Technology

Meta’s handling of the announcement that end-to-end encryption would be removed from Instagram direct messages raises serious questions about corporate transparency. The change, confirmed for May 8, 2026, was disclosed …

Google has pulled a search feature that used AI to collect and surface health advice from anonymous internet contributors. The feature, known as “What People Suggest,” presented user-generated health perspectives …

The US technology industry’s elite have rallied around Anthropic in its federal court battle against the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation, with Microsoft leading the charge by filing an amicus brief …

Elon Musk’s xAI has successfully secured a permit from Mississippi state regulators to operate a 41-turbine power plant. The methane-fired turbines will provide energy for the “Colossus 2” datacenter in …

The debate over where AI ethics ends and national security begins moved center stage this week, with OpenAI positioning itself as the company capable of satisfying both. But as Anthropic’s …

For all the drama surrounding the collapse of a $100 billion circular deal, what follows is arguably more interesting: a clean, substantive $30 billion equity investment that reflects how large …

Emmanuel Macron does not do diplomatic ambiguity when children are concerned. At the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, the French president was blunt about what he sees as one of …

Anthropic has successfully secured $30 billion in new funding, catapulting its valuation to $380 billion in one of the largest private investment rounds ever recorded. The AI company’s dramatic valuation …

WhatsApp has revolutionized messaging security with the introduction of Strict Account Settings, a feature that provides comprehensive protection against sophisticated cyber threats. The elegantly simple one-click activation makes advanced security …