- Trump’s crypto website crashed after its token went on saleImage: Laura Normand / The Verge Former President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, launched its token sale on Tuesday — and its website crashed shortly afterward. The whitelist for the ... read more
- The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still existIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is officially looking into broadband data caps and their impact on consumers. On Tuesday, the FCC ... read more
- YouTube takes a baby step towards labeling authentic videoIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is rolling out new labels that tell if uploaded videos come from a real camera with unaltered footage and sound. The new “captured with ... read more
- YouTube Brings AI Audio Generator To U.S. CreatorsDream Track is an experiment in YouTube Shorts designed to help deepen connections between artists, creators, and fans through music creation. ... read more
- The new Kindle was briefly on sale and it hasn’t even been announced yetUK retailer John Lewis is already selling the new Amazon Kindles. | Image: John Lewis Amazon hasn’t officially announced the next generation of its Kindle e-readers yet, but following leaks of several ... read more
- How this smart garden stopped growingImage: AeroGarden AeroGarden, which produces smart indoor planters with built-in grow lamps that work with a connected app, recently announced that it will shutter its business starting on January 1st next year, ... read more
- AMD, Intel, and a slew of tech companies are teaming up to fend off ARM chipsAn enthusiastic Gelsinger introduced the partnership at today’s conference, hosted by Lenovo. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Nothing brings rivals together like a common enemy, and in this case it’s ... read more
- Adobe teases AI tools that build 3D scenes, animate text, and make distractions disappearProject “Clean Machine” easily removes distracting flashes and corrects overexposed footage. | Image: Adobe Adobe is previewing some experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, and cleaning up video and photographs that ... read more
- GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Gets Personal About Life, SuccessParson's memoir is titled "Fire in the Hole!" A billionaire and serial entrepreneur, he's had a business life worthy of many exclamation points. ... read more
- Kochava Settles Class-Action Complaints Over Location DataMobile data broker Kochava on Tuesday told a federal judge that it had settled three class-action complaints brought by smartphone users who claimed the company wrongly sold information about their geolocations. ... read more
- Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin phaseout has begunImage: The Verge Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock ... read more
- JLab now sells $30 wireless earbuds with ANCJLab’s Go Pop ANC wireless earbuds include active noise cancellation and a pair of microphones on each bud. | Image: JLab JLab already sells a budget-friendly pair of noise canceling wireless earbuds ... read more
- Oura Ring 3 Horizon drops to $299There’s a new one out, but the last-gen wearable is still stylish and capable. | Image: Oura The third-generation Oura Ring Horizon — the one that’s more round — is down to ... read more
- LinkedIn Sees Steady Rise In C-Suite UsersIn the U.S., there has been a 35% increase in C-suite professionals on LinkedIn over the past five years, and a 30% increase in the UK - with a steady rise in the popularity of ... read more
- This screensaver turns your Pixel into a smart home control panelThe Pixel Tablet displaying the new Home Controls screensaver. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into ... read more
- Password manager makers want to let you securely transfer passkeysIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The FIDO Alliance, the organization that’s helping shepherd passkey adoption, announced a draft of new specifications that would let users ... read more
- Threads can now show you when people in your feed are online
- Court Revives Claims That NBA.com Violated Video Privacy Law"The VPPA is no dinosaur statute," the appellate judges wrote. "Our modern means of consuming content may be different, but the VPPA's privacy protections remain as robust today as they were in 1988." ... read more
- The New York Times warns AI search engine Perplexity to stop using its contentPhoto: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images The New York Times has demanded that AI search engine startup Perplexity stop using content from its site in a cease and desist letter ... read more
- Invincible season 3 is coming to Amazon in FebruaryAmazon It was actually kind of great to see the creative team behind Amazon’s Invincible series be very frank about how laborious the animation process is and take their time to get ... read more
