Meta Ditches Horizon Worlds on Quest: The End of the VR Metaverse Dream
Meta is discontinuing Horizon Worlds on Quest headsets by June 2026, marking another milestone in the company's retreat from its grand virtual reality vision.
Priya Narayanan Technology
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Priya Narayanan 
Court Says Apple Can Remove Apps 'Without Cause'; Musi Loses Bid to Return
A California federal court has dismissed music streaming app Musi's lawsuit against Apple, ruling that Apple can remove apps from the App Store with or without cause. The court also sanctioned Musi's lawyers for making factually baseless allegations.
Darren Ong 
Spotify's Windows Exclusive Mode Finally Delivers the Promise of Hi-Fidelity
Spotify has rolled out Exclusive Mode on Windows, giving audiophiles direct control over audio output and eliminating interference from the operating system during playback.
Yuki Tamura 
World ID's Agent Kit offers proof of human backing for AI bots
World has launched AgentKit, letting AI agents prove they represent real humans via cryptographic identity tokens. The tool tackles growing risks from coordinated bot swarms in e-commerce, but adoption faces biometric data concerns.
Sophia Vargas 
LEGO Smart Play: Innovation vs Accessibility
LEGO's Smart Play bricks have families delighted but critics concerned about price, battery life, and whether the technology serves play or just market positioning.
Daniel Kovac 
Nvidia Bets on Orbital Computing as Earth Overheats
Nvidia has unveiled a dedicated chip system for orbital data centres and sketched its computing roadmap through 2028, as the company eyes space infrastructure alongside a trillion-dollar revenue target.
Yuki Tamura 
Kagi's Mobile Push Challenges the AI-Flooded Web with Human-Made Content
Kagi is betting that mobile users tired of algorithmic feeds want a simpler web of personal blogs and webcomics. The company just launched apps that put 30,000+ human-authored sites in your pocket.
James Callahan 
Nvidia reopens China chip pipeline amid shifting US policy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed the company is restarting H200 production for Chinese customers after securing US export licences, marking a significant reversal of earlier restrictions.
Aisha Khoury 
AWS PostgreSQL Upgrade Trap: Why a Forced Security Move Created a Costly Production Catch-22
AWS has created an inadvertent trap for database customers forced to upgrade PostgreSQL. A security improvement designed to protect data now disables critical tools when implemented.
James Callahan 
Mistral's cheap proof-checker could reshape how we verify AI code
Mistral AI's Leanstral agent offers formal code verification at a fraction of competitors' cost, addressing growing concerns about reliability in AI-generated software.
James Callahan 
Ikea's cheap smart home push stumbles at the critical moment
Ikea's affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home products were meant to prove the technology finally worked for everyone. Instead, connection failures are undermining the whole vision.
Oliver Pemberton 
The Supercomputer in Your Study: Why Nvidia's Deskside AI Turn Matters
Nvidia's DGX Station brings data centre-class AI performance to individual developers, marking a pivot in how the industry views AI infrastructure and who gets access to cutting-edge models.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Garmin smartwatches finally get WhatsApp, but some users left out
Garmin has launched a native WhatsApp app for select smartwatches, allowing users to read and reply to messages directly from their wrist. However, compatibility is limited to newer models.
Helen Cartwright 
OpenAI makes GPT-5.4 brainpower free for everyone, cuts nano model costs in half
OpenAI has released two smaller versions of GPT-5.4, making advanced AI capabilities accessible to free users and developers building with tight cost constraints. The nano model starts at 20 cents per million input tokens.
Sarah Cheng 
Chip Crisis Deepens: CPU Shortage Emerges as Middle East Conflict Threatens Supply Chain
CPUs are facing emerging shortages driven by AI demand, even as conflict in the Middle East threatens critical materials and energy supplies for chipmakers worldwide.
Aisha Khoury 
HPE and Nvidia reshape the AI infrastructure arms race with sovereign systems
HPE has significantly expanded its AI infrastructure portfolio alongside Nvidia, announcing systems built on next-generation Blackwell and Rubin GPUs designed to help governments and enterprises reduce dependence on cloud AI services.
Tom Whitfield 
Nvidia's Vera Rubin Platform Redefines Data Centre Economics
Nvidia has announced the Vera Rubin platform, a complete overhaul of AI infrastructure featuring seven co-designed chips that deliver 60 exaflops of computing power across 40 racks.
Tom Whitfield 
NASA delays Artemis II rollout by one day to fix wiring issue
NASA has postponed the rollout of its Artemis II moon rocket by one day to March 20 after discovering a faulty electrical harness in the flight termination safety system, though April 1 launch remains on track.
Zara Mitchell 
Google Expands Gemini Personalisation to Free Users, Raising Privacy Trade-offs
Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence to free Gemini users in the US, allowing the AI to access Gmail, Photos and other personal data. Privacy experts warn that personalization features, even when optional, create new data handling risks.
Helen Cartwright 
Microsoft Consolidates Copilot Leadership as Competition Intensifies
Microsoft has restructured its AI leadership by consolidating its separate consumer and commercial Copilot teams under a single executive, while refocusing founder Mustafa Suleyman on frontier model development to reduce reliance on external AI providers.
Tom Whitfield