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The most fundamental problem of the metaverse was also the most visible: the rooms were empty. Meta has shut down Horizon Worlds on VR — off the Quest store by …

Meta’s decision to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, confirmed for May 8, 2026, is being viewed by many as a test case for the future of privacy online. …

Google has confirmed it has discontinued a search feature that applied AI to organize crowd-sourced health advice for users. The tool, called “What People Suggest,” collected perspectives from online discussions …

Acting swiftly in response to an unprecedented government action, Microsoft has filed a legal brief in a San Francisco federal court in support of Anthropic’s challenge against a Pentagon supply-chain …

Mississippi regulators have officially approved a permit for Elon Musk’s xAI to operate 41 methane gas turbines. These turbines will power the “Colossus 2” datacenter, a critical hub for the …

A political confrontation between the Trump administration and AI company Anthropic has dramatically reshuffled the deck in the race for lucrative government AI contracts, with OpenAI emerging as the immediate …

In a significant restructuring of one of the AI industry’s most talked-about partnerships, Nvidia is set to invest $30 billion in OpenAI through a straightforward equity arrangement — a stark …

Something remarkable happened at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. A sitting head of government stood in front of some of the most powerful and wealthy individuals on the planet …

The AI industry’s rapid evolution was underscored by Anthropic’s announcement of a $30 billion funding round that more than doubled its valuation to $380 billion. This massive capital injection represents …

WhatsApp has rolled out Strict Account Settings, a powerful new security feature designed to protect users facing sophisticated digital threats. The one-click activation process makes advanced protection accessible to everyone, …