Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything
Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says
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GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests
Controversy highlights the risks of AI altering user content
Judge dismisses Elon Musk's X lawsuit over "advertiser boycott"
The ruling says brands pulling ads over safety concerns doesn't qualify as illegal collusion
Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts for smart features
Account not required for basic TV functionality
AI startups are filling San Francisco with cryptic billboards aimed at insiders
Instead of mass appeal, companies are embracing niche messaging that only engineers fully understand
Hisense TVs caught showing non-skippable ads when changing inputs or channels
Reports suggest a hidden global rollout despite the company claiming a "limited test"
YouTube expands unskippable 30-second ads to TVs after $40 billion revenue year
Connected TVs become YouTube's next major ad battleground
Samsung updates TV software to clarify how it tracks what you watch
Texas lawsuit may force wider transparency across LG, Sony, TCL, and Hisense TVs as well
Viral ad shows aged Musk, Altman, and Bezos using jobless humans to power AI
Humans powering the technology that took their jobs
Perplexity walks away from ads to differentiate from OpenAI and Google
Executives say user confidence outweighs short-term earnings from sponsored content
At $70 million, AI.com is now the most expensive domain name ever sold
Beats previous record by $20 million, another $8 million spent on Super Bowl ad, website went down
AI may be ready for the mainstream, the economics aren't
Momentum, money, and adoption are rising, but AI's business foundations are still shaky
A 1988 VHS privacy law could block how advertisers get your data
The Supreme Court will decide if sharing email credentials for targeted ads violates video rental protections
TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users
TikTok reshapes US data rules after spinout
Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads could arrive in the coming weeks
Microsoft is seemingly shifting toward a hardware agnostic model
ChatGPT is getting ads soon, starting with free users
OpenAI needs money, and ads were always the obvious next step
More ads are coming to App Store search results, but Apple promises they will be "relevant"
Apple is "expanding opportunities" for advertisers
Meta knowingly took in billions from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, says Reuters
Another day, another Meta controversy
In a nutshell: Meta has faced several controversies over the years, including the misuse of private data for political profiling, failing to stop the spread of fake news and hate speech, and ignoring the impact of Facebook and Instagram on the mental well-being of young people. A new report now claims the company has also knowingly accepted fraudulent and scam ads originating in China.
Watch the AI-generated Christmas ad McDonald's pulled after massive backlash
When will companies learn? Never, probably
Samsung fridge shows creepy Apple TV ad, sending woman into a psychotic episode
The ad used a name that matched the woman's
No, ChatGPT is not starting to show users ads, says OpenAI
Those things that look like ads are really just unpaid, out-of-context app suggestions
Code reveals OpenAI could be preparing to introduce ads to ChatGPT
TL;DR: With around 800 million weekly users, 95% of whom are on the free tier, it's somewhat surprising that OpenAI has never introduced ads to its incredibly popular chatbot. But based on some newly discovered code, it appears that will soon change.
Meta is still profiting from scam ads despite promises to crack down, leaked documents show
Meta's fight against scams is undermined by its own ad algorithms – while making billions
Ads are coming for your lock screen, and Nothing is leading the way
Nothing also introduced its first entry-level phone this week
China is testing restroom machines that make you watch ads in exchange for toilet paper
Officials say the system curbs waste