Forget 'debloat apps.' Sophia Script gives you real control over Windows 11. Here's how it works.

The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10). It is ...

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS

PowerShell can do far more than most users realize. Explore 10 hidden capabilities that save time, improve reporting, and supercharge your workflow.
PC World

YouTube is breaking its own features for users with ad blockers

PCWorld reports that YouTube is deliberately disabling core features like comments and descriptions for users with active ad blockers installed. These aggressive anti ...
CNBC

Anthropic got an 11% user boost from its OpenAI-bashing Super Bowl ad, data shows

BNP Paribas said Anthropic had the most significant increase in visits and users after its Super Bowl ad, beating out other AI companies. Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google Gemini all aired Super Bowl ...
CNET

ChatGPT Rolls Out Ads to US Users for the First Time

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
Inc

Anthropic’s ‘Dishonest’ Ads Clearly Struck a Nerve With Sam Altman. That Was the Point

In one commercial, a man confiding in his AI about a difficult conversation with his mother is interrupted by a jarring, high-energy pitch for “Golden Encounters,” a dating site for “sensitive cubs.” ...
National Post

Calgary singer Tate McRae says 'I'm Canada down' after backlash over Team USA ad

Calgary-born McRae talks up American athletes and the upcoming Super Bowl in the NBC spot, then responds with Canadian-flag image You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...
Reuters

Austria's top court rules Meta's ad model illegal, orders overhaul of user data practices in EU

Meta must disclose data sources, recipients, purposes to EU users Trade secret claims rejected Final, EU-wide enforceable precedent Meta disputes findings, cites outdated practices Dec 18 (Reuters) - ...
The Verge

Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The upcoming changes follow Meta being fined $266 million in April over its ‘consent or pay’ ad model. The ...
Search Engine Roundtable

The New Google Search Ad Layout Is Causing Accidental Clicks

A few weeks ago, Google launched a new ad layout with the large "Sponsored results" label that groups numerous ads under that one label, and then sticks a "Hide sponsored results" button after you ...
Android Authority

Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Updated: Clarification)

YouTube users are experiencing extremely long, unskippable ads, sometimes up to an hour long. There’s a good chance that ad blockers might be contributing to the issue. Google maintains that it ...
Newsweek

Users Vow to Boycott Spotify After Streamer Runs ICE Recruitment Ad

Spotify users have begun canceling their subscriptions over advertisements by the U.S. government seeking to recruit immigration enforcement agents. The ads urge listeners to “join the mission to ...