- UK car rental service delivers your car via remote control
- This DIY kit lets you use an old Nintendo 64 controller wirelessly with the SwitchIn case you missed it, last week 8BitDo announced a new DIY kit that lets you turn an original Nintendo 64 controller into a wireless gamepad for the Nintendo Switch. It could ... read more
- Streamers Fight For Subs On National Streaming DayIn honor of National Streaming Day – an informal holiday cooked up by Roku in 2014 that takes place every May 20 – several streaming services celebrated by slashing the price of The post Streamers Fight For ... read more
- Meta will test blocking news for some Canadians ahead of new lawNick Barclay / The Verge Meta will test blocking news content for some users in Canada in response to the country’s Online News Act, the company has announced. The test is expected ... read more
- Microsoft Paint finally gets a dark mode for Windows 11Microsoft has finally started testing a new dark mode for its Paint app in Windows 11. The software giant originally teased a dark mode addition nearly two years ago, and it’s now ... read more
- VW ID Buzz debuts three-row electric Microbus for the US with more power and spaceThe long wheelbase version of the ID Buzz is coming to the US in 2024. | Image: VW We finally have details on the electric Microbus that’s coming to North America, ... read more
- Maximizing Performance With Personalized Subscription DataThere’s no better way to improve customer trust – and boost brand reputation – than handling first-party data respectfully and effectively, writes Recurly CMO Theresa McEndree. The post Maximizing Performance With Personalized Subscription Data appeared ... read more
- Comic: SwampedBy guest artist John Klossner A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem… The post Comic: Swamped appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more
- Alternative IDs Under Fire In Europe; This Is What Stream Dreams Are Made OfHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. No Alternative Third-party cookies are not the future of digital advertising in the EU (or anywhere for that The post Alternative IDs Under ... read more
- ‘Its inevitable’: Domino’s hungers for attention and context Attention-based buying is turning into a legendary tale of patience and nonchalance. So when there’s a glimpse of progress, marketers tend to take notice. Domino’s — the pizza chain — being one of them. It’s ... read more
- Dopamine rush to deeper engagement: short-form video boom fuels brands’ embrace of longer-form contentApparently, size doesn’t matter, but some advertisers are totally obsessed with going big when it comes to video. As short-form video took the digital world by storm, brands couldn’t resist jumping on the bandwagon of ... read more
- Why Unity Technologies is leaning into AI as economic headwinds pick upAs the hype around artificial intelligence reaches a fever pitch, executives at Unity Technologies are finding themselves at the center of the storm. They believe that AI can multiply revenues across all facets of their ... read more
- Why Cars.com is driving away from performance marketing and toward influencersA few years ago, at the height of the auto industry’s supply-chain woes, digital media buying and performance marketing were in the driver’s seat. Now, at least one auto dealer is making more space for ... read more
- How much content is too much? Agencies are starting to ask that questionAgencies are beginning to rethink their approach to creating content for clients, thanks to the growing volume of content and more intense competition for eyeballs these days. From using statistical analysis to influencer marketing strategies, ... read more
- AMC Theaters On-Demand Service To End, Vudu To Take Over AMC LibraryAMC Theaters will end its On Demand pay-per-view film service and move its films to Vudu beginning June 1. Customers of the AMC service will get a 15% discount on all Vudu purchases during the ... read more
- Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resignedIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned, she confirmed to Reuters, marking the departure of one of Elon Musk’s most important executives at ... read more
- The HHS ‘Price Transparency’ Rule Is a New Assault on Drug MakersThe new regulation will dun companies to pay for Medicaid. ... read more
- Voting Down Biden’s Student Loan ForgivenessMajorities in both houses of Congress reject his write-off. ... read more
- Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off SteamThe Dolphin Emulator logo, on a black background. | Logo: Dolphin Did you hear the one about how Nintendo blocked the Dolphin Emulator from making its way to Steam, purportedly with a ... read more
