Three adjectives summarize the Meta metaverse: too early, too expensive, and too empty. Horizon Worlds is being shut down on VR — removed from the Quest store in March, terminated on all VR devices by June 15 — after close to $80 billion in losses. Mark Zuckerberg's virtual world failed in timing, in economics, and in the most fundamental dimension of social technology: people...
Meta appears to have begun removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram before the official May 8, 2026 deadline. Reports from Australia confirmed the feature was already inactive for users in that country when tested. Meta formally announced the global change through a quiet help page update.
The feature had been available since 2023 as an opt-in option on Instagram. Zuckerberg first promised it in 2019 as...
El Salvador unveiled Thursday plans for an unprecedented artificial intelligence integration across its public school system infrastructure. The xAI company will introduce the Grok...
Google has explicitly warned that Australia's under-16 social media ban will create less safe YouTube environments for children rather than providing the protection legislators...
Collins Dictionary has crowned "vibe coding" its 2025 Word of the Year, a choice that celebrates a profound shift in technology: the democratization of...
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has tapped the "private credit" market for $29 billion in financing for a datacenter expansion. This move highlights the "shadow banking"...
Current quantum computing achievements address specific, well-defined problems rather than general computational tasks. This narrow focus is both a limitation and a strategic choice...
Google's long-standing dominance in the UK search market is facing its most significant challenge yet, as the national competition watchdog has armed itself with...
In a move that directly addresses long-standing user feedback, Instagram is experimenting with a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature for its popular Reels format. This update,...
Google's latest smartphone release, the Pixel 10 series, is making a bold statement about the future of personal technology. The core innovation is "Magic...
Nvidia has entered the elite $4 trillion club through its domination of the artificial intelligence market, becoming the first company to achieve this historic...
Apple is challenging the European Union's €500 million fine, arguing that the European Commission's demands regarding its App Store are forcing it to adopt...
