Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Burned $80 Billion — Meta’s Workers Paid a Different Price

Financial losses are reported in quarterly earnings. Human costs are counted differently. Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR — removed from the Quest store in March, terminated...

Instagram Encrypted Messages Gone: The Importance of Default Settings

The failure of end-to-end encryption on Instagram — and its eventual removal — teaches an important lesson about...

Microsoft Mobilizes Legal and Corporate Resources to Back Anthropic in Battle That Could Define AI’s Future Role in Defense

Microsoft has mobilized its considerable legal and corporate resources to back Anthropic in a legal battle that could...

Musk’s xAI Wins Regulatory Approval for 41-Turbine Plant Amid Southaven Backlash

In a move that has angered local residents, Mississippi regulators have approved Elon Musk’s request to run 41...

OpenAI Takes Government AI Crown as Anthropic Pays the Price for Principled Resistance

There is a brutal logic to the week's events in the AI industry. OpenAI has taken the government...

Nvidia Throws $30 Billion at OpenAI’s Future in Clean Equity Deal

The most valuable chip company in the world is reportedly making one of its boldest financial moves: a $30 billion equity investment in OpenAI,...

No Country for Unregulated AI: Macron’s Delhi Vision Puts Children First

Some political visions are vague enough to mean everything and nothing. Emmanuel Macron's vision for AI governance, as articulated at the AI Impact Summit...

Anthropic Achieves $380 Billion Valuation With $30 Billion Round as Revenue Growth Surges

In one of the largest private funding transactions ever completed, Anthropic has raised $30 billion at a valuation of $380 billion. The AI company's...

Meta Delivers on Security Promise with WhatsApp’s Strict Mode

WhatsApp has rolled out Strict Account Settings, fulfilling a growing demand for accessible yet powerful security tools. The feature represents a commitment to protecting...

Insurance Industry’s AI Integration Affects Underwriting and Claims

The insurance industry's extensive adoption of artificial intelligence for underwriting, claims processing, and fraud detection transforms work that traditionally required human judgment about risk...

TikTok Avoids Ban Through Deal Addressing Foreign Surveillance Concerns

TikTok announced Thursday the successful finalization of an ownership restructuring that establishes a majority American-owned entity with specific protections against potential foreign surveillance activities....