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Your owned Prime Video movies shouldn’t have ads — here’s how to stop them
Streaming services all try and separate themselves from one another. While the content is the main factor that differentiates them, they all have their own look and features that make them unique. The driving force will always be the content, which is what has made the streaming wars fun to observe over the years. But it has also led to comparisons about how each platform looks.
If you’re like me and subscribe to too many of them, you have used them enough to know your way around them. Whether it’s Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock, Prime Video or the hundreds of other options, you likely know how to get the content you’re looking for. That is, unless that content is on a different platform even though you thought it was on the one you are on. A surefire way to know what content is on your platform is by purchasing it. Prime Video is one of the platforms that allows you to do that.
Prime Video offers lots of content and ways to get it
You can expand your library as you see fit
Not all streaming services offer all that Prime Video does. You can sign up for Prime Video as a standalone platform to enjoy the streaming content. You also get Prime Video as part of an Amazon Prime membership.
If you are a subscriber to many different streaming services, you can run many of them through Prime Video. If you don’t want to have to flip between subscription services, many of them can run through Prime Video. You can sign in to a bunch of other streaming services while you’re on Prime Video. This means you don’t have to switch over to Paramount+ if you want to watch a Paramount+ show right after you’ve watched a Prime Original. You can just watch them both on the Prime Video platform, making it possibly the most-used streaming service for you.
Prime Video has content that is specifically available to Prime customers. This is especially the case with sci-fi titles, as Prime Video is heavily invested in the genre. Similar to Apple TV+, it also allows you to buy or rent titles that you might want to keep and view at any time. This means that, even if the title leaves Prime Video, you’ll still own it and be able to watch it on there.
It happens frequently that titles leave Prime Video’s subscription and are then only available for rent or purchase. One of the best perks that Prime Video offers is early access to titles that are either just out of theaters or are still in theaters and available on video on demand early.
Owning titles means they are always in your account
This doesn’t mean you might not see ads though
When you purchase a title in Prime, you can find it in the My Stuff section of the interface. You can purchase movies or seasons of TV series.
If you rent a title, it is available to you for 30 days, and once you’ve started watching it, you have only 48 hours to view it.
For your owned content, you can view it on any device, as it will sit in your account. You don’t have to view it only on the device you purchased it on. This also means you can customize your viewing however you like, including showing dialogue.
The title is likely going to be ad-free when you purchase it. Even if you have an ad-supported subscription, purchases don’t carry ads most of the time. But there are exceptions.
You might find that your title says “Only available with ads” when you’re selecting it from the menu. These titles have ads, no matter what subscription plan you have. This can even include purchased titles.
Previously, users had the option to pay an additional $2.99 per month on top of their subscription fee for an ad-free experience. As of April 10, 2026, that option is gone in favor of Prime Video Ultra.
Prime Video Ultra is a new option for users
It gives you the most bang for your buck
Prime Video Ultra is an additional $4.99 per month, and you must pay for a Prime Video subscription to access it. It is an addition to the Prime Video subscription and provides you with more than just ad-free content.
You get the ability to download 100 titles for offline viewing, whereas the standard Prime Video benefit, which can be purchased as its own entity or comes with Prime membership, only lets you download 50 titles to watch offline. You can watch up to five streams at once, compared to four with the standard benefit.
Most importantly, you get ad-free viewing, whereas any customer watching Prime Video with a standard subscription has to deal with ads. Upgrading to this will remove ads from pretty much any content that you have, especially owned content. Prime Video Ultra also gives viewers 4K/UHD viewing and Dolby Atmos.
Even if you pay for Prime Video Ultra, Amazon can still show you ads with live shows, sports content, and other specific ad-supported content. While it remains to be seen if the “Only available with ads” content is made less, it is possible that it won’t be.
You might have to deal with some form of ads with any Prime Video subscription
Prime Video has a lot of great features and offers plenty of content for anyone looking for a singular streaming service to watch. You can add your subscriptions to other streamers into your plan, making it a one-stop shop for streaming. The new Prime Video Ultra is its ad-free subscription, making it worth checking out if you’re bugged by watching ads.
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Windows doesn’t actually get slower over time — these 3 things do, and only one of them is fixable
Windows slows down over time. It’s a fact of life, like the moon rising and the changing of the seasons. Right on time, Windows will begin to feel like it’s losing its edge and becoming less snappy, and it becomes increasingly irritating to use.
There are a few good reasons why this happens. Patches, bloatware, hardware, software, and more all begin to pile up or start failing, and we always, always blame Windows.
But the thing is, it’s not always specifically Windows fault — something else is, something you can actually fix.
