Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Failed Where Facebook Succeeded — Understanding the $80 Billion Gap

Facebook succeeded by connecting people to things they already wanted. The metaverse failed by asking people to want something new. That difference — simple in description, devastating in consequence...

Instagram DM Encryption Gone: What the Digital Rights Community Is Saying

The decision to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, effective May 8, 2026, has generated strong responses...

Google Removed a Health AI Feature That Relied on Amateur Community Opinions

A feature on Google Search that used AI to present health tips sourced from internet communities has been...

Microsoft’s Powerful Backing for Anthropic Reveals How Much Is at Stake in AI’s Battle With the Pentagon

The sheer power of Microsoft's decision to back Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon reveals just...

Musk’s xAI Wins Permit for Massive Mississippi Datacenter Power Station

In a unanimous vote, the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board has granted Elon Musk’s xAI a permit for...

In a first, a Strange Quantum Object created in Lab

In the realm of quantum mechanics, which governs the behavior of the Universe at its tiniest scales, scientists have achieved a groundbreaking feat: the...

MIT develops New Programming Language for High-Performance Computers

In the realm of computing, the demand for high performance is ever-increasing, particularly for tasks like image processing and deep learning applications on neural...

5 Cutting-edge programming languages that you should not ignore

Throughout the history of computer programming, numerous programming languages have been developed to serve various purposes. These languages are utilized in the creation of...