AMENIA, NY — The retail media landscape is heading toward a decisive split between sustainable businesses and complementary revenue streams as brands demand accountability from an increasingly crowded marketplace. “Some retailers, as publishers, are driving ... read more

Check out the “berry” red on the indoor Nest Cam. According to a new report from Android Headlines, Google’s next-generation Nest Cams might get an upgrade from 1080p to 2K. ... read more

Comet Plus, a subscription service that gives Perplexity users access to premium content from a group of publishers and journalists, creates a revenue sharing program. ... read more

A Colorado law requiring warning labels for social media would force "private websites to act as mouthpieces for the state," NetChoice says in a petition to block enforcement. ... read more

Kwikset’s Halo Select smart lock is $20 off at multiple retailers. Setting up a smart home security system is important, even if you never want to think about having to ... read more

Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI over claims that their deal to build ChatGPT into the iPhone is stifling competition in the AI industry. In a lawsuit filed on ... read more

Robomart’s RM5 is a level-four autonomous delivery vehicle comprised of 10 individual lockers. | Image: Robomart A new company aims to take the idea of sidewalk delivery robots and supersize ... read more

Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images ... read more

"Google Search does not meet the definition of a common carrier under Ohio law," Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge James Schuck wrote in an order dismissing claims that the company wrongly preferences its own ... read more

Fi, the pet tech company known for its smart dog collar, has launched a clip-on GPS tracker that it says is the perfect size for your feline friend or small ... read more

A blank page is supposed to be ‘inconvenient.’ | Image: The Verge, Getty Images In July 2023, I deleted the Day One journaling app from my phone and laptop. It ... read more

Next month, Apple is rumored to debut a slimmed-down iPhone Air, breaking from the small design tweaks and spec bumps that have become routine at its launch events. The three-year ... read more

As President Donald Trump pushes federal law enforcement toward an immigration crackdown, agents and prosecutors fear he's drawing resources from one of the most vulnerable groups: victims of child sexual ... read more

EcoFlow’s Rapid Pro Power Bank fast charging at 320W on top of EcoFlow’s Rapid Pro Desktop Charger. It's now possible to charge a large 99Wh (27,650mAh) power bank - the ... read more

Omnicom this morning announced noteholders have tendered 93% of aggregate notes representing $2.95 billion as part of the exchange offer in its proposed merger with Interpublic. ... read more

A charter boat fisherman was among the first to discover the wreckage - a "mess," he called it, deep off the coast of Massachusetts. From behind a veil of pea ... read more

United Airlines and its agency Carat USA used Sightly's AI technology to surface real-time data and raise awareness of the airline's focus on customer values. ... read more

Netflix House Philadelphia. | Image: Netflix The first two Netflix House venues now have their grand opening dates. Netflix House Philadelphia will open on November 12th at King of Prussia ... read more

Search and ye shall … most likely be tracked. But a growing number of people want to search without leaving a trail, which is why privacy-focused search engines like DuckDuckGo and Brave Search are gaining ... read more

It used to be enough for brands to just track what their human customers were saying about them. Now they need to know what LLMs are saying about them, too. At the same time, the rise ... read more

Everything seems to get better and last longer. Remember when it was recommended to change your oil every 3,000 miles? Now it is 5,000 miles. Remember when milk used to go sour in the fridge ... read more

Meta’s AI vibes have been very different lately; times are tough for The Trade Desk; and fingerprinting has a bad reputation. The post Publisher Payment Plans; The Details Of Retail Data Deals appeared first ... read more

The creator economy is a minefield — from varying fees to trying to prove value to the C-suite — which is why marketers need to know how to operate professionally, in the same way they do ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling, Modern Retail Amazon is escalating efforts to keep artificial intelligence companies from scraping its e-commerce data, as the retail giant recently added six more AI-related crawlers to ... read more

As if anyone needed yet another sign that the creator economy has become a core part of any marketing strategy, meal kit delivery brand Blue Apron has taken its influencer marketing in-house.  The move is ... read more

John Connors, CEO and founder of Boathouse, has spent the last 25 years zagging while most independents zig. And for the most part, the strategy has worked well enough that the Boston-based full service agency ... read more

It's all hands on deck at NBCU as NBC and Peacock prepare to promote Universal's new "Downton Abbey" movie a day before its premiere in theaters next month. ... read more

The "All Things Considered" host will do his last show on September 26. ... read more

"...Tesla's distinctive advertising strategy warrants a departure from the typical approach," according to U.S. District Judge Rita Lin. ... read more

"The Supreme Court's recent decision leaves us facing a hard reality: comply with Mississippi's age assurance law - and make every Mississippi Bluesky user hand over sensitive personal information and undergo age checks to access ... read more

Analysts estimate the animated movie took in between $18 million and $20 million - besting "Weapons" in its second week of release at $15.6 million, according to Warner Bros., the film's distributor. ... read more

