LOS ANGELES — Advertisers demanding lowest-cost CPMs while publishers reduce yield creates a destructive cycle that undermines premium content production and ultimately eliminates quality advertising environments that benefit no one. “That race to the bottom ... read more

You can snag a pair of Amazon’s Alexa-enabled smart glasses for an all-time low price this Cyber Monday. The last thing I need is a new Amazon Echo smart speaker. ... read more

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA – As the advertising marketplace grows more complex, “convergence” has become both a buzzword and a necessity, said Chance Johnson, chief commercial officer of Nexxen, during a conversation with Beet.TV contributor ... read more

These slimline earbuds can help side-sleepers get more shut-eye. Anker’s seriously small Soundcore Sleep A20 sleepbuds can be nabbed for $108 right now at Amazon, their best price since they ... read more

Take a walk. I have a tendency to space out. A lot. Whether it's staring out the window on Amtrak or pausing at work to fixate on a blank spot ... read more

If all you want is a way to talk to ChatGPT, you're practically spoiled for choice - there are countless ways to chat with the bots, and seemingly countless new ... read more

Neuralink patient Brad Smith uses his webcam connected to his mind-controlled computer to see the world to his left and right. | Photo: Jeven Dovey and Jake Viramontez / Insta360 ... read more

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on internet culture, follow Stevie Bonifield. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 107, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're having a lovely and long ... read more

Black Friday might officially be over, but that doesn’t mean the deals have simply evaporated. As we turn our attention to Cyber Monday, many of our favorite deals are still ... read more

Is there anything quite like the satisfying snap of folding prongs? Earlier this year, I decided to level up my travel game and invest in a charger to bring on ... read more

Fujifilm knows how to commit to a bit. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Fujifilm’s unusual X Half elicited a lot of feelings from photographers when it came out ... read more

What time is it? Time to look freaking cool. Last year, I wrote that you do not need a black Apple Watch Ultra 2. It was simply a color refresh, ... read more

I’m working late, because I’m a writer. Need espresso. | Image: Delonghi Before I went to Italy on vacation, I was fine with instant coffee and my electric kettle. I’m ... read more

The 9A will likely be replaced by a new model this spring, but when has Dad ever cared about keeping up with trends? Not to generalize, but the Google Pixel ... read more

Sleek looks on a slick deal. | Image: KTC H27P3 5K monitor has some formidable specs for a fair price. Apple’s Studio Display has its shortcomings, especially when you consider ... read more

Go gold!! For the savings!!! I am not The Verge’s foremost smart home expert, but I sure do love my fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat. (As does our actual senior smart ... read more

If you were planning to gift someone an Apple product, we have a big roundup containing the biggest Apple Black Friday deals. However, if you aren’t exactly sure what kind ... read more

The Razer Blade 16 is discounted in various configurations, now as low as $1,600. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the absolute best moments of the year to buy a ... read more

The Epix Pro is 50 percent off! Every deals holiday, I break my brain and eyeballs scrolling through endless lists of smartwatch models so you don’t have to. Garmin has ... read more

People don’t like not being able to identify AI-generated music. Streaming service Deezer ran an experiment recently, with the help of research firm Ipsos. The finding - that 97 percent ... read more

The Rapid Power Pro power bank is currently $149 ($30 off). The Desktop Charger that lets its recharging speeds soar to 320W isn’t discounted, though. | Image: Thomas Ricker / The Verge ... read more

I’m so salty this wasn’t available when I decided to splurge two years ago. | Image: Amazon I’m a skincare dork. So much so that two Black Fridays ago, I ... read more

If you’re someone who’s constantly on the move, yet you want the tools to help you feel comfortable anywhere you post up to do work, I have a recommendation: Logitech’s ... read more

This custom-built desk is only part of a fascinating (if crowded) office space. As senior editorial coordinator, Sarah Smithers wears a lot of hats here at The Verge. “The simplest ... read more

Skylight’s 27-inch Calendar Max is on sale for $499.99. Keeping track of multiple people’s schedules is tough, especially if the folks you live with have different calendars for work, school, ... read more

Have you ever looked at The Washington Post and thought, "Why is a billionaire allowed to use his massive wealth to influence and punish editorial decisions at one of the ... read more

Black Friday is technically a thing of the past, but many of the best deals we told you about yesterday — including deep discounts on AirPods Pro 3, the Pixel ... read more

In June of this year, Honda launched and landed a prototype, 20-foot-long reusable rocket at its research facility in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. Though the company is known mainly ... read more

Hey, I got my SIM card. Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's ... read more

Black Friday is packed with plenty of great Apple deals, but one of the most notable is the current discount on the latest MacBook Air. Right now, you can buy ... read more

The Aura Aspen makes it easy to upload and share photos of loved ones — including your pets —from just about anywhere. Since its release earlier this year, we’ve constantly ... read more

It’s nowhere close to the fastest pre-built, but it’s a good deal during a time when components aren’t as cheap as they usually are. | Image: iBuyPower If you were ... read more

