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Mark Zuckerberg Admits What Everyone Knew: The Metaverse Failed, $80 Billion Confirms It

The admission was implicit rather than explicit, but it was an admission nonetheless. Meta has confirmed the shutdown of Horizon Worlds on VR —...

The Rise and Fall of Google’s AI Feature That Sourced Medical Advice From Amateurs

In the span of roughly a year, Google launched and then quietly discontinued a feature that crowdsourced health advice from online forums using AI....

Microsoft’s Amicus Brief Signals That Big Tech Will Fight the Pentagon Over AI Ethics Standards

Microsoft's decision to file an amicus brief in support of Anthropic in its clash with the Pentagon is being read as a signal that...

The ‘Hotel California’ of Subscriptions? FTC Sues Amazon Over Prime

The Federal Trade Commission has effectively accused Amazon of creating a "Hotel California" scenario for its Prime members: you can check out any time...

Bots on the Rise: Multiple AIs Now Outperforming Professional Forecasters

The recent Metaculus Cup was not just a victory for one AI, but a coming-out party for AI forecasters as a group. While British...

Flirting Banned, Suicide Talk Blocked: Inside ChatGPT’s New Under-18 Mode

OpenAI has provided a glimpse into its new, heavily restricted "under-18 mode" for ChatGPT, a protected environment where flirting is banned, suicide talk is...

Recession? What Recession? Musk’s $1B Wager on a Tech-Powered Future

As whispers of a global recession grow louder, Elon Musk has offered a thunderous rebuttal: a nearly $1 billion personal investment in Tesla. This...

“Domineering” Bullies and Flawed Consensus: How AI Training Can Go Wrong

The process of training an AI is supposed to be objective, often relying on multiple raters to reach a consensus. However, workers reveal that...

Apple Gambles on Aesthetics as AI Development Appears to Stall

Apple is making a clear bet that superior aesthetics can keep it at the top of the tech world, even as its progress on...

Instagram Doubles Down on Video: PiP Mode and iPad App Signal New Era

Instagram is signaling a new era for its video strategy with two major announcements: the testing of a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for Reels and...

A Feud For The Ages: Musk and Altman’s Rivalry Spills into Federal Court

The epic rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, two of the most powerful figures in technology, has reached its most contentious point yet...

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