Image: Friemann/Shutterstock.com Windows 11 had a rocky start, but it’s been getting better lately — good enough that PCWorld’s March Hachman can finally bear it, in fact. But there are still plenty of good reasons to stay on Windows 10 if you’re comfortable with it. Unfortunately, security isn’t one of them. The OS will stop…
Image: Sesame Workshop/Google Cookies aren’t just something sites have to annoy you about every single #$%&ing time you visit them because of the GDPR. They’re one of the most basic ways for sites to identify specific users, for better and worse. Stealing and spoofing those cookies is a popular vector for identity theft attacks, which…
Image: Rob Schultz/IDG Our PC storage drives won’t last forever and that’s why it’s always a good idea to use backup software to keep your data safe. The best Windows backup software can keep us covered when our primary drive finally croaks. While Apple’s Time Machine provides users with an effective, set-it-and-forget-it recovery system, Microsoft…
Image: Mattias Inghe OLED monitors are the cream of the crop when it comes to gaming, and Samsung makes one of the biggest, widest ones out there. The Odyssey OLED G9 is 49 inches of super-saturated, perfect-black glory, but it doesn’t come cheap, with a regular retail price of $1799. But today Amazon is offering…
Image: Acer/Adult Swim It’s strange that while 4K resolution rapidly became ubiquitous in televisions, showing up even in the cheapest Walmart TVs stacked by the door, it’s still considered a premium feature for computer monitors. Well if you’ve been looking for a 4K upgrade on the cheap, Acer has your back. Today Amazon is listing…
By Catherine Wolf • April 4, 2024 • 5 min read • Ivy Liu This research is based on unique data collected from our proprietary audience of publisher, agency, brand and tech insiders. It’s available to Digiday+ members. More from the series → Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday…
By Antoinette Siu • April 4, 2024 • 4 min read • Ivy Liu As it aims to expand data and artificial intelligence strategies and services for its clients, independent digital agency Mod Op, Digiday has learned, will launch an internal AI practice this week called AI Council. It’s part of Mod Op’s aggressive acquisition strategy over…
By Alexander Lee • April 4, 2024 • 5 min read • Ivy Liu After spending years developing their own esports leagues in-house, game publishers have given up the ghost in 2024, handing the reins over to third-party league operators to keep their competitive scenes alive. It’s an end of an era — and a chance for the…
Cadent’s headline-grabbing $324 million acquisition of performance marketing company AdTheorent has set ad tech circles buzzing. Is this the long-awaited thaw signaling a resurgence in mergers and acquisitions? It certainly seems so, with Walmart throwing down $2.3 billion for Vizio, Triton Digital scooping up AI brand safety startup Sounder, and LiveRamp dropping $200 million on…
This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → Between the two ends of the publisher-AI company relationship spectrum (copyright infringement lawsuits vs. licensing deals), a fair number of publishers are exploring the capabilities of this…
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