- Super Bowl LIX will stream for free on TubiPhoto by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Fox announced on Wednesday that Super Bowl LIX will stream live on Tubi, its free, ad-supported streaming service, when it kicks off on February 9th, 2025. You’ll ... read more
- Leaked Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim images show off its super-thin designImage: OnLeaks and Smartprix Samsung, like Apple, is rumored to be working on a super-thin smartphone, and on Wednesday, OnLeaks and Smartprix published renders of a phone they call the Galaxy S25 ... read more
- DJI claims its decision to let drones fly in dangerous areas is not politicalThe DJI Mini 2, an older DJI drone. | Photo by Ryan Loughlin DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House, passing the buck to ... read more
- Cars with Android Automotive are about to get a lot more appsImage: Umar Shakir / The Verge Google is set to launch its Android Automotive app conversion program this February that helps developers convert their Android apps to in-vehicle screens. As reported by ... read more
- Florida Urges Judge To Uphold Social Media Restrictions For Teens"Many social media platforms are dangerous for children because they are designed to attract as many eyeballs as possible for as long as possible," Florida's attorney general argues. ... read more
- Search Heads Into Multiverse UniverseBrightEdge data explains fragmentation, its impact on advertising and why Statcounter's December estimate for Google's global search market share dipped to 89.73%, falling below 90% for the first time since 2015. ... read more
- Blue Origin is gearing up for a high-stakes launch with its New Glenn rocketImage: Blue Origin Following a scrubbed launch attempt and weather-related delays, Blue Origin will once again try to send its New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. During the attempt, ... read more
- Perchance To Advertise: 'Dream Ads' Not Just A Fictional Scenario"To just really manifest that connection in people's minds and to hopefully alter the phenomenon -- at least temporarily -- to make people dream about you and the product together." ... read more
- Snapchat Sets Itself Apart With $5M Pledge For LA Fire AidAs some political leaders and others direct blame at people and/or policies as wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Snapchat and its CEO are setting a different example. ... read more
- A Quick Aside About Fact-Checking Vs. Critical ThinkingSocial media companies can do whatever they want when it comes to fact-checking. It's on us to make sure we're not relying on unreliable information sources. ... read more
- OpenAI To Fund Four New Axios NewsroomsThe three-year deal is the first of its type for OpenAI. ... read more
- Trump’s transportation pick says he’ll let Tesla investigations proceedPhoto by Samuel Corum/Getty Images Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Transportation, said he would allow safety investigations into Tesla’s advanced driving technology to proceed, possibly setting himself ... read more
- uBreakiFix will be able to repair your Xbox Series X and SImage: Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft will soon let you get in-person repairs for Xbox Series X / S consoles at uBreakiFix stores, the company announced today. Microsoft already offers in-person ... read more
- Sonos continues to clean house with departure of chief commercial officerImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge This week is quickly becoming a sea change moment for Sonos as the company looks to undo the damage done to its reputation since last May. ... read more
- Microsoft Advances Pay-As-You-Go Model, Google Adds AI Free Services To PaidMicrosoft has released a pay-as-you go AI model allowing businesses to use on-demand agents for routine tasks, while Google now includes some AI features in its paid services for free. The tools will make advertising ... read more
- Relevancy at scale is a New Year’s resolution brands can achieveBrian Tomasette, director of product, Amazon DSP The amount of change and number of challenges that marketers faced in 2024 was head-spinning. From uncertainty about third-party identifiers to the chaos of ever-changing privacy rules, brands, ... read more
- The Google Home app will soon support the Nest ProtectImage: The Verge Will the last device leaving the Nest app please turn out the lights? The day finally arrived; Google has announced it’s transitioning the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm ... read more
- Why teams are following all 7 stages of development for performance marketingCharlie Swift, general manager, Adstra Services The term performance marketing is hardly new, however, in the 2020s, the tactics and tools marketers use to achieve performance have evolved considerably, necessitating an update to how the ... read more
- Adam Scott on using Severance’s weird, retrofuturistic computersImage: Apple Much of Severance — the sci-fi workplace thriller on Apple TV Plus — takes place in a brightly lit office, with characters huddled over strange computers where they do work ... read more
