- Nintendo’s new Switch 1 update is getting things ready for Switch 2The original Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite. With just over a month to go before the Nintendo Switch 2 release date on June 5th, Nintendo has released a Switch 1 update that ... read more
- A Canadian mining company wants Trump’s permission to mine the deep seaGerard Barron, chairman and CEO of The Metals Company in San Diego, California on June 8, 2021. | Photo: Getty Images The Metals Company, which has been trying for years to exploit ... read more
- France accuses Russia of a decade’s worth of high-profile cyberattacksFrance’s President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by US tariffs, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 3, 2025. | Image: MOHAMMED BADRA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images ... read more
- EA lays off staff and cancels a Titanfall gameElectronic Arts is reportedly eliminating “between 300 and 400 positions” and scrapping a game set in the Titanfall universe, codenamed R7, that was in the works at Respawn Entertainment, according to ... read more
- Lyft’s AI ‘Earnings Assistant’ offers ideas about how drivers can make more moneyLyft has launched “Earnings Assistant,” an AI chatbot tool for drivers seeking to “optimize their time on the road.” With it, drivers can create plans based on information about things like ... read more
- Texas AG Petitions To Reinstate Social Media RestrictionsTexas is asking the conservative 5th Circuit to lift a block on a state law that restricts social platforms' ability to serve content and ads to teens under 18. ... read more
- Netflix is streaming a showcase of Hitchcock’s greatest films this JuneIt’s always a good time to lock in for a marathon watch of Alfred Hitchcock films, and Netflix is getting ready to make a bunch of the legendary director’s features a ... read more
- The EPA says it still cares about forever chemicals, but health advocates are waryA geologist with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency collects samples of treated Lake Michigan water in a laboratory at the water treatment plant in Wilmette, Illinois, on July 3, 2021. | Photo: Getty ... read more
- OpenAI undoes its glaze-heavy ChatGPT updateOpenAI is rolling back its latest GPT-4o update after CEO Sam Altman said the company would be making fixes to address the chatbot’s “sycophant-y and annoying” personality introduced with recent updates. ... read more
- Snapchat scraps ‘simple’ redesign as it loses users in North AmericaSnap is backing away from plans to simplify the design of Snapchat as it reports losing 1 million users in North America. As part of its Q1 2025 earnings report on ... read more
- Apple launches a new celebrity hub that’s all about AppleApple has quietly launched a new website called “Snapshot on Apple” that presents viewers with a carousel of celebrities and information on where you can find their work across the company’s ... read more
- Natasha Lyonne to direct and star in a new sci-fi film created with generative AIPoker Face’s Natasha Lyonne has a new project in the works that seemed poised to become a case study in the debate about how and whether Hollywood should be using generative ... read more
- Google Blasts RNC Over 'Demonstrably False' Claim About Spam FiltersGoogle is urging a federal appeals court to reject the Republican National Committee's attempt to reinstate claims that its messages to Gmail users were wrongly flagged as spam due to partisan bias. ... read more
- Slate Auto confirms where it’ll build its $20,000 TruckSince Slate Auto came out of stealth mode last week, the internet has been abuzz with speculation about the finer details of the ultra-barebones electric Truck, which is set to cost ... read more
- Tesla won’t have to report as many Level 2 crashes after Trump’s rule changeLast week, the US Department of Transportation announced a major change to the Biden-era rule that requires automakers and tech companies to report crashes that involve fully or partially autonomous vehicles. ... read more
- Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are down to their best price of the yearImage: Brandon Widder / The Verge Amazon’s annual Gaming Week sale might be the big focus this week as far as deals are concerned, but gaming peripherals and games aren’t the only ... read more
- Isuzu starts mass producing its first all-electric pickup truckIsuzu has started mass production of an all-electric version of its mid-sized D-Max pickup truck in Thailand, featuring a dual-motor four-wheel-drive system with 140kW of power that can “match the performance ... read more
- OnePlus won’t sell the 13T in the US or EuropeIf you were hoping to get your hands on the “compact” phone OnePlus launched in China last week, you’re going to have your work cut out for you. OnePlus spokespeople have ... read more
