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Google’s Privacy Sandbox lets users manage their interests and form cohorts based on browsing behaviors to replace third-party cookies. After years of debate and testing, the online advertising industry is ready to shift. Today, Google stated it will transfer 1% of Chrome users to the Privacy Sandbox and disable third-party …

Yesterday, we looked at Telly, a new hardware startup giving away half a million smart TVs. The 55-inch smart TV has a second display that shows ads while you watch. This new startup collects massive amounts of data about you in exchange for a free TV because ads pay for …

Elizabeth Holmes may be imprisoned after years of high-profile court proceedings. Real this time. The former Theranos CEO was found guilty of defrauding investors last January, but she has delayed and appealed her sentencing to avoid prison. The infamous biotech entrepreneur is appealing her 11-year sentence, but a Ninth Circuit …

Zoom is considering LLM partnerships as generative AI has taken center stage. The company announced a partnership with Anthropic to use its Claude chatbot on Zoom Contact Center today. In March, Zoom announced a partnership with OpenAI to add more generative AI functionality to its products. After two decades of …

On Thursday, Twitch launched a new tool that lets streamers create and share vertical video clips in seconds. Creator dashboard clips manager accesses the new clip editor. Clicking “edit and share clip” opens the easy-to-use editing tool. You can choose a split view that captures two rectangular parts of a …

As weak global demand forces major handset manufacturers to cut costs and restructure, Oppo is disbanding its young chip design unit Zeku. The decision surprises those who believe the phone maker is bolstering its in-house chip development as rising geopolitical tensions with the U.S. threaten to cut Chinese firms off …

Meta launched an AI Sandbox today to help advertisers create alternative copies, background generation through text prompts, and image cropping for Facebook and Instagram ads. The first feature lets brands create different versions of the same copy for different audiences while maintaining the ad’s message. Background generation simplifies campaign asset …

Hasbro wants more after “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” grossed $200 million worldwide. eOne, owned by Hasbro, launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel for the popular role-playing tabletop game on Thursday. Variety broke the news. The 24-hour FAST channel Dungeons & Dragons Adventures launches this summer. It …

After a cyberattack, TechnologyOne halted trading. The Brisbane-based software maker reported that “an unauthorized third-party acted illegally to access its internal Microsoft 365 back-office system” in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. TechnologyOne said its customer-facing platform is not connected to the affected Microsoft 365 system and “therefore has not …

The U.S. has seized 13 more domains linked to popular DDoS-for-hire websites. These “booter” or “stressor” websites allow admins to stress-test websites. The services actually launch DDoS attacks to take down websites and networks. On Monday, the DOJ announced that the FBI had seized 13 more domains linked to some …