If anyone was holding out hope that the Oversight Board would provide some kind of check on Meta’s rewritten hate speech policy, Meta has just made it clear exactly where it stands. The company published its formal response to the board’s criticism, and has declined to commit to any substantive steps to change its rules. …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Microsoft is making it harder to use Chrome on Windows. The culprit? This time, it’s Windows’ Family Safety feature. Since early this month, the parental control measure has prevented users from opening Chrome. Strangely, no other apps or browsers appear to be affected. Redditors first reported the …
Apple devices currently hold the top honor in our guide to the best laptops, smartwatches and tablets. But the company’s gear isn’t cheap — and you won’t find sales at Apple’s own website either. But that doesn’t mean you can only get a new iPad or MacBook at full price. Other retailers like Amazon, Best …
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Members of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union have ratified the contract agreement with parent company Microsoft. This agreement with the union representing the video game studio’s quality assurance employees marks the first time Microsoft has entered into any union contract in the US. ZeniMax Studios is probably best known for its work on The Elder …
Image: Lenovo If you want a jack-of-all-trades laptop that you can use for work, fun, and gaming without paying a fortune, then you should definitely check out the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i which’s $400 off right now. Usually available for $1,900, you can get this one home for $1,500 at Best Buy. There are so …
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Image: Samsung Easily one of the world’s best gaming monitors, the 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 is on sale for a fantastically low price: $1,050! That’s a massive discount — 45%, in fact — considering you can usually get this one for $1,900. This is a monitor that doesn’t joke around when it comes to video …
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By Krystal Scanlon • June 19, 2025 • Snapchat is betting that AI-powered ad tech might finally help it shrink the distance between itself and the platforms that have long outpaced it. Last month, the mobile messaging app launched its first major iteration of an AI-powered suite of tools called Smart Campaign Solution — akin …
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This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → 2017 called. It wants its keyword blocklists back. Ask a publisher a few weeks ago what kept them up at night, and it wasn’t (just) AI-powered search …
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By Michael Bürgi • June 19, 2025 • Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series → Mere months away from closing the ultimate partnership in an acquisition of Interpublic Group (so long as the deal isn’t derailed), holding company Omnicom instead …
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By Kimeko McCoy • June 19, 2025 • Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and Rachel Lindsay has already lost her voice — not from inhaling sand kicked up along the Croisette, but from networking. It’s the one thing she came to the …