- Video game actors and publishers are finally negotiating againIllustration by William Joel / The Verge The video game voice actor strike could be over soon. SAG-AFTRA, which negotiates the interactive media agreement that governs video game performances, has announced that ... read more
- Amazon Launches An Audio Generator For AdsAmazon is launching a generative AI tool to create audio ads as part of its self-service ad suite AI Creative Studio, to give brands a way to create content across all media types - eliminating ... read more
- Android 15 is now available for PixelsIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Android 15 is now rolling out to Pixel devices, bringing them new privacy features, security tools, and improvements for foldables and tablets. The operating system ... read more
- The Nuio Flow split ergonomic keyboard uses magnets to help you find your ideal layout
- No News Is NOT Good NewsLike so much of our media environment, basing survival of local news on advertising revenue is a sure recipe for disaster. ... read more
- Anbernic has announced its first wireless controller
- Spotify’s music videos are coming to more subscribers — but not in the US, yetImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify is rolling out the beta test of music videos to 85 additional markets globally, allowing Premium subscribers to watch a “limited catalog” of videos from ... read more
- Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X models have a smaller chip and different coolingImage: Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft’s discless Xbox Series X goes on sale today, and while it looks slightly different on the outside thanks to a white paint job and lack ... read more
- Instagram’s new profile cards make it more fun to share your accountIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram will now let you share your account using a digital profile card. The two-sided “card” displays a QR code with your Instagram handle, along ... read more
- Nissan is giving Ariya owners a new charging network, access to Tesla SuperchargersElectrify America is one of several charging networks included in Nissan’s offering. | Image: Nissan Nissan is starting up an electric vehicle charging network that lets Ariya SUV owners connect and pay ... read more
- Google Predicts, Personalizes AI Shopping Experience With Makeover Before HolidaysGoogle unveiled the biggest change to its Shopping platform with the introduction of personalized experiences and ad deals powered by GAI that will identify product-related articles and send new traffic to publisher sites. ... read more
- You can now preorder the new iPad MiniThe 2024 iPad Mini brings everything it needs for Apple Intelligence. | Apple It’s been three long years since Apple last updated the iPad Mini, but the company is finally turning the ... read more
- Pearce Joins Words From The Woods As Chief Strategy OfficerPreviously, she was SVP, brand & innovation at Amp Agency in Boston. ... read more
- A new leak reveals a larger screen for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle PaperwhiteAn eBay listing that’s no longer active included packaging photos of the 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. | Image: Reddit A handful of specs for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite have leaked via ... read more
- Google inks nuclear deal for next-generation reactors
- Real-Time Political Ad Trend: How Well Is Broadcast Really Doing?For certain, overall TV dollars have hit bigger record levels. Key local TV station groups are benefitting, as swing states are getting the lion's share of what is estimated to be record political ad dollars. ... read more
- Sonos announces ‘breakthrough’ Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4Sonos apparently believes its mobile app has reached a good enough place to resume product launches: today the company has announced the Arc Ultra and Sub 4. The $999 Arc Ultra is ... read more
- Apple just announced a new, faster iPad MiniApple just announced, in a somewhat understated fashion via a press release, a new iPad Mini. It’s the first upgrade for Apple’s smallest tablet since 2021. The new Mini is mostly a ... read more
- Forget The FUD, Now DoubleVerify Wants Advertisers To Get Back Into The NewsEven brand safety companies think news blocking has gone too far. On Tuesday – and just in time for the US presidential election – DoubleVerify (DV) announced a so-called News Accelerator initiative to explore ways to ... read more
- YouTube is getting more granular playback speed controls and a sleep timerIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is getting a bunch of small but handy new features, like the ability to more finely tune your playback speed, new tools to collaborate ... read more
- Google Shopping is getting a ‘for you’ feed of productsImage: Google / The Verge Google Shopping is rolling out a personalized feed that shows you a stream of products you might like. The new feature, which is coming to mobile devices ... read more
