Microsoft wins deal to serve ads on Netflix, edging out Comcast and Google
Enlarge (credit: Netflix) Netflix has hired Microsoft to provide the advertising technology for the streaming service’s planned ad-supported tier, the companies announced Wednesday. Comcast’s NBCUniversal subsidiary and Google were reportedly “top…
Wordle Stats Will Soon Be Linked to New York Times Account – CNET
The update, which will allow players to track stats across devices, is irreversible.
Facebook, Twitter, TikTok Receive Failing Grades on Protecting LGBTQ Users – CNET
In a new report, media watchdog GLAAD says the top social media platforms “are prioritizing profit over LGBTQ safety and lives.”
Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope Images Compared: See the Difference – CNET
The James Webb Space Telescope builds on Hubble’s legacy with stunning new views of the cosmos.
Vulnerabilities allowing permanent infections affect 70 Lenovo laptop models
Enlarge (credit: Lenovo) For owners of more than 70 Lenovo laptop models, it’s time once again to patch the UEFI firmware against critical vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to install…
Elon Musk fans can’t handle the truth
Elon Musk at the official opening of the new Tesla manufacturing plant in Germany, in March 2022. | Christian Marquardt/Getty Images Even as the Twitter deal falls apart, Musk’s fans…
How the News Feed turned Facebook into a juggernaut
Facebook started out as a simple directory but soon transformed into so much more | Chris Jackson/Getty Images Land of the Giants looks at how Facebook taught us to scroll,…
Deep Space Signal May Be a Loud Radio ‘Heartbeat’ From a Neutron Star ‘On Steroids’ – CNET
A fast radio burst, or FRB, picked up by a telescope in Canada is longer and more powerful than any recorded before.
Scammers Are Using Google Ads to Target Students Seeking Loan Relief – CNET
A watchdog organization finds that more than a 10th of loan service reduction ads on Google might be bogus.