How small will Apple’s affordable MacBook be? Rumor has it, Apple is working on a low-cost MacBook. And not "low-cost for a Mac," but a proper cheap laptop, possibly as ... read more

The Sims 4 community is in turmoil. Its biggest stars are distancing themselves from the game with the support of their millions of subscribers. Then there are creators in the ... read more

The Apple Watch SE 3 has dropped to its best price to date in several configurations. Hey, all! The first week of November ushered in dozens of early Black Friday ... read more

Meet my new best friend. Robot vacuums are amazing machines, but they can also be a pain in the arse. In my home, testing a new robot vacuum often ... read more

Peter Hujar's Day began, as many great works of art do, with a DM. Director Ira Sachs (Passages, The Delta) had just finished reading a recently unearthed interview between the ... read more

Democratic candidate for Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger takes the stage during a election night event at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on November 4th in Richmond, Virginia. | Photo: Getty Images ... read more

For the past three years, Meta has hidden its failure to stop millions of various scam ads exposing users across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. ... read more

Brand suitability and setting up safeguards against trademark infringement are still concerns across the ad industry. ... read more

On November 18th, Operation: Infinite will be released for Halo Infinite players with a battle pass and lots of new customizations, but according to the team, that’s it for this ... read more

A good product and loyal audience is a winning formula for everyone except, it seems, Peloton. For years - through its pandemic-fueled highs and its post-quarantine malaise - Peloton has ... read more

A federal judge indicated in a "tentative ruling" that he is inclined to reject TikTok's request to dismiss claims that it wrongly collected personal information from young children. ... read more

The long-awaited addition of Housing in World of Warcraft is going to cost you. On top of your monthly subscription and the cost of the Midnight expansion itself, some Housing ... read more

LinkedIn will begin to consider a wider range of newsworthy content, updating its "Professional Community Policies" to provide more clarity about the limited cases in which the company would allow graphic or potentially disturbing content ... read more

Recalling George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, R.I. ... read more

A federal appellate court will not reconsider its recent decision allowing California to enforce a law banning social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors without their parents' consent. ... read more

All of the app’s camera controls are still accessible and adjustable while streaming. | Image: Blackmagic Design Blackmagic released an update to its free camera app with some new features ... read more

From weekend camping trips to unexpected power outages, having a reliable power source like the Anker 521 PowerHouse can be a lifesaver. Normally $249.99, right now you can buy the ... read more

So wide. Valve is making Steam store pages wider as part of a new update rolling out today. With the changes, “many pages” will be widened from “940 pixels to ... read more

Texas AG Ken Paxton is accusing Roblox of “putting pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children,” alleging in a lawsuit filed this week that it is “flagrantly ... read more

It’s been five years since BioWare first announced it was working on a brand new Mass Effect game. But today, November 7th (N7 Day), BioWare shared a promising sign of ... read more

Last week I asked where the Trump phone was. The answer? Nowhere. There’s no update, no response, no sign of it. And since it’s still not here, I am — ... read more

X's new link experiment on iOS may be artificially inflating traffic. Websites like Substack and Bluesky noticed a sharp increase in "fake" views following the update, something that Nick Eubanks, ... read more

Samsung’s 65-inch Frame Pro is $1,447.99 ($752 off) — a new all-time low — at Woot. The 75-inch model is $1,897.99 ($1,302 off), also an all-time low at Woot. The ... read more

Advertising’s AI revolution had the sell side in an existential crisis at AdMonsters’ Sell Side Summit in Austin, Texas, this week. Publishers commiserated about traffic declines of 30% or higher since AI search tools like ... read more

Apple’s run of excellent sci-fi looks to continue with Pluribus. The series has some strong pedigree; it’s helmed by Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, who also has a history in the ... read more

The Nano 2’s new button comes pre-programmed to trigger a scrolling mode, but its functionality can be customized. | Image: Ploopy Canadian-based Ploopy announced the Nano 2 on Friday. It’s ... read more

In digital advertising, every new tool promises to be an “easy button.” Too bad there isn’t one for IP address matching. While APIs help make campaign setup and measurement simpler than ever, the messy reality ... read more

The Trade Desk posted solid Q3 results on Thursday, with $739 million in revenue, up 18% year over year. Net profit increased 16% YOY to $116 million. It’s the second straight quarter TTD met its ... read more

And now for something completely different: A four-part Netflix dramatization of the political rise and untimely death of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States. ... read more

Between all the new phones, smartwatches, and laptops we see throughout the year, it often feels like we're constantly being nudged toward shinier, more expensive gadgets. And I get it. ... read more

Never underestimate the power of pointing. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, ... read more

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is handing out billions in tax breaks, and a new analysis from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office is demonstrating just how substantial those sums ... read more