- Sling TV adds unlimited recording to its DVR — but it still costs extraPhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Streaming TV services keep getting more expensive, and those subscription costs will only continue to rise in 2025 and beyond. Amid all these price hikes, ... read more
- Digital media needs to shift from incrementalism to innovation for continued relevance in 2025Mark Zohar, CEO, Viafoura For the digital media industry, 2024 was a year characterized by ongoing disruption and challenges, balanced by emerging opportunities for resilience and growth. For many digital publishers and media brands, much ... read more
- Netflix Projected To Top $3.2B In Ad Revenue This YearNew Street Research estimates 56% of Netflix's 2025 results will come from the U.S. and Canada, to $1.8 billion - up from $913 million. ... read more
- Drake sues his label, UMG, saying ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatoryPhoto by Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake’s ongoing legal battle with his label, Universal Music Group, has escalated. The artist filed a lawsuit in federal court today, accusing UMG of harming his reputation and ... read more
- Social media platforms are not built for thisImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Like the wildfire conditions in Los Angeles County, my For You page on TikTok turned overnight. I woke up last week to a ... read more
- FTC sues John Deere for ‘unfairly’ raising repair costs on farm equipmentFour John Deere combines harvest wheat in tandem near the farm shop and maintenance yard near Pullman, Palouse Region, Washington, USA. | Photo: Getty Images John Deere’s “unfair” practices raised repair costs ... read more
- Daredevil: Born Again sends Matt Murdock back to Hell’s Kitchen in new trailerDisney Plus / Marvel Though Daredevil: Born Again hit a few production snags that delayed its Disney Plus debut, Marvel has finally released the series’ first trailer ahead of its premiere in ... read more
- Wolt, AppsFlyer Collaboration Signals Change In Advertising"Just because companies "slap a 'privacy' or 'clean room' label on an offering doesn't make it so," says AppsFlyer VP Business Development Tami Harrigan, Extensive collaboration among companies in the ad business means finding safer ... read more
- The Australian Open’s animated livestreams make players look like Wii Sports characters
- Honda says the Acura RSX will be the first original EV with the Asimo operating systemImage: Honda Honda announced that its first original electric vehicle — that is, an EV built on its own platform and not one based on another automaker’s tech, like the Honda Prologue ... read more
- TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s bannedImage: The Verge TikTok will shut down entirely in the US on Sunday without intervention from the US Supreme Court, unnamed sources have told Reuters. That would go beyond the ban’s requirement ... read more
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- Microsoft relaunches Copilot for business with free AI chat and pay-as-you-go agentsImage: The Verge Microsoft is relaunching its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat today, complete with the ability to use AI agents. Copilot Chat is Microsoft’s latest attempt to ... read more
- Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free — but raising the price of WorkspaceImage: The Verge If you wanted to use all of Google’s AI features inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and the rest of the Workspace suite, you previously needed to pony up another ... read more
- New Ikea Research: Americans Are Really TiredThe furniture retailer's in-depth "Sleep Matters" report finds that 86% of U.S. adults would willingly trade anything fun for more ZZZs. ... read more
- The Death – And Rebirth – Of The PlannerPlanners are entirely out of their element when attempting to compete with machines in campaign optimization. Could a planner do the same calculations that machine learning does? Yes, but it would take months to do ... read more
- Billups Recruits Somanathan As Chief Global Growth OfficerRanganathan Somanathan is a long-time Asia-Pacific media agency chief (Publicis Media, Omnicom Media Group, etc.). The out-of-home media shop also promoted several other key execs. ... read more
- Honor’s Magic 7 Pro looks flagship through and throughThe Honor Magic 7 Pro ships in blue, black, and a shadowy grey. | Image: Honor Honor’s flagship Magic 7 Pro launches in the UK and Europe today, powered by the Snapdragon ... read more
- The Trade Desk announces plans to acquire SinceraThe Trade Desk intends to acquire ad data firm Sincera, marking only its second acquisition since it launched in 2009 — a rare move for a company that usually builds, not buys. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, ... read more
- Civilization Gives Way To Savagery In 'American Primeval' On NetflixIn this show, murders come on suddenly and without warning, and the old mythical West is a killing field. ... read more
- Altice USA Knocks Off Nexstar, MSG: Rehabbing Sports/News Content?Altice USA - the fourth-largest cable TV distributor with 2.3 million subscribers - may be positioning itself as other pay TV platforms such as DirecTV, Comcast and Charter have been doing. ... read more