Ice cream in December? Oh hell yeah. Ninja’s Creami Scoop & Swirl ice cream maker is 20 percent off for Black Friday, dropping it to a new all-time low of ... read more

If you’ve been eyeing Sony’s most advanced noise-canceling headphones, you can already save $61. You can find deals on many of our favorite tech devices and gadgets year-round. But Black ... read more

Nintendo launched its $69.99 Super Mario Galaxy double pack for the Switch (complete with a free Switch 2 update) in October, but you can get the cartridge containing both games ... read more

Amazon’s Echo Pop is on sale for a measly $22 for Black Friday. One of the pitfalls of Black Friday is getting overwhelmed by deep discounts on premium gadgets. After ... read more

With all the fantastic Black Friday deals available, it’s easy to overlook Sony’s ongoing PlayStation 5 sale, which is why we’re flagging it again. In case you missed it, all ... read more

A prototype BrickBoy, in my hands. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge If you're one of the nearly 3,500 Kickstarter backers paying to give your Lego Game Boy ... read more

It may not surprise anyone who is tech-aware that publications such as The Verge track the affiliate links that their readers click — in fact, every article that links to a vendor ... read more

The discount takes about $36 off the original price. Traveling can be chaotic, especially during the holidays. If you’re planning to hit the road before the end of the year, ... read more

"The unlicensed, unchecked use of copyrighted works for AI training is not fair use," the American Association of Publishers argues in a friend-of-the-court brief filed this week with the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. ... read more

Twelve South’s PowerBug supports Apple’s Standby mode, which allows you to turn your phone into an ad hoc smart display. My favorite deals are often on gadgets that pull double ... read more

December 23rd, 2025. That’s the day DJI will automatically be banned from the United States — unless Trump steps in. You’ll still be able to fly your existing DJI drones ... read more

You can save hundreds on all kinds of laptops, even the new M5 MacBook Pro. Aside from TVs, Black Friday is the best opportunity to save on one of the ... read more

The tech group NetChoice can move forward with claims that Maryland's Kids Code is unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled. ... read more

Will Apple turn to Intel for production of its M-series chips in 2027? That’s what supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted on X Friday. Citing his latest industry surveys, Kuo ... read more

The ultra-comfy Sonos Ace are cheaper than ever at $120 off. If you’ve been waiting to upgrade your headphones or earbuds, your patience has been rewarded. Right now, models from ... read more

The newest Oura Ring 4 is still available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Oura for $249 — its lowest price to date — for Black Friday, which is about $100 ... read more

My tree is usually full of old ornaments passed down through my family, but they kind of look like they’re made of lead. Maybe yours are also lead! Perhaps we ... read more

The base configuration 11th-gen iPad with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage is $75 off. For Black Friday, we’re seeing some of the best prices all year on AirPods, AirTags, and ... read more

For a platform that everybody claims to have quit, Facebook is astonishingly resilient. A whopping 71 percent of American adults still use the site — and more than half check ... read more

Twelve South’s HiRise 3 Deluxe is on sale for $59.99. We all know Black Friday is one of — if not the — best time to save hundreds on a ... read more

One of the best activities for the holiday season — especially if the weather is keeping you indoors — is to build yourself a Lego vehicle, scene, or animal. There ... read more

Following the launch of the Chromatic Game Boy last December, ModRetro revealed its next console will be an upgraded remake of the Nintendo 64. Like the recently released Analogue 3D, ... read more

The Nuki smart lock is seeing a rare discount this Black Friday. ‘Tis the season to score some serious bargains on smart home gear. With Black Friday in full swing ... read more

The $449 Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the hottest holiday gifts, so it’s no surprise that you won’t find any discounts on the console, which was released in June ... read more

"IPG" is no more -- symbolically speaking -- on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker symbol was delisted this morning. ... read more

AirPods Pro 3 It’s the most wonderful time of the year to buy AirPods. They’re heavily discounted for Black Friday from places like Amazon and Walmart, starting at just $69 ... read more

About once a month or so, we here at The Verge like to write about our favorite stuff: pet gear, backpacks, and weird toys, among others. Now that the Black ... read more

After about a year of using over the counter CGMs, I’ve realized I shouldn’t use them during holidays. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior ... read more

Yes, Monday is our deadline and it's firm, but all we're looking for is three simple things that set you apart this past year. ... read more

You can snag Microsoft’s excellent Xbox Wireless Controller starting at just $39.99 today. Black Friday is a great time to save on big-ticket items like 4K TVs, laptops, and headphones. ... read more

Tessan’s 140W Universal Travel Adapter is down to $53.99 for Black Friday. Keeping gadgets charged is tough enough when you’re home, but it can feel impossible while you’re traveling — especially ... read more

Sometimes, there’s a little too much emphasis placed on buying big-ticket items during Black Friday. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with big gifts. It’s just that people might forget about ... read more

