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Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’
A day after saying it would shut down its metaverse, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth announced the service will remain available in VR—with limited support.
OpenAI Acquires Developer Tooling Startup Astral
OpenAI announced it’s acquiring developer tooling startup Astral to strengthen its Codex AI coding assistant, which has over 2 million weekly users and has seen a three-fold increase in user growth since the start of the year. CNBC reports: “Through it all, though, our goal remains the same: to make programming more productive. To build tools that radically change what it feels like to build...
A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation
Inspired by real immigrant stories, H1B.Life captures the uncertainty, trade-offs, and pure luck that shape the lives of people trying to build a future in the US.
Eskom must build renewables or face extinction: Mteto Nyati
Eskom board chairman Mteto Nyati says the utility’s new renewables entity is about long-term survival.
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices
Walmart has secured patents for systems that use machine learning to forecast demand and automate pricing decisions, “pushing the U.S. retail behemoth into a debate over the use of algorithms to adjust product costs,” reports the Financial Times. From the report: In January Walmart obtained a U.S. patent for a “system and method for dynamically and automatically updating item prices” to carry...
Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators $3,000 to post content
Meta wants creators to “rediscover” Facebook, but a social media expert says viewers will not follow.
The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse
Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.
Microsoft Considers Legal Action Over $50 Billion Amazon-OpenAI Cloud Deal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion deal that could violate its exclusive cloud agreement with the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Last month, Amazon and OpenAI signed several agreements, including one that makes Amazon Web Services the exclusive third-party...
Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI
Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.
New Township-Built App Kasi-2-Kasie Aims To Unlock South Africa’s Hidden Events Economy
A new homegrown digital platform is looking to transform how South Africans discover and participate in local events, while opening up economic opportunities in townships that have historically been overlooked. Born out of a personal challenge to access information about local events after relocating to Durban, the Kasi2Kasi App was developed to solve a widespread […]
AI Replica of Val Kilmer to Appear in ‘As Deep as the Grave’
Kilmer’s estate collaborated with the filmmakers to make a digital likeness of the actor, who died of cancer last year.
IT Leadership Series: Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter
Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter shares his top five technology priorities for business leaders in 2026.
US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches
The fine includes £450,000 for lack of age checks to prevent children from seeing pornography.
MultiChoice finds ‘home’ for Showmax content
Showmax Originals and select titles will move to DStv Stream, where they will have a dedicated section within the app, says Canal+.
Should You Hike in Boots or Trail Runners? (2026)
Lightweight shoes now dominate the trails, so do you still need boots? Here’s how to choose the right footwear for your outdoor adventures.
Sweet Niblets! Official Trailer Drops For ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special’
Disney+ and Hulu dropped the official trailer for the highly anticipated “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.” “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” will be released on Disney+ and Hulu on Tuesday, 24 March — 20 years to the day that the original series debuted on Disney Channel. “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” is a love letter to fans, […]
Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro Dolby Atmos Projector Review: Big, Brilliant
Ever wanted a complete Dolby Atmos cinema packed into a big wheelie case?
Adobe faces fresh probe over subscription cancellation fees
The probe comes just days after Adobe agreed to pay $150-million to settle a similar US government lawsuit.
The 4 Best Planners of 2026: Roterunner, Hobonichi, Cloth & Paper
If digital calendars are leaving you lacking, these WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks could change your life.