- Real-Time Consumer Intent Data ExplainedSponsored by Statara Solutions, A Tara Group CompanyAdvertisers have lost access to many consumer signals in recent years. However, some of the most powerful types of advertising data are only becoming more powerful. Intent data has ... read more
- Two private landers head to the moon to aid future NASA astronautsThe landers have a long journey ahead of them. | Image: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit ... read more
- Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14thImage: Microsoft Microsoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 later this year. The support cutoff coincides with Windows 10’s end of support ... read more
- Drake withdraws accusation that UMG and Spotify illegally boosted Kendrick Lamar’s diss trackPhoto by Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed ... read more
- Microsoft stops using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on GoogleIllustration: The Verge Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google UI that it was using to trick Bing users into thinking they were using Google. Earlier this month you could search ... read more
- Apple and Samsung are neck-and-neck in global smartphone sales with Xiaomi gainingXiaomi was the fastest growing of the major manufacturers last year. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Worldwide smartphone sales grew in 2024 following two consecutive years of decline according ... read more
- Microsoft’s former Surface design chief joins AmazonRalf Groene inside Microsoft’s Surface hardware labs. | Image: Getty Microsoft’s former head of design for Windows and devices has started a new role at Amazon this week. Ralf Groene was responsible ... read more
- Future of TV Briefing: Inside Netflix’s CES meetings with ad buyersThis week’s Future of TV Briefing reports on the meetings that Netflix held with ad buyers during last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, during which it discussed its advertising road map for the year. Nextflix ... read more
- Walmart deepens its metaverse presence with new e-commerce experience selling physical goods on ZepetoAs of today, Jan. 15, Walmart has doubled down on its push into the metaverse by launching Zepeto’s first-ever e-commerce experience for physical goods. Zepeto is a digital avatar creation platform that allows its user ... read more
- Brands are seeing an influx of traffic from ChatGPT and Google GeminiThis story was originally published by sister site, Modern Retail. Last July, the period care brand Viv saw its monthly traffic spike by 400%, which “came out of nowhere,” according to Viv’s marketing and design ... read more
- OpenAI, The New York Times debate copyright infringement of AI tech companies in first trial argumentsThe copyright infringement trial between The New York Times and OpenAI kicked off in a federal court hearing on Tuesday. A judge listened to arguments from both parties in a motion to dismiss brought by ... read more
- ‘I need those home runs’: TikTok viral brands plan a future without the For You PageWe want to hear your thoughts on the potential TikTok ban. Take our brief survey. The likelihood of a future without TikTok is getting more real as the deadline to sell or be banned in ... read more
- Key areas of focus for the new Criteo CEORelated Insights The Programmatic Marketer How Megan Clarken plans to get Criteo out of the ad retargeting ‘box’ Read More Criteo yesterday announced an end to its months-long ... read more
- Elon Musk is being sued by the feds over the way he bought TwitterIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has resulted in a federal lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that he broke securities laws ... read more
- DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White HousePhoto by Anna Barclay/Getty Images For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over ... read more
- Can Elon Musk really save TikTok?Laura Normand / The Verge Chinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTok’s legal options ... read more
- RedNote: what it’s like using the Chinese app TikTokers are flocking toImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge Instead of wallowing in misery about potentially losing access to their favorite short-form video app, many TikTokers are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese social media platform ... read more
- Honey: all the news about PayPal’s alleged scam coupon appImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge Some YouTubers say Honey’s practices are stealing money from them. PayPal’s Honey browser extension has been lauded for years as an easy way to find coupons ... read more
- TikTok tells employees it’s planning ‘the way forward’ ahead of Supreme Court rulingIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has told employees that its executives are planning “the way forward” ahead of the Supreme Court likely upholding a US ban of the app ... read more
- Inside Meta’s race to beat OpenAI: “We need to learn how to build frontier and win this race”Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge A major copyright lawsuit against Meta has revealed a trove of internal communications about the company’s plans to develop its open-source AI models, Llama, which include ... read more
