Scharon Harding

New York

Senior Product Reviewer at Ars Technica

Articles

Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Nonprofits often can't afford ad space on streaming platforms. DENVER—Ads shown while you're streaming shows or movies are disruptive enough. But there's something uniquely eerie about what you see when a connected TV (CTV) platform fails to sell ad inventory.
Amazon Prime Video subscribers sit through up to 6 minutes of ads per hour

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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Amazon Prime Video subscribers sit through up to 6 minutes of ads per hour

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

AdWeek report claims gradual uptick in ad load, which ad buyers confirm is growing. Amazon forced all Prime Video subscribers onto a new ad-based subscription tier in January 2024 unless users paid more for their subscription type. Now, the tech giant is reportedly showing twice as many ads to subscribers as it did when it started selling ad-based streaming subscriptions.
Apple aims for “more personal and expressive” iOS 26 with new Liquid Glass design

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

At WWDC today, Apple unveiled iOS 26, its next iPhone operating system (OS) which is centered on Apple's new Liquid Glass design for its software platform. Available across Apple other operating systems, like macOS, Liquid Glass aims to make the software look and operate as if it has glass edges. You can see this approach throughout iOS 26 in things like the app icons' appearance, which includes softer edges and the option to be translucent.
Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings

3 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Discord is on a slippery slope "It's not a bad thing to build a strong business and to monetize a product." Discord members are biting their nails. As reports swirl that the social media company is planning an initial public offering this year and increasingly leans on advertising revenue, there's fear that Discord will become engulfed in the enshittification that has already scarred so many online communities.
Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Scharon Harding

2 hours agoDespite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word. On June 13, 1863, a curious letter to the editor appeared in The Press, a then-fledgling New Zealand newspaper. Signed “Cellarius,” it warned of an encroaching “mechanical kingdom” that …
Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD that’s mostly a weighted plastic box

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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Man buys 20TB portable HDD for $51. Son breaks the news that it’s a fake.

3 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Customer told Ars that the website wouldn't offer a full refund. Many Arsians are the go-to IT support representative for family and friends. If you're lucky, your loved ones' problems are easily resolved with a reset, update, or new cable. That wasn't the case for a son who recently had to break the news to his father that the 20TB portable hard drive he purchased for about $50 was mostly just a plastic box with weights and a PCB.