Online romance scams are netting millions of dollars — and pushing some to self-harm

Scams that once bilked victims out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars are increasingly persuading them to move their investment and retirement accounts into phony investment schemes. Norm Jones didn’t know where to turn. […]

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Nervous about AI? Many Internet creators consider it a tool, not a threat.

Samir Chaudry, co-host of “The Colin and Samir Show,” said he’s encouraging his entire team to use AI in their day-to-day jobs. ANAHEIM, Calif. — While workers across industries reckon with whether artificial intelligence could […]

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New Research Suggests that Google Misled Advertisers Over Video Ad Placement

This could be a significant problem for Google, and for advertisers that have been using its video ad campaigns. According to new analysis, conducted by ad intelligence firm Adalytics, around 75% of ads purchased through […]

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WhatsApp Adds New Promotional Options to Help Brands Connect with Customers

Meta’s adding some more ad tools to WhatsApp, in order to help businesses capitalize on the rising use of messaging, and WhatsApp in particular, in more markets. First off, Meta’s adding a new option that […]

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YouTube Launches First Stage of Thumbnail A/B Testing in YouTube Studio

YouTube has launched live testing of a new video thumbnail A/B testing process, which will make it easier to compare variations of thumbnail images to maximize content performance. Available in your YouTube Studio options, the […]

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Warner Bros. Discovery stock rises for second straight day as company pays down debt

Warner Bros. Discovery saw its stock rise for a second straight day Thursday, after announcing it had paid down a portion of its debt load this week. The financial update, announced Wednesday, had been overshadowed by […]

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Netflix subscriptions rise as password-sharing crackdown takes effect

The Netflix crackdown on password sharing is in its early days in the U.S., but it appears to be having the effect the streamer was looking for – a boost to its subscriber base. Since alerting its members in […]

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The streaming wars are over, and it’s time for media to figure out what’s next

I’m calling it. The Streaming Wars are over. 2019-2023. RIP. The race between the biggest media and entertainment companies to add streaming subscribers, knowing consumers will only pay for a limited number of them, is […]

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