Happy Friday. I'm back from vacation and still getting caught up on everything I missed. AI researchers moving jobs is getting covered like NBA trades now, apparently. Before I ... read more

TikTok is implementing new features designed to appoint credits to singer-songwriters whose original recordings are being shared and reworked by other users. ... read more

The Twelve South Butterfly SE conveniently folds down, making it easy to throw in a bag. | Image: Twelve South Keeping multiple devices charged while traveling usually means packing several ... read more

In a landmark victory for the crypto industry, President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, establishing a regulatory framework for a type of digital currency known as stablecoins. ... read more

Think of OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent as a day-one intern who's incredibly slow at every task but will eventually get the job done. Well… most of the job. Or ... read more

Personally, I think electric scooters are a little goofy, but I’m glad they exist. I know a lot of people who don’t want to drop a couple thousand dollars on ... read more

RealPage, the algorithmic rent-setting software company, has announced plans to acquire Livble, a service that lets people pay their monthly rent in installments. Livble describes itself as a “flexible” rent ... read more

Alvaro Bedoya, then-commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), right, and Rebecca Slaughter, commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), left, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC. Photographer: Al ... read more

Netflix used generative AI to create a scene in the Argentinian sci-fi series The Eternaut — a first for one of the streamer’s original shows or films. During an earnings ... read more

Ring has once again started letting police request footage from users. Axon, a law enforcement technology company and maker of TASER, announced in April that it’s partnering with Ring to ... read more

The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of ... read more

Spotify has launched two new Audiobooks Plus add-on subscriptions that allow Premium users to double their audiobook listening limit to 30 hours. They’re available to individual Premium subscribers and users ... read more

CANNES – The marketing industry has finally reached the point where technology can deliver on its long-held promise of truly personalized experiences, but only if marketers are willing to let go of outdated, rigid playbooks. ... read more

The VIVI MO206SHUL shown here replaces the recalled MO206SH model but has a battery with UL 2849/2271 certification. | Image: VIVI The US federal government's consumer watchdog has issued a ... read more

Microsoft has suddenly shut its movies and TV store on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. As of today you can no longer purchase new movies or TV shows from the ... read more

When Nintendo first announced the Switch 2's slate of launch titles, people were very quick to cry foul about how few original, exclusive games the company had lined up for ... read more

I can't open LinkedIn without seeing a new post from a Microsoft employee who lost their job in the company's latest round of layoffs. Around 15,000 jobs have been eliminated ... read more

Would you like Siri more if it had a face? Ever since Elon Musk added a weird anime girlfriend to Grok, I've been wondering if there's a not-so-distant future where ... read more

"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," says George Cheeks, CBS president and co-chief executive of Paramount Global. Some analysts speculate that Colbert's recent monologue may have been a ... read more

IPG Mediabrands' global chief negotiations office Dani Benowitz said half or more of upfront dollars - $12 billion this year and $14 billion in 2026 - will come from streaming. ... read more

Perplexity has just launched its agentic answer to Google Chrome — it’s called Comet, and it knocked out a slate of tasks on my behalf, though I think I could’ve ... read more

This week's 2025 Primetime Emmy Award nominations revive memories of TV Blogs past in which various themes have recurred. ... read more

Delta wants AI to set 20 percent of its ticket prices by the end of 2025. | Image: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Delta Air Lines is leaning into dynamic ... read more

Prosser is accused of stealing trade secrets to leak details of iOS 26’s design before its announcement at WWDC. Apple has sued the well-known leaker Jon Prosser for the alleged ... read more

Some creators are wary of YouTube’s AI slop cleanup, but marketers see it as a win for the platform. On July 15, YouTube updated its creator policies for the YouTube Partner Program, renaming the platform’s ... read more

The speed at which marketers are adopting AI-powered tools is moving faster than rules and regulations can keep up. Inadvertently or not — the ad industry at-large has put concerns over intellectual property, brand misuse and ... read more

In ad circles most of the AI chatter has centered on media — how it’s bought, sold and optimized. But the conversation is starting to shift. According to Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun, creative is now ... read more

As generative AI reshapes how content is surfaced, scraped, summarized and monetized, new vocabulary to describe those processes is cropping up daily in the media industry.  In strategy decks, licensing talks, research reports and closed-door ... read more

The company's Chief Technology Officer Paolo Yuvienco was given time to talk about the firm's progress over the past year integrating an agentic framework into company processes. ... read more

Senator Tammy Baldwin warns that rural stations will be the first to close if the House goes along with the plan. ... read more

Late last year, Nintendo hosted a mysterious Switch Online playtest, and on Thursday, the company announced that it would be doing another test as part of the “Nintendo Switch Online: ... read more

Subaru doesn’t have the deepest bench when it comes to EVs. There’s the Solterra, now in its third model year, and the upcoming Trailseeker, which promises to be the Outback ... read more

Longtime Meta executive Connor Hayes has been named leader of Threads, the tech giant's newest platform in its family of popular social media networks. ... read more

Longtime Meta executive Connor Hayes has been named leader of Threads, the tech giant's newest platform in its family of popular social media networks. ... read more