- AirPlay security flaws could help hackers spread malware on your networkCybersecurity firm Oligo has detailed a set of vulnerabilities its researchers found in Apple’s AirPlay protocol and software development kit that could serve as a point of entry to infect other ... read more
- Reddit bans researchers who used AI bots to manipulate commenters
- Trump reportedly complained to Bezos about Amazon’s tariff planPresident Donald Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to complain after a Punchbowl News report suggested the online marketplace planned on displaying the cost of tariffs next to product prices. White ... read more
- Adobe, Harvard Business Review and Disney Advertising are among 2025’s DMA finalistsThe finalists for this year’s Digiday Media Awards showcase how brands push boundaries by smartly integrating emerging technologies. Each entry highlights a commitment to deepening audience engagement with interactive formats, inviting participation and building community. ... read more
- Blue Shield Shared Health Data On Patients Through Google AdsBlue Shield began notifying members this month about the data breach. ... read more
- Publicis Acquires Sports Marketing Agency AdoptIt was founded in 2021 by Lebron James' agent Rich Paul and former Nike executives David Creech and Josh Moore. ... read more
- Google’s AI podcast maker is now available in over 50 languagesAudio Overviews, the AI tool that turns your research into podcast-like conversations in Google’s NotebookLM app, is expanding beyond English. Now you can generate and listen to Audio Overviews in more ... read more
- Amazon has no choice but to display tariffs on prices nowHere's some dumb stuff that just happened: Punchbowl News, a new-ish DC publication which has an excellent record of political scoops but hasn't done much tech reporting, published a single-sourced ... read more
- Borderlands 4 release date moved up two weeksThe release date for Borderlands 4 has been moved up by two weeks, shifting from September 23rd to September 12th. This is according to a video posted by Randy Pitchford, CEO ... read more
- Meta’s ChatGPT competitor shows how your friends use AIMeta's standalone ChatGPT competitor is mostly what you'd expect from an AI assistant. You can type or talk with it, generate images, and get real-time web results. The biggest new ... read more
- Economic uncertainty bubbles up in conversations on first day of PossibleThe only thing clear at the moment in forecasting economic conditions across the marketing ecosystem is that you pretty much can’t. At least that’s the message being delivered by executives who swung by the ... read more
- Weapons’ new trailer makes PTA meetings look like a nightmare
- Former Disney employee sentenced to three years for menu hackingA former Disney employee will serve three years in federal prison for logging into the company’s servers to make changes to its restaurant menus’ allergen information, as well as carrying out ... read more
- The Slate Truck is a whole new kind of carThe generally accepted way to launch your new car company is by building something fancy and expensive. Call it Founder's Edition or name it after a precious metal, hope people pay ... read more
- MAGA’s next wave of influencers saved TikTokThe death knell for American TikTok should have been on March 13th, 2024, when Congress voted on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis to force its parent company to sell the app or ... read more
- White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ after report says it will label tariff price hikesWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called Amazon “hostile” based on a rumor that its site will adjust to show how tariffs affect the total cost of a product. The statement ... read more
- IAB Appoints Caroline Giegerich To Oversee AI Strategic InitiativesGiegerich will lead IAB's strategic initiatives that incorporate AI. Known for her work in AI, gaming, augmented and virtual reality, near field communications and experiential media, she brings more than 20 years of experience in ... read more
- Heineken Turns Anti-Social – Media, That IsThe new "no social socials" campaign from Publicis' LePub is inspired by new research revealing the average adult is stuck six hours daily scrolling on their phone. ... read more
- Dentsu Invests In Short Drama, App Developer EmoleThe format is pay-per-view and younger viewers in particular are big fans because they like the content and avoid ads. ... read more
- Are Imported TV Shows Affected By A Tariff-Dominated Marketplace?TelevisaUnivision CEO Daniel Alegre in a recent earnings phone call talked about how TV shows are not "physical goods" and that tariffs "probably" will not affect things. Still, we have seen that in tariff-land things ... read more
- Bald MLB Spot Touts 'No Dishes' In DirecTV CampaignThe campaign features MLB stars Dustin May, Dansby Swanson, and Christian Yelich, who realize they can get DirecTV without a satellite dish, and fantasize about that idea. ... read more
