Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off
Google claims browsing history is safer and more anonymous than cookies
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Marketing scam targets kids with Fortnite and Roblox offers
Scam links on .gov and .org domains lead to offers for free skins and in-game currency
Tax prep companies including H&R Block and TaxSlayer found to be tracking users, share sensitive data with Google, Facebook
Death, taxes and tracking come for everyone
Those free 55-inch 4K TVs that show nonstop ads on a second screen are now shipping
A free television with a few caveats
YouTube is limiting video views for ad-block users
Either disable it, whitelist, or subscribe to YouTube Premium
Google takes aim at Apple in set of iPhone-mocking ads
"All I have to show for all my years on earth, the color of a bubble?"
EU antitrust authorities are ready to strike Google's advertising business
The European Union is going all in, and Google could lose a lot of money... or worse
Twitter's ad sales down 59% as advertisers worry about toxicity, Musk's tweets, and porn
Gambling, marijuana, and sexual performance ads are popular, though
Mozilla apologizes for unskippable VPN ads shown in Firefox
After user backlash, Mozilla stops the "madness" of mandatory ads in its browser
YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to TVs
Along with ads that show when you hit pause
This startup will give you a 4K TV for free if you watch nonstop ads
Telly built a dual-screen TV that's entirely supported by ads
Google is increasing the number of ads in Gmail, showing them in the middle of inboxes
And people aren't happy about it
Microsoft brings more ads to the Windows 11 Start Menu, harassing local account users
Just what everyone wants!
Farming Simulator plows the way for equipment manufacturers' ad campaigns
Vendors look to harvest the benefits of product placement in the popular niche title
Salesforce, which just laid off 8,000 workers, pays 'creative advisor' Matthew McConaughey $10 million per year
Not alright, alright, alright
Why it matters: Many tech industry workers have been laid off from their jobs recently, the result of over-hiring during the lockdowns and a global economic downturn. Becoming unemployed is a bitter pill, and it's even more depressing to learn that your former company pays a Hollywood actor millions of dollars a year to act as a creative adviser.
Full-size Microsoft Edge ads reported on Chrome website
Microsoft is trying just about anything to get users off of Chrome
Ex-Googler and AppSheet founder says Google has "ceased to function"
Mountain View problems run deeper than Bard's botched launch
Amazon sellers are now paying more than 50% commission
Transaction, logistics, storage, and advertising fees all add up
Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?
Microsoft's latest OS starts collecting telemetry as soon as the boot process ends
There will be no crypto ads for this year's Super Bowl after the FTX crash
After a sensational Super Bowl LVI debut, crypto's party is over for this year
The FBI advises users to install ad blockers
PSA: Ad blocking is perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of browsing the web today. Users agree that it declutters web pages, but they also deny ad revenue to many sites that need it (like TechSpot). However, law enforcement agencies admit that ad blocking also mitigates some security risks that online advertising introduces.
Google will not turn Manifest V2 off in Chrome. Ad blockers are safe, for now
A hot potato: The much debated Manifest V3 tech will not arrive in January as originally planned. Google is listening to developers' feedback, as developers have expressed concern about the short period of time the company was giving the industry to adapt to such a disruptive change.
Google settles lawsuits over "deceptive" Pixel 4 ads involving influencers
The states are demanding $9.4 million in penalties
Elon Musk says free speech-hating Apple has stopped advertising on Twitter, threatened to remove app from its store
The world's richest person versus the world's most valuable company