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    WWE 2K25 Review: Huge Roster, Bloodline Showcase, MyRISE & The Island on Windows

    WWE 2K25 arrives as the most ambitious—and most controversial—entry in the long-running WWE 2K franchise, promising a record-breaking roster of playable Superstars and Legends, a first-of-its-kind documentary-style 2K Showcase: The Bloodline’s Dynasty narrated by Paul Heyman, a unified MyRISE...
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    NLWeb and AutoRAG: Turning Web Pages into AI Conversational Endpoints

    Microsoft and Cloudflare have quietly handed website owners a practical toolset to turn ordinary pages into AI‑friendly, conversational endpoints — a move that could accelerate the shift from traditional, keyword‑based search toward answer engines and materially reshape how traffic, attribution...
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    Edge Canary for Android adds experimental background YouTube playback (no Premium)

    Microsoft Edge Canary for Android now includes an experimental flag that enables background video playback — a simple toggle that, in early tests, lets YouTube audio continue when you switch apps, change tabs, or lock your phone, without requiring a YouTube Premium subscription...
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    Microsoft Start Menu Promotions in Windows 11 Beta: Store Recommendations

    Microsoft has quietly begun testing app promotions inside the Windows 11 Start menu, placing Microsoft Store recommendations directly into the Start menu’s Recommended area for select Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel — a move that is enabled by default, limited to U.S. Insiders, and...
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    Copilot Recommendations in Windows 11 Start Menu: AI at the Point of Decision

    Microsoft is quietly testing Copilot recommendations inside the Windows 11 Start menu — a small interface change that marks a strategic shift: Microsoft is no longer content to confine Copilot to a sidebar or system tray; it wants the AI assistant surfaced where users begin tasks, and it’s...
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    Dreamspace AI App Builder: No-Code On-Chain Apps with Verifiable Data

    Dreamspace’s public beta pulls together Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI, Space and Time’s verifiable SQL database, and Coinbase‑incubated Base to let non‑technical creators describe an idea in plain English and publish a working, monetized on‑chain app — frontend, backend, and...
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    Dreamspace launches no-code AI apps on Base with verifiable data and L2.

    Dreamspace’s launch reshapes a familiar promise: make building powerful applications as simple as describing them aloud — but this time, the platform fuses generative AI, verifiable blockchain data, and a low-cost Layer‑2 rollup to let creators ship onchain apps without writing a line of code...
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    Dreamspace on Base: AI-Powered No-Code On-Chain DApps with Verifiable Data

    A new on‑chain app builder called Dreamspace is rolling out on Base with heavy Microsoft AI integration—promising to turn plain‑English ideas into deployable decentralized apps by combining Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI for generation, Space and Time’s ZK‑provable SQL for verifiable data...
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    YouTube’s War on Ad Blockers: Impact, Ethics, and the Future of Online Video

    Google’s escalating crackdown on ad blockers has reignited a debate that strikes at the heart of the modern web: the balance between user experience, platform sustainability, and digital monetization. What began as subtle warnings against third-party ad-blocking tools has, in recent months...
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    Unblockable Ads in Windows Surface App: What Users Need to Know

    Microsoft’s commitment to a premium user experience has long set its software products apart. However, recent reports indicate that the Windows Surface app—an integral tool for many Surface device users—has taken an unexpected turn. According to a report from MSN, users are now confronted with...
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    Microsoft 365 Ads in PDF Viewer: Users Left Unhappy

    Imagine firing up your trusty Microsoft 365 app on Android to check out a PDF, only to be greeted by an ad — for a cryptocurrency exchange, no less. Does this feel like the tech dystopia of tomorrow? Nope, it’s happening today. Microsoft has decided to venture into unfamiliar (and arguably...
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    Windows 11 Ads: User Concerns and Anti-Ad Strategies

    It's increasingly clear that Microsoft is pulling a rabbit out of the hat when it comes to monetization strategies within Windows 11. Recent reports are surfacing from users experiencing an uptick in advertisements following the latest updates—suggesting that the Redmond giant is not just...
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    Microsoft's Shift: Ads Emerge in Windows 11, Users Express Discontent

    In a move that has raised eyebrows and sparked controversy among users, Microsoft is increasingly integrating advertisements into Windows 11. From prominent reminders in the Settings app to full-screen notifications promoting its own services, such as Game Pass, the line between user...
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    VIDEO How to distribute your existing Desktop Applications via Windows Store to Windows 10 PCs –...

    Overview Windows 10 S is a specific configuration of Windows 10 Pro that offers a familiar, productive Windows experience that’s streamlined for security and performance. By exclusively using apps in the Windows Store and ensuring that you browse safely with Microsoft Edge, Windows 10 S keeps...
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    Native Ads in Microsoft Advertising SDK

    Overview Native Ads is a component-based ad format that gives publishers the flexibility of placing the individual components of a creative – title, image, logo, description, call to action text – so as to provide the best possible fitment to the look and feel of the rest of the app. This...
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    Windows Store: more options to manage, monetize and promote apps

    At Link Removed last week, the Windows Store announced new capabilities to reach more customers, improve your productivity and promote and monetize your apps and games, including: Offering your games to Xbox One users Updating your Store listings faster via import/export Releasing new games or...
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    Announcing Microsoft’s Ad Mediation Service

    In-app advertising continues to represent over one-third of the revenue that developers make from writing apps for the Microsoft Windows platform. As part of our continuous commitment to maximize developer monetization through ads, today we are excited to announce Microsoft’s ad mediation...
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    VIDEO Will YouTube Recover from the Ad Boycott? Are YouTubers OVERREACTING?!

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    Microsoft Store Services SDK launches support for interstitial banner ads

    We are excited to announce the launch of interstitial banner ads support in the Microsoft Store Services SDK. Interstitial banner ads have been one of the top Windows Dev Center feature requests since we introduced support for interstitial video ads. What are interstitial banner ads...
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    A New Monetization Opportunity: Application Extensions + Microsoft Affiliate Program

    Looking for more ways to monetize your app? App developers can boost their revenue through the Link Removed. As an affiliate you can earn revenue by promoting content in the Windows Store and Microsoft Store, such as apps, games, music and video. Developers who place links and/or banners on...
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