K-Pop Demon Hunters garnered 37 million views following its June debut. Netflix says it’s on track to “double” its advertising revenue this year as the company continues ot build out ... read more

Did you buy a power bank from an airport vending machine over the past two years? | Image: iStore A company called iStore has issued a recall for its 5,000mAh ... read more

We saw a ton of great Apple deals during Prime Day, most of which have disappeared. It’s okay if you missed out, though, as some of our favorite deals like ... read more

Brands have flocked to Reddit since its recent launch of AI ad features that feel native to the platform. Its ad revenue has grown three times faster than the wider social-media market, according to a ... read more

I'd say yes. For one, there's too much focus on buzz rather than business, with agentic projects launched to "keep up with the Joneses." ... read more

Anker’s latest desktop charger has two USB-C cables that disappear when not in use. | Image: Anker The current trend in USB chargers isn’t adding more power or ports, it’s ... read more

Mark Zuckerberg and other executives agreed mid-trial to settle a lawsuit by shareholders over the Cambridge Analytica privacy debacle. ... read more

A subscription to Peacock is about to cost more. NBCUniversal announced on Thursday that it’s raising the price of its ad-supported Peacock Premium from $7.99 to $10.99 per month, while ... read more

Razer's new Pokémon collaboration is a missed opportunity. The four PC gaming peripherals in this lineup are simply reskinned versions of products that already exist, which cost $20 to $40 ... read more

Today is Donkey Kong Bananza launch day, and what better way to celebrate than with a discount? The Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive game is currently $62.99 ($7 off) at Costco for ... read more

For nearly two years, students at Columbia University have warned that they're being targeted - and put in serious danger - by right-wing Zionist organizations like Canary Mission and Betar ... read more

I’ll take one of these, please. I've been using the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for the past week, and I think I can finally say it: I get folding ... read more

Supporters can make donations or become members with a variety of tier levels. ... read more

Six commercial received Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Commercial" this week including State Farm's "Batman Vs. Bateman," Disney's "The Boy & The Octopus," Uber One's "Brian Cox Goes To College," Apple's "Flock," Apple's "Heartstrings," and Nike's ... read more

The massive budget bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Independence Day didn't include everything on Big Tech's wishlist, but the industry's largest players stand to gain significantly ... read more

The News/Media Alliance, a trade association behind major news publishers, announced that it has “successfully secured” the removal of 12ft.io, a website that helped users bypass paywalls online. The trade ... read more

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told CNBC he plans to make a decision within a month - possibly splitting the package between two TV networks and/or streamers. The MLB news came a day after the MLB's ... read more

OpenAI is going all-in on the most-hyped trend in AI right now: AI agents, or tools that go a step beyond chatbots to complete complex, multi-step tasks on a user’s ... read more

A California federal judge ruled Thursday that three authors suing Anthropic over copyright infringement can bring a class action lawsuit representing all U.S. writers whose work was allegedly downloaded from ... read more

Today is World Emoji Day, and the Unicode Consortium is sharing a preview of some of the new emoji that should hit your devices early next year as part of ... read more

It has been five years since Netflix first announced that it was working with Ubisoft to develop a live-action Assassin’s Creed show inspired by the hit games series. For a ... read more

A three-judge panel of the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday lifted a block on Mississippi's social media law, which requires social platforms to verify all users' ages, and prohibits minors from creating ... read more

AMD’s latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series of CPUs go on sale later this month, and the top option will be priced at $11,699. The 9000 WX-Series chips ... read more

Wild lavender is one of Elgato’s four new color options. | Image: Elgato Elgato has released four new color options for its Stream Deck and other streaming accessories as part ... read more

SteamOS rescues the Lenovo Legion Go S from utter failure. But is that enough? | Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge Valve's Steam Deck has dominated the handheld gaming PC ... read more

Earlier this week, Elon Musk posted an image of Tesla’s robotaxi service area in Austin, Texas, that was in the shape of a penis. Hilarious, I know, but more importantly: ... read more

Wacom has announced the MovinkPad 11, an all-in-one Android-powered tablet for digital illustrators who want to draw on the go. Unlike other display drawing tablets in Wacom’s lineup, the $449 ... read more

Ever since the New York Times acquired Wordle and went all-in on games, there's been something of a slow-brewing arms race in the space. The Times continues to release new ... read more

That's according to a report from creative consultancy Revolt which found that firms that address environmental issues in meaningful ways generate higher pre-tax operating profits than companies that don't. ... read more

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command Line newsletter. I’m hosting our Thursday episodes while Nilay is out on ... read more

Shadow Labyrinth didn't make the best first impression, though I'm not talking about the game itself. The concept of a gritty reboot of Pac-Man first reared its strange head in ... read more

Like other parts of the "dark media" universe, a new report reveals a growing percentage of internet users - nearly 20% worldwide - are effectively dark to marketers serving ads on the websites they visit. ... read more

Sony's new RX1R III camera looks awesome. Hardcore photo enthusiasts have wanted an updated version of its full-frame compact camera, the RX1, for nearly a decade. I'm not surprised it ... read more

