Month: December 2025
Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads
Meta will soon give Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union the option to limit personalised ads, in an effort to comply with the bloc’s tech rules. The European Commission announced that the new advertising options will be rolled out in January 2026, and that this is “the first…
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Magnetar’s new 4K Blu-ray players are the last disc spinners you’ll ever need — and they’re now available to buy
Second-generation versions of the acclaimed UDP800 and UDP900 Designed to play virtually every physical and digital format $1,799.99 / $3,299.99; Black Friday discounts currently live Back in September, we reported that Magnetar was upgrading two of the best 4K Blu-ray players: the MKII versions of the UDP900 and UDP800. And…
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In 2026, sustainability is the new stack
2026 will not reward the quiet or the cautious. It also won’t reward businesses treating sustainability as something to bolt on to their ‘real’ strategy. Tech sits at the heart of the climate crisis, which means it also sits at the heart of the opportunity to fix it. Tech leaders…
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Square’s product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money
Today, I’m talking with Willem Avé, who’s head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by billionaire Jack Dorsey, of Twitter fame, more than 15 years ago, and it got big on the back of that little magnetic reader that plugged into the headphone jack of…
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OpenAI walks back ad-like app suggestions in ChatGPT, saying it “fell short” and will improve controls
ChatGPT app suggestions have now been turned off after some users mistook them for ads OpenAI hints at future user controls to determine what suggestions are shown The backlash suggests ads would not be welcome on the platform User anger and confusion over ads appearing in ChatGPT continues, and it…
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Segway’s new Myon e-bike will straddle past and future
Segway’s modest e-bike lineup is about to gain a new entrant. The Ninebot-owned brand, once known for its pioneering self-balancing scooters, currently only sells two e-bikes: the moto-styled Xyber and the low-step Xafari. Now it’s getting a third, Myon, which it plans on officially debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show…
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