Image: Ford Ford is launching a redesigned version of the largest SUV in its lineup, now including Ford’s brand-new Digital Experience infotainment system. The 2025 Expedition is the second Ford to get ... read more

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Many ports along the East and Gulf coasts were shut down, threatening the country’s supply chains, after unionized port workers went on strike on Tuesday. But those ... read more

© Disney © & TM Lucasfilm Three years ago, Disney revealed the most convincing replica of a Star Wars lightsaber ever devised — one whose glowing blade fully and automatically retracts inside ... read more

The container full of burnt batteries. | Image: Pepe’s Towing Service A truck full of lithium-ion batteries was knocked over near the Port of Los Angeles on September 26th, exploded, and was ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has just released iOS 18.0.1, the first official update for iOS 18, and it includes a handful of bug fixes that particularly benefit ... read more

Image: Firaxis Games The news, trailers, hands-on impressions, and more from the new game from the legendary series. Continue reading… ... read more

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sony has released new firmware updates for its premium wireless WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM5 headphones that adds support for new features introduced with the company’s ... read more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued TikTok for allegedly violating a new state law by sharing teens' personal data without first obtaining verifiable parental consent. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A little over a year after the collapse of the crypto banks Silvergate and Signature, financial institutions are very interested in crypto. PayPal has used ... read more

Heidi Klum's "Modelverse" aims to engage Roblox users through invites to virtual model events inspired by coveted real-world gatherings such as award shows, high-fashion events and Klum's own Halloween party. ... read more

TikTok users can proceed with a lawsuit alleging the company logged the keystrokes of smartphone owners who visited outside websites through TikTok's in-app browser, a judge has ruled. ... read more

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Google on Thursday announced its rollout of AI-powered updates for search results and links, with AI Overviews ads on mobile in the U.S. and redesigned Shopping Ads to run with Google Lens visual search results. ... read more

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Representing California in Congress comes with a unique challenge: navigating national politics while reflecting the interests of the most populous state in the US, including ... read more

Coldplay will offer fans and players a chance to listen to new songs, complete challenges and collect themed UGC items for their avatars across multiple popular in-app gaming worlds. ... read more

Image: Aqara Aqara has launched its first-ever smart lever lock, the U300 we saw earlier this year at CES. Available in black or silver for $229.99 on Amazon, the U300 is one ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta is bringing reminders to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, a feature it previewed during its Connect event last month. With the update, you can ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is appealing a federal judge’s ruling in its yearlong legal battle against Ripple over sales of its XRP token. ... read more

Samsung Galaxy smartphones and watches will soon be able to act as a digital key for your home. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge At some point next year, Samsung ... read more

The Samsung partnership will give Kohler smart shower users another way to control their setups. | Image: Kohler Samsung is integrating Kohler’s Anthem luxury smart showers into its SmartThings ecosystem, allowing users ... read more

Image: Google Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you’ll now start seeing products in some of the search engine’s AI-generated summaries. Let’s say you’re searching for ways to ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube Shorts, the company’s answer to TikTok, is getting updates including longer video lengths, the company announced today. Beginning on October 15th, creators will ... read more

Illustration: The Verge If you can’t capture what you want to search for with just a picture, Google Lens will now let you take a video — and even use your voice ... read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images It had all the makings of a typical recruiting event for a tech startup in San Francisco. There was free food, drinks, and ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast is fundamentally changing how Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format will operate. Earlier this week, the card game’s ... read more

Forget to create an offline playlist before a flight, Spotify can now auto-generate one for you based on tracks it has cached. | Image: Spotify Spotify has introduced a new feature that ... read more

Dylan Mouratsing, who joins from Global Chief Data Officer and partner at WPP majority-owned T&Pm, succeeds Marie Clayton, who was recently named managing director of Annalect EMEA. ... read more

Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Tesla issued a recall notice for the Cybertruck due to faulty software causing a slow-to-display rear camera feed. It’s the fifth recall for the polarizing electric ... read more

Image: Paramount There’s a new game coming in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, according to a report from IGN. Paramount and Saber Interactive are teaming up to make the action ... read more

Prior to his hire, Schnebel was SVP, managing director at UM Worldwide. ... read more

Illustration:The Verge / Image: Blizzard Entertainment Journalist Jason Schreier discusses his new book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. Continue reading… ... read more

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Hart VP of Media and Analytics Kira Clifton said the smart bidding system based on AI changed the company from a trading partner to an ad-tech partner able to more quickly optimize campaigns. ... read more

First-of-its-kind programmatic marketplace data released by Guideline this morning shows just how stratified the U.S. ad market now is, with "traditional" media declining 5% and "premium" programmatic expanding 47% so far this year. ... read more

Originally, Ad-Shield Co-Founder and CEO Joon Yu intended to build software to block ads, not for ad block recovery. The post Ad-Shield Wants To Be The Adblock Recovery Tool For When All Others Fail appeared ... read more

