Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple…
A US court has ordered Israel’s NSO Group that makes Pegasus spyware to permanently stop attempting to break into Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging service, a ruling the spyware company warned could threaten its business viability. US District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton issued a 25-page ruling this week imposing a permanent injunction against NSO’s efforts to target…
Meta is shutting down its Messenger app for macOS and Windows and pushing users to the web. Meta confirmed over email to Engadget that the app will be fully shutdown on December 15, after which the easiest ways to access Messenger chats when you’re not on your phone will be the Facebook app on Windows,…
Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Messenger. “If you’re using the Messenger desktop apps,…
Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai has challenged the prevailing narrative of US-China artificial intelligence competition, arguing that the race has no definitive winner because success should be measured by adoption speed rather than model superiority. “When it comes to AI, there’s no such thing as winning the race. It’s a long marathon,” Tsai said at…
Good morning. Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit kicks off today in Washington, D.C. and there are quite a few notable tech folk on the agenda. Among them: Best Buy’s Corie Barry, Palantir’s Shannon Clark, Microsoft’s Amy Coleman, Logitech’s Hanneke Faber, IBM’s Radha Iyengar Plumb, Workday’s Emma Chalwin, ServiceNow’s Gina Mastantuono, Airbnb’s Ellie Mertz, DoorDash’s Tia…
Major technology companies suffered their worst single-day losses since April last week, with Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla leading a $770 billion wipeout in market capitalisation following President Donald Trump‘s threats of increased tariffs on Chinese goods. According to a report by CNBC, shares of Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla each dropped approximately 5% during October 10…
Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence (AI) startup, xAI, is hiring specialists to boost the development of “world models.” These are next-generation AI systems which are designed to understand and navigate physical environments. The San Francisco-based startup has hired two AI researchers from Nvidia to accelerate this effort. The move positions xAI alongside major rivals like Meta…
Good morning. OK, give your ChatGPT prompt window a rest for two seconds, because it’s pop quiz time. The question: What share of U.S. executives and managers—that is, not rank-and-file employees—use unapproved AI tools at work? Make your best guess, then find the answer below in “Endstop triggered.” Today’s tech news follows. Have a wonderful…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is said to earn tens of billions of dollars from a record-breaking compensation package even if he fails to meet most of the ambitious goals set by the bard of the company. As reported by Reuters, Musk could surpass the lifetime earbibggs of CEOs such as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Tim…