- Union Sabotage at the Supreme CourtDoes federal law protect intentionally destructive labor strikes? Nope. ... read more
- Voting Down Biden’s Loan ForgivenessMajorities in both houses of Congress reject his write-off. ... read more
- The Global Economic Growth DeficitChina slumps and Germany is in recession, while the U.S. holds on. ... read more
- A New Assault on Drug MakersThe HHS ‘price transparency’ rule will raise pharma prices. ... read more
- McCarthy Earns the SpeakershipThe debt-ceiling vote was the product of a deliberate, well-considered strategy. ... read more
- California Catholics Under AttackVandals get off with a misdemeanor charge for defacing a statue as police looked on. ... read more
- The School-Choice CenturyThe key Supreme Court decision, Meyer v. Nebraska, dates back to June 4, 1923. ... read more
- Chris Christie and the Republican Party’s PerilIn some ways he’s a match for Trump, whose third nomination would mark the end of the GOP. ... read more
- iHeartMedia tells employees to steer clear of ChatGPT
- DeSantis Has a Record of WinningThe media sneer that he’s ‘unlikable’ and distort his legislative achievements. Now that he’s entered the 2024 presidential election, here are the facts. ... read more
- IAEA for AI? That Model Has Already FailedSince the International Atomic Energy’s founding in 1957, the number of nuclear states has tripled. ... read more
- Quest 3 won’t replace Quest 2 for ‘quite a while,’ confirms MetaQuest 2 vs. Quest 3. | Image: Meta Is it really a good idea to buy a Meta Quest 2 for $299 now that the $499 Quest 3 is on the way? ... read more
- The New York Chokehold That AOC IgnoredDaniel Penny’s attackers couldn’t be bothered to notice Corde Scott’s death because it didn’t fit their racial narrative. ... read more
- Walmart’s taking a rare $20 off of a set of four AirTagsApple’s tiny location trackers can help you keep better tabs on your belongings, including keys. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The busy summer travel season has already begun, so you ... read more
- China Won’t Save the U.S. From Recession This TimeBeijing’s supply-side stimulus eased the 2009 contraction, but don’t expect another one. ... read more
- The Rock is coming back for another Fast & Furious movie — because of course he isPhoto by Bob Levey / Getty Images Back in 2021, Hobbs & Shaw star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson swore up and down that his beef with his longtime Fast & Furious co-star ... read more
- AI boosters need to learn how to editWhat’s she smiling at, anyway? | Photo by Li Yang / China News Service via Getty Images I feel a little insane typing this because it is so incredibly obvious, but I ... read more
- Nuclear fusion startups set to receive $46 million from the Department of EnergyUS Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announces a major scientific breakthrough from researchers at Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administrations Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Washington, DC, on December 13th, 2022. | Photo ... read more
- The Motorola Razr Plus’ new cover screen is a big dealThe Razr Plus’ cover screen is the biggest on a flip-style phone right now. Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more ... read more
- These robot vacuums are getting smarterThe latest robot vacuums have new tricks, like this Ecovacs model that lifts its mop 9mm off the floor. | Image: Ecovacs Those of you concerned about artificially intelligent robots taking over ... read more
- The biggest announcements from Meta’s Quest Gaming ShowcaseImage: Meta Meta has just wrapped its latest Quest Gaming Showcase, where it previewed a bunch of virtual reality games coming to its Quest headsets. This year could prove to be an ... read more
- The best Father’s Day gifts on a budgetIllustration by William Joel / The Verge We’ve rounded up a number of inexpensive gifts that dad will love, from portable speakers to camping stoves. Continue reading… ... read more
- Fold the phone: all the foldables coming in 2023
- Could the Job Market Be Getting Better?The latest NFIB employment report shows small firms planning more hires. ... read more
- The feature-rich Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 is $35 offIt lacks a share button, but the Elite Series 2 makes up for it with a whole lot of customizable options. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The ... read more