- Bird Buddy’s new nature camera attracts and records more than just birdsThe Petal camera offers over a month of battery life that can be extended nearly indefinitely using a solar panel. | Image: Wonder Bird Buddy’s camera-equipped smart feeders helped make bird-watching more ... read more
- Whatever happened to the Kids Online Safety Act?2024 was shaping up to be the year Congress regulated how kids engage with social media, particularly through one bill, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). A debate about its risks ... read more
- Bluesky is having an up and down Tuesday morning
- You have two months left to update your old LG phoneThe LG Wing (pictured) was one of the last phones released by the company before it exited the industry in 2021. Time is running out for people who are still using LG ... read more
- Starlink’s got company — and orbital overcrowding is a disaster waiting to happen
- It's On! '60 Minutes' Strikes Back At Parent ParamountScott Pelley faced the camera on "60 Minutes" Sunday and calmly reported that Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, is meddling in the production of "60 Minutes" for business reasons. ... read more
- Amazon launches its first satellites to rival StarlinkThe 27 Project Kuiper satellites were carried into LEO by a United Launch Alliance rocket on Monday. Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation is starting to take shape, with its first batch of ... read more
- Nvidia issues yet another GPU hotfix driver to address crashes and bugsNvidia has released another hotfix driver that primarily addresses bugs and crashes with its RTX 50-series GPUs. The 576.26 hotfix driver is based on the 576.02 driver release earlier this month, ... read more
- Video Usage, Paying Slowdown: Streaming, Pay TV, Video ServicesConsumers used 9.9 different big-screen video platforms in Q4 2024 compared to 11.1 services in Q4 2023, according to a TiVo survey. ... read more
- Radio Ads Prove Powerful Boost For Social Media Engagement, Study ShowsHearing about a product in the trusted, familiar environment of broadcast radio increases the legitimacy of the advertiser. ... read more
- New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0SpaceX is now offering 12-month residential service plans that bring the price of the dish and router — normally $349 in the US — down to $0 in select markets, without ... read more
- ‘People want to follow her’: Jacki Kelley, the IPG exec tasked with retaining clients through Omnicom mergerJacki Kelley does not want to attract attention. In fact, the evp and chief client and business officer of Interpublic Group does not want to be written about during this sensitive time in the holding ... read more
- Snap’s growth dominance stands to be questioned — what are the asks?Was last quarter a fluke or is this a legitimate turning point for the business? That’s what industry analysts will want to clarify during Snap’s Q1 2025 earnings results later today. As W Media Research’s ... read more
- TikTok touts livestreaming as next big revenue stream for creators and agenciesTikTok is aggressively courting creators and agencies to showcase the revenue potential of its livestreaming tools. TikTok says its creators are now collectively generating $10 million in revenue daily through livestreaming — a figure the ... read more
- Marketing Briefing: Major marketers like Colgate-Palmolive, P&G note ‘pensive and anxious’ consumers during earningsEarnings season can be windows into what major marketers’ are thinking — especially amid the ongoing economic uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs. In recent weeks, marketers have experienced decision paralysis; been expecting chaos (and regularly ... read more
- Cookies, chaos and Chrome: The industry’s spiciest takes on Google’s reckoningNow that the dust has settled from Google’s gut punch — being called out not just for monopolizing how people access information online but how that information is monetized — the hot takes are flying. In ... read more
- WTF are JBPs and why do we use them in retail media, with Exverus Media’s Hillary KupferbergSubscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify In the age of the retail media network boom, retailers have been all too happy to strike a deal with marketers, selling off ad space on their own platforms ... read more
- Kickstarter Provides Creators With A New Tool To Manage TariffsCreators attempting to fund projects on Kickstarter will soon be able to address rising shipping costs and delayed timelines while providing backers with a clearer explanation of why their original monetary goals may have changed. ... read more
- OpenAI Adds Shopping Features To ChatGPT SearchAfter code was spotted in OpenAI ChatGPT that would enable consumers to shop, the company confirmed Monday it has begun to roll out a shopping experience without the need to serve ads. ... read more
