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It’s so nice in Colorado this time of year.
July 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Forget VPNs – a new web browser may be the fix against online surveillance
Developed by two privacy researchers, Psylo introduces a one-of-a-kind isolated tab system powered by a proxy network.
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June 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Is Google about to destroy the web?
Google says adding more AI to its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: this era of online history is closing.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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‘This is coming for everyone’: A new kind of AI bot takes over the web
People are replacing Google search with artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, a major shift that has unleashed a new kind of bot loose on the web. To offer users a tidy AI summary instead of Goo...
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June 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Ads From Verizon, Shell, and Others Ran Next to Explicit Videos on Top Android App
Ads for blue-chip brands like Verizon, Starbucks, and Instacart are being served on an app full of suggestive content via popular exchanges operated by Meta, Amazon, Epsilon and AppLovin.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
Recent generations of frontier language models have introduced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) that generate detailed thinking processes…
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June 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Third-party cookie conversations have died down. What a relief ....
May 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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WordPress forms an AI team to steer its 660+ plug-ins. With leaders from Automattic, Google, and more, the goal is to unify and guide AI innovation on the platform. ---
May 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Telegram partners with xAI in a $300M deal to integrate Grok, sharing 50% of in-app subscription revenue.
May 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Microsoft Launches Copilot for Gaming Beta on Mobile Devices Today
May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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AI in Search: Going beyond information to intelligence
Today at I/O, we showed how we’re enhancing Search with our latest Gemini models via AI Mode.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Microsoft Advertising is closing the Xandr DSP
Microsoft Advertising is closing its DSP, with the online giant informing clients the ad tech unit no longer aligns with its AI priorities.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Apple can no longer collect fees on purchases made outside the App Store in the US, court rules
Epic Games has claimed victory in its legal battle against Apple, after a US court enforced an injunction which prohibi…
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May 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Cookies anyone?

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Google Chrome will now continue to use third-party cookies
Google decided that companies can still use the targeting technology in the world's most popular web browser.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, federal judge rules
It follows a similar 2024 ruling against the company in search.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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WPP acquires InfoSum in major investment in its AI-driven data offer | WPP
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April 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Apple sued for false advertising over Apple Intelligence
The lawsuit focuses on Apple's promotion of AI features in Siri that were delayed.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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NASA Simulation’s Plunge Into a Black Hole: Explained
YouTube video by NASA Goddard
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March 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Do you use Gmail or Outlook? FBI, CISA issue warning about Medusa ransomware
Federal authorities have issued an advisory warning people of Medusa ransomware that has breached the data of more than 300 people since February.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Read this if you're in advertising.
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AI Startup ProRata Now Helps Brands Create and Contextually Serve Ads Across the Web
These ads will run across ProRata’s publisher partners, including Time, BuzzFeed, and its AI search engine.
www.adweek.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Is that iPhone app spying? Apple’s App Privacy Report reveals all
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson urges you to use Apple’s App Privacy Report to see what your apps are really up to.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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As Publicis snaps up identity-based platform Lotame, the holdco data wars intensify
Boss Sadoun says the acquisition puts the group in a “category of one” among its peers. With competitors chasing a similar goal, battle lines are being drawn.
www.thedrum.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The Elon Tax: Industry insiders told BI they felt advertising on X could help brands avoid some political and legal risks.

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The Elon tax: Ad insiders say they're advising clients to spend on X to avoid legal and political headaches
Ad industry insiders told BI they felt spending on Musk's X platform could help advertisers avoid some potential risks.
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March 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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If Elon Musk's X threatened a big ad company with government interference, that's not OK
Elon Musk is big in Trump's government. He also owns X. Is X's Linda Yaccarino telling companies to give it business, or risk government reprisal?
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February 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM