Warner Bros. has an infamous history of being bought by other companies and then quickly ending up back on the market after its new owners realize how difficult it is ... read more

Since 2020, Google has hidden "a significant portion of client charges inside an impenetrable 'black box' that not even Houdini could open," PVC Fence Wholesaler argues in court papers filed Thursday. ... read more

The MyQ garage door controller is an accessory that can connect Chamberlain Group garage door openers to the MyQ app. The MyQ platform used to support more smart home integrations, but has ... read more

Disney is bringing a “newly restored version” of the original, 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars back to theaters on February 19th, 2027. It will only be available in theaters ... read more

Pantone's color of the year for 2026 is white - sorry, Cloud Dancer. Pantone announced the shade on Thursday, and describes it as a "discrete white hue offering a promise ... read more

Russia has officially banned citizens from accessing Snapchat and Apple's FaceTime app, according to a report by Bloomberg. ... read more

Russia has officially banned citizens from accessing Snapchat and Apple's FaceTime app, according to a report by Bloomberg. ... read more

2023’s iPhone 15 is the most recent that Trump Mobile offers. It's been well established that the Trump Phone doesn't exist. But that isn't the only phone Trump Mobile sells. ... read more

Google is pressing a federal judge to vacate a jury verdict requiring the company to pay $425 million for allegedly collecting analytics information from people who had attempted to block data collection. ... read more

After indie narrative horror game Horses was banned from Steam two years ago, it put the studio, Santa Ragione, at risk of closure. Studio cofounder and Horses producer Pietro Righi ... read more

Google has announced several autofill improvements being rolled out to the mobile and desktop versions of Chrome. The updates will give autofill access to more of your data from places ... read more

I think it's time we retire a legacy ad industry truism: FCB Founder Fairfax Cone's oft-quoted "The inventory goes down the elevator every night." Unlike agency human inventory, agents never even take an elevator, much ... read more

That Pixel phone in your pocket is now a Switch 2 webcam. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge When it launched the Switch 2’s compatibility with various webcams ... read more

On Monday, several dozen members of the public are lined up outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan, hoping to squeeze into the courtroom to hear testimony from witnesses called ... read more

After a bidding war that reportedly also involved Paramount, Comcast, Amazon, and Apple, on December 5th, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, buying the studio, ... read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" situation earlier this week, pushing staff to respond quickly to increased competition from Google and Anthropic. Sources familiar with OpenAI's plans tell ... read more

The merger is a CFO's and shareholder's dream and a potential marketer's nightmare. ... read more

Everyone is doing it, so why not Wikipedia? Everyone’s favorite free online encyclopedia has decided to launch its own customized Year in Review feature on its mobile app. Of course, ... read more

Netflix will buy WBD's key studio and streaming operations for $82.7 billion, securing the legendary movie studio/TV company and beating out legacy media companies Paramount Skydance and Comcast. The deal includes HBO Max, cable TV ... read more

After a prolonged will-they, won’t-they phase between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix swooped in with an $83 billion offer on Friday to acquire the Warner Bros. side of the business. The post Netflix ... read more

The Apple Airpods 4 with active noise cancellation are now at their lowest price of $99 ($80 off) at Amazon and Walmart. The AirPods 4 offer upgraded sound quality, wireless ... read more

MS NOW will have a new direct-to-consumer offering next summer under the new brand name. ... read more

The New York Times has escalated its legal battle against the AI startup Perplexity, as it’s now suing the AI “answer engine” for allegedly producing and profiting from responses that ... read more

I can’t believe I have to say this, but Tesla drivers should not start texting while driving, despite what Elon Musk says. Do not listen to the billionaire CEO of ... read more

It might not look much different on the outside, but the newest version of the PS5’s DualSense controller could feature a major improvement in battery life. Polish modder Modyfikator89 shared ... read more

A smidge over three years ago, OpenAI threw the rest of the tech industry into chaos. When ChatGPT launched, even billed as a "low-key research preview," it became immediately clear ... read more

The best e-reader is the one you have with you. | Image: Xteink A Chinese company named Xteink has announced the X4, a compact e-reader with a 4.3-inch E Ink ... read more

It has been 13 long years since Aaron Foster last spoke to The Verge. Back then, Foster's tiny, three-person studio Lunar Software was touting sci-fi horror game Routine with a ... read more

A big part of my job is spending several hours per week staring at charts of my data. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior ... read more

42% of those surveyed in a new Harris/CIT Bank poll say they'll spend an average $4,700 to achieve New Year's resolutions. ... read more

On Friday, Meta announced that its AI chatbot will now respond with information from CNN, Fox News, USA Today, and People Inc.’s portfolio, as part of a new partnership with ... read more

Meta has finally entered the AI content licensing fray.  The platform has secured seven, multi-year AI content licensing deals with publishers, including CNN, Fox News, People Inc., USA Today Co., to incorporate their content into ... read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Waymo following reports that the company’s robotaxis illegally drove past stopped school buses in Austin, Texas.  In a letter ... read more

Every week since Pluribus' premiere, I've presented a handful of burning questions I have about what's coming next. And most of the time I really want to know the answer. ... read more

Washington lawmakers had barely finished processing the news that Congress would not put a state AI law ban into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) when a new rumor began ... read more

Hopefully everyone feels good coming out of Thanksgiving and America’s November shopaganza, BFCM, the Cyber Five, or whatever you call it. May your Q5’s be merry and bright and full of attributable sales. Now back ... read more

The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, in part for the “deceptive design” of ... read more

The explosive new editor in chief who has promised to "blow things up" at CBS News is doing just that by casting herself as the star of a prime-time news event. ... read more

The new hub centralizes account support options. Meta on Thursday announced it is launching a new, centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, acknowledging that getting help hasn’t always been ... read more

Microsoft is finally updating the design of the Run dialog prompt in Windows after more than 30 years. After committing to adding a dark mode to Run, Microsoft is now ... read more

Netflix is poised to purchase Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business after being selected as the winner of the bidding war for the media giant. The two companies will now ... read more

Consumer spending on Black Friday Cyber Monday was up 7%. But prices are high, and the most affluent customers are doing the most spending in the US. Plus: the challenges faced by the ad buyers ... read more

Is it too soon to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions? Since taking on AdExchanger’s CTV beat at the beginning of March, I’ve learned a lot about the industry from the perspectives of publishers, measurement ... read more

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

The metaverse hype is over; Apple Maps forays into advertising; and streamers vie for HBO Max and the WBD studio archive. The post A Meta Success; From Paradise To Ad Placements appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Creators and the creator economy aren’t going anywhere, given the market has truly embraced just how important they are to the industry, and it’s no longer a nice-to-have. Which is why Digiday has charted how ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. This holiday season, more people are consulting ChatGPT for gift ideas or asking Google’s Gemini to find them the best Black Friday deals.  And naturally, ... read more

European publishers are feeling pretty grim about the outcome of the Digital Omnibus, released on Nov. 19. For a moment, the European Union’s attempt at a legislative spring clean for Europe’s digital rulebook dangled a ... read more

Programmatic marketers may not understand AI but they’re even more unsure of themselves.  That was the undercurrent at this week’s Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit in New Orleans. This is a member-exclusive article from Digiday. Continue reading ... read more

A study conducted by a neuro-contextual ad company in partnership with a neuroscientist at Columbia University found neuro-contextual ads deliver 3.5x higher neural engagement than non-contextual ads. ... read more

The agency, based in London with offices in Lisbon and Sydney, will be aligned with Havas' experiential division Havas Play, part of Havas Media Network. ... read more

Following the recent retirement of former COO Jeff Williams, AI chief John Giannandrea stepping down, and the departure of head of design Alan Dye for Meta, Apple announced Thursday that ... read more

It has been months since a group of Trump administration officials put together a Signal group chat to discuss classified military intelligence ahead of a military strike in Yemen while ... read more

TikTok is launching a "Nearby Feed" focused on connecting users with content, creators, trending places, and brick-and-mortar businesses in their immediate area. ... read more

TikTok is launching a "Nearby Feed" focused on connecting users with content, creators, trending places, and brick-and-mortar businesses in their immediate area. ... read more

According to a report from Bloomberg, Meta will cut spending by up to 30% on Meta Horizon Worlds and Quest virtual-reality development as part of the company's annual budget planning for the new year. ... read more

"The Act renders wide swaths of speech at the very heart of the First Amendment's protection presumptively off limits to minors when accessed through apps -- a critical channel of distribution for news organizations," news ... read more

This picture taken on August 31, 2017 shows Honda Motor's new N-BOX mini-vehicles at its headquaters in Tokyo. Tiny kei trucks from Japan have a new fan: President Donald Trump. ... read more

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally out after a long and difficult development - and despite some bright spots, the game really shows its age. Nintendo has a long and ... read more

School districts are paying extra for basic supplies thanks to unpredictable dynamic pricing on Amazon, which is costing them on average 17 percent more, according to a report by the ... read more

The Trump administration has ordered US consulates to consider rejecting H1-B visa applicants involved in content moderation or “censorship,” according to a report from Reuters. A State Department cable viewed ... read more

TikTok violates consumer protection laws by falsely promoting "an addictive and otherwise harmful social media platform," Hawaii attorney general charges in a new lawsuit. ... read more

Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it's been publishing a full diversity and inclusion ... read more

These aren’t real people! | Image: Nano Banana Pro I'm starting to understand where Google's visual AI model gets its name, because after playing around with it for a couple ... read more

The last-gen model costs $155 less than the new pair. It sounds weird to say it’s a good thing if you missed the Ray-Ban Meta deal on Black Friday, but ... read more

After over 30 years, Amazon may be cutting ties with the United States Postal Service as it looks to expand its own delivery network, as reported by The Washington Post. ... read more

Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft | Photo: Todd Haselton / The Verge Amazon has finally given a release date for its new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe: They’ll be ... 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. Get ready for a lot ... read more

It turns out my parents were wrong. Saying "please" doesn't get you what you want-poetry does. At least, it does if you're talking to an AI chatbot. That's according to ... read more

The media agency appointment will propel NT'sx digital transformation and connect with audiences worldwide. ... read more

The 15 is available in this “sand storm” finish, along with black or violet. OnePlus has launched its delayed US preorders for the flagship OnePlus 15, almost a month after ... read more

Elevation Lab has announced a smaller version of its TimeCapsule battery-boosting case for the Apple AirTag. It’s about half the size of the original and uses a pair of smaller ... read more

The Apple Watch SE 3 is on sale starting at $199. The Apple Watch SE 3 was one of the best smartwatches we tested in 2025, and you can still ... read more

Meta may slash its budget for metaverse projects by up to 30 percent next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet the potential cuts haven’t been ... read more

Proton has added a new privacy-focused spreadsheet app to its productivity suite to tempt users over from Google and Microsoft’s platforms. The new Proton Sheets tool provides real-time collaboration features ... read more

I'm convinced that whoever said it's about the journey, not the destination, has never traveled. Try sitting on a plane for 16 hours - plus delays, airport security, and a ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field about some of the people responsible for studying AI and deciding in what ways it might… well, ruin the world. ... read more

Russia is restricting access to Roblox after the country’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor accused it of promoting extremism and “LGBT propaganda,” according to reports from Reuters and Meduza. As reported by ... read more

Nvidia launched its first RTX 50-series graphics cards earlier this year without support for PhysX, the GPU-accelerated technology that let games realistically simulate shattering glass, moving liquids, smoke, fog, and ... read more

It's about to be week 14 of the NFL season, and stakes and storylines abound across the league. In a new section of the Yahoo Sports app, Yahoo is hoping ... read more

The limited theater showing of the finale on December 31 will also be simultaneously aired on Netflix's streaming platform. ... read more

We all know that we’re supposed to eat our veggies and skip the junk food. But knowing isn’t the same as doing. Marketers instinctively know that better data and higher-quality media drive better outcomes. But ... read more

The film, "A Lion Never Gives Up,' blends live action and GenAI and was created by Publicis Conseil, the agency built by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, beginning in 1926. ... read more

Mobile apps are now at the center of the consumer relationship. They’re where customers browse, buy, stream, check balances and redeem loyalty rewards. However, app measurement remains one of the weakest links in modern marketing. ... read more

The episode, seen Monday night on NBC, was important because it shed light on the disease and the suffering it causes. ... read more

The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Meta over antitrust concerns with AI restrictions in WhatsApp. The probe aims to “prevent any possible irreparable harm to competition in ... read more

When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to ... read more

iPhone 17 Pro models have been left in the dark. | Image: The Verge iPhone 17 Pro users have fewer ways to take photographs in low-light conditions compared to those ... read more

The people who know how best to market to college students are other college students – and that’s doubly true on a social media platform whose entire user base is college students. Teddy Solomon and Ashton ... read more

On Google and Meta platforms, AI search becomes the default; TTD might cut its costs; and apparently, toddlers like AI slop on YouTube. The post AI Mode, Activate; The Trade Desk Bends On Agency Incentives ... read more

As generative AI alters the algebra around advertising creative, more CMOs hope to lean on science, rather than art, to judge the value of campaign assets and drive media efficiency. British health and beauty retailer ... read more

01 Introduction Publishers entered 2025 facing many of the same economic uncertainties that they navigated in 2024. But in addition to grappling with the erosion of traditional income streams, publishers are ... read more

We may be closing out 2025, but publishers aren’t retreating from the battle of AI search — some are escalating it, and they expect the fight to stretch deep into 2026.  This week, a U.K. ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at why publishers are adding vertical video feeds to their websites and apps in an effort to boost audience engagement and video advertising dollars. Another pivot to video Business ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto admits the chain’s store experience has had plenty of room for improvement. Some employees may know one genre or instrument ... read more

Snapchat is aiming to bring more small and-medium-sized brands to the platform via a global integration with Wix, which allows e-commerce businesses to build digital storefronts. ... read more

The Antigravity A1. With DJI facing an imminent import ban in the US and its flagship drones disappearing from shelves, the new Antigravity A1 didn’t need to be a groundbreaking ... read more

"This would make Walmart the first retailer to scale drone delivery across five states," according to "Chain Store Age." ... read more

BMW has been peppering us with teasers and bits and pieces about its next-gen EV platform, Neue Klasse, for so long - fully two years now - that I confess ... read more

A court has thrown out X Corp's claim that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act overrides the state's deep fake law. ... read more