- Roku’s rotating security camera feed puts a surveillance center in your TVImage: Roku Roku is making your TV more like a surveillance center. It’s rolling out a carousel of all your Roku security camera feeds that will automatically rotate when cameras detect activity ... read more
- Horizon Media Elevates Turner, Campanelli To Global PostsGene Turner has been appointed President, Global Chief Client Officer and David Campanelli has been upped to President, Global Investment. ... read more
- Welcome to 2004 WeekThe world we live in is, in so many ways, 20 years old. Let’s go back and see how we got here. Continue reading… ... read more
- The Future Of Mobile Performance Is CTV-DrivenFor years, connecting TV advertising to mobile performance – like app downloads or purchases – was a guessing game. But with the evolution of CTV, advertisers can now link TV ad exposure directly to mobile ... read more
- New For Fall: No Cheers For Reba's NBC Bar SitcomIn the premiere episode of Reba McEntire's "Happy's Place," two characters feel the need to comment on Reba's race. ... read more
- NFL Viewing Ramps Up For Broadcast And Prime Video In SeptemberBroadcast share rose by 8% from August to a 22.6% share from 22.0%. NFL games accounted for 14 of the top 15 broadcast telecasts. ... read more
- SimpliSafe’s new camera lets live agents watch your propertyThis new camera from Simplisafe lets trained agents watch over your property. | Image: Simplisafe Home security company SimpliSafe has launched its new live monitoring feature — Active Guard Outdoor Protection. Announced ... read more
- Arlo is launching its first wired floodlight cameraThe Wired Floodlight Camera provides many of the same features as Arlo’s wireless alternative for a lower price. | Image: Arlo Arlo is releasing a new floodlight security camera that connects directly ... read more
- Talking Positivity And Performance With Pinterest’s CROHaving nipped at Meta’s and Google’s heels for years, Pinterest is finished with being the underdog. It’s been getting very “serious” about its investments in lower-funnel advertising products, says Pinterest CRO Bill Watkins on this ... read more
- A first look at Microsoft’s discless Xbox Series X in whitePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft has started selling a discless version of its Xbox Series X console today, in the same white paint job as the smaller Xbox Series ... read more
- DJI’s Air 3S drone is a low light all-rounder
- Oura Ring 4 review: still on top — for nowOura furthers its lead among smart rings with hardware and software refinements, but its subscription is still its biggest downside. Continue reading… ... read more
- They’re called “Podcasts”Before a podcast was a “podcast,” it was… well, it wasn’t really much of anything. A few of the early believers called them “audio blogs,” and the journalist often credited with coining ... read more
- 2004? 2024? Or Both?Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge In fashion, it’s said that trends return every 20 years. But it seems technology has started to repeat itself at the same cadence, too. Can you ... read more
- The first robot car race was a historic moment — and a complete failureImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Mojave Desert is not typically a place for a car race, but these were not your typical cars, and this was not your ... read more
- Where did our 2004 photos go?Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Flipping through your high school scrapbook is a humbling experience. There’s a lot to reckon with — including braces and bootcut jeans, in my case — ... read more
- The internet’s homepageFor a couple of years, there was nothing on the internet so simultaneously thrilling and terrifying as having your website hit the front page of Digg. Thousands of people, maybe tens of ... read more
- Here’s to the Motorola Razr — the late, great fashionable dumbphonePhoto: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Is it possible for a phone to have “pretty privilege”? Mediocre features and functionality be damned, the original Motorola Razr V3 and its successors dominated ... read more
- Upper-Middle-Income Surge Will Drive Holiday IncreasesDeloitte's new forecast sees an 8% gain in holiday spending. Those earning $100,000 to $199,000 say they'll spend 17% more than last year. ... read more
- Washington Eyes Adalytics Reports; Kroger Says Attention Isn’t Worth The HypeHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Real Verifiers The DOJ and Naval Criminal Investigative Service are talking to ad industry execs about brand safety issues exposed by recent ... read more
- Lego considers bringing more media in-house after appointing Publicis One to handle global mediaLego has handled its creative advertising needs in-house for a decade. Now, it’s building up its in-house media buying capabilities. Following a reorganization of its global media team and giving global media to agency Publicis ... read more
