Elon Musk May Have Just Signed X’s Death Warrant
This recent spate of antisemitic content on X, and the juxtaposition of big-brand ads next to it, only underscores to advertisers that X is a risky bet, experts argue. “Even …
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Nathaniel Veltman verdict | CTV News
The jury at the trial of a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., has reached a verdict. Jurors began their deliberations on Wednesday …
Election ads are using AI. Tech companies are figuring out how to disclose what’s real.
Meta and YouTube are crafting disclosure policies for use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in political ads as the debate over how the government should regulate the technology stretches toward …
A Watchdog Group Calls for an Investigation of X’s Sneaky New Ads
In October, X rolled out a new ad format that appeared to serve paid-for posts without labeling them as ads. Experts speculated that the posts might violate US laws against …
Google pays Apple 36% of Safari search revenue: Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN …
Apple gets 36% of Google search revenue from Safari: Alphabet witness
Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Jose Luis Magana | AP Google pays Apple more than a third …
Trade Desk shares fall 23% in premarket on lower guidance
Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of digital ad company The Trade Desk fell 23% in premarket trading Friday, a day after the company …
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 Store, has banned ad blockers for about a decade. But …
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 time, changing the privacy settings on every website you visit? …
Quebec tuition hikes: Student protest on Monday
Thousands of university students are expected to forgo their classes and gather in downtown Montreal Monday afternoon to protest Quebec’s tuition hike. Demonstrators will gather at Dorchester Square around 1 …