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Meta's metaverse app will stick around after all

7:36 Mar 20, 2026

Amazon acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app, and DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

6:26 Mar 20, 2026

Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June

6:39 Mar 19, 2026

Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident, a Tennessee senator introduced the first draft of a federal AI bill, and the FBI confirmed it's buying Americans' location data

8:16 Mar 19, 2026

Apple and Nike team up for a new Powerbeats Pro 2 colorway

6:58 Mar 18, 2026

Arizona’s AG is suing Kalshi, the DoD says Anthropic poses an 'unacceptable risk' to national security, and Apple is releasing its first Background Security Improvement

6:28 Mar 18, 2026

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI

6:51 Mar 17, 2026

xAI is being sued by teenagers, US senators told ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 'immediately', and Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director

10:08 Mar 17, 2026

NASA will try its Artemis II launch again in early April

8:03 Mar 16, 2026

Anthropic temporarily doubling Claude's usage limits for most, ByteDance suspended the rollout of its new AI video generator, and humans clawed back some voice jobs in Arc Raiders

6:35 Mar 16, 2026

Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

8:28 Mar 13, 2026

RAMaggedon not expected to ease this year, the Teamsters are urging the DOJ to block Paramount's Warner Bros. merger, and X might be breaching US sanctions on Iran

7:11 Mar 13, 2026

Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court

6:38 Mar 12, 2026

Most AI chatbots will help you plan violent attacks, Grammarly disabled its generative-AI feedback tool, and Google Play will let you try a game before you buy it

8:06 Mar 12, 2026

Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents

6:36 Mar 11, 2026

Did a DOGE engineer copy the Social Security database? Meta is buying Moltbook and Wordle’s creator is back with a new game

6:53 Mar 11, 2026

Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation

6:40 Mar 10, 2026

Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content, Dutch intelligence warning of Russian hackers, and Uber expanding its program that helps pair women riders and drivers

6:42 Mar 10, 2026

Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content, Dutch intelligence warning of Russian hackers, and Uber expanding its program that helps pair women riders and drivers

6:42 Mar 10, 2026

UK government delays AI copyright rules amid artist outcry

10:10 Mar 9, 2026

NASA changed a binary asteroid's orbit around the sun, Qualcomm has a new AI-focused computer designed for robotics, and OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigned in protest

6:50 Mar 9, 2026

Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

7:55 Mar 6, 2026

UK government delayed AI copyright rules, Anthropic says it will challenge the supply chain risk designation in courts, and Meta hit with a class action lawsuit

7:56 Mar 6, 2026

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee

7:28 Mar 5, 2026

Anthropic is back in talks with the DoD, tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill, and Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

9:31 Mar 5, 2026

Meta starts testing its AI shopping assistant

6:17 Mar 4, 2026

AI data centers could reduce power draw on demand, Meta signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp, and no end-to-end encryption for TikTok DMs

9:31 Mar 4, 2026

The Samsung Wallet can now hold your house keys

6:12 Mar 3, 2026

OpenAI will amend its deal with the DoD to prevent mass surveillance in the US, the Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art, and Starlink's next-gen satellite network could broadband speed

7:58 Mar 3, 2026

A closer look at Honor’s Robot Phone

7:48 Mar 2, 2026

Anthropic's Claude tops in App Store after Trump's ban, the US reportedly used Anthropic's AI for its attack on Iran, and Lenovo's robot concept can help you digitally sign documents (and maybe annoy coworkers)'

7:36 Mar 2, 2026

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

6:55 Feb 27, 2026

Anthropic refuses to bow to the Pentagon despite threats, Block is laying off nearly half its workforce, and Burger King will use AI to monitor employee 'friendliness'

8:24 Feb 27, 2026

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

6:04 Feb 26, 2026

Anthropic weakened its safety pledge, Kalshi fined a MrBeast, and Instagram will alert parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content

7:14 Feb 26, 2026

Google claims it's building data centers that barely use any water

5:44 Feb 25, 2026

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed, the Pentagon giving Anthropic until Friday to let it use Claude as it sees fit, and Uber previewed its Dubai air taxi service

8:02 Feb 25, 2026

The creators of Dark Sky have a new weather app

6:03 Feb 24, 2026

US military may use Grok AI in its classified systems, Anthropic accused 3 Chinese AI labs of abusing Claude, and Bungie said 'no second chances'

8:20 Feb 24, 2026

Apple's next event to bring at least five products over a 'three-day blitz'

6:15 Feb 23, 2026

The US will send Tech Corps members to foreign countries, a Colorado bill would make it illegal to 3D print firearms and gun parts, and the recent 13-hour AWS outage may have been caused by its own AI tools

6:54 Feb 23, 2026

Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

6:44 Feb 20, 2026

Google Play used AI to help block bad apps last year, Samsung's Bixby is more conversational, and 'Freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech

8:48 Feb 20, 2026

Federal court rules that OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo'

6:06 Feb 19, 2026

Is Meta planning to release a smartwatch this year?, Nevada is suing Kalshi, and Gemini can now generate a 30-second clip of what real music sounds like

9:43 Feb 19, 2026

WordPress adds an AI assistant

6:25 Feb 18, 2026

Texas AG is suing TP-Link, OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo', and Tesla stopped using 'Autopilot' to promote its EVs in California

8:18 Feb 18, 2026

Apple's next event is set for March 4th

5:37 Feb 17, 2026

EU launching a second investigation into Grok, the EC is probing Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales, and Apple's Podcasts app now supports HTTP Live Streaming video technology

7:05 Feb 17, 2026

Airbnb is testing out AI search with a 'small percentage' of users

4:40 Feb 16, 2026