Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Was Too Big to Pivot Away From — Until It Cost $80 Billion

Some bets become too big to pivot away from. The Meta metaverse became one of them — so thoroughly embedded in the company's identity, strategy, and public narrative that...

Instagram Encrypted DMs: Gone by May 2026, But Not Forgotten

End-to-end encryption on Instagram DMs will be a thing of the past from May 8, 2026. Meta confirmed...

Google’s Health AI Feature Offering Stranger-Sourced Medical Tips Is No Longer Active

Google has discontinued a search feature that used AI to surface health recommendations gathered from ordinary internet users....

Microsoft Doubles Down on Support for Anthropic as Pentagon Stands Firm on Unprecedented AI Blacklist

As the Pentagon stands firm on its unprecedented decision to blacklist Anthropic, Microsoft has doubled down on its...

Musk’s xAI to Build World’s Largest AI Site with New Power Permit

In a landmark decision, Mississippi state regulators have approved a permit for Elon Musk’s xAI to build a...

Metaverse, an online virtual world

The term "metaverse" was coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash," where he depicted lifelike avatars interacting in...