Jay Peters

“Ads on Threads expansion to all users will be gradual, with ad delivery initially remaining low as we reach global user availability in the coming months,” Meta says. It started testing ads on the platform last year.

It’s the first time that’s happened, and while generative AI “led revenue growth,” it “was not the only driver,” according to the report.

Nintendo released a free update to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD that adds Dixie Kong as a playable character, a “Turbo Attack” mode where you “race through high-speed versions of each level,” and, on Switch 2, “enhanced resolution, higher-definition graphics, and quicker load times.”

Last week, it was reported that on videos uploaded with the SRV3 (aka YTT) format, which allows for styling captions with things like bolding and custom colors, the captions wouldn’t appear.

The settlement is happening “ahead of a landmark trial in a case that claims the social media giants engineered products to hook an entire generation of young users,” The New York Times reports. Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, who are also part of the case, haven’t yet settled. Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify.

Netflix, in its Q4 shareholder letter, says that early results for its cloud-streamed TV games launched last year are “encouraging.” It’s going to expand the lineup in 2026 with games like its new FIFA football sim. (No mention of new games available on mobile.)