Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the ... read more

Image: Josh King / OhSnap When 19-year-old Josh King suggested he would single-handedly redefine mobile gaming with his 3D-printed gamepad, drawing a direct line from himself to Steve Jobs, I have to ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge NSO Group, the organization behind the Pegasus spyware, has been found liable in a lawsuit brought by Meta’s WhatsApp over attacks on about 1,400 ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A federal jury in Delaware determined on Friday that Qualcomm didn’t breach its agreement with Arm through its 2021 acquisition of Nuvia, a startup founded ... read more

Illustration: Beatrice Sala The US government has charged a dual Russian and Israeli national with allegedly building and maintaining LockBit’s malware code, while receiving over $230,000 in cryptocurrency for his work. The ... read more

Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images As people scramble for last-minute gifts and late-year bargains, everyone is double-checking their lists and figuring out the fastest way to get their purchases. Thankfully, many ... read more

"Absent a judicial injunction, decision overturning the law, or action by you, TikTok will soon be banned in the United States, causing its creators and users serious hardship," Senators Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Rand Paul ... read more

Naveen Rao, VP of AI at Databricks. | Naveen Rao / The Verge For my last issue of the year, I’m focusing on the AI talent war, which is a theme I’ve ... read more

Sanwa Supply’s new USB-C cable’s design solves a common point of cable failure. | Image: Sanwa Supply Japanese accessory maker Sanwa Supply has released a new 240W USB-C cable with a flexible ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is taking a tougher stance on clickbait, saying it will remove content with titles or thumbnails that promise viewers “something that the video doesn’t ... read more

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge For the last day of ship-mas, OpenAI previewed a new set of frontier “reasoning” models dubbed o3 and o3-mini. The Verge first reported that a new ... read more

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new “voluntary national framework for the evaluation and oversight” of autonomous vehicles, a bureaucratic ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Zelle and three banks that own it — Wells Fargo, Bank of America, ... read more

Terradot’s pilot program in Brazil involves spreading crushed basalt over farmland. | Image: Terradot To try to counteract the impact their pollution has on the climate, Google and other big companies have ... read more

Image: Netflix In Squid Game, schoolyard games are turned into nightmares, as players compete to survive and — if they’re lucky — earn a massive cash prize. But in Unleashed, a new ... read more

The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus lack USB-C ports. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Starting December 28th, all new phones sold in the European Union must have USB-C. And ... read more

Image: The Verge Google Fiber is changing up its internet plans in Huntsville, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee. The new Core 1 Gig, Home 3 Gig, and Edge 8 Gig plans appear to ... read more

Reggie Riley, head of U.S. ad business, SmartNews Amid overwhelming amounts of content, advertisers face the challenge of capturing audiences’ attention effectively in the era of information overload. While many brands aim to reach a ... read more

The 14-inch MacBook Pro looks just as nicely as it performs. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge In recent years, base MacBook Pro models have felt like an ... read more

Image: Alex Parkin/ The Verge We started making this video with one question in mind: “What makes iPhone repair so difficult?” And immediately the answer was: a lot. I’ve never repaired a ... read more

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Life’s busy enough without wasting time on calls that are trying to scam you or sell to you. Unfortunately, stats from Hiya show that 28 ... read more

Photo illustration: The Verge Our end-of-year special, featuring guest Nilay Patel.  Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Looking back at a very busy year. Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images To get Nosferatu’s nightmarish love triangle right, Robert Eggers looked to Wuthering Heights for inspiration. Though the Dark Universe might be dead, Robert Eggers ... read more

Millions of U.S. households have connected their televisions directly to the internet, and YouTube has become the most popular platform with its vast and diverse range of video content. There have been several episodes when ... read more

Photo By Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press via Getty Images Netflix’s push into live sports has snagged another major event. Today the streamer announced that it has acquired US streaming rights for the FIFA ... read more

Illustration: The Verge Google is planning to add a new “AI Mode” to its search engine, according to a report from The Information. The company will reportedly display an option to switch ... read more

CJ 4DPLEX is working with National CineMedia to tie a full sensory experience into ads running at theaters. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In 2024, smart locks got better; in 2025, they’re going to be truly great. Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season for trimming trees, hanging lights, baking cookies... and spending two weeks at home trying to figure out why you can’t get ... read more

"Smaller and more profitable has been the message, and we would be surprised if Paramount did not ultimately benefit from this new potential cable aggregation market under a friendlier FCC." ... read more

The "Dune" universe gets a new addition this weekend with "Dune: Prophecy," which seems aimed primarily at young women. ... read more

Image: Getty A bipartisan group of senators is calling out the auto industry for its “hypocritical, profit-driven” opposition to national right-to-repair legislation, while also selling customer data to insurance companies and other ... read more

With TikTok’s potential U.S. looming as early as January, creators and agencies are split: some see it as inevitable, while others are convinced it won’t stick. The rift has simmered since TikTok’s future was first ... read more

Last month, Clip It, Roblox’s version of TikTok, launched its first official ad products. Now, Sia has become the first musician to activate inside Clip It — and it’s already sparked an unprecedented uptick of user activity ... read more

