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With US out, WHO director says it’s running on budget of a local hospital
Mike Ryan, previously an executive director, is among the high-profile departures.arstechnica.com- Subscribers can expect to start seeing the new ads in 2026.
Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026
Netflix is trying to grow ad revenue quickly.arstechnica.com Analysis shows that China’s emissions are dropping due to renewables
It’s the country’s first one-year emissions decline that’s not linked to economic issues.arstechnica.comSpies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear
Attacks spilled contacts and emails from targeted accounts.arstechnica.comVenus Aerospace flies its rotating detonation rocket engine for the first time
“Hypersonics is one of the critical technologies to remain ahead of our national competitors.”…arstechnica.comGoogle DeepMind creates super-advanced AI that can invent new algorithms
AlphaEvolve has already made Google’s data centers more efficient and improved Tensor chips.arstechnica.comNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026
Netflix is trying to grow ad revenue quickly.arstechnica.comVPNSecure owner says it had to cancel unsustainable lifetime subscriptions
CEO of parent company says “maybe” it should have abandoned VPN business.arstechnica.com- One privacy watchdog has threatened to pursue a potentially billion-dollar class action to block Meta's AI training.
Meta is making users who opted out of AI training opt out again, watchdog says
EU users have less than two weeks to opt out of Meta’s AI training.arstechnica.com Incorporated in US: $8.4B money launderer for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers
Before crackdown, this was one of the ‘Net’s biggest markets for Chinese-speaking scammers.arstechnica.com