Yes, I've just downloaded the latest version and they're still there. I wouldn't mind but they are totally irrelevant to the people whose records they appear on. For example, mine contains an article about smog in London - except that I've never lived there!
They're not there when I look at the records on the PC, which has a big screen, but they're clogging up the display on the Ipad, which has a small screen. All I'm asking for is the ability to turn them off but Ancestry just ignore me whenever I try to communicate with them. I guess the only answer is going to be to stop using the app and go back to browsing with Safari.