Image: Avride Uber expanded its cohort of autonomous vehicle partners today with the addition of Avride, formerly known as Yandex Self-Driving Group. The companies signed a “multiyear” agreement in which Uber customers ... read more

I’d like Gemini to address me in the formal ‘usted.’ | Illustration: The Verge Google initially rolled out Gemini Live, its conversational AI voice chat, in just one language: English. Today, the ... read more

A John Deere tractor and air seeder planting garbanzo beans near Pullman, Washington. | Photo by: Rick Dalton / Design Pics Editorial / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Senator Elizabeth Warren ... read more

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of each day jumping between multiple email accounts — and multiple email apps — trying to ... read more

Ken Pillonel has created a protective case that also upgrades old AirPods charging cases to USB-C. | Screenshot: YouTube Those of us still rocking AirPods with Lightning ports finally have a way ... read more

Inventors at Microsoft in a U.S. patent describe a "foldable display device," but it looks very much like a mobile phone. ... read more

Just don’t expect it to deliver any meaningful groceries yet. | Image: Matternet Silicon Valley is getting its first drone delivery service to airdrop food and commercial items to local homes, though ... read more

The holiday season is here, and understanding how different generations plan to shop can help you tailor your messaging, media planning and creative based on the generation you’re targeting. Our recent survey of 1,000 US ... read more

Lately, it looks to me like CBS has simply separated itself from the broadcast pack and is operating on its own terms. ... read more

Avoiding efforts to do fact-checking strikes at the heart of what real-time video - and traditional, straightforward journalists/moderators - do best. Their job is to question, identify and correct errors. ... read more

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Epic’s game store is finally on mobile. Next up, the company plans to add features that make people want to use it — on both mobile ... read more

WP Engine said the lawsuit aims to address “abuse of power, extortion, and greed.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The WP Engine web hosting service is suing WordPress co-founder Matt ... read more

Instead of hiring an agency to manage its latest ad campaign, the whiskey brand Four Walls took an alternative approach: hiring its community. Four Walls is launching a promotional merchandise line today emblazoned with rose ... read more

It’s a wrap on the US v. Google antitrust case, at least for now. Then, behind the IP infringement claim on the openRTB spec that ruffled feathers at the IAB Tech Lab. The post The ... read more

The ring will come in six colors. | Image: Oura Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which ... read more

The top five networks for viewing were CBS with 9.57 million viewers, followed by Fox News Channel with 7.9 million, ABC at 6.4 million, NBC with 5.7 million and MSNBC at 4.9 million. ... read more

I’ve taught digital advertising at a leading American university since 2013. Before becoming a professor, I spent 25 years helping businesses develop effective digital marketing and advertising strategies. I’ve closely followed the Department of Justice’s ... read more

The US v. Google antitrust trial is over, but nobody’s done with the drama. Plus, Charter just struck a deal with NBCUniversal. The post Is TTD The New Goliath?; Amazon Adds More Ads appeared first ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at how Dow Jones is incorporating generative AI tools into its ad ops workflows. AI-assisted ad ops Microsoft pays publishers, publishers put up paywalls and more AI-assisted ad ... read more

Having cut creator and influencer partnerships with most of the major platforms over the last year, Omnicom Media Group has aligned with Snap — while generating research that shows Snap creators have a strong likability ... read more

Two of agency network Plus Company’s agencies are joining to expand their influencer marketing offerings this month, Digiday has learned. Plus Company’s global communications agency Citizen Relations and full-service ad agency Mekanism are launching Performfluence, ... read more

As Nike charts its comeback, the activewear apparel behemoth is looking to its offerings for runners — and the group’s reception of said offerings — as a bellwether for success. “We are especially encouraged by ... read more

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Did you, like me, buy a Ring Alarm system for your home because it offered the most affordable professional 24/7 monitoring around, at just $10 ... read more

Almost two-thirds of regular sports event attendees say they avoided buying tickets in the past six months because of price hikes. ... read more

Image: The Verge Charter’s Spectrum TV Select cable plan will include a free ad-supported Peacock Premium subscription next year, reports Reuters. The addition comes as Charter announced today that it has reached ... read more

When Vance said he was "focused on the future," Walz called that a "damning non-answer" to his query about Trump losing in 2020. ... read more

A partnership with marketing and measurement company InMarket will allow TikTok advertisers to see new stats on how their in-app campaigns are performing offline. ... read more

A partnership with marketing and measurement company InMarket will allow TikTok advertisers to see new stats on how their in-app campaigns are performing offline. ... read more

Siding against Meta Platforms, a judge refused to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit alleging the company made misleading statements about content policies. ... read more

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Welcome to the streaming era of the wrestling wars. WWE’s flagship weekly show, Raw, is ditching cable and headed for Netflix in January. And today, ... read more