A24 is known for its prestige arthouse films, but in its early days as a distributor, it made most of its money from elevated horror films like Ari Aster's Hereditary ... read more

In this example, you’d record yourself mimicking the sound of a rocket taking off. Have at it. Adobe is launching new generative AI filmmaking tools that provide fun ways to ... read more

This pink is one of the two new colors coming to OnTrac outer caps. Dyson is expanding the range of ear caps and cushions it offers for its customizable OnTrac ... read more

Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking ... read more

Slack is using AI to help business users quickly understand confusing company language and concentrate on their most important tasks. The communication platform announced that it will “soon” be adding ... read more

For those who have a high tolerance for keeping company with the moody, then do I have a show for you. ... read more

Although The Trade Desk is seeing gains for joining one of the premiere stock market indexes, a broader picture seems to show it regaining its footing among investors. But Amazon DSP is in the hunt. ... read more

The strong performance led the Groupe to upgrade its growth outlook for the full year to "close to 5%" from the previous guidance of between 4% and 5% growth. ... read more

Roblox is introducing a way to let trusted friends chat more freely among themselves, but it will require that they use a new age estimation tool to verify that they’re ... read more

TikTok will now let songwriters highlight tracks they’ve written or co-written directly on their profiles. The list of songs will live within the “Music” tab on their profile, similar to ... read more

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Gen Z — it’s a group that can feel like an elusive, rare species to today’s publishers. How do ... read more

After protests from creators over a delay in the launch of Fortnite’s official “Squid Game” integrations, Epic Games has said it will better coordinate future IP rollouts to align with the original properties’ release dates. ... read more

Instagram is ramping up efforts to drive interest in its Creator Marketplace with a brand new, 26-page how-to document for marketers — aimed at making the whole process quick and painless. All they need is ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at the rise of the AI browser war, and what this means for publishers who are already feeling the pressure of declining referral traffic due to AI search tools. ... read more

The 2025 upfront season is starting to wrap, with sources claiming digital is on the precipice of dominating spend, bringing a new paradigm to negotiations. Clients’ pricing models often favor cheaper CPMs… the challenge ... read more

The battle between Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton and the three former executives at its developer Unknown Worlds continues. Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire — the three executives who ... read more

J&J cut its projection of 2025 tariff costs in half -- from the $400 million it had predicted in April to $200 million. ... read more

CANNES — The convergence of real-world health data, artificial intelligence and omnichannel media is reshaping pharmaceutical marketing, but for Marcella Milliet Sciorra, chief marketing officer of healthcare analytics firm Swoop, patient privacy remains the industry’s ... read more

CANNES — CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is marking its fifth anniversary this August by expanding beyond traditional retail media placements through a new collaboration with Reddit. CMX allows brands and advertisers to place their products ... read more

CANNES – The race to stay competitive in retail media is heating up, and the biggest challenge is making sure smaller retailers aren’t left behind, says Regina Ye, co-founder and chief executive of adtech startup ... read more

"While the rule is couched in the language of consumer protection, at its core, it is a sweeping attempt to dictate how platforms design, organize, and deliver speech online," the Vanderbilt University think tank The ... read more

"While the rule is couched in the language of consumer protection, at its core, it is a sweeping attempt to dictate how platforms design, organize, and deliver speech online," the Vanderbilt University think tank The ... read more

Starting in mid-August Google is raising the price of its Nest Aware subscriptions. | Image: Google Google is raising the price of its Nest Aware and Nest Aware Plus subscriptions ... read more

NetChoice is asking the 5th Circuit to preserve an injunction banning Mississippi from enforcing a law that would restrict minors' access to social media. ... read more

NetChoice is asking the 5th Circuit to preserve an injunction banning Mississippi from enforcing a law that would restrict minors access to social media. ... read more

This is obviously an anime Kylo Ren, but I guess Edward Cullen is the inspiration. | Image: xAI Days after introducing an AI ‘waifu’ companion for Grok, Elon Musk is ... read more

In a new study from Mediaocean, 72% of media and marketing execs said they believe generative AI is "the most important consumer trend," followed by streaming and social media video platforms at 51%. ... read more

Traditional ad models may no longer deliver the revenue publishers need, but better audience strategies can. With privacy regulations tightening, the role of third-party cookies evolving and digital platforms capturing a greater share of advertiser ... read more

When used in a strategic fashion, frequency is a way to build a relationship, but it needs to be modulated with careful timing. ... read more

It's a new service designed to help clients understand how they appear in AI-powered search environments like ChatGPT as well as other channels. ... read more

The Grok chatbot describes the new offerings as "interactive 3D animated AI personas" that "react with movements, expressions, and can handle NSFW modes." ... read more

The Grok chatbot describes the new offerings as "interactive 3D animated AI personas" that "react with movements, expressions, and can handle NSFW modes." ... read more

I like to drive without the distractions of my work life interrupting me, but if you’re eager to stay connected then Mercedes-Benz is ready. You’ll soon be able to join ... read more