Analysts estimates the animated movie took in between $18 million and $20 million - besting "Weapons" in its second week of release, where the movie took in $15.6 million, according to Warner Bros., the film's ... read more

AMENIA, NY – Brands that want to make their marketing dollars go further need to think smarter about where they invest and how they amplify those investments, said Heather Sparks, executive vice president and head ... read more

CANNES – At a Beet.TV panel moderated by Tameka Kee, executives from VML, The Trade Desk, WPP Media and PayPal Ads argued that the future of commerce-driven advertising will depend on blending cultural insight with ... read more

CANNES – As television advertising dollars flow into streaming environments, the programmatic machinery built to transact those ads is growing increasingly complex. A cottage industry of platforms providing aggregation and curation services is on the ... read more

It’s small, it’s relatively quiet, it has a handy sleep mode with remote wake-up, and the front tiles are even rotatable. The Framework Desktop is a great fit for a living room. ... read more

A protest in Netherlands. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on deep-sea mining and critical minerals, follow Justine ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 95, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new gadget season is starting, and also ... read more

Bose’s entry-level soundbar features a compact design, making it a great fit for small bedrooms. | Image: Bose If you’re looking to upgrade your movie night, a soundbar is an ... read more

Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in London and is, as he says, “responsible for keeping our news ... read more

The Fairphone 6 arrives almost two years after the 5, a testament to the company's approach to the upgrade cycle. If anything, I suspect the company would be frustrated if ... read more

Ninja Gaiden is having a renaissance. The last mainline entry was originally released more than a decade ago, but by the end of 2025, there will be three new Ninja ... read more

After the United Kingdom began enforcing its sweeping Online Safety Act in April, British regulator Ofcom served violation notices to three notorious sites: 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms, each of ... read more

Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch and ... read more

Netflix has already faced backlash over the use of AI in  What Jennifer Did, director Jenny Popplewell’s 2024 true crime documentary that seemingly used AI-generated images in place of real ... read more

Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog ... read more

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to “license their aesthetic technology” for use in its own models and products, Meta’s new chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced on Friday. The partnership ... read more

This holiday season, brands can expect new ways to work with creators and sell products with Reels, as well as updated consumer targeting options and marketing insights. ... read more

This holiday season, brands can expect new ways to work with creators and sell products with Reels, as well as updated consumer targeting options and marketing insights. ... read more

Fidji Simo is wrapping up her first week at OpenAI, where she is expected to oversee most of the company's roughly 3,000 employees. To investors and partners, OpenAI leaders have ... read more

The effort includes TV ads starring John Cena, OOH activations, and partnerships with brands including Complex and Samsung. ... read more

A bid for $97.4 billion for OpenAI's assets was reportedly discussed between Musk and Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with Musk attempting to get Zuckerberg to contribute to the buy. Advertisers could be caught in ... read more

The Sonos Roam 2 is already $40 off ahead of Labor Day, dropping it to $139. Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and while the prospect of cooler ... read more

Advertisers concerned about using too much energy or harming the environment through searches or media buys may want to consider another way to connect with potential and existing customers. ... read more

Advertisers concerned about using too much energy or harming the environment through searches or media buys may want to consider another way to connect with potential and existing customers. ... read more

Expect record-breaking temperatures to change the workplace, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned today in a new report. When workers don’t have adequate protections from ... read more

Trump made the announcement during a briefing about the World Cup. | Photographer: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Image President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US will take a 10 ... read more

The Abxylute 3D One. In January, one of the wildest Intel prototypes I witnessed at CES was a giant handheld gaming PC with an 11-inch autostereoscopic (read: glasses-free) 3D screen, ... read more

The Abxylute 3D One. In January, one of the wildest Intel prototypes I witnessed at CES was a giant handheld gaming PC with an 11-inch autostereoscopic (read: glasses-free) 3D screen, ... read more

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you resume using your Android apps right on your PC. The capability is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders ... read more

A post on Reddit’s r/adops forum has prompted more questions from the buy side about The Trade Desk’s transition to its new DSP interface, Kokai. Last week, an anonymous Redditor who claims to be an ... read more

Noise-canceling earbuds are great productivity tools, blocking out noisy roommates and busy coffee shops so you can focus on studying or work. While there are a number of great options ... read more

Yesterday, Hollow Knight: Silksong developers Team Cherry announced a September 4th release date for the long-awaited game, and indie developers are announcing delays to get out of the way of ... read more

Because of their limited access to data on RMNs, brands can't export first-party data to use for targeting campaigns on other platforms. ... read more

High-profile lawsuits mean the public's perception of gambling brands as ruining lives needs to be countered by responsible advertising that focusses on wellness, rather than just winning. ... read more

