Monetization
The latest Monetization coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft and Cloudflare Drop NLWeb: Websites Can Now Answer AI Queries Directly
Site owners can now turn their web pages into AI-friendly conversational endpoints with a single-click quick deploy, thanks to a new integration between Microsoft’s NLWeb standard and...
Windows 11 Beta Adds App Recommendations to Start Menu: How to Opt Out
Microsoft has begun testing a new feature that places app recommendations directly inside the Windows 11 Start menu’s Recommended area. Limited to a small set of Windows Insiders in the Beta...
Microsoft Edge Canary Unlocks Background YouTube Playback Without Premium on Android
Microsoft Edge Canary for Android has quietly slipped in an experimental feature that lets you keep YouTube videos playing in the background—even with the screen off—without a YouTube Premium...
Microsoft Tests Copilot Promotions in Windows 11 Start Menu Amid Paid AI Push
Microsoft is testing a plan to surface Copilot recommendations directly inside the Windows 11 Start menu, according to code found in recent Insider preview builds. The changes, first spotted by...
Dreamspace Launches AI App Builder: No-Code, On-Chain, with Microsoft Azure and Base
Dreamspace opened its public beta today, offering a fully integrated platform that lets non-technical creators generate, deploy, and monetize on-chain applications using nothing more than natural...
Dreamspace Launches AI-Powered No-Code Platform Using Microsoft Azure and Base to Turn Prompts Into Onchain Apps
A newly launched platform called Dreamspace is betting that the next wave of apps will not be coded—they will be described aloud. By fusing generative AI, verifiable blockchain data, and a low-cost...
Dreamspace Leverages Microsoft AI to Turn Plain English Into Deployable On-Chain Apps on Base
Dreamspace, a new no-code development platform, has entered an invitation-only alpha on Coinbase’s Base layer-2 network, promising to let anyone turn plain-English descriptions into fully...
Unblockable and Unwanted: Windows 11’s Start Menu Pop-Ups Steer Users Into Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
Windows 11’s Start menu has morphed into an advertising billboard, and users are fuming. A freshly discovered pop-up urging Microsoft 365 sign-ups through cloud backup — now appearing with a...
Borderlands 4 Hardware Demands & Content Segmentation: Why Fans Are Divided
Borderlands 4, the highly anticipated next installment in Gearbox Software’s loot-shooter franchise, is already stirring controversy months before its official launch. While fans expected the usual...
YouTube’s ad-blocker crackdown sparks privacy and sustainability debate
Google's aggressive stance against ad blockers on YouTube has sparked a heated debate about the sustainability of free online content, user privacy, and the ethics of digital advertising. The...
AI Data Privacy Risks: How Artificial Intelligence Harvests Your Information and How to Stop It
Artificial intelligence has become an invisible thread weaving through every aspect of our digital lives, often collecting personal data without explicit consent. From voice assistants passively...
How AI Devices and Data Collection Are Redefining Privacy in Everyday Life
Artificial intelligence has seamlessly woven itself into the fabric of our daily lives, manifesting not just in digital assistants but even in the most mundane devices like electric razors,...