Technology & News
X Will Assist Meta’s Community Notes After Fact-Checkers Are Removed
According to the firm, on March 18, Meta will start testing its Community Notes feature on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. This crowdsourced method of content moderation allows users to rate other users' notes and provide context to posts. In addition to imitating...
For $175 Million, T-Mobile Acquires Location-Based Advertising Company Blis, Strengthening The Adtech Stack
The telecom behemoth T-Mobile said Wednesday that it had completed an agreement on Monday to pay around $175 million in cash to acquire Blis, an adtech business that specializes in location-based advertising. Blis' technology uses privacy-conscious techniques for...
Trump Alludes To A TikTok Deadline Extension
The deadline of April 5th to determine TikTok's future in the United States may not be finalized. According to The Hill, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on March 6 that if a deal is not made, he would give TikTok more time to find a buyer in...
Niantic, The Company Behind Pokémon GO, Is Selling Its Gaming Sector To Scopely For $3.5 Billion
On Wednesday, mobile gaming behemoth Scopely announced that it has reached an agreement to pay $3.5 billion to acquire the gaming sector of Pokémon GO creator Niantic. According to Niantic, it would contribute an extra $350 million in cash, giving its stockholders a...
Facebook Was ‘Hand In glove’ With China
The BBC was informed by a former senior Facebook official that the social media behemoth collaborated "hand in glove" with the Chinese government on possible means of enabling Beijing to regulate and filter information in China. Former global public policy director...
In A New Bidding War, Paramount Might Be Sold To The Highest Bidder
A Delaware judge has raised doubts about Paramount Global's $8 billion merger with Hollywood's Skydance Media by opening the door to a possible bidding war. Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick asked New York City's public pension funds, which sued to block the...
Gallery: Comparative Screenshots Of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 PS4 Glow Up, PS5
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is bringing two vintage skateboarding games to contemporary technology, much like its predecessor. Additionally, the glow-up is clear to notice even if a different developer has been hired to work on this project. These comparison...
AI-Powered TV Purchases Made Possible by Amazon DSP
In an effort to assist TV customers with planning, managing, and measuring streaming TV purchases, Amazon Ads unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered demand side platform (DSP) on Tuesday. Complete TV offers suggestions for allocating streaming budgets to...
The Ability Of First-Party Data Collaboration To Increase The Efficacy Of Advertising
Strong advertising performance and reaching critical audiences across a growing number of channels are demanded of brands; however, many marketers lack the comprehensive audience insights necessary to effectively engage customers due to today's fragmented data...
According To OpenAI, ChatGPT 4.5’s Improved Emotional Intelligence
The upcoming version of ChatGPT promises to be more humanistic in its general knowledge, interactions, and tone. A preview of GPT-4.5, which OpenAI describes as its largest and finest conversation model to date, was released on Thursday. According to the firm, one can...
AI Agents Use ‘Gibberlink’ Instead Of Human Speech In Viral Video
Despite not being able to speak in natural human English, a video of two AI entities conversing with one another has received a lot of interest online. They changed to a language that only computers could understand as soon as they realized they were speaking to...
X Launches AI-Generated Advertising In An Attempt To Retain Advertisers
On Friday, X announced the launch of AI-powered advertising solutions that automate ad development and performance analysis. Two new capabilities that will be gradually made available to advertisers rely on Grok, X's in-house AI assistant, to produce campaign...
Russian State Hackers Use Device Code Phishing To Target Arganizations
According to Microsoft, a Russian-affiliated threat actor known as Storm-2372 has been utilizing device code phishing to compromise accounts by targeting both public and private entities worldwide. Targeting NGOs across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North...
Audio Ads On Digital Devices Open The Door To More Engagement
New technologies, advanced tools, and data-driven tactics are quickly changing the way digital advertising works. Digital audio, in particular, is changing the way brands connect with users by letting them target them more precisely and interact with them in real...
X Is In Negotiations To Raise $44 Billion
According to Bloomberg News, Elon Musk's X is in negotiations to raise $44 billion from investors. Musk paid the same amount in 2022 for X, which was then known as Twitter. As the social network struggled to retain advertisers, Fidelity Investments reduced its stake...
Hackers Used Malware To Infect A Steam Game In Order To Obtain Player Passwords
A game that was infected with malware was taken down from Steam by Valve last week. Security researchers examined the virus after the game, known as PirateFI, was removed and discovered that the person who planted it altered an already-existing video game in an effort...
The Webpage For Elon Musk’s DOGE Was Launched. Within Days, It Was Compromised
Hackers quickly gained access to the website of the Department of Government Efficiency. At least two pages of the website have been vandalized since its hurried launch this week by critics who appear to have accessed a database that the page uses. The phrases "this...
After The Department Of Justice Intervened, Apple And Google Restored App Downloads, And TikTok Returned To US-Based App Stores
TikTok has made an unexpected comeback to the Apple App Store and Google Play, little under a month after the US government banned the app. In a letter to Apple, US Attorney General Pam Bondi promised that the business will not face penalties under the present...
This Founder Started A Tech Company To Reduce Food Waste And Improve Sustainability For A Better Future
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, about one-third of the world's food is wasted, and over 800 million people lack access to a decent meal. Somdip Dey, an embedded machine learning scientist at the University of Essex in the United...
Taking The Friction Out Of CTV’s Content Discovery
The vast quantity of content that today's streaming services offer can be overwhelming to consumers who are just trying to find something to watch. Viewers frequently find that the process of finding information takes far longer than they are ready to wait. By...
Sony Announces Compensation For All PS Plus Players Following PSN Outage
PSN is back up after a 24 hour outage, practically to the minute, the longest since a nearly month-long downtime caused by a breach in 2011. Sony is now disclosing the recompense that players will receive for their trouble. Sony claims that this was not a hack, but...
Owners of Apple Watches: You Could Be Eligible For A $20 Million Settlement
Owners of Apple Watches: It's possible that you are owed money. Apple has agreed to a $20 million settlement to address allegations that certain Apple Watch batteries expanded over time, perhaps harming other important parts like the display, as a result of a...
Trump’s Directive To Open Dams Caused Two Reservoirs In Central California To Release 2.2 Billion Gallons Of Water
President Donald Trump issued an order Friday for the US Army Corps of Engineers to open two dams in Central California and release approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water from reservoirs, with the erroneous goal of supplying water to Southern California, which is...
As Trump Tariffs Shake Markets, Auto Titans And Nuclear Companies Are Hardest Hit
After the United States imposed wide tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, starting a trade war that may severely impair their development and profitability, automakers, beer breweries, and nuclear power businesses led Monday's stock market falls. As they evaluated...