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Alphabet Profit Soars 46% in First Quarter to $34.5 Billion, Helped by AI-Assisted Search, YouTube Ads
The video platform’s ad revenue grew 10% year-over-year
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Censorship Rules Were ‘Adjusted Hastily,’ Meta Oversight Board Says
The Oversight Board says Meta should investigate how its new “hateful conduct” policy may adversely impact the rights of LGBTQIA+ people
YouTube Celebrates 20 Billion Videos Uploaded for 20th Anniversary
The first-ever YouTube video — co-founder Jawed Karim’s “Me at the Zoo” — has been viewed more than 355 million times since 2005
Roku Unveils New Content Discovery Features, Streaming Devices
The platform, which reaches over 90 million households, introduces a “Coming Soon to Theaters” row and personalized sports highlights
Elon Musk Says His Time With DOGE Is Going to ‘Drop Significantly’ After Brutal Tesla Earnings
But the Tesla boss adds he will still help President Trump “probably for the remainder” of his term
Is the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster Available to Play?
The beloved RPG finally has a release date
OpenAI Partners With Washington Post to Show News Content in Search Results
ChatGPT users will now receive WaPo story summaries and links when they ask the AI model for answers
Will Google’s ‘Stranglehold’ on Online Ad Tech Spur Its Breakup? | Analysis
Media companies have felt like “sharecroppers on Google’s farm,” but declaring it a monopoly is the easy part – how to divest it is where it gets hard, experts say
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Google Holds an Illegal Monopoly on Online Ad Tech, Judge Finds
The ruling comes less than a year after another federal judge found Google has a monopoly over online search
Can AI Be Creative? The Next Wave of Tech Is a Tipping Point for Hollywood
It may not be true artificial general intelligence yet — but today’s fast-evolving AI is already forcing Hollywood to confront what creativity really means
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TikTok to Launch Its Own Community Notes Feature Called ‘Footnotes’
The video app says this will help add an “additional layer of context” to videos that touch on hot-button issues
Pivot to Video: The Big Business Behind the Rise of Podcasts You Can Watch
Fans of video podcasts are more than twice as likely to watch a full ad than if they were listening to an audio-only episode
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Seth Rogen Jab That Trump ‘Single-Handedly Destroyed’ American Science Is Cut From Zuckerberg, Milner-Backed Science Prize Livestream
“It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast,” the comedic actor said to muted laughter
Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Bought Instagram Because It Had a Better Camera
The Meta chief is being questioned by FTC attorneys for the second straight day in his company’s high-stakes antitrust trial
