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Microsoft’s Windows 11 beta testers may start seeing ads in the Start menu

Microsoft is exploring the idea of putting ads in your Windows 11 Start menu. To be specific, it's looking to place advertisements for apps you can find in...

Microsoft finds a sneaky way to slip more ads into Windows | Tech Reader

Microsoft is currently testing a new way to showcase ads on the Windows 11 Start Menu, and it’s meant to encourage users to download more applications. The brand has...

Roku looks into serving you ads on whatever you plug into its TVs

Roku already serves ads through its platform, but it's also apparently exploring the idea of showing you ads while you're using third-party devices connected to its TVs. Based...

Whoops! Amazon served costly ads for products people couldn’t actually buy

It can be quite annoying to click through an Amazon ad in your results only to find out that the product you want can't be shipped to your...

Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin

“I’m not a fan of AI,” Nebojša Vujinović Vujo says. The admission surprises me: He has built a bustling business by snapping up abandoned news outlets and other...

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Mouse: P.I. for Hire arrives in March 2026

We finally have a release date for Mouse: P.I. for Hire. The delightfully animated game, which marks Troy Baker's first time playing a...

Sora Has Lost Its App Store Crown to Drake and Free Chicken

Since its launch on September 30, OpenAI’s Sora app has dominated the iOS App Store charts, thanks to its easy breezy AI video...

Surprising no one, researchers confirm that AI chatbots are incredibly sycophantic

We all have anecdotal evidence of chatbots blowing smoke up our butts, but now we have science to back it up. Researchers at...

WordPress creator files countersuit against WP Engine over trademark violations

There's been another turn in WordPress creator Automattic's ongoing legal battle with WordPress provider WP Engine. In a counterclaim Automattic filed as part...