X Corp. says its lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate centers on "data security," and not the substantive content of reports that allegedly caused the platform to lose "tens of millions" in ad ... read more

Get your red cup delivered straight to your door. | Photo: Starbucks A new way to spend $10 on a 12-ounce coffee just dropped. Starting today, Starbucks is accepting delivery orders right ... read more

Image: Nintendo Nintendo games rarely see big discounts, but the holiday shopping season always proves a good opportunity to save on some contemporary classics. After initially offering special holiday bundles of its ... read more

The Zefiro is a tiny USB-C MIDI controller that can be played like a wind instrument. | Image: Kickstarter An Italian startup called Artinoise has created an unusual USB-C accessory for mobile ... read more

As President, Joe King will oversee business development and client relationship management at the Minneapolis agency. In addition, he will work with the executive team to implement strategic initiatives. ... read more

TikTok users can now use their accounts to directly access ByteDance-owned photo-sharing app Lemon8, giving users and creators another way to share content as TikTok's potential U.S. ban looms. ... read more

The “Pro” versions are no longer available for purchase. | Image: VMware VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. ... read more

Racist text messages targeted at Black men, women and students raised alarms across the U.S. last week, and should be of great concern to media buyers and data companies, where the targeting data likely originated. ... read more

Image: Sony Sony is cutting the price of the “slim” PS5 digital edition by $70, making it more affordable for the holiday season. Typically, that PS5 model costs $449.99, but it will ... read more

You know I love to ask "why"? And last Tuesday provided me with the mother of all "whys." I know there will be a lot of digital ink shed about this event, but I just ... read more

The interior of the Hyundai Ioniq 6. | Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Hyundai, a company that has been just as guilty in the past of spreading the touchscreen scourge ... read more

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge If you’ve been looking to replace your Android phone’s camera app with one that doesn’t overprocess photos to alter lighting and detail in sometimes extreme ... read more

McDonald's/Mets collab is a great case study of campaign that rises up authentically, that activates and unites us, regardless of the politics of the moment. ... read more

Illustration: The Verge The iOS version of Google’s Chrome browser is getting upgraded with several features from the Android iteration, including simultaneous Google Lens image and text search. Chrome for iOS could ... read more

Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) on October 29th, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Artificial intelligence is ... read more

Gen X and Baby Boomer generations are most receptive to digital ads when it comes to making purchases, according to data from a study released Tuesday. ... read more

Gen X and Baby Boomer generations are most receptive to digital ads when it comes to making purchases, according to data from a study released Tuesday. ... read more

The Verge Microsoft is planning to no longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to ... read more

Logitech’s Circle View is one of only a handful of security cameras that work with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service. The rumor is Apple is now developing its own. | Photo: Logitech ... read more

Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images Waymo is ditching its waitlist in Los Angeles, much like it did before in Phoenix and San Francisco, making its fully autonomous vehicles available to ... read more

Image: Epic Games Fortnite is going old school once again. Epic has announced that the throwback mode Fortnite OG, which brings back the battle royale’s original island, will become a permanent fixture ... read more

Mars spent an estimated $1.7 billion on measured media globally in 2023 according to agency research firm COMvergence. That includes about $630 million in North America. ... read more

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix’s subscription plan with ads has reached a new milestone: it hit 70 million monthly users since its launch two years ago. That’s a big ... read more

Image: The Verge Earlier this year Microsoft’s Edge browser automatically started up on my PC and imported my Chrome tabs without consent. Microsoft refused to explain why this behavior had occurred, and ... read more

Following its announcement that the second season of Andor (now subtitled A Star Wars Story) is set to premiere next April, Disney Plus has dropped a new sizzle reel giving us a ... read more

There’s no better pair of AirPods you can buy for under $100. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking for a good opportunity to upgrade from an older pair ... read more

What will really change the fortunes of legacy TV media companies that are mired in declining businesses they still need currently? ... read more

Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against EU customers after finding the Cupertino company’s geo-blocking measures may be violating the bloc’s consumer protection rules. ... read more

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images 23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its employees, or over 200 workers, as the company attempts to recover from last year’s massive data breach and reverse ... read more

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge A better night’s sleep, every night, and you don’t have to do anything to make it happen. Sounds like the, ahem, dream, right? Also sounds like ... read more

LG Display’s stretchable screens can now stretch up to 50 percent. | Image: LG Display LG Display has recently announced a new version of its unique stretchable display with improved elasticity and ... read more

You can customize Particle, but AI does most of the work. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge It is, you might say, a complicated moment for news online. There are the ... read more

Apple Intelligence is just doing the best it can. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge iPhones, iPads, and Macs with Apple Intelligence now have a unique AI feature that summarizes notifications ... read more

Somewhere between 5 billion and 7 billion years from now, the Earth will crash into the sun, our planet will vaporize, and humanity will cease to exist, save for the super-rich and their chattel living ... read more

