March 31, 2026 In what would be its longest public-facing outage to date, China’s DeepSeek chatbot went offline for more than seven hours on Monday. The disruption comes as the company prepares its next-generation model and positions itself more...
March 31, 2026 OpenAI is shutting down its video-generation app Sora after operating costs reached about $1 million per day. The decision represents a shift in priorities as the company redirects limited compute resources toward core models and more...
March 30, 2026 Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels across all of its US stores by the end of 2026, replacing paper price tags with electronic displays. The expansion has already triggered political scrutiny, with lawmakers proposing more...
March 30, 2026 A major helium production facility in Qatar responsible for roughly one-third of global supply has been offline for nearly two weeks following damage during the US–Iran conflict. The disruption matters because helium is a critical, more...
March 30, 2026 Google has expanded its “Results about you” tool, allowing users to remove highly sensitive personal data, including passport numbers, driver’s licence numbers and Social Security numbers, from search results. The update comes as identity fraud more...
March 30, 2026 Microsoft has instructed managers in several major divisions, including its cloud and North American sales teams, to halt new hiring for roles without existing offers. The move reflects growing pressure to control costs as the more...
March 30, 2026 A US jury has ruled against Meta in a landmark social media addiction case, awarding $4.2 million in damages and finding the company deliberately designed addictive features that harmed a young user. The decision found more...
March 27, 2026 Microsoft is updating GitHub Copilot to train on real-world developer interactions, expanding beyond public code datasets to include prompts, generated outputs and usage patterns. The change matters because it shifts Copilot’s improvement strategy toward live more...
March 27, 2026 The US Supreme Court has ruled that internet service providers are not automatically liable for user piracy simply for continuing to provide access, even when aware of infringement claims. The decision raises the threshold for more...
March 26, 2026 An independent developer has raised concerns that Roblox’s safety systems do not adequately protect its large base of young users, despite recent age verification measures. The criticism comes as the platform reports more than 80 more...
