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The Value of Continuous IT Infrastructure Monitoring for NJ Businesses
New Jersey businesses run on technology, whether it’s a law firm in Newark managing sensitive client files or a manufacturing company in Trenton coordinating supply chains. Yet many organizations still treat IT monitoring as an afterthought, only checking in on their systems after something breaks. This reactive approach leaves companies vulnerable to costly downtime, security breaches, and lost productivity. Continuous IT infrastructure monitoring offers a smarter path forward, one that k
X boosts the posts of users’ mutuals
<p>The move will help people see more updates from profiles they follow, although the tweak seems like it shouldn’t have been needed.</p>
Meta expands its Louisiana data center project
<p>The updated development includes an investment of more than $50 billion in the region and assurances of support for local schools and businesses.</p>
EU takes next steps to limit teen social media use
<p>“Almost 60% of young children have experienced emotional or psychosocial problems online,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.</p>
Google expands ad frequency controls
<p>Advertisers can now apply exposure optimization options to video campaign groups across multiple promotions.</p>
TikTok and Madonna set in-app livestream record
<p>A recent Q&A with the pop star celebrated the release of her upcoming “Confessions II” album and drew more than 2.1 million concurrent viewers.</p>
MLS Is Ready for Its Through Pass From the World Cup
MLS CMO Radhika Duggal says the league is launching the largest coordinated marketing campaign in its history.
The Trade Desk Taps Ex-Google and LinkedIn Ad Exec Penry Price for Board Appointment
Price's appointment comes after a string of board and C-suite departures at the adtech company.
Bedazzled Trucks and Will Ferrell Comedies: Netflix and MLB’s Big Swing at the Home Run Derby
Netflix's marketing looks to make its first Home Run Derby an even bigger hit.
When Streaming TV Integrations Don’t Feel Like Ads
How Amazon, Tinuiti, Liquid I.V., and Sony authentically tapped into streaming TV fandoms
Liquid I.V. Weaves Spider-Man Into Its Growing Entertainment Strategy
The Unilever brand’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day partnership combines film, TV, retail, and experiential.
Take 5 Oil Change’s First CMO Doug Zarkin Departs After One Year
The marketer confirmed his exit on LinkedIn.
OpenAI’s Ad Business Is on Pace to Miss Its Own Forecast By 90%, Analyst Says
OpenAI is projecting $100 billion in ad revenue by 2030. Emarketer puts the ceiling for the entire chatbot ad market at just $5.41 billion.
Sephora’s Second Shot at the UK Is Influencing Its Global Expansion
After its 2005 retreat, the beauty giant’s U.K. comeback is built on hyperlocal nuance, a strategy it’s already exporting worldwide.
Instagram will charge for AI access
<p>In a weekly Q&A, Chief Adam Mosseri said artificial intelligence models “are very expensive to run,” forcing the company to “either throttle people or ask them to pay.”</p>
TikTok launches AI literacy measures
<p>The app created a guide for spotting artificial intelligence usage and is about to introduce a learning hub designed to teach practical detection skills.</p>
EU Commission preliminarily finds Meta apps addictive
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/IPuNkiRgMjmxFZYtAbn9SJZwWUrtr6mCb51ekt2hBrA/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xNzU0MDk3NjcuanBn.webp"/></div></figure><p>The design of Instagram and Facebook violates the Digital Services Act, according to the commission, which cited features such as infinite scroll and autoplay.</p>
Meta removes Instagram’s AI remix option
<p>Only two days after launch, the company disabled a feature that allowed users to integrate other people’s content into artificial intelligence-generated images. </p>
Show HN: Snowscroll – remove reels, shorts, short-form
The app is quite simple. Remove reels, remove shorts, remove short-form content across social media apps.
Show HN: I built a YouTube for generative videos in 50 prompts
So I decided yesterday to do a full rewrite of the media gallery, turning it into a generative media catalog with full-suite social interactions, search, and personalized recommendations built on top of the samsar-js library.
It took around 50 prompts in 5 sessions to get this done across the client and API, built with Codex GPT-5.6 Sol, Luna, and then Sol again (rate limit reset, thx Mr. Sama). I did not use screenshots for the UI, It was entirely hand-prompted end-to-end.
The project is fully