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Kiss Annoying Ads Goodbye With the Reliable AdGuard for 76% Off Right Now
The deal won’t last long, so take advantage now. Graphic: Elise Caplan Ads, like content written by laughably dimwitted AI,…
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Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears
The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either. In September 2021, the…
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How a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory
In his spare time, Tony Eastin likes to dabble in the stock market. One day last year, he Googled a…
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Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
Hulu ran an anti-Hamas ad that appears to be made using artificial intelligence to show an idealized version of Gaza—claiming…
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YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Spurs Record Uninstalls
Google has had a complicated relationship with the ad blocking industry. The Google Play mobile app store, unlike Apple’s App…
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Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month
How much is privacy worth? Is a yearly subscription for a VPN justified? Is it better to pay with your…
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X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal
Last week, Mashable reported that on X (formerly Twitter), users were noticing a new type of advertisement: Minus a regular…
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By Seizing @Music, Elon Musk Shows He Doesn’t Know What Made Twitter Good
Verified accounts “were the people who were producing the majority of the content that was driving more people to stay…
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Threads Is the New Cool Hangout—for Brands
When prebiotic soda brand Olipop joined Threads, it didn’t post about the flavors it comes in or its claimed nutritional…
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Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads
Google has spent the past few weeks promoting generative AI tools that can summarize search results for users, help them draft essays,…
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