Media was the biggest drain in a declining quarter, but Interpublic is rolling out new, agentic AI products, including "ASC" being unveiled for CPG brands today. ... read more

Netflix is giving subscribers the option of using their astrology sign to figure out what they should watch. ... read more

Belkin’s new wireless chargers will power up compatible phones much faster. | Image: Belkin After announcing certification from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) a month ago, Belkin is now debuting ... read more

Google has added a Drive shortcut for Workspace users that provides a quicker way to edit videos without having to manually open them in Google Vids. When previewing a video ... read more

The Pixel line has often been on the cutting edge of mobile photography. This year, that means baking AI straight into the camera app and making us grapple with all ... read more

A big reason that BoJack Horseman worked so well was contrast. It took place in a silly world of talking animals, and used that to explore deep human drama in ... read more

The Jewish family in the show is depicted as highly emotional, opinionated and loud - traits they have in common with movie and TV portrayals of other groups such as Italian Americans and Greek Americans. ... read more

Digg is making a comeback. With the backing of people like Digg cofounder Kevin Rose and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Digg has ambitions to once again be the homepage of ... read more

Google’s mystery new speaker appeared briefly in its keynote alongside F1 driver Lando Norris. Google announced plenty of new hardware at this week’s Made by Google event, but halfway through ... read more

The T1 Phone (left) looks uncannily like the S25 Ultra in a Spigen Thin Fit case (right). When Trump Mobile first unveiled the T1 Phone, we were confused by the ... read more

We can only hope that Trump keeps his own aesthetic preferences out of it. | Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Thursday ... read more

We’ve got the witness list for the remedy phase of the Google antitrust trial, which starts in September. How might Google be forced to change its ad server and exchange to make this corner of ... read more

CTV advertising platforms often try to sell small businesses on how closely the channel resembles the digital marketing avenues they’re used to working with, like paid social. For Wildgrain, a DTC subscription service for artisan ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …  The post Comic: Retail Media Walled Gardeners appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

The Mart Gets Smart Walmart had a rocky second quarter, with lower gross margins than investors expected, per its earnings report on Thursday.  However, ad revenue was a bright spot, up 50% from Q2 2024, ... read more

AI training licensing deals are starting to feel like yesterday’s news as publishers and platforms focus on more dynamic, usage-based models. Rather than the initial training deals that formed the backbone of AI licensing partnerships ... read more

This story was originally published by sister site, Glossy. Estée Lauder is leaning on AI, digital expansion and product innovation to turn around three years of sales declines. On Tuesday, the company reported fiscal 2025 ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Best Buy this past Tuesday launched its new third-party marketplace on its website and app, which the company said will more than double the number ... read more

Although the chance of a TikTok shutdown has a minority of marketers worried about their time and cash investments there, it’s still a key vehicle for organic social, particularly for brands pursuing trend-setting Gen Z ... read more

Walmart has a plan to stay profitable as President Donald Trump’s tariffs push up costs. It’s called advertising. In the second quarter, Walmart’s ad revenue jumped 46% year over year, a number padded by the ... read more

He had been interim CEO since February. The outdoor ad firm also named two new outside directors to its board. ... read more

The Splinter Cell: Deathwatch animated series finally has a release date and a proper trailer, but Netflix already wants you to start thinking about what else it has coming down ... read more

Some social media users criticized the new logo, especially those in conservative circles, including Donald Trump Jr. ... read more

Consumers will soon be able to buy former Hertz vehicles on Amazon Autos in select cities. ... read more

The integration of Macy's Media Network with Amazon Retail Ad Service will launch in beta later this year, giving Amazon Ads advertisers a way to reach millions more consumers who shop digitally with the retailer. ... read more

Microsoft has started testing another handheld-friendly addition to its Xbox app, allowing PC gamers to quickly install and launch third-party apps like browsers, gaming utilities, and even rival storefronts. A ... read more

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced that he’s leaving the company one decade after taking on the role. In an update on Thursday, Parsons wrote that he has “decided to ... read more

The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom ... read more

If your agent knows more about what it is doing, and not doing, than you do, you will be at risk. ... read more

TikTok has begun warning frequent users attempting to upload a video on the platform that they can only use up to five hashtags per post. ... read more

Google's latest voice assistant is built on the company's Gemini advanced AI model with advanced reasoning that can manage daily routines, many of which begin at home. ... read more

Photo by Max Braun (Wikimedia Commons) Google’s new Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Pixel Watch 4 may compete with Samsung, but it’s happy to let Samsung explore ... read more

More than half of survey respondents said journalists are largely unable to keep personal opinions out of their work. ... read more

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer at The Verge covering the smart home, Internet of Things, and, as she puts it, “as many kitchen gadgets as I can get ... read more

Days after the White House launched an official account on TikTok, China Daily published an article scrutinizing the Trump administration's choice to utilize TikTok despite calling it a national security threat. ... read more