08 May 2026
Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?
Instagram users will no longer be able to send ultra-private direct messages, as the feature is switched off globally.
07 May 2026
Robots That Learn Through Interaction and Understand Objects Intuitively
The robots I grew up with on the silver screen were big clunky affairs like Robby the Robot, who first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. Similarly, on the small screen, we had hulking contraptions like the B-9, Class YM-3 Environmental Control Robot, simply known as Robot, on Lost in Space. Later, I was...
07 May 2026
Elizabeth Warren seeks information on Meta’s latest stablecoin plans in letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Meta rolled out a stablecoin pilot on Facebook last week following years of false starts, and it didn’t take long before a familiar antagonist took notice. On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling its “lack of transparency” surrounding its stablecoin plans “troubling” and seeking answers to a range of questions surrounding Meta’s…
07 May 2026
Roadmap for a space-to-space economy
Launch is the foundation of the space industry, to the point that many conflate it with the space industry in entirety because it is literally the loudest, most spectacular element we see. But the quietly orbiting satellites overhead are what really drive the space economy.
06 May 2026
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
Meta is beefing up its age-verification mechanisms with an AI system that analyzes images and videos on Instagram and Facebook for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure, to identify and delete accounts of users under the age of 13.
05 May 2026
Even Laying Off 100% of Its Workers Won't Recoup This Company's AI Costs
Meta Platforms (META) has been making headlines for the wrong reasons. Last month, news broke that the company is planning to lay off about 10% of its workers on May 20. And according to Reuters, additional Meta job cuts are possible during the second half of the year.
05 May 2026
AMD forecasts quarterly revenue above expectations, betting on resilient demand for AI chips
AMD forecasts quarterly revenue above expectations, betting on resilient demand for AI chips.
05 May 2026
AMD tops estimates for first quarter as data center revenue jumps 57%
Advanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that topped expectations, while the company's revenue forecast also exceeded estimates as demand soars for chips to power artificial intelligence workloads.
05 May 2026
AMD Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2026. First quarter revenue was $10.3 billion, gross margin was 53%, operating income was $1.5 billion, net income was $1.4 billion and diluted earnings per share was $0.84.
