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What was the metaverse?

Mark Zuckerberg effectively declared its death last December. But the delusional fervor it inspired lives on. Late last year, Meta confirmed it would effectively be abandoning the metaverse, a ...
In a new interview with The Financial Times, Yann LeCun, one of the so-called godfathers of AI, finally dished on his abrupt exit from Meta in November. From how he tells it, most of it boils down to ...
"It’s proof that they don’t deserve the money they have." Photos reveal concerning trend among billionaires in underground caves: 'They are openly courting disaster' first appeared on The Cool Down.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg sent his superyacht, Launchpad, to a facility in France for rejuvenation. While ...
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Meta recently announced that it was sharply cutting back its Metaverse division so that it could put more money into its AI projects. This is after its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spent around $77 billion ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In his continuing effort to stay ahead of the next major technology shift, Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on artificial ...
Meta Platforms said Friday it struck 20-year agreements to buy power from three Vistra nuclear plants in the US heartland and develop projects with two companies hoping to build small modular reactors ...
A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start of 2026.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen new Hawaii laws taking effect Jan. 1 will raise costs for tourists and uninsured drivers while expanding protections for families and consumers. Hawaii’s new “Green ...
A federal appeals court blocked Hawaii's new tax on cruises and other travel accommodations just one day before it was meant to go into effect at the start of 2026. On Dec. 31, the Ninth Appellate ...