- A postmortem on this year’s TV and streaming upfront ad market with UM Worldwide’s Marcy GreenbergerSubscribe: Apple Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify After a string of somewhat monumental upfront cycles since 2020, this year’s annual haggle between TV and streaming ad buyers and sellers was hard-pressed to prove its ... read more
- As TikTok rolls out Smart+, marketers grapple with AI’s advertising puzzleAdvertising on platforms is becoming a bit of a magic show, courtesy of AI. It’s the tantalizing promise of dazzling performance that keeps marketers captivated, ready to embrace the enigma – as long as the ... read more
- Marketing Briefing: More storytelling, same budget? Marketers’ ‘do more with less’ conundrum continuesMarketers continue to face a familiar conundrum: Do more with less. Calls from the C-suite have reached a fever pitch over the past year or so, in which marketers are being asked to spin more ... read more
- Amid green shoots of recovery in ad tech investment, a note of caution is warrantedA slew of announcements confirming mergers and acquisitions in the ad tech sector during Advertising Week New York has stoked enthusiasm among dealmakers that late 2024 will deliver a flurry of such activity. Separately, the ... read more
- Wpromote Adds 2 Agency Vets To Leadership TeamThe agency said the hires are part of its continued push to fully integrate its digital-first brand and performance marketing capabilities. ... read more
- Pokémon developer faces major data leakImage: Nintendo Hackers released a collection of leaked data from Pokémon game developer Game Freak over the weekend, including personal information about employees. Game Freak — which develops the main lineup of ... read more
- The Great Retail Media Shakeout: Dentsu’s Monahan on the Evolution of Brand-Retailer DealsThe worlds of retail media and commerce media are evolving fast, but a shakeout is coming as companies decide which part of the landscape they want to own. That is according to Brian Monahan, Global ... read more
- Silo’s new season 2 trailer teases what’s next for JulietteImage: Apple Apple has released the first trailer for the second season of Silo, and it looks like the season will tell us what happens to protagonist Juliette after the jaw-dropping cliffhanger ... read more
- Experiential Marketing To Surpass Pre-COVID Spending This Year: ReportPQ Media's findings show the B2C and B2B sectors both grew 9.7% in 2023 to $116 billion, with the industry far below the 2019 spend of $122 billion. Experiential marketing spend across the globe is ... read more
- Microsoft Names Rare Studio Lead Craig Duncan Head Of Xbox Game StudiosAfter 30 years at Microsoft, one of which was spent as the head of Xbox Studios, Alan Hartman will retire at the end of November. ... read more
- 'Algorithmic Era' Of Media Marks Next Stage Of GrowthFor marketers and media professionals, applying generative AI to their workflows is seen as a key priority. ... read more
- Kentucky AG Leaks TikTok Data About Metrics, Teen Addiction"Defendants know that all it takes to hook an average user is viewing 260 videos," the complaint alleges. ... read more
- Suleyman Leads Microsoft AI To Engineer PersonalityMicrosoft is building an "intimate experience" in AI assistants as Microsoft AI CEO and DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman focuses Microsoft AI's team on the business of engineering personality. ... read more
- Google Seeks Emergency Stay Of Play Store InjunctionGoogle is asking a judge to stay his recent injunction, which includes a provision requiring the company to host third-party app stores ... read more
- Destiny: Rising is a new mobile RPG shooter set in Bungie’s Destiny universeImage: NetEase The rumors are true, the Destiny franchise is heading to mobile devices soon. Destiny: Rising is a new free-to-play mobile sci-fi RPG shooter that includes a number of playable hero ... read more
- The stunning indie game Gris now has a beautiful follow-up about love and lossImage: Devolver Digital After the launch of Gris, a beautiful game exploring grief, the team at Nomada Studio in Barcelona needed a long break. They spent around half a year not even ... read more
- AI Is Coming To Phones – And Consumers Are Worried: StudyThirty percent of smartphone users worry about AI making decisions without their consent, according to a study by Stagwell's National Research Group. Consumers also worry that AI will make scamming and spreading misinformation easier. ... read more
- Study: AI Is Coming To Phones And Consumers Are Worried30% of smartphone users worry about AI making decisions without their consent, according to a study by Stagwell's National Research Group. Consumers also worry that AI will make scamming and spreading misinformation easier. ... read more
