Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all

Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta’s plans to build a social metaverse — four years later, the company almost shut it down.

Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors

Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement.

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a multistep security process.

Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition

The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky’s team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky’s app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.

Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’

Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company’s most turbulent days are behind it.

Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says

AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.

Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal

MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.

Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI

The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology.

Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant

A dancing robot in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant boogied down a little too hard.

Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot

Amazon and Jeff Bezos had previously invested in the startup. The deal signals the e-commerce giant’s interest in doorstep delivery.