- OpenAI Adds Search Shopping Features Independently From Seeing AdsAfter code was spotted in OpenAI ChatGPT that would enable consumers to shop, the company confirmed Monday it has begun to roll out a shopping experience without the need to serve ads. ... read more
- Traversing The Multiverse: Media Are Changing And So Is The AudienceThe old top-down family models no longer apply. Young people have more influence over purchasing decisions than their parents did at that age. ... read more
- Yahoo DSP Launches Conversion API To Help Advertisers Measure ConversionsAdvertisers can use the new solution to streamline measurement and attribution. ... read more
- Take It Down Act heads to Trump’s deskThe Take It Down Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk after the House voted 409-2 to pass the bill, which will require social media companies to take down content ... read more
- Duolingo will replace contract workers with AIDuolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn. | Photo: Getty Images Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that Al can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by co-founder ... read more
- Sam's Club Brings Membership Deals To RobloxWalmart is now launching a new interactive initiative within the virtual gaming world that invites players to unlock real-world membership deals for its subsidiary, Sam's Club. ... read more
- ‘Video games are not manufactured in China,’ Playasia reassures tariff-wary customers
- GOG is adding some classic Star Wars games to its preservation programStar Wars: Battlefront is a first- and third-person shooter released in 2004. | Image: Pandemic Studios / LucasArts The PC gaming platform GOG is adding a bunch of classic Star Wars games ... read more
- DHL restarts deliveries of international packages worth more than $800DHL Express is resuming shipments of packages valued over $800 that are bound for consumers in the US, Reuters reports. The international shipping company had suspended the shipments last week due ... read more
- The DJI Phantom is no moreIn 2019, DJI insisted to me that it wasn’t killing off the Phantom, its iconic line of oft-imitated drones that turned the Chinese company into the powerhouse it is today. And ... read more
- State Lawmakers Pass Washington Tax On Ad ServicesThe ANA, 4As and other industry organizations have asked Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to veto the bill, which would tax online advertising services such as analytics, search engine marketing and campaign planning. ... read more
- Washington Lawmakers Pass Tax On Advertising ServicesThe ANA, 4As and other industry organizations have asked Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to veto the bill, which would tax online advertising services such as analytics, search engine marketing and campaign planning. ... read more
- New ChatGPT ‘glazes too much,’ says Sam Altman
- Tech Groups Make New Plea To Block Florida Social Media LawFlorida's new lawsuit against Snap for allegedly defying the social media law makes the request for an injunction "all the more urgent," tech groups argue. ... read more
- How Marc Andreesen’s Signal group chats helped spawned the tech rightThe power elites have a Signal group chat, too - and the ones that seem to be reshaping the government, according to a recent report, are the ones Marc Andreesen ... read more
- The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffsKickstarter is launching a new “Tariff Manager” tool that will allow creators to apply a surcharge to projects after their campaign has ended, as spotted earlier by 404 Media. The tool ... read more
- ChatGPT is getting better for shoppingOpenAI is improving ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to make the AI chatbot a more useful tool for shopping. People already use ChatGPT to do research around products, but before these updates, ... read more
- A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store chartsThis is a screenshot from the PC version of the game — not the unofficial mobile one. | Image: Raw Fury Apple’s App Store review has yet again let at least one ... read more
- Anthropic: How GAI Affects Performance Of EconomySoftware development is a major part of advertising platforms, ensuring that ads serve up in the correct place at the perfect time, so it's important for marketers to understand how a variety of AI methods ... read more
- WhatsApp is working on video and voice calls on the webWhatsApp’s web-based client may soon get voice and video call functionality built in, reports WABetaInfo. Currently, WhatsApp users who would like to make calls to others have to either rely on ... read more
- Jay Penske Takes Control of SXSW: Will Profits, Politics Overtake Festival?Sources say SXSW staff faced mounting pressure from Penske and his team to maximize profits and feature more conservative speakers. ... read more
