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The company is cutting more than 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division where employees work on its virtual reality and augmented reality efforts.

As an author, I love the em dash — that lovely little diversion from the main idea — but I never meant for it to go viral via chatbot.

An auction to commemorate Apple's upcoming 50th anniversary includes Apple's first check and a rare prototype board. Personal items that belonged to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs such as his desk, bowties and 8-track tapes are also up for sale.

FormFactor, which offers equipment to test semiconductors, also told the state it plans to close down manufacturing facilities in Carlsbad and Baldwin Park.

Chipmaker Nvidia had a record-setting year in 2025, becoming the world's most valuable company as the frenzy around artificial intelligence propelled its rise to the top.

Using virtual reality tools to help illustrate all that was lost, "Out of the Ashes" chronicles the emotional toll of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The lawsuits led to more scrutiny over whether tech companies are doing enough to safeguard young people from the risks posed by AI chatbots.

Promising solutions are scattered and underused: satellites and sensors; artificial intelligence; drones; autonomous vehicles; and new building materials.

Grok published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user requests.

The Chinese automaker BYD sold 2.26 million electric vehicles in 2025, surpassing Tesla as the world's top EV seller.