If you were wanting some AI-generated fun this holiday weekend, you’ll need to be efficient. Google and OpenAI have cut generation request limits for Nano Banana Pro and Sora, citing ... read more

In the premiere episode of "Cheap A$$ Beach Houses" no one calls any of the houses on view "cheap-ass" houses or uses the phrase at all. ... read more

An Atlantic hurricane season defined by political and climate disasters comes to a close on November 30th. It kicked off after DOGE's flurry of slashes to federal agencies. Employees ... read more

When Rivian-spinoff Also announced its first electric bike recently, I was stoked - a Rivian in bike form? Yes please! - but also had some doubts. The design was, shall ... read more

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Steam and other game stores should drop “Made with AI” tags, arguing that they’ll soon be irrelevant as generative AI becomes ubiquitous in production. ... read more

The Saros Z70 comes with a robotic arm, and it’s 50 percent off for Black Friday. Thanksgiving might be behind us, but the cleanup — and Christmas prep — are ... read more

When a girl's parents use Gemini features to search for a stuffed lamb to replace one left behind, they find shipments and delivery are two weeks out. Here's what happens next. ... read more

Black Friday is the day that a handful of us at The Verge have been preparing months for, in part because it’s happening earlier and earlier. We’ve already lifted the ... read more

As with most products, Black Friday is the best time of year to find TVs and their accessories at the year’s lowest prices. It’s the perfect opportunity to upgrade your ... read more

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are down to their best price to date. If you’re planning to gift an Apple device this holiday season — or treat yourself — now’s the ... read more

Now that the Thanksgiving dishes are put away and the last slice of pie is hidden in the back of the fridge, it’s time to turn your attention to the ... read more

This story was originally reported on sister site, Modern Retail. Instacart’s smart carts are in triple the number of stores this year than they were in 2024, the company told Modern Retail. The carts, called ... read more

This is a bonus behind-the-scenes look at our conversations with executives for Digiday’s 2025 Media Agency Report, which examined the current and future state of media agencies, from the perspective of total client spending and ... read more

Let’s dispense with the preambles. The discourse machine has already burned through its takes on Omnicom finally sealing its long-planned purchase of IPG. A year of speculation has a way of numbing the senses, and ... read more

Two Audi models play a role in Disney's new movie "TRON: Ares." ... read more

We’ve seen Sony’s DualSense Edge discounted on a few occasions this year, and now it’s back on sale ahead of Black Friday as part of Sony’s ongoing holiday promo. Right ... read more

Meta may have just released the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) at the end of October, but they’re not significantly different from the last-gen model introduced in 2021. The overall experience ... read more

Dreame’s X40 Ultra is over half off for Black Friday. Robot vacuums show up in our gift guides almost every year, and it’s easy to understand why: they clean, they ... read more

If you want your house to be the one everyone slows down to look at this holiday season, Philips Hue’s Festavia lights can make that happen. They aren’t cheap, but ... read more

Microsoft is pitching a future where AI controls everything on your PC and agents go and do work for you in the background. But before the company gets there, it ... read more

Apple’s new holiday ad stars a forest full of woodland creatures. | Screenshot: YouTube / Apple While companies like Coca-Cola turned to generative AI to create “visually jarring” holiday ads ... read more

A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI ... read more

The Kuxiu S3 adds a kickstand for hands-free smartphone use. | Image: Kuxiu Seven months after launching its first semi-solid state battery that used a safer and longer-lasting solid-liquid mixed ... read more

Going home for the holidays isn't all turkey, holiday decorations, and political arguments discussions. It also comes with requests for tech support and questions like "Why does my computer do ... read more

You can stream the Seth Rogen comedy The Studio on Apple TV. | Image: Apple TV Plus The holidays are a great time to see family, exchange gifts, and enjoy ... read more

ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ... read more

Windows users are transitioning to Windows 11 at a slower rate than the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft’s 10-year-old operating system, which just hit the end of support phase, is ... read more

It might surprise you to hear that one of this year's awards season contenders is a Norwegian film. But it's not the first time. In 2022, Joachim Trier's sly, POV-shifting ... read more

Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all ... read more

The color e-reader is $30 off for Black Friday. Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition might be heavily discounted for Black Friday, but we’d argue that the Kobo Libra Colour is ... read more

After the last two episodes of Pluribus - in which Carol (Rhea Seehorn) was involved with an exploding hand grenade and an ill-advised truth serum - I couldn't help but ... read more

All I wanted was a new smartwatch. I had a couple in mind, like the Google Pixel Watch 4 or the Garmin Vivoactive 6, but my AI shopping buddies seemed ... read more

Intel has defended itself against accusations that its latest executive hire stole trade secrets, as TSMC sues the exec and Taiwanese prosecutors say they’ve begun a probe into the incident. ... read more

After the Online Safety Act's onerous internet age restrictions took effect this summer, it didn't take long for Brits to get around them. Some methods went viral, like using video ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem … and happy Thanksgiving! The post Comic: Frenemies-giving appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more