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Netflix names Microsoft as partner for new consumer subscription plan

We’re thrilled to be named Netflix’s technology and sales partner to help power their first ad-supported subscription offering. At launch, consumers will have more options to access Netflix’s award-winning content. Marketers looking to Microsoft for their advertising needs will have access to the Netflix audience and premium connected TV inventory. All ads served on Netflix…

Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its new ad-supported tier

Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for its upcoming ad-supported streaming tier, the company announced Wednesday. The streaming service says Microsoft will become its “global advertising technology and sales partner” upon rolling out the cheaper option. “It’s very early days and we have much to work through,” Netflix COO Greg Peters writes in the post. “But…

Federal Circuit Denies Thales’ Request to Bar Philips from Heading to the ITC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today held in a precedential decision that Thales DIS AIS Deutschland GMBH cannot stop Philips from seeking an exclusion order at the International Trade Commission (ITC) to enjoin Thales from importing its products relating to wireless network technology into the United States.Read More

Google allowed sanctioned Russian ad company to harvest user data for months

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The day after Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner sent a letter to Google warning it to be on alert for…

Electric cars are doomed if fast charger reliability doesn’t get better

Enlarge / On a positive note, the charging stations were busy when we visited them. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Electric vehicles are, in many regards, clearly better than the internal combustion engine-powered relatives they will eventually replace. They’re quieter, they rattle and vibrate less, they accelerate faster, and they’re much more efficient because they can recover…

Social media giants are failing their LGBTQ users, advocacy group warns

GLAAD report finds social media companies lacking in protections for LGBTQ users. Tim Mossholder / Unsplash When it comes to offering an inclusive and safe experience for LGBTQ users, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube all come up lacking, according to a new report by LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. The 2022 Social Media Safety Index,…