UN climate chief Simon Stiell delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 11th, 2024. | Photo by Alexander Nemenov / ... read more

Throughout the CTV market, there is an ongoing push for higher levels of transparency and control – and for good reason. Advertisers need deeper insights into the audiences and types of content surrounding their ads ... read more

"Say Nothing" is a dramatization of history, but it evades the trap of piling on condescending background and exposition at the outset. ... read more

Image: Cadillac Buoyed by a bustling EV business, GM is ready to take the wraps off its next offering. On Tuesday, Cadillac officially announced the 2026 Vistiq SUV, a three-row SUV with ... read more

Here’s everything you get in iFixit’s $1,207 inner screen replacement kit for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. | Image: iFixit iFixit has started listing repair parts for Google’s Pixel Pro 9 Fold, ... read more

On Tuesday, MediaSense, a UK-based company that specializes in handling media account reviews, announced its acquisition of R3 Media. The post Media Consultancy MediaSense Makes It Second Acquisition In Six Months appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

The platform's gift-giving campaign wants to save the world from beard oil, bath salts and Mom mugs. ... read more

The deal is part of an ambitious expansion plan developed when Apiary Capital acquired a majority stake in MediaSense in 2021. ... read more

Image: Nvidia Nvidia is officially launching its Nvidia app on PC today, designed to overhaul and replace the GeForce Experience app. The Nvidia app originally went into beta earlier this year, and ... read more

MediaSense, the U.K.-based media advisory firm that consults on all manner of media issues, notably guiding marketers seeking new agencies, is further expanding its global footprint with the acquisition of fellow advisory firm R3, which ... read more

A pretty book that costs a pretty penny. | Image: Apple Music / Assouline You can now buy a physical version of the 100 Best Albums list that Apple Music released this ... read more

Nuki says its new Smart Lock Ultra is a third the size and three times as fast as previous models. | Image: Nuki Popular European smart lock maker Nuki has announced the ... read more

Jasper, one of the earlier players in generative AI marketing tech, has developed new ways to give marketers more control over AI-created content. Today, the Austin-based startup is adding several new features to give marketers ... read more

In-game advertising is uncharted territory even for brands that consumers associate with gaming. Sony Electronics ran its first in-game ad campaign earlier this year to promote its INZONE line of noise-canceling earbuds for gamers. The ... read more

Can Netflix do live programming? Plus, efficiency gains from generative AI are causing some ad agencies to rethink how they bill clients. The post Netflix As Frankenstein, Because It’s A Live; Vice Ads Take Over The ... read more

In recent weeks, the ad tech sector’s publicly traded companies released their official earnings figures, offering insights into the industry’s critical underpinning developments.  Yesterday (November 11), Zeta delivered its Q3 earnings call, noting that revenues ... read more

The ripple effects of a second Trump presidency on media and advertising industries won’t happen all at once. Marketers have been through a Trump presidency before, after all, so they have an inkling of what ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify It’s been roughly a week since Donald Trump was voted into his second presidential term and already, his return to the White House is expected to send ripple effects ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife As organizations generate an avalanche of daily employee data — everything from Slack messages to Microsoft docs — people managers face an unprecedented challenge: how to ... read more

Connected television has exploded in popularity in the past decade as consumers seek greater flexibility in their viewing choices. Advertisers are following these audiences, but additional investment is needed for CTV to fulfill its potential ... read more

ORLANDO – A variety of studies have shown that consumers tend to feel more favorable about brands whose advertising shows accurate depictions of people irrespective of identity group. New technology can help brands to determine ... read more

Dotdash Meredith saw its digital revenue increase by 16% in the third quarter. ... read more

Google’s Learn About website. | Image: Google Google has launched an experimental new AI tool called Learn About, which is different from the chatbots we’re used to, like Gemini and ChatGPT. It’s ... read more

Image: Valve Nearly three years to the day after teasing the world with a white version of the Steam Deck, Valve has finally decided to release the normally black handheld gaming PC ... read more

"If you buy your little girl a 'Wicked' doll, whatever you do don't let them visit the website printed on the back of the box," reads a social media post. ... read more

Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images The New York Times’ tech employees, who are behind Wordle and Connections among other games and features, will go back to work on Tuesday following ... read more

According to a recent post, a new, limited version of the program is being offered to non-paying users in select regions, marking a notable push in the company's long-term strategy as it competes with other ... read more

Image: Bluesky Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang confirmed to The Verge. The “majority” ... read more

Image: Nintendo Nintendo is finally ready to show off the next phase of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. In a Nintendo Direct today, the company gave the first ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is making a bunch of improvements to calls so they are more competitive with Zoom and Google Meet, including the ability to share a ... read more

The Competition and Markets Authority on Monday updated its latest report on the implementation of Google's Privacy Sandbox, but it appears the European regulatory body still has concerns. ... read more

