Microsoft’s Copilot will stop responding inside WhatsApp on January 15, 2026, after WhatsApp’s owner revised its Business API terms to explicitly bar third‑party, general‑purpose large‑language‑model (LLM) chatbots from operating as primary services through the platform. Background
WhatsApp’s...
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Microsoft Advertising has made a bold entry into the premium streaming video advertising landscape, launching its new Premium Streaming campaigns that promise to reshape how brands reach audiences across leading platforms such as Netflix, Roku, Paramount, LG, Samsung, and Rakuten. Originally...
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As users spend more time online and the digital landscape becomes increasingly interconnected, questions around privacy and data use are more urgent than ever. At the heart of recent debates is Microsoft Edge, the company’s flagship browser, and how it uses browsing activity to deliver...
Microsoft's Latest Windows 10 Update: An Unsettling Push Towards Monetization and Privacy Concerns
In recent months, Microsoft has been rolling out compelling updates to Windows 10 that blur the lines between a traditional operating system and a subscription service platform. While new features...
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Microsoft Copilot Update: Targeted Ads, Metrics & Diagnostics
Microsoft has just unveiled a set of new capabilities for its Copilot AI platform that promises to reshape natural language interactions across its ecosystem. The update introduces targeted advertisements, detailed metrics, and...
Ah, Windows telemetry—it's like that friend you never invited to dinner but somehow knows everything you had for breakfast. When you’re cruising through Windows 11—adjusting settings, firing up applications, or just minding your own business—the operating system is busy collecting an array of...
Dev Center has now integrated the functionality previously available in pubCenter to simplify how to create, manage and track your Microsoft advertising ad impressions and revenue. In addition, Microsoft Advertising and Windows ad mediation have been merged into one single SDK, the Microsoft...
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Yahoo plans to extend the amount of time it retains records on what its users search for online, just two years after breaking from the other big Internet search engines and promising to delete such data promptly.
The new policy brings the company in line with Google Inc., which dominates the...
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Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) supports two separate technologies for restricting access to information related to a user's online activity. One of the privacy features was recently prompted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Both technologies involve the way...
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