Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Dead — Long Live Whatever Comes Next for Meta

The metaverse is dead. Whatever comes next for Meta is just beginning. Horizon Worlds is being shut down on VR — removed from the Quest store in March, terminated...

Instagram DM Encryption: The Feature That Never Found Its Audience

End-to-end encryption on Instagram was, in many ways, a feature in search of users. Meta has confirmed it...

Musk’s AI Power Hub Approved: Mississippi Regulators Issue Turbine Permit

Elon Musk’s xAI has won a significant victory after Mississippi officials approved a permit for 41 methane gas...

OpenAI’s Pentagon Contract Highlights the High Stakes of AI Ethics Under Political Pressure

High stakes and principled commitments have collided in one of the most dramatic episodes in AI industry history,...

The Nvidia-OpenAI Investment Story: Bigger, Bolder, and Finally Better Structured

Look past the reduced headline number — from $100 billion to $30 billion — and the Nvidia-OpenAI investment...

Liz Kendall Issues “Days Not Weeks” Ultimatum to X as Musk Claims UK Wants to “Suppress Free Speech”

UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has issued a strict ultimatum to Elon Musk’s X, warning that the government expects action within "days, not weeks"...

Nvidia Removes the Mystery from Self-Driving with Explaining AI

For years, the "black box" nature of artificial intelligence—where inputs go in and decisions come out without explanation—has hindered trust. Nvidia is tearing down...