The most striking moment of Tesla's annual shareholder meeting Thursday wasn't when Elon Musk won a impossible sounding pay package worth nearly $1 trillion. That was a foregone conclusion, given ... read more

One trillion reasons why I can still do things AI cannot, including rendering Elon Musk as Dr. Evil. For now, anyway. ... read more

Apple is reportedly working on a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip. This could be a small deal, a decision made by supply chain economics and the fact that ... read more

YouTube has quietly deleted hundreds of videos that belong to three prominent Palestinian human rights groups at the request of the U.S. federal government. ... read more

Since the launch of its Polestar 2 sedan in 2021, Swedish EV company Polestar has launched two additional models: the spacious 3 compact crossover SUV, and now the 4, a ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …    The post Comic: Sticks And Stones appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Meta is profiting from fraudulent ads; LLMs are taking advantage of SaaS pricing policies; and agencies aren't going under… yet. The post The Meta Fraud Tithe; AI Is Out-Negotiating SaaS appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Earlier this year, Amazon added AI-generated audio product summaries to some product pages on its app, where AI hosts summarize product details, customer reviews and other information. Now, Walmart is following suit. Walmart has added ... read more

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Amazon is in the midst of making a bigger push in the DSP space. In a recent pitch deck, ... read more

The phrase “Google it” may not hold the same weight in the age of AI-powered search engines. Increasingly, shoppers are turning to AI platforms like Google AI Overviews, Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to discover, research ... read more

The Associated Press has quietly retooled for the AI era – structuring its archive so enterprise LLMs can reliably ground, cite and pay for decades of reporting.  The news organization has spent the last nine ... read more

Reuters is experimenting with using an AI agent to speed up its video production process. This week, Reuters hired its first AI video producer to, in part, help oversee the initiative.  Typically, Reuters’ newsroom has ... read more

Amazon’s biggest rival for programmatic ad dollars is once again waving off the comparison.  For the second quarter in a row, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green told analysts that Amazon isn’t a direct threat ... read more

A clear theme at last week’s Digiday Publishing Summit Europe was skepticism about agents. Executives see the upside but fully autonomous systems still feel distant. For now, many say they’re relying on more human judgement ... read more

Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: "What the fuck is ... read more

Google on Thursday released several tools for publishers including an AI-powered brand-safety feature that learns from a publisher's standards and automatically blocks unwanted ads. ... read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 is backward compatible with most original Switch games, which is a great feature to tide early adopters (like me!) over until more Switch 2 exclusives launch. ... read more

Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Colorado law mandating cigarette-style warning labels for social media. ... read more

Berger's appointment coincides with Toronto-based Push's acquisition of SCS - Schiefer Chopshop, giving it a presence in the U.S. ... read more

Elon Musk is training Ani - one of xAI's NSFW AI companions - with the personal biometric data of the startup's employees, according to a recent report from "The Wall Street Journal." ... read more

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the ... read more

Grand Theft Auto VI is being delayed again: it will now launch on November 19th, 2026. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a ... read more

Amazon is making it easier for self-published authors to release their ebooks in multiple languages with Kindle Translate, a new AI translation tool that launched in beta on Thursday to ... read more

The win is the second recent major win for WPP - in August it won Mastercard's $180 million global media account. Those wins partially offset several big losses for WPP Media this year including The ... read more

AI Overviews seem to significantly affect click-through rates for organic and paid search - but the impact varies based on query type and whether brands receive an AI citation, as shown by data collected from ... read more

A group of senators is urging President Donald Trump to preserve the US’s edge in AI development by denying China access to its most advanced chips and models. The bipartisan ... read more

The K1 Ultra splits and swivels like its predecessor, but now supports Qi2.2. | Image: Kuxiu Last August, Kuxiu debuted a MagSafe battery that can do more than just wirelessly ... read more

Apple’s latest MacBook Air is $250 off in the lead-up to Black Friday, which is the steepest discount we’ve seen. Black Friday is the most anticipated day of the year ... read more

Nintendo has released a new store app on Android and iOS giving users the ability to purchase hardware, accessories, and games for the Switch and Switch 2. When I open ... read more

It’s been a turbulent year for AppLovin. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation last month into its data collection practices, which include allegedly using device fingerprinting to target ads. Short-sellers accused the company ... read more

The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, ... read more

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own Wordle puzzle to challenge (or annoy) your family and friends, The New York Times has announced an official tool that lets you ... read more

Alan Cohen, who pioneered network TV/big marketer promotional tie-ins, and later went on to lead big media agencies, died Tuesday. He was 67. ... read more

The new team is part of the broader Microsoft AI division led by Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, who announced its formation today in a blog post. Superintelligence is the hypothetical idea that AI systems ... read more

The new team is part of the broader Microsoft AI division led by Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, who announced its formation today in a blog post. Superintelligence is the hypothetical idea that AI systems ... read more