- The AI revolution is about to take over your web browserTools like SigmaOS’s Airis can rewrite all your text — and even whole webpages. | Image: SigmaOS AI assistants are shaping up to be the biggest thing in browsers since the tab ... read more
- Epic now rewards Fortnite creators for how long people play their experiencesImage: Epic Games Fortnite developer Epic Games is adding a new “time played” metric to the calculations that determine how much creators are paid for the Fortnite experiences (called “islands”) that they ... read more
- One Piece, 3 Body Problem, and The Last Airbender are all coming to Netflix’s TudumEvery year, Netflix fires up the Tudum hype machine in hopes of working fans into trailer-fueled frenzies that turn them into walking, talking spokespeople for the streaming platform. The trailer for Tudum ... read more
- EA Sports is teaming up with Nike’s NFT sneaker projectFuture EA Sports releases like EA FC (which is set to replace the FIFA brand name) is a likely candidate for Nike’s collectible NFT “wearables.” | Image: Electronic Arts EA and Nike ... read more
- Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 gets Discord-like communities and an AI art toolImage: Microsoft Microsoft is greatly improving its free version of Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 today. The built-in Teams app will now include support for Microsoft’s communities feature inside Teams, the company’s ... read more
- What the measurement and currency discussion really means to TV advertisersAli Mack, head of TV and agency, Experian Major streaming video providers have recently made headlines by adopting new currencies for ad measurement, threatening Nielsen’s long-standing TV ratings monopoly. NBCUniversal, for example, has certified iSpot ... read more
- Meta is dropping the price of the Quest 2 back to $299.99The Quest 2, originally released in 2020. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Starting June 4th, the 128GB version of the Quest 2 will cost $299.99 while the 256GB ... read more
- Why defining ‘premium’ experiences is essential for advertisers (and gamers)Melinda L. Spence, head of global advertising insights, Activision Blizzard Media Players have high standards when it comes to the games they play and the media they consume — and with good reason. More so ... read more
- The Big Story: GDPR Turns FiveHappy birthday, GDPR! On this week’s episode, we dissect how GDPR, now five years old – and a few billion dollars accumulated in fines – has affected the online economy. The post The Big Story: ... read more
- Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $499.99The Meta Quest 3. | Image: Meta Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram. The $499.99 headset is “coming this fall,” and the ... read more
- Activision Blizzard CEO denies culture of harassment and blames unions for company problemsImage: Getty Images There is no war (harassment) at Ba Sing Se (Activision Blizzard). Continue reading… ... read more
- Google Wallet is getting custom cards and state IDs this monthMaryland is the first state to support the feature, with Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia to follow “in the coming months.” | Image: Google Google Wallet users will soon be able to add ... read more
- Mobile App Advertising Up 14% To $336B In 2022, Non-Games Apps Drew 65%The mobile app for Disney+'s new ad-supported plan now accounts for 9% of its total U.S. in-app iOS app purchases. ... read more
- Cars.com’s New Driving Force? Reaching Gen Z ConsumersCars.com is trying to resonate with younger and first-time car buyers in hopes that they become lifelong customers. The post Cars.com’s New Driving Force? Reaching Gen Z Consumers appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more
- Big-Spending Kraft Launches 'It Has To Be Heinz'For the first time in 150 years, Heinz will have a unified creative strategy. Observers say the company's stepped-up brand budgets are paying off. ... read more
- Google’s latest feature drop makes Wear OS more useful and expands dark web reportingIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s dark web reporting feature — a service that allows users to run one-off scans to see if their Gmail address has been exposed to the ... read more
- No Man’s Sky just launched on Mac with cross-play supportImage: Hello Games No Man’s Sky is touching down on Macs starting today. Hello Games announced that the space adventure is available for Mac users on Steam now (it’ll be free if ... read more
- Etrian Odyssey’s new remaster makes me miss the Nintendo DS even moreImage: Atlus When Nintendo discontinued the 3DS — and with it, the existence of dual-screen handhelds — I lamented the weird games we would no longer have. High up on that list ... read more
