Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s $80 Billion Metaverse Adventure Ends With Almost No One Noticing

Billions of dollars were spent so that a few hundred thousand people could interact as cartoon avatars — and now even that is ending. Meta has confirmed the closure...

Instagram Encrypted DMs Are Over: A New Chapter Begins for Meta’s Platform

The era of encrypted direct messaging on Instagram is officially ending. Meta has confirmed that the feature will...

How Google Launched a Controversial Health AI Feature and Then Made It Disappear

Google introduced an AI search feature promising to revolutionize how people access community health knowledge, then removed it...

Microsoft Backs Anthropic’s AI Safety Principles With Legal Force as Pentagon Doubles Down on Blacklist

As the Pentagon doubles down on its controversial decision to blacklist Anthropic, Microsoft has backed the AI company's...

Musk’s xAI Power Plant Victory: Southaven Regulators Greenlight 41 Turbines

Mississippi officials have officially authorized 41 permanent methane gas turbines for Elon Musk’s xAI, marking a major milestone...

Market Irrationality: Pichai and Pinto Warn of Approaching Correction

A chorus of warnings from some of the financial and technology world's most influential figures is growing louder, suggesting that the current market downturn...

Global Targets Hit: Chinese-Linked AI Cyber Campaign Disrupted by Anthropic

Anthropic successfully interrupted a wide-ranging, Chinese-linked AI cyber campaign that targeted 30 global organizations, including vital financial institutions and government agencies. The company’s announcement...

Tech, Travel, and Work: Collins Dictionary Unveils 2025’s Top 10 Words

Collins Dictionary has released its annual list of ten words that encapsulate the spirit of 2025, with the AI-centric "vibe coding" earning the title...

Google’s ‘Project Suncatcher’: The 2027-2035 AI Infrastructure Plan

Google has laid out a 10-year strategic roadmap for its next-generation AI infrastructure, and it's not on Earth. "Project Suncatcher" begins with "two prototype...

The $720Bn Power Bill for the AI Revolution

The $3 trillion AI datacenter boom has a massive, hidden price tag: a $720 billion bill for grid spending, according to Goldman Sachs. The...

AI Encyclopedia Demonstrates Technology’s Role in Reality Construction

Elon Musk's Grokipedia demonstrates technology's increasingly powerful role in constructing versions of reality. The AI-powered encyclopedia shows how automated systems can systematically reshape factual...