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Google is reportedly jumping deeper into the ad blocking issue by exploring an acceptable ads policy, publisher and industry sources say. Google, together with Facebook, controlled 64 percent of the digital ad market last year. With that clout, Google could have an outsized impact on the kinds of ad formats that become the industry standard. Intrusive and…
Perhaps it’s only appropriate that after nearly a 20 year hiatus, the first battle the rebooted Power Rangers are facing is with the internet. Yesterday, fans received their first official look at the fighters’ new suits, ditching the stretchy spandex for a “translucent extraterrestrial armor that crystallizes around their bodies,” according to Entertainment Weekly. The movie is set to…
/ Photography / Programming / Science / Travel / Follow @AndrewCarterUK 95% of PHPixie Installs on Packagist are Fraudulent May 9, 2016 95% of PHPixie Installs on Packagist are Fraudulent Background To be transparent, I have already had a run-in with Roman Tsjupa (the author of PHPixie, aka dracony) after I exposed his use…
When CNN boss Jeff Zucker took the stage at Great Big Story’s NewFronts presentation to talk about the content his digital network has lined up for the coming year, he said something he’s never had to at a TV upfront: “These are not built-if-sold concepts. These are real projects that will grow our brand.” Five…
There can be no doubt that the job market has been more resilient since the financial crisis than many imagined. Unemployment did not rise as far as was feared and the recovery in employment to pre-recession levels has been quicker than forecast by even the most optimistic labour economists. So, time for some self-congratulatory back-slapping…
Austin, Texas voters have rejected a measure called Proposition 1 that would have shielded ride-hail drivers from stricter background checks, and now Uber and Lyft are threatening to cease operations entirely in the city. Uber says it will “stop” its Austin operations at 8AM Monday though it’s unclear if that’s a permanent withdrawal. Lyft says…
A leading scientist has declared homeopathy a “therapeutic dead-end” after a systematic review concluded the controversial treatment was no more effective than placebo drugs. Professor Paul Glasziou, a leading academic in evidence based medicine at Bond University, was the chair of a working party by the National Health and Medical Research Council which was tasked…
Social media firm cuts access to Dataminr, a service used to identify unfolding terror attacks, political unrest ENLARGE Dataminr says it first notified clients about the March attacks in Brussels 10 minutes ahead of news media. PHOTO: GEERT VANDEN/ZUMA PRESS By CHRISTOPHER S. STEWART and MARK MAREMONT May 8, 2016 7:54 p.m. ET 53 COMMENTS Twitter Inc. cut off U.S. intelligence agencies…
A Brief Encounter with Alexia Tsotsis (Credit: Getty Images — I’ll get rid of it if you really want me to I promise just email me.) I did not know Alexia when I worked at HuffPost. I still don’t know her. I don’t engage with her on Facebook, I don’t write witty replies to her tweets. I’m…
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt, left, and Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline Voorhees. (Eric Liebowitz/Netflix) The second season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” debuts on Netflix on Friday, which will no doubt send viewers on a binge-watching spree to either re-watch Season 1 or catch up on episodes they missed. Ellie Kemper stars as the titular character, who…