- Branding and Performance Marketing Work Hand-in-Hand: Wavemaker’s Sharb FarjamiThis year’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity includes a second round of refreshed criteria for the Media Lions awards to better reflect how significant upheavals in the media marketplace affect the way media buyers operate. This ... read more
- Blockboard’s Wasserlauf: CTV Should Learn from Web Video’s MistakesMatt Wasserlauf, founder and CEO of Blockboard, sees the growth of connected TV advertising as a perfect money for the ad industry to undergo a necessary ad tech reset. He knows it won’t be easy. ... read more
- Brandtech Group finally closes its acquisition of Jellyfish as French investor Fimalac comes along for the rideAfter 10 months of courtship, marketing tech holding company The Brandtech Group finally completed its acquisition of Jellyfish, a digital media and marketing group with global reach that Brandtech didn’t have. The newly beefed up ... read more
- Game Show Video Helps Visible Wireless Connect LGBTQ+ Generations"No Straight Answers," a six-minute game show parody from the Madwell agency, pits a team of younger LGBTQ+ influencers against older ones. ... read more
- CBS Cedric Video Show Is Last Vestige Of COVID-Era TVA vestige of the COVID-19 television era returns for a new special on Friday -- and in the process, revives memories of a pandemic period in TV that now seems more remote with each ... read more
- Ford offering flexible EV leases to Uber driversImage: Ford Ford is teaming up with Uber to offer flexible leases on electric vehicles to rideshare drivers. Uber is under pressure from governments around the world to get more of ... read more
- Nothing Phone 2: a roundup of every tease about the upcoming phoneThe rear of 2022’s Nothing Phone 1. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Our constantly updated list of all the teases Nothing has released about its second phone. ... read more
- Polestar’s latest software update adds YouTube, upgraded Apple CarPlayImage: Polestar Polestar’s latest software update includes YouTube so Polestar 2 owners can watch streaming video while charging their vehicles and an updated version of Apple CarPlay that includes the ability to ... read more
- Honor Magic VS review: foldable perks, foldable quirksHonor’s foldable is the Samsung Z Fold’s first real competitor outside of China. It’s a more affordable alternative, but its rough edges are grating. Continue reading… ... read more
- Snap Bets On AR To Deliver Virtual Shelf Appeal For CPG BrandsDavid Sommer, Snap’s newly appointed head of US verticals, spoke with AdExchanger about how he’s applying his CPG knowledge to the tech space. The post Snap Bets On AR To Deliver Virtual Shelf Appeal For ... read more
- Two Ways Publishers Can Improve Programmatic Supply EfficiencyIt's possible to improve your efficiency as a publisher while also reducing your carbon footprint, with no cost to revenue. The post Two Ways Publishers Can Improve Programmatic Supply Efficiency appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more
- Ad Spend’s Slow Spell; The Engagement AdvantageHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. In The Slow Lane Dentsu is the latest company to revise its global ad spend forecast downward since The post Ad Spend’s Slow ... read more
- ‘Not the future’: European publishers remain steadfast in blocking alternative IDs to third-party cookiesNo matter the situation, there will always be some publishers that flat out reject any touted alternatives to third-party cookies that they can’t control (sorry, ad tech). Even the mention of these alternatives seems to ... read more
- Media Briefing: Why Leaf Group spun off its media arm into a standalone companyThis week’s Media Briefing takes a behind-the-scenes look at Graham Holdings’ decision to dissolve Leaf Group and form the new media company World of Good Brands. The newly appointed CEO Lindsey Abramo chats with Digiday ... read more
- How gamers’ engagement with short-form video is changingShort-form video is one of the hottest media channels right now, and gaming influencers have taken notice, flocking to platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts in increasing numbers. As their fans’ eyeballs follow, it is ... read more
- Inside SAG-AFTRA’s new deal with video platform CameoA new deal was struck between The Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and video platform Cameo on May 23rd in which performers can get union coverage through the ... read more