Your storage drive is physically wearing out
Tired cells
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that over time, your hard drive or solid-state drive will slowly wear down. It’s one of the most active parts of your computer, responsible for tracking most of what you do every day on your machine, and is used thousands of times every day.
On a traditional hard drive, that wear is mechanical. The read/write heads move across spinning platters, and over time, that process becomes less reliable. Sectors go bad. Read errors increase. The drive keeps working, technically, but it works slower.
SSDs don’t have moving parts, but they degrade too. NAND flash cells have a finite number of write cycles, and as a drive ages and fills up, write performance in particular takes a hit. The drive your OS boots from five years ago simply isn’t performing the same as it was on day one.
While you shouldn’t panic about drive health statistics, your drive health will only go one way, and it’s not really fixable through secret settings or unique software. Drive wear is fixed, and your drive has a finite lifespan. The only real answer is to buy a new drive.
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2TB
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Samsung
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Read: 7,450 MB/s, Write: 6,900 MB/s
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2GB
Your hardware hasn’t changed
Everything else has
This where I’ve been running up against problems in recent years, with my aging hardware making life difficult for gaming and emulation at times. That’s because while my CPU from 2020 is decent, it’s aging, and my GPU? Well that’s a GTX 1070 from a decade ago, and it’s creaking.
That’s because hardware requirements are increasing, but my hardware is standing still.
Consider the requirements of modern browsers. You need a huge amount of RAM just to use Google Chrome properly. Windows 11 isn’t exactly lightweight and requires modern CPUs and motherboards with specific specs, and that’s before you get to the telemetry, security, updates, and so on. Even certain Linux distros need more RAM than you’d expect, with Ubuntu now requiring 6GB RAM as per our sister site, XDA Developers.
It all adds up to one problem: it feels like Windows is degrading, but it’s really your hardware holding it back.
Startup bloat is your easiest actual fix
And it makes a big difference
Want something you can actually control? Look at your bloated startup list, and start to strip it down.
Everytime you install software, like a new video player, cloud sync tool, game launcher, and so on, there is a chance it sneakily adds itself to your startup sequence. That means each time you boot your system, it loads as the operating system boots, slowing everything down.
They consume memory and CPU processing power during the startup, but it doesn’t stop there. All of those programs keep consuming resources, making your entire system feel slow. Furthermore, over years, this accumulates. What started as a clean boot sequence becomes a queue of a dozen applications fighting for resources before you’ve even opened a browser tab.
The good news is that cutting your system bloat and startup times is simple. For example, look at my Task Manager Startup apps list. I’ve cut it right down, but all of those programs were clambering for resources. That’s why it’s important to cut it all down.
- Press Win + X and select Task Manager
- Find the app you want to stop running at startup, right-click, and select Disable
Now, move through the list, and free your computer from bloat.
6 ways to free up RAM in Windows when your PC starts slowing down
Freeing up vital memory on Windows only takes a moment, and your computer will feel much faster once you’re done.
Don’t reinstall Windows just yet
Of course, in all of these cases, you absolutely can head out and upgrade your SSD, buy a new CPU, a new GPU, and everything else.
But that doesn’t fix your PC right here and right now, which is what you really want.
Deadspin | Valkyries sign Veronica Burton to multiyear deal
Mar 4, 2026; Miami, FL, USA; Mist guard Veronica Burton (22) drives to the basket against Phantom guard Kelsey Plum (10) during the first half of the Unrivaled championship game at Sephora Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Veronica Burton, the WNBA’s Most Improved Player last season, re-signed with the Golden State Valkyries on a multiyear deal, the team announced Saturday.
Burton, 25, posted career highs of 11.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals while starting all 44 games for the expansion franchise last season. She received 68 of 72 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in balloting for the award.
Entering last season, Burton had started just 20 games in three seasons.
“Veronica was the backbone of this team in our inaugural season,” Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin said in a statement. “She started every single game, led us in nearly every statistical category, and was the connective tissue between our locker room and our coaching staff.
“Her work ethic, leadership and voice were exactly what we needed in year one, and we cannot wait to see her continue to grow here in Golden State. Building this roster has always started with character, and Veronica is exactly the type of person we continue to build around.”
Burton also received WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors last season. She had 50 steals and 27 blocked shots.
The Northwestern product played for two seasons in Dallas (2022-23) and competed for the Connecticut Sun in 2024 before coming to Golden State in the 2024 expansion draft.
–Field Level Media
Hristos a înviat! Imagini de la liturghia de Înviere de la Patriarhia Română, oficiată de Preafericitul Daniel
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VEZILa slujba de Înviere au participat sute de oameni, care au stat pe esplanada Palatului Patriarhiei.