Modern marketers know that any new work they put out into the world in service of their brand might be encountered by many different audiences. There’s the target consumer audience, with whom marketers hope their ... read more

Agencies aren’t platforms — and they never will be. Let’s not kid ourselves.  At best, they’ve dabbled in platform cosplay; a pinch of data here, a smidge of recurring revenue there.  But the idea that they’re ... read more

The crusade to make everything an ad network continues as yet another player enters the space: real estate media.  On Wednesday, global real estate brokerage firm RE/MAX announced its own commerce media network, RE/MAX Media ... read more

Google on Thursday released Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, an AI model that uses runtime "reasoning" techniques similar to OpenAI's o1 to achieve "deeper thinking" for queries. ... read more

The house is listed for $1,206,139 on the Zillow website -- a price that's up more than 2% since last Christmas. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Bluesky now has a specific tab for mentions in your notifications as part of the app’s just-released 1.96 update. With the mentions tab, it’s much easier ... read more

Seeing the long-dead Chairman of the Board and Candy Man as talking heads gives the otherwise chill-to-narcotized spot an electric jolt. ... read more

Seeing the long-dead Chairman of the Board and Candy Man as talking heads in a Still G.I.N. ad gives the otherwise chill-to-narcotized spot an electric jolt. ... read more

The Verge A Google Street View image played in role in solving a missing person investigation in Spain, according to reports from the BBC and The New York Times. The image, which ... read more

Mars' cookie bar made a mistake when it followed just one influencer. The social-media team turned the slip into an engagement opportunity. ... read more

The new tool is an AI-powered contextual targeting engine that enables advertisers to utilize pre-bid targeting in their podcast buys for the first time. ... read more

Image: HBO The first season of Dune: Prophecy is about to wrap up — but there’s more on the way. Ahead of the finale on December 22nd, HBO has confirmed than the ... read more

Users of X, formerly Twitter, can move forward with a class-action complaint over a security vulnerability that allegedly exposed the personal information of 200 million users, a judge ruled this week. ... read more

The updates to LinkedIn's Campaign Manager portal are aimed at delivering enhanced insights and targeting tools to brands eager to see their in-app promotions thrive in the B2B sector. ... read more

Illustration: The Verge Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports ... read more

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the first hardware from the open-source smart home platform that’s designed for voice control. | Image: Nabu Casa There’s a new voice assistant in town, ... read more

Hearst and Conde Nast are working with Philip Morris International, a group that includes the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and 50 public health advocates in 10 countries. ... read more

Advocacy groups say a new social media law in Texas is hindering efforts to inform teens about efforts to repeal controversial laws -- including one that restricts students' access to library books. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Thousands of delivery drivers who work for Amazon third-party contractors are now on strike, The New York Times reports. The workers are striking after ... read more

Image: The Verge In what seems to be a battle between Threads and Bluesky for the hearts and minds of ex-Twitterers, Threads has been adding some interesting new features. The latest is ... read more

Illustration: The Verge Google has introduced a new AI “reasoning” model capable of answering complex questions while also providing a rundown of its “thoughts,” as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The model, called ... read more

8BitDo’s new Mini Wired Xbox controller is smaller and lighter than its Ultimate C gamepad. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has announced an alternate version of its Ultimate C wired Xbox controller that’s ... read more

Image: Paramount Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures is planning to extend the Sonic The Hedgehog trilogy by yet another movie. Sonic The Hedgehog 4 has been greenlit with a target release ... read more

Image: Evan Blass (X) “The future of gaming handhelds is coming to CES ‘25 and you have a front row seat!” the email in my inbox exclaims. Let me translate: it looks ... read more

You can get the full Elite Series 2 experience for a price that’s only $15 more than the Core package. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge With the ... read more

Those of us involved in advertising need to recognize how many of our industry's practices serve to undermine the gathering and reporting of reliable news. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration banned drones from flying over “critical New Jersey infrastructure” in the wake of thousands of drone sightings for which there ... read more

Image: Evan Blass Lenovo showed off a laptop concept with a rollable display last year, and in 2025, it might release one that you can actually buy. Leaker Evan Blass just shared ... read more

Neej Gore, Chief Data Officer, Zeta Global AI is driving a fundamental shift in marketing. While it’s been many years since new technology has drastically changed how businesses operate, AI is here to stay, and ... read more

"2025 will be a transformative year for Tropical Smoothie Cafe as we leverage the collective strength of our marketing investment to drive unprecedented growth," the chain's CMO Deborah von Kutzleben said. ... read more

Photo by Jason Henry / AFP via Getty Images Waymo’s autonomous vehicles cause less property damage and fewer bodily injuries when they crash than human-driven vehicles, according to a study that relies ... read more

The AMD Strix Point CPU in the Zephyrus G16 gives this gaming laptop a battery life boost over the Intel version. Unfortunately, the price is also boosted. Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more

The puppet influencers are coming...in 2025. | Image: The Verge / Adam Mosseri Instagram is planning to introduce a generative AI editing feature next year that will allow users to “change nearly ... read more

