Zuckerberg pivots as investors bored of the pricey dream

Meta is quietly taking a chainsaw to the metaverse, the grand vision that Mark Zuckerberg once claimed would define his company’s future.

Creative people flee Apple

Meta has headhunted one of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s top design bods, leaving Job’s Mob noticeably short as the social media giant ramps up efforts to flog wearable devices powered by artificial intelligence.

A possible billion-dollar deal tests Nvidia’s grip on the AI hardware game

Meta Platforms is chatting with Google about using its tensor processing units in future AI projects as the social networking giant tries to loosen its dependence on Nvidia’s pricey gear, according to those whispering in dark corners.

Leaked model number points to specs that echo Meta’s smart specs

Samsung’s next swing at mixed reality looks set to be a pair of glasses with model number SM-O200P.

Judge bins antitrust bid to break up Facebook parent

A federal judge has tossed the latest swipe from the Federal Trade Commission at Meta, leaving the social networking giant looking rather smug.

Brussels caves to Big Tech pressure and Washington’s tantrums

The European Commission is proposing to water down its much-hyped artificial intelligence legislation after sustained whinging from Big Tech and the looming threat of a Trump-shaped tantrum from across the Atlantic.

Inventor of the internet warns LLMs will stop people reading pages

The man who built the World Wide Web says generative AI is about to shove a crowbar into the internet’s multibillion-dollar advertising racket.

Mobile chip giant posts gains, sees AI as golden goose

Chipmaker Qualcomm managed to please the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street despite coughing up a net loss of $3.12 billion, thanks to an income tax sting that took a chunk out of what would have been a solid quarter.

Zuckerberg’s superintelligence dream rattles Wall Street

Meta’s record revenue couldn’t stop its shares from tumbling after the company warned that its AI ambitions would come with a colossal bill.

Nadella snubs tech bros contract grovelling

While the rest of the US tech industry has tripped over itself trying to please President Donald Trump, Microsoft has refused to play along and Computerworld thinks that is soon going to come with a hefty price tag.