Patriarhul României a oferit credincioșilor Lumina Sfântă de pe treptele Reședinței Patriarhale, după care a urmat citirea Sfintei Evanghelii, întreitul salut „Hristos a înviat”, troparul praznicului și un cuvânt al Preafericirii Sale.
Părintele Patriarh a săvârșit apoi, în Catedrala Patriarhală, Sfânta Liturghie a Sfântului Ioan Gură de Aur.
Avionul care a adus Lumina Sfântă de la Ierusalim a aterizat la Bucureşti, sâmbătă, în jurul orei 18.30.
Sfânta Lumină a adusă în România de părintele arhimandrit Ioan Meiu, Superiorul Aşezămintelor Patriarhiei Române la Locurile Sfinte, care a fost întâmpinat la Otopeni de o delegație condusă de Preasfințitul Părinte Paisie Sinaitul, Episcop vicar patriarhal.
„Astăzi, Biserica ne cheamă să primim nu doar o lumină, ci pe Lumina cea adevărată — pe Hristos Cel Înviat, Care luminează nu doar ochii, ci inimile noastre, nu doar calea, ci însăși viața noastră”, a declarat Preasfințitul Părinte Paisie Sinaitul.
Acesta a împărțit-o tuturor reprezentanților eparhiilor din țară, care așteptau la aeroport, iar apoi delegația a pornit apoi spre Catedrala Patriarhală.
În jurul orei 19:00, Sfânta Lumină, aprinsă la Sfântul Mormânt și dusă apoi în toată lumea ortodoxă pentru noaptea de Înviere, a fost primită la Catedrala Patriarhală istorică „Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena” de către Preafericitul Părinte Patriarh Daniel.
În același timp, Lumina Sfântă a fost preluată și transportată în toate colțurile țării, cu patru avioane private.
Unul dintre ele a zburat din București spre Iași și Suceava, altul spre Satu Mare, cu oprire la Sibiu și Cluj Napoca, iar alte două spre Arad și Timișoara.
De asemenea, avionul care zboară de la București la Timișoara va continua zborul, ulterior, spre capitala Bulgariei.
De la Iași, Suceava, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Cluj Napoca, Arad și Timișoara, Lumina Sfântă a fost preluată și transportată în toate colțurile țării cu mașina.
Sfânta Lumină a fost primită la Biserica Sfântului Mormânt sâmbătă, în jurul orelor 14:13.
Tradiția aducerii Luminii Sfinte din Ierusalim și a distribuirii ei în toată țara a fost inițiată de Preafericitul Părinte Daniel, Patriarhul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, în 2009.
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Rockstar Games confirms it was hacked by malicious group — ‘ShinyHunters’ takes credit, gives until April 14 to pay ransom or it will release confidential data
Rockstar Games seems to have been hacked yet again, this time by the popular group “ShinyHunters” that has also compromised other large companies before. The attack was first spotted by Cybersec Guru, who later got a quote from a Rockstar spokesperson confirming it had been breached. The group has stolen confidential data and is holding the company at ransom for it, with a payment deadline set for April 14.
“Rockstar Games, your Snowflake instances were compromised thanks to Anodot.com. Pay or leak. This is a final warning to reach out by 14 Apr 2026 before we leak, along with several annoying (digital) problems that’ll come your way. Make the right decision, don’t be the next headline.” — ShinyHunters on their website.
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Rockstar’s spokesperson has told multiple outlets the hackers only took “non-material company information” and that the overall attack doesn’t impact “our organization or our players.” That implies maybe the ransom doesn’t need to be paid, since the data doesn’t have any meaningful value and players aren’t affected, or it could just be damage control.
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Deadspin | Raptors strive to secure top-six playoff spot in clash vs. Nets
Dec 21, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram (3) reacts after making a shot against the Brooklyn Nets during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images The Toronto Raptors can clinch a top-six playoff spot with a win on Sunday night against the visiting Brooklyn Nets in the teams’ regular-season finale.
The Raptors (45-36) dropped to sixth — the final guaranteed playoff spot — in the Eastern Conference on Friday night with a 112-95 road loss to the New York Knicks.
Toronto could finish fifth if it beats the Nets and if both the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic lose.
“All antennas are up, one game to go, the final of the season,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We’ve got to find the best focus, the best version of ourselves. We have to be at the peak of our performance for that game.”
The Raptors have won two of three against the Nets (20-61) this season. The Nets’ win over the Raptors came in their most recent meeting, 96-81, on Dec. 21.
The Nets have dropped two games in a row, most recently a 125-108 road loss to Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. The losses followed two straight wins.
Tyson Etienne led the Nets with a career-best 23 points, shooting 6-for-12 from 3-point range. Malachi Smith had 19 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. He was 5-for-7 from long range.
