Big tech revenue drops due to decline in advertisements
Tech giants like Google and Meta are losing revenue due to a changing online advertising market.
Google, Meta and smaller tech companies like SnapChat and Spotify have recently presented disappointing quarterly figures. Google recorded revenue growth of 6 percent over the third quarter of 2022,... Read more
Canonical causes controversy with Ubuntu Pro update
The new Canonical Ubuntu Pro update pushes unsolicited ads to users, and people are unhappy about it.
Canonical recently released a new update for Ubuntu Pro, an update service that's free for up to five machines. There is a catch. People are unhappy with the unsolicited ads presented when using... Read more
Microsoft tests Office ads in Microsoft Edge
A recent beta version of Microsoft Edge (Canary) includes an Office integration. New shortcuts allow you to open Word, Excel and other Office apps in Edge.
Edge Canary is the beta version of Edge. One of the recent versions includes a sidebar with shortcuts to Office apps. The sidebar is availab... Read more
Google and Facebook suspected of foul play: ad deal under investigation
The European Commission is investigating a four-year-old deal between Google and Facebook (Meta). The EU suspects the deal violates competition laws.
According to European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, the online ad deal between Google and Facebook may have unfairly limited advertisement opti... Read more
Facebook will ask iPhone users for ad preferences
Facebook has announced that it has decided to ask iPhone users if they want a 'better ad experience'. The decision follows a new policy by Apple for apps in the App Store.
In a blog post, Facebook says that the company disagrees with Apple's decision, but has decided to cooperate anyway. However... Read more
Apple to implement privacy controls on apps “this spring.”
Apple has announced that the company will activate its App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS early this spring. The feature will show a pop-up giving users a choice to share their data for advertising purposes.
The new feature was announced late last year. Apple wants advertisers who collect ... Read more
Google Chrome to block ads that use too much CPU and battery
Google is going to remove ads in Google Chrome that consume excessive CPU and battery power.
Google announced in a blog post that the company is taking steps to remove intrusive ads. These are advertisements that unnecessarily use battery, CPU and bandwidth to get their message across. Examples ... Read more
Google plans to identify all advertisers on Google Ads
A new Google verification process should ensure that advertisers can no longer operate behind the scenes, but have to make themselves known to the outside world. According to a new Google blog post.
A verification process for advertisers on the internet has existed since 2018 but only applies ... Read more
Criticism towards Google after changes around advertised links
Instead of a clearly separated 'ad' in a box, Google Search has been displaying advertised links in search results with a different indication since the beginning of this month. An indication that, according to critics, makes it much harder to clearly see that it concerns a result for which money w... Read more