- Adobe AI Video Generator, Performance Marketing Will Change How Ads Are MadeAdobe has released AI tools that advertisers and creators can use to build and modify videos and produce videos from prompts and existing images. ... read more
- Three Call of Duty games are coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming on October 25thImage: Microsoft Microsoft is bringing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone to Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month. This means Call ... read more
- What Was It Like To Testify In The Google Ad Tech Antitrust Trial? We Asked Kevel’s CEOAfter taking the stand as a DOJ witness on Day One of the government’s ad tech antitrust trial against Google in Virginia last month, Kevel CEO and Founder James Avery sent AdExchanger’s coverage of his ... read more
- Teens Don't Just Want More Content — They Want More ControlThe future of technology shouldn't be shaped by Silicon Valley alone -- it should be shaped by those who will live with its consequences. ... read more
- WFA Forecasts Media Price Hikes For 2025 And 2026Nine out of 10 top global markets are predicted to see price increases for full-year 2024 as well. ... read more
- Rare boss Craig Duncan promoted to Xbox Game Studios chiefPhoto by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Microsoft is promoting Rare studio lead Craig Duncan to the head of Xbox Game Studios, following the retirement of Alan Hartman. The change of leadership comes less ... read more
- Adobe Max 2024: All the major announcements around design and AIIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From a AI video model to new features for Creative Cloud apps, here’s everything announced at this year’s Adobe Max conference. Continue reading… ... read more
- Fujifilm goes after aspiring vloggers with its new $800 X-M5 cameraImage: Fujifilm Even as it keeps working to catch up with demand for the massively popular X100VI, Fujifilm has been on a steady cadence of releasing new cameras. The X-T50 was announced ... read more
- Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn wants you addicted to learningPhoto illustration by The Verge / Photo: Duolingo The cofounder of the world’s largest education app thinks AI and gamification can supercharge language learning. Continue reading… ... read more
- Whither Paramount Under Shell? Think Of A Fox Corp. VersionShell's overall vision could end up sounding somewhat familiar to some: Shrink the company. This is what Fox Corp. did five years ago. ... read more
- Frame.io’s massive productivity update is now available for everyoneFrame.io V4 aims to make collaborating on large projects much easier by removing the need to jump between different apps. | Image:Adobe The latest version of Frame.io, Adobe’s review and collaboration platform ... read more
- Photoshop is getting a bunch of new AI toolsThe updated Remove Tool in Photoshop can now find and remove common distractions for you. | Image: Adobe Adobe is kicking off its annual Adobe Max conference today with the launch of ... read more
- Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere ProAdobe’s Firefly Video Model can generate a range of styles, including ‘realism’ (as pictured). | Image: Adobe Adobe is making the jump into generative AI video. The company’s Firefly Video Model, which ... read more
- Made For Advertising CTV Apps Accounted For $58M Ad Spend Earlier In 2024Made for Advertising in connected television apps waste budgets in a trend that continues to rise. ... read more
- Same Show, Different Characters: 'NCIS: Origins' Is Tried And TrueThe series premiere of "NCIS: Origins" on CBS is a one-hour collection of cliches, and that happens to be its greatest strength. ... read more
- To Reduce The Ad Tech Tax, Sovrn Expands Its SaaS Pricing ModelAd tech fees are too high. And the idea of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for SSPs and publisher tech is gaining momentum. Publisher monetization platform Sovrn is expanding availability of its SSP’s flat CPM pricing ... read more
- The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks
- Inside Hasbro’s Novel ‘Splitsies’ Approach To Brand And Performance MediaBrand media and performance are two separate job functions at toy and game brand Hasbro. But when they collaborate closely, going “splitsies” makes sense, said Jennifer Burch, Hasbro’s senior director of global media. Burch oversees ... read more
- The In-Game Scale Barrier; The Web’s Right Time, Right PlaceHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Gamesmanship Frameplay, an in-game advertising company, is joining direct competitors to cultivate a critical mass of scale for programmatic gameplay ads. The Frameplay ... read more
- Media Buying Briefing: How incremental testing helps tackle cookie, attribution challengesMeasurement can feel like a constant moving target for media agencies tasked with proving their results for clients — but can incremental testing become one solution? The argument in its favor is that incremental testing ... read more