Shailesh Prakash, vice president and general manager for Google News, has resigned. He is known to be important to the company's relationships with publishers. ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to its employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. ... read more

The temporary "Meta Lab" pop-up store is open to the public in Los Angeles through the holidays to boost sales around the branded product by showcasing the product's functionality. ... read more

The Supreme Court has asked attorneys for advertisers to respond to Meta's petition for review of an order requiring the platform to face a class-action fraud suit on behalf of 3 million businesses that purchased ... read more

The Supreme Court has asked attorneys for advertisers to respond to Meta's petition for review of an order requiring the platform to face a class-action fraud suit on behalf of 3 million businesses that purchased ... read more

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the ... read more

Though it’s going to be a while before X-Men ‘97 returns to Disney Plus, the third and final season of What If…? is about to bring one of Marvel’s mutants to the ... read more

Google on Friday asked a federal appellate court to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s attempt to revive claims that YouTube unconstitutionally removed clips that violated its policies against medical misinformation. ... read more

The smartphone-sized Boox Palma is highly portable and lets you read in a variety of apps. | Image: Boox Amazon announced a slew of new Kindles recently, but if you’re ... read more

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge Current or former Cash App users who have used the service since 2018 have until next week to claim part of a $15 million settlement ... read more

Gen Z is learning to navigate an information landscape where every source comes with an agenda and every platform with its own distortions. ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple will now let you share the location of a lost AirTag with other people. The Find My feature, called Share Item Location and available ... read more

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images If autonomous vehicles are to go mainstream, they need to go as far as they can to ensure the safety of everyone ... read more

Amazon’s rumored smart glasses for delivery drivers would have an embedded display, unlike the audio-only consumer version. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, ... read more

Image: The Verge; Photo by Rebecca Sapp / Getty Images for the Recording Academy Rebooting the member list, taking the show streaming — is it enough in the age of AI? ... read more

When Nespresso opens a boutique cafe, it sees sales spike online in that same geographic region. The halo effect that its boutiques have on online sales is one reason Nespresso opened its thirty-ninth boutique this ... read more

Image: Xbox Game Studios The wait for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is almost over — the game launches on December 9th — so developer MachineGames is providing a deeper look ... read more

CTV, streaming and OTT video channels are expected to see the most growth in 2025, with 24% of respondents in a survey suggesting significant and 51% estimating moderate growth. ... read more

CTV, streaming and OTT video channels are expected to see the most growth in 2025, with 24% of respondents in a survey suggesting significant and 51% estimating moderate growth. ... read more

Image: The Verge The estate of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in a bid to recover $1.76 billion. FTX alleges these ... read more

As many medium-size and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have discovered, performance advertising on platforms like Meta and Google can be instrumental in driving growth. These self-service platforms offer straightforward attribution and performance optimization tools that make ... read more

Nexstar Media Group, the biggest owner of U.S. local TV stations, soared 16% in Q3 to $154 million in political advertising. Sinclair, the second-biggest U.S. owner, came in at $140 million. ... read more

Brands can participate in these cultural moments, but they must be mindful of not being too intrusive. ... read more

Image: Digital Eclipse For such a simple game, Tetris has a wild history. Developed in the mid-1980s by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris’ global expansion involved a complex web of ... read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Efforts to influence President-elect Donald Trump’s policies via Elon Musk are already beginning. On Friday, nonprofit AI advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation ... read more

They say history is written by the victors. But in today's world of always-on, easily manipulatable media, the phrase should be updated to: Reality is decided by the victors. ... read more

Remember the race to 5G? | Image: The Verge Boost Mobile has announced it is on its way to meeting FCC coverage deadlines by the end of the year and says it ... read more

One key to successful advertising is showing ads to people at just the right moment. Advertisers understand that the typical smartphone user moves seamlessly between apps and websites throughout the day, and this makes showing ... read more

As the Jackal, Eddie Redmayne perfects the blank stare of the professional assassin whose success depends on self-discipline, caution and daring. ... read more

The first part of Wicked, starring Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo (right) will arrive in theaters on November 22nd. | Image: Universal Pictures Barbie producer Mattel has issued an apology after ... read more

FTC U L8R One priority for Republicans once Donald Trump is back in the White House is to reduce regulation and, specifically, to replace FTC Chair Lina Khan. Khan became a hot-button topic during the ... read more

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Google filed lengthy written arguments Nov. 4 in the ad-tech antitrust trial ahead of closing arguments later this month. Totaling more than 1,000 pages, the revised findings of ... read more

After years of focusing their Roblox spending on bespoke brand activations, marketers are keying into the programmatic advertising opportunity on the platform. Roblox studios view this trend as a rising tide that will lift all ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Glossy. On Tuesday, the U.S.’s contentious and historic presidential election, between Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump, came to an end. The ... read more

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. The uncertainty is palpable as the media industry heads into 2025, but publishers still have to get their priorities ... read more