- Parallels is testing x86 emulation on Apple silicon MacsPhoto by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Parallels has added support for x86 emulation in Parallels Desktop 20.2, product manager Mikhail Ushakov wrote in a blog post last week. The ... read more
- Sonos’ chief product officer is leaving the companyImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge A day after Sonos announced a CEO transition, the company is making more moves. Chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin will also be leaving his position. Some ... read more
- Netflix’s new animated Witcher spinoff movie sets sail this FebruaryNetflix Though the fourth season of Netflix’s live-action Witcher series still doesn’t have a concrete release date, Netflix has finally announced when we’ll see yet another animated take on Geralt of Rivia. ... read more
- TikTok To Seek SCOTUS Review Of Ruling That Curbed Section 230TikTok told Justice Samuel Alito that the ruling conflicts with an "unbroken line of decisions" protecting web companies from lawsuits over content posted by users. ... read more
- North Korea linked to crypto heists of over $650 million in 2024 aloneIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hackers in North Korea stole a total of $659 million in crypto across several heists in 2024, according to a joint statement issued today by ... read more
- Lean In, Partner Up: Innovid’s Netter Wants Publishers to Follow Disney’s LeadSmart ad-supported publishers and TV/video companies have been racing to provide advertisers with the tools they need to reach consumers across a fast-changing array of platforms. But what should they do next, to differentiate themselves ... read more
- Financial Times, MiQ and Uber Advertising are 2024 Digiday Awards Europe finalistsThis year, the companies driving innovation in Europe focused on omnichannel strategies, including leaning on first-party data and AI-driven insights to improve targeting and audience engagement. The Digiday Awards Europe finalists also share a common ... read more
- Instagram alternative Pixelfed now has appsImage: Pixelfed Pixelfed, a decentralized and ad-free Instagram alternative, now has apps on iOS and Android, as reported by TechCrunch. The iOS app launched today, while the Android app launched on January ... read more
- Yahoo DSP Has Live Sports, Collaboration In MindGeneral Manager for Yahoo DSP Adam Roodman highlighted three things he wants to do this year to support advertisers and publishers. ... read more
- Vimeo Prevails In Longstanding Copyright Battle With Record CompaniesAfter 16 years of litigation, Vimeo has defeated copyright infringement claims by Capitol Records over music posted to the platform by its users. ... read more
- Comics distributor Diamond is filing for bankruptcyStephanie Gonzaga / Boom! Studios Diamond Comics Distributors, one of the biggest companies involved in getting graphic novels into physical retailers for purchase, is filing for bankruptcy and scaling its business back ... read more
- ChatGPT can now handle reminders and to-dosIllustration: The Verge OpenAI is launching a new beta feature in ChatGPT called Tasks that lets users schedule future actions and reminders. The feature, which is rolling out to Plus, Team, and ... read more
- CTV’s Premium Content Helps to Showcase Brands: Roku’s Jason SchifrienWith awards season in full swing, it’s again apparent that streaming platforms are delivering the high-quality content that not only drives industry recognition but also television viewership. Audience data help advertisers to reach key consumer ... read more
- Wyze cameras will use AI to describe what they seeFor those moments when you don’t have time to check your camera footage. | Image: Wyze Wyze’s latest AI feature aims to reduce how often you need to manually check security footage ... read more
- Luigi was everywhere at AGDQ 2025Image: Nintendo Though there were only a handful of Super Mario games showcased during Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, his brother Luigi was everywhere — and it’s pretty clear why. In ... read more
- US finalizes rule to effectively ban Chinese vehicles, which could include PolestarImage: Daniel Golson The Biden administration finalized a new rule that would effectively ban all Chinese vehicles from the US under the auspices of blocking the “sale or import” of connected vehicle ... read more
- Zuckerberg says Meta will lay off more ‘low-performers’Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta will soon lay off more “low-performers” across the company, according to an internal memo from CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was shared by a source at ... read more
- Meta Quest 3S with 256GB of storage is $50 off right nowThe Quest 3S doesn’t look any less alien than the original Quest 3. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Meta Quest 3S VR headset is a great ... read more
- The Smith Report: How Trump Weaponized Media To Spark An InsurrectionApologies for using Google's NotebookLM to get to the gist, but it was the fastest way to understand how Trump weaponized media, according to Jack Smith. ... read more
- FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itselfPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The FBI hacked about 4,200 computers across the US as part of an operation to find and delete PlugX, a malware used by state-backed ... read more
- Joe Biden signs executive order to speed AI data center constructionA CloudHQ data center under construction on Waxpool Road in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images President Biden issued an executive order today aimed at speeding ... read more
- WhatsApp is making it easier to react to messagesIllustration: The Verge WhatsApp is rolling out some new features and design improvements to help you become faster and more creative when messaging. Starting today, WhatsApp users can double-tap to react to ... read more
- YouTube star Ms. Rachel is coming to NetflixImage: Netflix Popular YouTube toddler learning show Ms. Rachel is coming to Netflix. It will start with a four-episode season of “curated compilation” videos on January 27th, the company announced today. ... read more
- Mack Weldon: Something In The Way He MovesSpots for this menswear company use big, disarmingly original dance and hand moves to convey the need to laugh and loosen up. ... read more
- DirecTV Launches 'MySports' Bundle In Wake Of Venu SportsThe streaming package of 40 sports and broadcast TV channels will initially be offered in 24 markets including major markets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco-Oakland. ... read more
- Dremel put a stud sensor and laser level into its new multipurpose drillThe Multi-Drill incorporates three tools commonly used by DIYers. | Image: Dremel Dremel has announced a new multi-functional drill designed for DIYers working on smaller projects around their homes like attaching a ... read more
- NFL Games On Amazon, Netflix Curtail Long-Standing HabitOld habits die hard and in this case, the habit is the ability to aim my remote at the TV and change channels during a commercial break whenever I feel like it. ... read more
- TikTok could get a 270 day extension to make a dealImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok’s luck might not run out just yet, if a new bill extending its January 19th deadline for a sale is approved by Congress. ... read more
- Power line may have sparked LA wildfire, lawsuit allegesA general view of destroyed houses in a neighborhood that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire which remains without electricity or water on January 12, 2025 in Altadena, California. | Photo by David ... read more
- DirecTV launches MySports streaming bundle with live NFL, NBA, and MLB gamesPhoto by Al Bello/Getty Images DirecTV is launching MySports, a sports-focused streaming package offering access to live NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL games across more than 40 channels, including ESPN, Fox Sports, ... read more
- Nintendo adds Wind Waker soundtrack to its music appImage: Nintendo Break out your batons and call the King of Red Lions because The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker music has been added to the Nintendo Music app. The game’s arrival ... read more
- Google To Face UK Digital Antitrust Probe, First In 2025It's difficult to determine whether regulatory boards in the U.S. and UK now understand changes in search businesses during the past year. ... read more
- Motorola’s new phone is tougher than most flagships for a fraction of the priceThe 2025 Moto G Power is tougher than it looks. | Image: Motorola Motorola has announced the first 2025 updates to its Moto G line of budget phones, with new versions of ... read more
- Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hellImage: Nintendo For a game about collecting bananas and throwing barrels, Donkey Kong Country Returns is surprisingly inventive. The game, which originally launched on the Wii in 2010, takes the classic SNES ... read more
- Meta Quest 3S review: probably the one we’ve been waiting forThe Quest 3S has its flaws, but it’s a great first VR headset. Read the full story at The Verge. ... read more
- The TikTok ban, and what comes nextImage: Alex Parkin / The Verge Goodbye to our personal Chinese spies. With five days left until the date by which TikTok is to be either sold or banned in the United ... read more
- S4's Monks Taps Meeker For AI InnovationLong-time agency innovation exec Dave Meeker has been named executive vice president-AI innovation at S4 Capital's Monks unit. He most recently served as Chief Innovation Officer and America's practice lead for experience design and innovation ... read more
- Criteo Taps Dentsu America's Komasinski As CEODentsu has named Giulio Malegori chairman and acting CEO of Dentsu Americas in addition to his ongoing role as EVP-global COO of Dentsu Group. ... read more
- Venu Sports Fallout: Winners And LosersMoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wonders whether Disney could streamline/simplify its complex streaming platforms, which will now include Fubo and ESPN+ as well as existing Hulu on demand and Disney+. ... read more
- Performance Ad Deals Rising: Costs, Targeting Issues ContinueAccording to a recent survey, 71% of brand execs say they will raise performance-linked TV ad budgets - vs. 35% a year ago. ... read more