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SummaryNetflix will introduce AI-generated ads in 2026 for its ad-supported plans, featuring interactive midroll and pause ads, as announced by advertising president Amy Reinhard during the company's Upfront event. This shift marks a significant change from its ad-free origins and reflects a trend towards monetization, amid rising subscription costs that may push users towards ad-supported options. As Netflix continues to innovate with AI, including recent search features, the era of uninterrupted binge-watching may soon become...

On today’s You Asked, the discussion centers around the recent delay in the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which has left many fans in mourning, and answers viewer questions in anticipation of the game's launch. Additionally, the episode addresses the plethora of OLED TV options available, particularly which model would be a good match for the PlayStation 5, as posed by the viewer @LunaQueeniemon regarding their four-year-old LG CX 55-inch TV. The show aims...

Maze Mice, developed by TrampolineTales, offers a unique pick-up-and-play experience that combines elements from classic games like Pac-Man and Snake. Players control a pixelated mouse navigating a maze to collect experience gems while avoiding cat enemies, with the game's innovative mechanic allowing time to progress only when the player moves. Currently in early access, Maze Mice features 30 characters and 63 upgrades, making it an enjoyable and accessible game for quick sessions. Full Article

Mercury Research reported that Intel's x86 CPU market share increased to 75.6% in Q1, while AMD's share rose to 24.4%, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 3.6 points for AMD. Including IoT and semicustom products, AMD's market share reached 27.1%, gaining ground in desktop and server segments but losing ground in laptops to Intel. Additionally, ARM's CPU market share surpassed 10% for the first time, driven by Nvidia's Grace CPUs and increased shipments for Chromebooks, with...

Amazon's AWS Labs has introduced LLRT, a lightweight JavaScript runtime aimed at enhancing performance in serverless applications. Unlike traditional runtimes like Node.js, which depend on garbage collection and can lead to slow cold starts, LLRT utilizes manual memory management from Rust, resulting in faster initialization times and a runtime size under 2MB. Currently in beta, LLRT combines the flexibility of JavaScript with Rust's efficiency, positioning itself as a potential core offering in AWS Lambda for...

Nextcloud, a self-hosted cloud platform, faced challenges when its Android users were unable to upload files due to restrictions imposed by Google's Play Store. After months of communication, Google agreed to restore full file access permissions as of May 15, prompting Nextcloud to prepare a test release. The company, which has over 800,000 Android users, criticized Big Tech for gatekeeping smaller vendors, highlighting their role in an antitrust movement against Microsoft, which they accused of...