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Adalytics: DoubleVerify, IAS, and Human Security, paid by advertisers to detect bots, regularly miss such traffic; DoubleVerify missed 21% of bot visits (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Adalytics: DoubleVerify, IAS, and Human Security, paid by advertisers to detect bots, regularly miss such traffic; DoubleVerify missed 21% of bot visits  —  Companies that claim to help brands avoid serving digital ads to bots regularly miss nonhuman traffic

The Highs and Messy Lows of R&B Group En Vogue

Back in the 1990s, when people listened to their radios, you couldn’t turn yours on without hearing a song by En Vogue. The Oakland, California girls became worldwide sensations for their sexy look and their sultry sound.

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In the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the "bypassnro" command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
In the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the “bypassnro” command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows  —  The popular “bypassnro” command, which let users to skip connecting to the Internet and signing into a Microsoft Account, is being removed.

A US judge rejects Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded ex-Twitter shareholders by delaying the disclosure of his initial Twitter investment (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US judge rejects Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded ex-Twitter shareholders by delaying the disclosure of his initial Twitter investment  —  A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders …

Check Out These Books With Strong Black Female Characters During This Women's History Month

The only thing better than getting lost in a good book is getting lost in a good book with a badass Black female protagonist. Whether it’s a memoir about how a Black girl from the South Side of Chicago became the nation’s first Black First Lady or a novel about a single Black woman trying to raise a strong Black man…

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