The latest Blink Video Doorbell offers higher resolution and a wider field of view than its predecessor. | Image: Blink With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, packages will ... read more

While Stranger Things's upcoming fifth season will bring the Hawking gang's story to a close, Netflix's new Stranger Things animated spinoff series is about to send the crew on a ... read more

While announced today, the companies have been working together for months and the partnership is already seeing client adoption in the US through Stagwell's media company Assembly. ... read more

On Thursday, Google gave advertisers increased transparency and data in Performance Max by introducing "channel performance" across Google's channels and search partners. The move addresses opening the black box and broadening limited access to data ... read more

Google’s well-honed strategy of adding AI to absolutely everything continues: the company announced on Thursday that Google Finance is getting a Deep Search feature to turbocharge its AI chatbot, as ... read more

Microsoft AI wants you to know that its work toward superintelligence involves keeping humans “at the top of the food chain.” In a lengthy blog post on Thursday, Microsoft AI ... read more

Before Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q3 earnings call even began on Thursday, the investor relations team made it clear that leadership did not want to talk about the company currently trying to sell parts of itself ... read more

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This week, JJ Watt finally ... read more

Five parents of young children have sued Paramount Skydance and its streaming service Pluto TV for allegedly sharing children's video-viewing information with Google and Microsoft. ... read more

Pebblebee will be making its Clip 5 tracker available in limited edition colors that change every 12 weeks. | Image: Pebblebee Pebblebee has announced new versions of its AirTag-like Clip ... read more

Spotify has introduced a new “listening stats” feature that gives you a weekly overview of your recent music streaming habits. It essentially acts like a mini version of Spotify’s annual ... read more

"For over four years, Facebook systematically overcharged advertisers, reaping billions of dollars in illicit profits," Iron Tribe alleged in a revised complaint filed this week with U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer in the Northern ... read more

Here on Decoder, we’ve talked a lot about generative AI, which is a very big idea that is causing quite a few problems. One thing we keep hearing about over ... read more

"What did Ilya see?" Two years ago, it was the meme seen 'round the world (or at least 'round the tech industry). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had been briefly ousted ... read more

ESPN Bet is winding down in favor of a new integration with DraftKings. In an announcement on Thursday, ESPN revealed that it will shutter the standalone betting app in December, ... read more

At the end of November, we’ll gather friends and family to dine on our favorite foods. And once our stomachs settle, the real feast will begin. This year, the ... read more

You want your power system to be portable when this is home for only part of the year. Last year I did the thing I'd been dreaming about for a ... read more

Though my 100-plus-hour completed save file would beg to differ, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfinished game. Think of it like Korean barbecue. Without the ... read more

Typically, the long-running MAGA influencer feud between white supremacist streamer Nick Fuentes and Jewish conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro - who despise each other for obvious reasons - would have been ... read more

Ring is introducing a new AI-powered feature that consolidates multiple alerts from a camera about a single event into one notification. Single Event Alert is launching on November 6th and ... read more

Net revenue for the first nine months was 495 GBP, down 10.8% and the organic decline was 8.2%. Company shares were down more than 7% in midday trading. ... read more

Weeks after it burst on the scene staging the ad industry's first agentic media buy, Swivel is unveiling a new brand identity, representing the company's second pivot so far this year. ... read more

Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s upcoming expansion finally has a release date and a new trailer revealing what we’ll find as we step into the Mega Dimension. Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon ... read more

Peloton is recalling roughly 833,000 of its original Bike Plus machines, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The reason being that the seat post can break and detach ... read more

On Thursday, AdGood, a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits buy premium streaming inventory at a discount, announced a partnership with Samsung Ads, which is donating ad space from its Samsung TV Plus service to AdGood’s ... read more

One of telehealth's first ED marketers aims for a subtle brand awareness play that doesn't hit viewers over the head. ... read more

Hi everyone! I'm John Higgins, the new senior reviewer of TVs and audio here at The Verge. I joined the team just over a month ago, and am raring to ... read more

Lego boldly goes where the company hasn’t gone before. | Image: Lego Lego’s Star Wars partnership helped the company endure financial uncertainty in the late ‘90s, but for the first ... read more

In a race to grab market share, Perplexity announced it will pay Snap $400 million over one year to integrate its AI answer engine into Snapchat. Exact terms of the Snap-Perplexity data-use agreement were not ... read more

Netflix wants to take care of the future - and comes with a focus on Gen Z and Millennials - with a move into video podcasts, an area of growth among young consumers. ... read more

Travelers in terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. The government shutdown-spurred airport chaos is about to get a ... read more

The BeeBot app is only available for iOS users in the US. After teasing its development last year, Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley has now launched BeeBot: an AI-powered social app ... read more

The new missing-child drama "All Her Fault" gets right down to business from the very first scene. ... read more