If the Raptors finish sixth, they would face the third-seeded Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, a difficult draw. The Knicks have defeated the Raptors in 13 consecutive games, including five times this season.
As for the Nets, they sit third in the lottery standings.
“This year was rough obviously,” said Nets center Nic Claxton, who did not play Friday because of a sprained finger. “So we’ve got (one more game), we flush that out, we get back to the drawing board this summer, and we go from there. Obviously, everybody, we want to be in a winning situation. We all want to win, so that’s what we’re striving to get back to. And whatever we need to do to get back to that process as quickly as we can, that’s what we’ll do.”
The Raptors could have clinched at least a sixth-place finish by winning Friday. Their downfall was the second quarter, when they were outscored 29-15.
“I thought we were there the whole game, competing,” Rajakovic said. “We had a couple of opportunities to get completely back in the game. Unfortunately, the ball bounced their way tonight. I thought the first quarter was very, very competitive. I thought defensively we did a very good job. On offense we can do a better job of setting screens, freeing up teammates so we can create some flow on the offensive end.”
Toronto played without Immanuel Quickley (foot injury management), Collin Murray-Boyles (neck sprain) and RJ Barrett (sore right knee). Barrett was a late scratch.
Reserve Sandro Mamukelashvili led Toronto scoring with 17 points. Brandon Ingram scored 16, and Scottie Barnes and Ja’Kobe Walter recorded 15 points apiece.
Rajakovic reached 100 total wins with the Raptors with a victory over Miami on Thursday.
Ingram has been a key player this season in the Raptors’ improvement, and he credited Rajakovic.
“He holds me accountable on and off the floor,” Ingram said. “He tells me what I need to do, whether I want to hear it or not. He’s made me a better defender. He’s made me care about that side of the basketball more, and on the offensive end, he just wants the best for me, and he’s there to communicate.”
–Field Level Media
Incendiu într-un bloc din Cluj Napoca: 20 de persoane, evacuate de urgență
Mobilizarea forțelor și evacuarea locatarilor
Flăcările s-au manifestat într-o cameră a apartamentului, iar fumul s-a extins parțial pe scara blocului.
Din cauza degajărilor de fum care au afectat scara blocului, aproximativ 20 de persoane s-au autoevacuat preventiv, înainte de sosirea forțelor de ordine.
Pompierii au reușit să localizeze și să lichideze focul în limitele găsite, împiedicând extinderea acestuia la restul locuinței sau la apartamentele vecine.
Cauza incendiului
Concomitent cu operațiunile de stingere și verificare, salvatorii au acționat pentru ventilarea spațiilor comune inundate de fum. Din fericire, autoritățile au confirmat că incidentul nu s-a soldat cu victime.
Cel mai probabil, incendiul a izbucnit din cauza unui fier de călcat, lăsat nesupravegheat în priză.
Pentru stingerea flăcărilor și asigurarea zonei, Inspectoratul pentru Situații de Urgență (ISU) Cluj a direcționat la fața locului echipaje din cadrul Detașamentului 1 Cluj-Napoca.
Dispozitivul de intervenție a fost format din două autospeciale de stingere și o ambulanță SMURD.
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‘Marvel Rivals’ Wants to Evolve Beyond a Hero Shooter
Since 2024, Marvel Rivals has been going strong with a regular cadence of new characters and tie-ins, like adding Daredevil’s black costume and the Marvel Zombies mode. That’s just the beginning for NetEase, which has plans to make sure its hero shooter doesn’t just stick around, but thrive in the years to come.
In a recent FRVR interview, creative director Guangyun Chen said the studio’s aiming to “break boundaries” in 2026 by “moving beyond standard 6v6 PvP.” Already, there have been several in-game modes for players and a hub where they can hang out and watch Wonder Man episodes. Looking ahead, Chen said there’ll be more PvE and talked up the previously announced “Path to Doomsday” event. Starting this month and spread across five updates, each one will have its own themed mode and content, taking inspiration from the four Avengers films and culminating in a December update inspired by Avengers: Doomsday.
With content plans mapped through 2027, Chen said NetEase isn’t worried about hitting a creative wall anytime soon. The studio’s big aim is to take Rivals from a hero shooter into something bigger: a “comprehensive Marvel ‘moving anime’ experience.” Already, the game has had several tie-in comics and reverberated into the main Marvel books—this summer’s “Queen in Black” event focuses on Hela and comes after Rivals’ third, symbiote-heavy season. Marvel fans are used to hearing some kind of plan is in place, but it seems NetEase will get to follow through on it with Marvel Rivals… or at least, we hope so.
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