- Digiday+ Research: Extreme pessimism about the end of the cookie levels off among agenciesInterested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. As the end of the third-party cookie truly draws nearer, the winners and losers are likely to start emerging. ... read more
- Meta Battles FTC Over Teens' DataThe FTC's attempt to revise a prior consent decree is unconstitutional, Meta says in a request to block the agency's attempt to regulate the use of teens' data. ... read more
- Leap Motion’s gesture control quest continues with the Leap Motion Controller 2Leap Motion controller Ten years after debuting with a $79.99 Kinect-like control unit, the company now called Ultraleap is back with a sequel. Continue reading… ... read more
- New York’s Boost for Chinese CreditorsAlbany progressives want to mess with the sovereign debt market. ... read more
- The Trump-Cuomo Covid BromanceThe once mortal enemies unite to distort Florida’s success. ... read more
- DDB Merges Two New York Agencies, Hires New Chicago CEOThe merged operation in New York will be known as adam&eveDDB and will be overseen by newly hired Digitas veteran Caroline Winterton. The new Chicago leader is Emma Montgomery who is joining from Leo Burnett ... read more
- A Republican Reality Check on McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling DealThe Speaker isn’t the obstacle to more GOP victories. Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer are. ... read more
- Spain’s Conservative Pivot Tees Up a Snap General ElectionA center-right victory in regional races puts Socialist rule in jeopardy. ... read more
- Meta Serves Up New Avatar Outfits With Tennis Star Naomi OsakaMeta has announced a collection of digital clothing in partnership with professional tennis player Naomi Osaka. The outfits, designed by Osaka, are available for purchase via the Meta Avatars Store on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and ... read more
- Racial Preferences Won’t Go EasilyColleges will seek sneaky ways of filling quotas. But they’ll have trouble defending them in court. ... read more
- The IRS Wants to Do Your Tax Preparation‘Direct file’ is a waste of time and money. Private companies and nonprofit organizations do just fine. ... read more
- Turkey Must Allow Sweden Into NATOIf it isn’t a member before the July Vilnius summit, Erdoğan and Orbán shouldn’t be welcome. ... read more
- McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Deal Meets ‘Die Hard 2’The country is drifting right of center and opposition conservatives better not miss the turn. ... read more
- Viewer’s Guide to Ken Paxton’s ImpeachmentThe Texas attorney general’s scandal allegedly entails an affair, fraud, payoffs and even the FBI. ... read more
- It could get harder to use a Nest Hub for shopping lists soonGoogle Assistant will no longer integrate third-party lists and reminder apps starting June 20th. | Image: The Verge Google Assistant will lose the ability to integrate with third-party notes apps on June ... read more
- FTC Fines Amazon $25M Over Children's Voice RecordingsAmazon has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it violated children's privacy laws by indefinitely retaining their voice recordings and geolocation data, the FTC said Wednesday. ... read more
- NBA Playoffs So Far: Viewing Up 5% To 12% Versus 2022TNT's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which earned 11.9 million viewers, is the third-most watched NBA telecast ever and the most-watched Eastern Conference Finals on TNT in ten years. ABC witnessed a 12% ... read more
- Amazon’s Ring agrees to pay $5.8 million to settle FTC spying suitImage: Ring Amazon’s Ring unit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that its doorbells illegally spied on users. The settlement addresses a lawsuit filed by the ... read more
- California Admits Alternative Energy Still UnaffordablePlan to limit fossil fuels works well—except when they’re needed. ... read more
- A developer says Reddit is charging him $20 million a year to keep his app workingIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apollo, the popular Reddit app for iOS, could face millions of dollars in fees as a result of Reddit’s new paid API model. According to ... read more
- Apple might announce ‘several’ Macs at WWDCPhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge Apple could have a pretty big Worldwide Developers Conference next week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In addition to the rumored mixed reality headset and ... read more
- TikTok Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Online TrackingA California resident has sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, for allegedly tracking her online activity on Hulu.com and other sites. ... read more