Apple's tracking crackdown wasn't only about protecting users—it was about beefing up its own business, German authorities say.
Regulators in the EU first began probing tech giants' advertising dominance last year. Now the companies are offering concessions to avoid fines.
New research estimates that up to $1 billion worth of streaming ads are playing on devices that are powered down every year.
A new boycott campaign against the conservative broadcaster and ad exchanges is to unveil how complicated tech systems can keep far-right franchises afloat.
The European Union's highest court found that the company hadn't been using the slogan in any meaningful way for a decade.
The ecommerce giant is starting a new Local Ads division that could be a boon to small businesses and a blow to competitors.
The Dall-E Mini AI art generator is supposed to be a tool for realizing beautiful visions. What happens when it digests a 90s sitcom? Or when it goes to Twitch?
A bipartisan federal data privacy bill would be a step up from the nearly nonexistent protection of Americans' information were it not for such large loopholes.
Cruise can now charge for its driver-free rides in San Francisco, but only at night.
A new Nielsen system can tally how bingeable a season of Game of Thrones is (“Very”), label its mood (“Dark”), and classify on-screen talent (“Dragons”).
Facebook and Google are having a harder time reaching customers, so companies like Marriott are creating their own niche ad networks—and revenue streams.
Advertisers—and shady ad middlemen—are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online.
We now interrupt this regular programming for some aliens and some Jesus.
The Commerce Department has stalled out on regulation of how Americans' data flows across digital borders. A draft order suggests a new approach.
The unnamed fellow had no flying experience, and the radio controller had no familiarity with the aircraft—but that didn't stop them.
That's what you get for investing in an "algorithmic" stablecoin instead of one that's actually stable.
Whistleblowers claim that the company used an overly broad crackdown to neuter a news media law. Facebook denied the allegations.
Our digital data is a new battleground in a post-Roe world. Here's how to keep it safe.
Coming in hot to a Senate floor near you: a bill targeting the super-lucrative ad networks of Google and Meta, the real cash cows.
With a burner phone and some awareness of geofencing, you can conceal yourself from for-profit data brokers who would spy on your health.
