Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s $80 Billion Metaverse Ends — A Cautionary Tale for the AI Investment Boom

As artificial intelligence attracts investment at a scale reminiscent of the metaverse's early days, Meta's virtual reality failure carries a warning that the AI industry would do well to...

Instagram’s Encrypted DMs: A Feature That Outlived Its Welcome at Meta

Meta has made it clear that end-to-end encryption no longer has a place on Instagram. The company confirmed...

Google Has Removed Its AI Tool That Offered Amateur Health Advice From Forum Discussions

Google has confirmed the removal of an AI search feature that curated health recommendations from ordinary users sharing...

Microsoft Takes Unprecedented Stand for Anthropic, Warning Pentagon That AI Ethics Cannot Be Coerced

Microsoft has taken an unprecedented public stand for Anthropic, filing a court brief in a San Francisco federal...

Musk’s xAI Power Plant Approved: Mississippi Greenlights 41 Methane Turbines

In a controversial Tuesday morning session, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality approved 41 permanent gas turbines for...

Transition Rituals: YouTube’s Shorts Day-Ending Feature

YouTube has created a feature that supports healthy daily transitions through structured completion of screen time. The platform now allows users to set daily...

Elon Musk Accuses UK of Censorship as X Faces Ban Threat Over Grok’s Explicit Content

Elon Musk has lashed out at the UK government, claiming it wants to censor free speech after ministers threatened to ban X. The threat...

SoftBank Invests Heavily in AI Future with $4B DigitalBridge Acquisition

SoftBank Group is investing heavily in the artificial intelligence future through a $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge Group, the companies jointly announced. The transaction...

Million Students to Use AI Platform Criticized for Promoting Misinformation

El Salvador announced Thursday ambitious plans to integrate artificial intelligence across its complete public school infrastructure. The xAI company will introduce the Grok chatbot...

Coalition Questions Age Verification Technology Behind Australian Ban

Australia's opposition Coalition has raised concerns about the age verification systems that will underpin the country's under-16 social media ban, adding political complexity to...

From ‘Aura Farming’ to ‘Glaze’: Social Media Trends Define Collins’ 2025 Language List

Collins Dictionary’s 2025 Word of the Year list demonstrates the undeniable power of social media and online culture in shaping modern English. While the...