Image: The Verge I’m guessing I’m not alone in getting more scam and spam calls than ever before. As a result, Google and the other Android phone makers have gradually added a ... read more

Now it's easy to pick up a phone and search for information by dialing into a phone number. Some of the data OpenAI is likely to gain includes voiceprints, audio inflections, location, and names and ... read more

Twenty years ago, most TV critics lists of best series of the year tended to include largely the same shows. Viewer choices for original scripted series were, after all, limited to broadcast networks, and a ... read more

Two new sizes of the Samsung Galaxy Ring could accommodate more users. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Samsung might be introducing two larger size options for its Galaxy Ring ... read more

The creative is from Murder Hornet, which believes "discomfort is the ultimate goal." ... read more

Image: FromSoftware Sony has announced that it has increased its holdings in Japanese media giant and FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation. Sony acquired the shares for 50 billion yen or roughly $300 ... read more

Argyilan joins after a four-year stint with Albertson's Media Collective where she was senior vice president. Previously, she was Target's senior vice president, marketing before joining the company's retail media network as president. ... read more

VideoAmp has grown 880% year-over-year in media spend from deals transacted using its data, overdelivering on expectations. In September it anticipated reaching a $1.5 billion level by year's end. ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Browsing Amazon Haul, the online shopping giant’s new $20-and-under bargain bin section, I immediately recognize not just a product, but a specific image. The ... read more

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is previewing live translation on Intel and AMD-based Copilot Plus PCs. The feature is rolling out now to Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev Channel, allowing users to translate ... read more

While not a new certification, the JIC announced VideoAmp's "personification" method of modeling demographic audience data is transaction grade for 2024-25 upfront advertising buys. ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Smart rings had a resurgence this year. The question is whether the renaissance will continue. Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more

The first trailer for the next theatrical take on Superman is finally here. After some teasing, DC Studios released the debut look at the new film, which is simply called Superman. It ... read more

Image: One NZ SpaceX’s satellite-to-cell Starlink service has hit a nationwide coverage milestone in New Zealand — albeit with a few limitations. One NZ says it’s the first telecommunications company globally to ... read more

It will undoubtedly be remembered as the year women's sports broke through consistently, and in big ways. Which means investment will continue to pour in. Right? In theory. ... read more

Many big-budget, fantasy, action-adventure and animated movies and franchises including "Wicked," "Moana" and "Gladiator" will continue to pull crowds into theaters - young people, especially. ... read more

Discover for the first time launched a product other than a credit card in a mass-media campaign to grow its customer base beyond "just" a credit card company. The campaign aimed to make the Peacock ... read more

A new Max game show tests the knowledge of "Friends" superfans about their favorite show on a truly granular level. ... read more

Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Union has published several recommendations for Apple to make iOS and iPadOS more interoperable with competitors following two separate proceedings launched in September, sparking concerns ... read more

Some Samsung fridges are getting hybrid cooling tech in 2025. | Image: Samsung Samsung just announced new hybrid cooling tech coming to its refrigerators in 2025. They’ll use a traditional compressor alongside ... read more

National climate adviser Ali Zaidi speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House on January 26th, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images The Biden ... read more

Gender identity has become a charged and divisive topic. But Disney has continued to feature LGBTQ+ content in its more adult-focused fare. ... read more

New logo up top and old one on the bottom. | Image: Sandisk SanDisk is now SANDISK. It’s also now Sandisk. The company is announcing a fresh rebranding this week with a ... read more

The story was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife Workforces may be having an issue with AI overkill. About half of business leaders report declining company-wide enthusiasm for AI integration and adoption, according to a ... read more

Few creators have been able to export their star power beyond the walled gardens of the social internet. And although the influencer sector hasn’t wanted for commercial growth in recent times, the marketing benefits of ... read more

Since the summer, Epic Games has invested in a marketing campaign promoting specific creators’ experiences on Fortnite Creative. So far, the effort has resulted in a serious traffic boost for the chosen experiences — but it’s ... read more

There will not be a Media Briefing next week due to Digiday’s holiday break. This week’s Media Briefing takes a look at the top trends from 2024, from AI licensing deals to referral traffic challenges.This ... read more

For 2025, Uber Advertising is sticking with what works: scaling up markets, doubling down on programmatic and adding new formats, according to Paul Wright, its head of international advertising. No need to fix what isn’t ... read more

Image: DJI The US Senate has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, and it may have major consequences for the world’s largest drone company — though ... read more

Image: Playstack The creator of the poker roguelike Balatro, who goes by the alias LocalThunk, has been sharing some frustrations over the game’s 18-plus rating in Europe. “Since PEGI gave us an ... read more

Image: Honda Honda teased the reveal of the first two Honda Zero prototypes, which will be making their official debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The company ... read more

Image: Intel Intel’s new Arrow Lake CPUs came out in October promising high performance at lower power levels, but reviews, including ours, noted surprisingly lackluster gaming performance. Tom Warren said of the ... read more