegally harvested data from idle devices....
