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Facebook rebranded to Meta for VR — now it's laid off 1,000 people and shut down 3 VR game studios to catch up with AI

Meta is shutting down three of its video game studios and laying off 1,000 people from its virtual reality department to focus and channel those resources into AI and wearable technology.

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company.

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Turn Microsoft into "Microslop" everywhere with this new browser extension — CEO Satya Nadella discourages the term, but it's having the opposite effect

A new Google Chrome browser extension called "Microsoft to Microslop" comes after Microsoft's CEO discouraged people from calling his AI "slop."

Microslop Copilot edited webpage on a laptop screen

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Elon Musk says going to medical school will be pointless in 3 years: "Everyone will have access to medical care that is better than what the president receives right now."

Elon Musk recently indicated that medical care might soon be augmented with artificial intelligence, further claiming that attending medical school will be pointless in three years.

Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024.

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Microsoft isn't deleting your Windows 11 files, but OneDrive's sync system is causing confusion and frustration: "I think they should have to go to jail for this."

Microsoft hasn't deleted your files from your local folders; they have just been relocated and synced to OneDrive because the backup feature was enabled by default when upgrading to Windows 11, version 25H2.

OneDrive web albums

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NVIDIA CEO says the AI "doomer narrative" blocks investments that could make it safer: "I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it's not helpful"

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says critics and the doomer narrative about AI is hurting society and causing a lot of damage.

President and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang speaks on AI at the return of American manufacturing at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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The UK outlaws deepfake nudes on X after Grok AI uproar — Sorry, Elon, it’s nothing to do with suppression of free speech

The UK is bringing into force a law that will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate deepfake images after X's Grok AI was spotted generating sexually explicit images of real people without consent.

Grok 2 running in X

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Microsoft’s Copilot ambitions in mobile have been crushed as Google locks down AI dominance across Android and iPhone, and makes a deal with Apple

Apple is partnering with Google to supercharge its AI-powered features, including a major Siri upgrade, which is slated to ship later this year.

The Apple Intelligence logo appears on the screen of a smartphone.

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Sam Altman is 0% excited about being CEO of a public company — but "OpenAI needs lots of capital and is going to cross all of the shareholder limits"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently indicated that he isn't excited about becoming CEO of a public company amid reports suggesting that the company.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at OpenAI DevDay, the company's annual conference for developers, in San Francisco, California, on October 6, 2025.

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Microsoft’s AI leadership warns that building more advanced AI could require “hundreds of billions” — but vows it'll stop if it ever threatens humanity

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman indicated that it will cost "hundreds of billions of dollars" to keep up with frontier AI development over the next 5-10 years.

Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive officer of Microsoft AI.

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Sam Altman admits OpenAI has declared 'code red' multiple times this year to combat rising competitive threats from Google — "It's good to be paranoid."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that the company has declared "code red" multiple times as a response to competitive threats in the ever-evolving AI industry.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group.

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ChatGPT parent company OpenAI is in talks for a $100 billion funding round — setting the stage for a $1 trillion IPO filing in 2026

OpenAI is reportedly in initial talks with investors to raise funds, which could push its market valuation to approximately $750 billion.

ANKARA, TURKIYE - AUGUST 13: In this photo illustration, the logo of OpenAI logo is being displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of another screen displaying a robotic hand, in Ankara, Turkiye on August 13, 2025. (Photo by Ismail Aslandag/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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OpenAI is in "fluid" talks to raise $10 billion from Amazon — a move that could significantly reduce its long-term reliance on Microsoft’s infrastructure

OpenAI is reportedly in early discussions with Amazon on a potential deal that could push its valuation well beyond $500 billion. Reports also suggest that the AI firm may adopt Amazon's Trainium chips for its AI advances.

The logos of OpenAI and Amazon on screens.

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OpenAI just made ChatGPT images 4x faster and easier on the eyes — now CEO Sam Altman faces the GPU crunch

OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Images with new capabilities, which Sam Altman described as “something fun.” The update promises greater precision, enhanced creativity, and is said to be four times faster.

OpenAI logo with ChatGPT images promotional video screencap

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Microsoft exec’s “superhuman” praise of Musk highlights the outsized influence leaders wield in tech

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman revealed that he keeps close tabs and is in frequent contact with his peers in the AI space, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Google DeepMind's AI Chief Demis Hassabis.

REDMOND, WASHINGTON - APRIL 4: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks during an event highlighting Microsoft Copilot, the company's AI tool, on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington. The company also celebrated its 50th Anniversary. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

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Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has warned that the odds of existential doom are “nearly absolute” — the company could walk away from AI if risks escalate

Even as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman advocates for humanist superintelligence, the executive recently indicated that the company will pull the plug on the technology if it becomes a threat to humanity.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.

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Gemini 3 launch had less of an impact on ChatGPT than CEO Sam Altman feared — OpenAI eyes January exit from "code red"

OpenAI finally launched its GPT-5.2 model after CEO Sam Altman declared code red following Google's successful Gemini 3 launch. The model ships with advanced capabilities across coding, text, image, and video.

Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, is pictured on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

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Disney's $1 billion investment in OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI's doorstep — will it redefine Hollywood's future?

The Walt Disney Company announced that it is investing $1 billion in OpenAI in a new three-year licensing agreement, which will allow Sora to create user-prompted social videos from its copyrighted content.

General views of the The Walt Disney Company corporate headquarters, home of Walt Disney Studios on June 24, 2022 in Burbank, California

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Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates almost nuked Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI before it started — "You're going to burn this billion dollars"

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that securing board approval for investing $1 billion in OpenAI was challenging. Bill Gates warned that it was like setting the money ablaze.

Bill Gates and Satya Nadella listen to Microsoft Copilot on a smartphone

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