Image: Nintendo The Nintendo Museum opened today in the company’s hometown of Kyoto, and it is already limiting some gift shop items to one per person in an attempt to discourage visitors ... read more

Amazon announced five visual search features in its shopping app that allow customers to improve their shopping experience throughout the marketplace. ... read more

A study finds 45% of Americans have expressed a willingness to purchase a car through social-media platforms, highlighting a potential shift toward these channels as critical touchpoints in the automotive buying journey. ... read more

Image: Tesla Tesla is no longer selling the sub-$40,000 standard-range, rear-wheel drive version of the Model 3 that has been in the company’s lineup since 2023. The most affordable trim is now ... read more

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted last week on charges including fraud, bribery, and soliciting donations from foreign nationals, told federal investigators he ... read more

With a few steps, you can put live sports scores on your iPhone lockscreen and stay on top of your team’s race to the playoffs. | Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge ... read more

Image: Garmin Today, Garmin announced the Lily 2 Active, a sportier version of the fashion-forward Garmin Lily 2. For $50 more, you get buttons and built-in GPS, which addresses some of our ... read more

“Duh-nuh-nuh-nuhhhhhh!” | Image: Nintendo Zelda’s first time out as a playable character in the lands of Hyrule launched less than a week ago, but you can already get her new game with ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now it’s apparently Bank of America’s turn to have an outage this week. Some customers ... read more

Image: Pocketpair Palworld developer Pocketpair may be facing a lawsuit from Nintendo, but that’s not stopping it from pursuing a mobile version of the game. On Wednesday, Krafton — the publisher behind ... read more

U.S. District Court Judge John Chun in Seattle is allowing the FTC to proceed with some claims that Amazon violated antitrust law. ... read more

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Vimeo is moving away from consumer video with the appointment of Charlie Ungashick to focus more concretely on the intersection of business video and AI. ... read more

Illustration: Beatrice Sala The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot ... read more

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its mission to ... read more

Image: Apple Another beloved Apple TV Plus show is getting a second season. The streamer announced today that the detective series Sugar, which stars Colin Farrell in the titular role, has been ... read more

If there was any doubt left, Amazon’s latest pitch to U.K. advertisers clears it up: Video is where the company is steering ad dollars, and that’s not shifting anytime soon. The message came through loud ... read more

Is cross-device ID graph operator Intent IQ planning to sue all of ad tech? Probably not. But an unusual dilemma has programmatic vendors and ad tech platforms worried about a flurry of potential patent infringement ... read more

Xbox co-founder J Allard joined Amazon last month, as a vice president in the company’s devices and services team. In an email to The Verge, Allard confirmed his new role but says ... read more

Image: Amazon Amazon just announced a new Fire HD 8 tablet, and like many new gadgets in 2024, generative AI-powered tools are among the big new features. But you won’t necessarily need ... read more

Image: PFU America After weeks of incredibly obvious teasers, PFU America has revealed the HHKB Studio Snow, a white version of one of the best and strangest keyboards I’ve used. A new ... read more

The Paperwhite Kids could be a great holiday gift to keep your kids reading over school breaks. | Image: Amazon If you’re looking for an alternative to traditional tablets for your kid, ... read more

I guess I don’t need to worry about the Wi-Fi reaching outside anymore. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Enel X Way North America, which owns EV charger brand JuiceBox, is ... read more

Meta’s glasses include a privacy light, but it’s not always easily visible. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart ... read more

In an effort to make it a little easier to find all the stuff buried in your inbox, Gmail is releasing a big update to the “summary cards” feature that tries to ... read more

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, on September 30th, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Tropical storms take many more ... read more

Image: Microsoft Microsoft wants to hear from game developers who might be skipping Xbox or those already building games using the company’s developer tools. The software maker is expanding its Xbox Research ... read more

Microsoft is adding targeted ads, metrics and diagnostic capabilities to Copilot. Users will see fewer ad annotations and extensions because the technology can more effectively identify relevant and useful content. ... read more

Microsoft is adding targeted ads, metrics and diagnostic capabilities to Copilot. Users will see fewer ad annotations and extensions because the technology can more effectively identify relevant and useful content. ... read more

The deal continues to expand Charter's effort - started a year ago - in making hybrid deals with companies to include not only linear TV networks and new streaming platforms. ... read more

AFMF 2 is now widely available after rolling out to beta testers earlier this year. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AMD has officially launched the latest version of its ... read more

Image: WordPress.com Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month before igniting a very public battle over what ... read more

Image: Nintendo The latest top-down Zelda game turns your knowledge about dungeons into the ultimate superpower. Continue reading… ... read more

Toyota is betting big on air taxis. | Image: Toyota Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation to support the air taxi startup’s certification and commercial production of eVTOL (electric ... read more

The adult version of the Ünos by Sz shoes can expand a full size to accommodate growing feet. | Image: Target Target is introducing a new line of sneakers with a clever ... read more