The Roku system would detect for pauses in activity on any HDMI device hooked up to its TVs to overlay relevant ads.

Ad Enough

Oh god, why?

Roku Files Patent for Plastering Ads on Top of Anything on Your TV

According to TechCrunch, Glance, a Google-backed subsidiary of Indian advertising company inMobi Group, is set to launch its lockscreen platform on US-based Android smartphones within the next two months.

Ads Everywhere

This looks annoying as hell.

Cell Providers Are Apparently Gonna Put Ads on Your Phone's Lock Screen

Heineken released a virtual beer in the metaverse and served edible gold and lobster, but one writer who attended wasn't impressed.

Empty Stomach

Guess you're going home hungry.

Heineken’s Metaverse Event Was So Awful, Even Tabloids Want Out

Former Google employee Tristan Harris says that your smartphone isn't listening in on you. It doesn't have to because Google already knows everything.

Beyond Spying

Instead of spying through your microphone, Google simulates the conversations you're likely to have.

Ex-Googler: Company Has "Voodoo Doll, Avatar-Like Version of You"

MoviePass is launching a new app, PreShow, which will force you to watch — actually watch — 20 minutes of ads in exchange for movie tickets.

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