https://www.howtogeek.com/nova-launcher-has-a-new-owner-but-its-not-looking-good/

Nova Launcher has been acquired and resurrected, new versions will be rolling out with updates, bug-fixes and..... advertisements.

Yup, it sucks, not only are ads already showing up in the free version, but a dig through the code has revealed a lot of extra callbacks to Facebook & Google for ads and other services

#NovaLauncher #Android #Advertising #ads #enshitification

https://www.howtogeek.com/nova-launcher-has-a-new-owner-but-its-not-looking-good/

Nova Launcher has been acquired and resurrected, new versions will be rolling out with updates, bug-fixes and..... advertisements.

Yup, it sucks, not only are ads already showing up in the free version, but a dig through the code has revealed a lot of extra callbacks to Facebook & Google for ads and other services

#NovaLauncher #Android #Advertising #ads #enshitification

Nova Launcher Added Facebook and Google Ads Tracking

https://lemdro.id/post/lemdro.id/35049920

#HackerNews #NovaLauncher #Facebook #Ads #GoogleAds #Tracking #PrivacyConcerns

Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and results

https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/16/iphone-apple-app-store-search-results-ads-new-design/

#HackerNews #Apple #App #Store #Ads #Design #App #Store #Update #User #Experience

The A in AGI Stands for Ads

https://ossa-ma.github.io/blog/openads

#HackerNews #AGI #Ads #Advertising #Technology #Future

@TheConversationUS
In the same way that #Ads & paid results f'kd up Google natural Search ranking.
They have to claw back some of the $trillions invested somehow! 🤷 So compromising truth & accuracy for $$ is apparently the way to go.
#SameOld

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/openai-to-test-ads-in-chatgpt-as-it-burns-through-billions/

#HackerNews #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Ads #billion #burn #test #technology

“When you advertise on Mozilla’s Firefox and MDN Web Docs, you’ll connect with over 210 million selective, discerning, brand-loyal users. Because they trust us, they’ll trust you.”

– Mozilla

🤣

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/

#trust #mozilla #ads #lmao

“When you advertise on Mozilla’s Firefox and MDN Web Docs, you’ll connect with over 210 million selective, discerning, brand-loyal users. Because they trust us, they’ll trust you.”

– Mozilla

🤣

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/

#trust #mozilla #ads #lmao

#Cars gobbling up your data and showing #ads are becoming the new normal. Can it be stopped?

https://adguard.com/en/blog/cars-collecting-data-and-serving-ads-driver-act.html

#privacy #tech #advertising

Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds

https://saigoneer.com/vietnam-news/28652-vienam-bans-unskippable-ads,-requires-skip-button-to-appear-after-5-seconds

#HackerNews #Vietnam #Ads #Unskippable #Bans #SkipButton #DigitalRights

Welcome to 2026 where actual #piracy sites have less #ads than youtube.

Meta made scam ads harder to find instead of removing them

https://sherwood.news/tech/rather-than-fully-cracking-down-on-scam-ads-meta-worked-to-make-them-harder/

#HackerNews #Meta #Scam #Ads #Fraud #Prevention #Online #Safety #Tech #News

For some reason, guerrilla art is illegal but guerrilla brainwashing is not. #graffiti #streetart #GuerilliaArt #advertisement #commercial #ads #activism #anticapitalism #EatTheRich #FeedThePoor

For some reason, guerrilla art is illegal but guerrilla brainwashing is not. #graffiti #streetart #GuerilliaArt #advertisement #commercial #ads #activism #anticapitalism #EatTheRich #FeedThePoor

#Cars gobbling up your data and showing #ads are becoming the new normal. Can it be stopped?

https://adguard.com/en/blog/cars-collecting-data-and-serving-ads-driver-act.html

#privacy #tech #advertising

Meta's ads tools started switching out top-performing ads with AI-generated ones

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-generating-bizarre-ads-advantage-plus-2025-10

#HackerNews #Meta #Ads #AI #Generated #Ads #Advertising #Technology #Digital #Marketing