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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that AI will become the next big media format, making feeds “more immersive and interactive:”We started with text, and then moved to photos when we got phones with cameras, and then moved to video when mobile networks got fast enough. Soon, we’ll see an explosion of new media formats that are more immersive and interactive, and only possible because of advances in AI.Zuckerberg added that apps currently “feel like algorithms that…

Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly cutting as many as 1,000 employees. Now, in a development that seems directly related, the company has revealed that the unit lost many billions of dollars last year. On Wednesday, Meta’s earnings report showed that its embattled virtual reality business had lost some $19.1 billion in 2025, which is slightly more than it lost in 2024 (that year, the losses hovered around $17.7 billion). In its fourth quarter, the unit posted a loss of $6.2 billion, the report shows. Those losses stood…

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a large majority of Americans who agree with one another on the same subject in 2026, but the Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub seems to be doing just that – and even the ever-divisive President of the United States is weighing in on the matter.Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to share his thoughts on Belichick after he was snubbed from the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Belichick, a 29-year NFL head-coaching veteran with six Super Bowl rings, was considered a first-ballot selection by most fans. Still, we learned on…

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of millions of US homes.The findings from Global Energy Monitor, a San Francisco–based nonprofit that tracks oil and gas developments, come as the Trump administration is both encouraging data center build-out and doing away with pollution regulations on power plants and oil and gas extraction. They…

Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty ImagesMicrosoft shares fell 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the software maker posted slowing cloud growth.Here’s how the company performed in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $4.14 adjusted vs. $3.97 expectedRevenue: $81.27 billion vs. $80.27 billion expectedWith respect to guidance, Microsoft called for $80.65 billion to $81.75 billion in fiscal third-quarter revenue. The middle of the range was $81.2 billion, meeting the LSEG consensus of $81.19 billion. The…

When Astrid Andersen launched Stel she used the catchy phrase “tailoring you can skate in” as part of her tagline. For fall she set out to prove the point by photographing the collection on professional skateboarder Beatrice Domond. Somewhere along the line the idea of creating clothes you can move in merged with ways of maneuvering in the world. “I think from a female perspective, this idea of perfection has chased us for a long time,” she said. “When I talk about tailoring made for skating, it’s really the mindset of setting free the concept of what clothes should do…

Marvel’s new show Wonder Man is now streaming, and it shows us what’s happening in Hollywood while the Avengers are saving the multiverse. Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Trevor Slattery (Sir Ben Kingsley) team up to get cast in a big-budget superhero movie, and to make everything more authentic, the show brought in two famous actors not just to cameo but to play themselves. Those actors are Joe Pantoliano, star of The Matrix, Bad Boys, The Sopranos, and so much more, as well as Josh Gad, star of Frozen, Jobs, and the upcoming Spaceballs 2. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly,…

In one of the most incredible and exciting endings you’ll ever see in the UEFA Champions League, Benfica managed to qualify for the playoffs thanks to a last-minute goal scored by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin against Real Madrid. The side coached by Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho qualified in the last minute thanks to a 4-2 victory against the Spanish giants that also ended up with nine players after both Raul Asencio and Rodrygo were sent off in the final minutes of the match. Benfica will now face either Inter or Real Madrid next month in the playoffs, both clubs having previously…

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta users will start to see new AI models and products from the company in a matter of months. “In 2025, we rebuilt the foundations of our AI program,” Zuckerberg said on an investor call Wednesday, referring to the company’s recently restructured AI lab. “Over the coming months, we’re going to start shipping our new models and products… and I expect us to steadily push the frontier over the course of the new year.” But while Zuckerberg didn’t give specific timelines or products, he highlighted AI-driven commerce as a particular area of focus for Meta. “This also…

Patreon creators will need to make some changes soon, thanks to Apple. On Wednesday, Patreon said Apple has renewed its requirement that all Patreon creators must move to subscription billing. The deadline to do so is November 1, 2026.Patreon’s blog post announcing the change made it clear that it had no other choice. “We strongly disagree with this decision,” the company wrote. “Creators need consistency and clarity in order to build healthy, long-term businesses. Instead, creators using legacy billing will now have to endure the whiplash of another policy reversal — the third such change from Apple in the past…