The gap between announcement and abandonment was less than four years. Meta has shut down Horizon Worlds on VR — off the Quest store by March, terminated on all VR …
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Meta’s decision to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, effective May 8, 2026, can be read as a platform choosing institutional power over user privacy. The change was disclosed …
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Google has removed from its search platform an AI feature that had been collecting and displaying health advice from anonymous internet users. The tool, known as “What People Suggest,” organized …
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Microsoft Breaks Industry Silence on AI Ethics With Landmark Filing Supporting Anthropic’s Pentagon Battle
by admin477351Microsoft has broken what many in the industry viewed as a collective silence on AI ethics in military contexts, filing a landmark court brief in a San Francisco federal court …
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Mississippi state regulators have officially greenlit a 41-turbine natural gas power plant for Elon Musk’s xAI. The permit allows the company to power its Colossus 2 AI supercomputer, which is …
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Anthropic has, at least in the short term, become a cautionary tale for AI companies operating in the government market — the company that held its principles and lost its …
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At first glance, Nvidia’s decision to invest $30 billion in OpenAI — after the collapse of a larger deal, the emergence of chip competition, and declining ChatGPT market share — …
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Emmanuel Macron arrived at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi carrying three things: a defence of European AI regulation, a demand for stronger child safety standards and the conviction that …
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Anthropic Secures $380 Billion Valuation as $30 Billion Funding Round Reflects Enterprise AI Momentum
by admin477351Anthropic has successfully completed a $30 billion funding round that propels its valuation to $380 billion, marking one of the largest private capital raises in corporate history. The AI company’s …
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WhatsApp has introduced Strict Account Settings, marking a pivotal moment in consumer technology’s approach to protecting high-risk users. The feature demonstrates that robust security need not be complicated, offering comprehensive …