The familiar Facebook Like and Comment buttons that appeared on millions of websites will officially disappear on February 10, 2026. Meta announced the plugins will “gracefully degrade” rather than causing site errors, marking the end of an influential chapter in internet history.
Wonderful just secured $100 million in Series A funding to scale its AI customer service agents globally. The startup claims its agents already handle tens of thousands of daily requests with an 80% resolve rate across multiple international markets. Investors are betting this isn’t just another GPT
Google is introducing warnings for apps that cause excessive battery drain through background activity. Apps that cross the “bad behavior threshold” will get visible labels in the Play Store. The system targets apps holding more than 2 cumulative hours of wake locks in 24 hours.
Google’s Gemini for Home voice assistant is officially two weeks into its limited US rollout. The company says early feedback praises the upgrade as a “massive improvement” over Google Assistant. International users will need to wait until early 2026 for access.
As IT estates expand across multi-cloud environments, a new generation of startups is emerging to help manage the complexity. These companies focus on deployment, integration, and cost control for cloud infrastructure. Here are the ones solution providers should know for 2025.
A new Eurogamer review gave ARC Raiders just two stars out of five, tanking its Metacritic score. The low rating appears to be almost entirely due to the game’s use of generative AI for voicework, despite positive comments about gameplay mechanics.
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in Triofox file-sharing software to create admin accounts and execute malicious code. The attackers weaponize the platform’s own antivirus feature to run their scripts with system privileges. Patches have been available since June, but exploitation beg
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now officially available in India through Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions. The service lets players stream hundreds of games directly to various devices without needing consoles or high-end PCs. This marks Microsoft’s 29th market for cloud gaming globally.
In a landmark decision that could shape AI regulation across Europe, a German court has ruled that OpenAI cannot use song lyrics without proper licensing. The case centers on whether ChatGPT’s reproduction of copyrighted German songs requires permission from rights holders.
The GTA 6 delay to November 2026 will cost Rockstar an extra $60 million in development costs. Insiders report the game is already content complete, with the extra time needed for polishing and bug fixes to avoid another Cyberpunk situation.