- NBCUniversal’s James Kreckler on Redefining Live-Event Ads With Content, Tech and Peacock’s PodsSAN JUAN, PR – NBCUniversal is doubling down on its integrated approach to live event advertising, and according to James Kreckler, senior vice president of digital media sales at the media company, it all starts ... read more
- Tennis star Alexander Zverev calls out automated line judging systemZverev received a warning for taking a photo of the mark the ball left on the clay court. | Photo by Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images<br> It’s clay court season in tennis, ... read more
- Wii Homebrew Channel development shuts down over ‘stolen’ codeThe GitHub repository for The Homebrew Channel (HBC), a popular piece of software used on hacked Nintendo Wiis, has been archived. Its maintainers are accusing the creators of “libogc,” a software ... read more
- Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn
- Apple’s most affordable iPad is now the cheapest it’s ever beenThe latest iPad is now $50 off. If all you need is a reliable tablet for everyday tasks like streaming, checking email, or browsing the web, Apple’s latest entry-level iPad delivers good ... read more
- The Pixel Watch 2 is now on sale for $100 offIf you’re an Android user who has been staring longingly at the wrists of people with smartwatches, but haven’t had the impetus (or the cash) to buy one yourself, this may ... read more
- These wireless headphones have ‘80s Sony Walkman vibesThe Lightwear Headphones Hp1 weigh 103 grams thanks to their minimal design. | Image: km5 Headphones had existed for well over 50 years by the time Sony’s Walkman debuted in 1979, but ... read more
- Google announces a special Android event ahead of I/O
- Google Play Games might be headed to the graveyardGoogle is quietly building key features of its Play Games app, which lets you track achievements on Android games, directly into the Play Store, Android Police reports — signaling plans that ... read more
- The Power Of Digital Platforms For LinkedIn AdvertisingLinkedIn's targeting capabilities offer distinct advantages over alternative platforms. While Google Search captures high-intent users without guaranteeing alignment with a company's ideal customer profile, LinkedIn enables businesses to filter audiences based on specific professional criteria ... read more
- They Slip Away Across The MultiverseJust when I thought the digital media universe couldn't get more alienating, Horizon Media's research team stumbled on an incredible new Millennial-Alpha household trend: family time. ... read more
- America is living in tariff limbo
- OnePlus backs off its Watch 3’s huge price hikeOnePlus has reversed a big price hike for the Watch 3 and will sell the smartwatch for $349.99, OnePlus spokesperson Spencer Blank tells The Verge via email. That’s $20 more than ... read more
- Fired FTC commissioners on fighting for their jobs backToday, we have something special for you: A few days ago, I hosted a panel with FTC commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, ... read more
- Nothing’s second modular phone reinvents the rulesThe Phone 2 Pro is compatible with a magnetic kickstand, a lanyard, and add-on lenses — all sold separately. Nothing has announced the second phone under its colorful subbrand CMF: the Phone 2 ... read more
- Microsoft Explains How It Made An Ad From AIIn the ad Microsoft co-created with generative AI, people's faces are not visible and views are from the top - focusing on laptops, keyboards and human hands. ... read more
- Video Just Killed The Upfront StarA new analysis released this morning by the IAB estimates digital video has overtaken linear TV share of ad spending and will increase that margin significantly heading into this year's upfront marketplace. ... read more
- Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machineIn less than 100 days the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been converted from a media and telecom watchdog into a bizarre, rights-trampling grievance machine built for one purpose: to coddle ... read more
- Netflix’s Tudum 2025 event will stream live next monthTudum, Netflix’s annual fan event showcasing all of its upcoming projects, is almost upon us once again. Today, Netflix dropped a trailer teasing some of what’s going to be at this ... read more
- Causal AI Supports Ad Targeting Through Divestiture, Redesigning Longtime Data BizBecausal launched Monday, to set new standards for accountability and performance supported by causal AI. The technology aims to solve longstanding challenges of audience data transparency and integrity. ... read more
- Skin Deep makes immersive sims messy and manicSquidge, splodge, splat: Skin Deep doesn't sound like most immersive sims. It doesn't sound like most video games. Close your eyes and what it aurally resembles is a slapstick cartoon with ... read more