Ookla has found that Apple’s custom N1 networking chip that integrates the Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread radios in the iPhone 17 family “delivers a clear step-change in real-world ... read more

Meta won a landmark antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled it has not monopolized the social media market at the center of ... read more

Susan Wu, associate vice president of marketing research, PubMaticAfter decades of fragmentation punctuated by episodic roll-ups, digital advertising has entered a different kind of consolidation phase: one driven by AI and supply path discipline, not ... read more

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing the Trump administration for more information on potential plans to “prop up” major AI companies with money from taxpayers. In a letter to David ... read more

Nisha Ridout, marketing director, Quantcast For more than a decade, AI in advertising has promised transformation. Yet for many marketers, the reality has felt more like automation than intelligence. They’ve seen incremental optimizations rather than ... read more

The Apple Watch Series 11 is $50 off at Amazon. | Image: The Verge The latest Apple Watch SE impressed us with all of its upgrades this year, but the ... read more

The extra controls on this flight sim gamepad means pilots won’t be reaching for their keyboard as frequently. | Image: Honeycomb Aeronautical Honeycomb Aeronautical, a company that makes flight simulator ... read more

It's already the "best-kept secret" among 800 agencies -- including biggies like Dentsu, Havas, IPG, Publicis and Omnicom -- that have quietly been outsourcing their work to an AI shop called The Brief, which this ... read more

Microsoft is trying to transform Windows into a “canvas for AI,” with new AI agents integrated into the Windows 11 taskbar. These new taskbar capabilities are designed to make AI ... read more

Microsoft is racing towards building an AI “agent factory” that lets businesses build and manage their own AI agents. While Microsoft was founded on the idea of being a software ... read more

Microsoft is adding even more AI features to Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While the software maker has been adding plenty of features to its paid Microsoft 365 Copilot over ... read more

Antigravity should report on its work plan, and produce evidence of what it’s done along the way. Alongside today’s announcement of Gemini 3 Pro, Google has revealed Antigravity, a development ... read more

I've developed a sixth sense for old video game cartridges. I can spot them at flea markets and thrift stores, spy them hidden behind stacks in used book stores. It ... read more

Google is beginning to launch Gemini 3 today, a new series of models the company says is its “most intelligent” and “factually accurate” AI systems yet. They’re also a chance ... read more

Microsoft is announcing a strategic partnership with Anthropic today that will bring the AI startup’s models to Microsoft Foundry for the first time. As part of the deal, Anthropic is ... read more

Where are legacy TV station owners headed in terms of media business growth beyond driving down costs, amping up ad revenues and putting carriage pricing pressure on legacy and virtual pay TV providers? ... read more

Most of us in the Northern Hemisphere spend the holidays indoors, but you can only watch so many TikToks about cute cats and cooking hacks before the need for something ... read more

Amazon has emerged as a formidable challenger to The Trade Desk’s DSP market share. And at least one major agency holding company might be pivoting a large share of its programmatic business to Amazon DSP ... read more

But the enthusiasm investors had for the stock Monday seems to have deflated a bit today-shares were down nearly 3% in midday trading. ... read more

The concept of enshittification, as coined by the author and activist Cory Doctorow, just feels right. Whether you're searching on Google, shopping on Amazon, or scrolling on Facebook, large platforms ... read more

Realeyes Chief Growth Officer Max Kalehoff has been named CEO of the new company, which will use its proprietary "AI vision" tech to measure the performance of advertising creative. ... read more

With its latest funding, Agentio plans to expand its team and to establish creator marketing as part of every advertiser’s media plan. The post Agentio Announces $40M In Series B Funding To Connect Brands ... read more

Zoox is getting closer to a full launch of its robotaxi service in San Francisco. Last month, the Amazon-owned company started allowing select riders to hail its toaster-shaped, four-passenger vehicles ... read more

The Wyze Lock Bolt v2 has an improved fingerprint reader and a new glass touchpad. | Image: Wyze Wyze has announced a new version of its electronic door lock that ... read more

Sony is cutting the price of its PS5 consoles by $100 for Black Friday. Deals include a PS5 Digital Edition 825GB Fortnite bundle for $399.99 and a 1TB PS5 Fortnite ... read more

Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and delivery services for many companies around the globe, is experiencing a major outage that’s taking down sites across the web. Users ... read more

Every conversation about addressability eventually lands on the same word: fragmentation. But the real symptom of that fragmentation isn’t just operational complexity; it’s also declining match rates. That single number explains why marketers are struggling ... read more

While broadcast looks to make big gains overall, sports programming viewing dropped 6.4% on over-the-air TV networks from September. Currently, sports accounts for nearly a third of all broadcast viewing in the month. ... read more

Valve is making a game console that might take on Sony and Microsoft. It's also making a gaming headset to compete with Meta. These are big, ambitious, and messy efforts, ... read more

It's not hard to understand the AI future Microsoft is betting billions on - a world where computers understand what you're saying and do things for you. It's right there ... read more

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released Zigbee 4.0, an updated version of its wireless mesh networking standard with better security, improved battery life, and batch setup of new devices like ... read more

Let's suppose that the future has arrived, and the owners of the broadcast networks, TV stations and basic-cable channels have come to the conclusion that it is time to close up shop. ... read more

The DJI Osmo Action 6 can better handle extreme light conditions. | Image: DJI After initially launching it exclusively in China last week, DJI has announced a global release (not ... read more

Roblox will soon require that users go through an age estimation process if they want to be able to chat with other people on the platform. The requirement will be ... read more

Havas makes a play for WPP; The European Commission is getting simplified; and retail chains are monetizing their Muzak. The post Havas Says Let’s ‘Have Us’ WPP; GDPR You Kidding Me appeared first on ... read more

What if you could test a new product idea and get your audience’s reaction before launching, without bothering real people? Well, now you can, with synthetic audiences.  The process involves taking a publisher or brand’s ... read more

Media buyers tend to wince when LinkedIn comes up. The platform’s ad prices have climbed steadily this year, pushing into levels that make even seasoned planners pause. Inside LinkedIn, the view is different. A senior ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify The AI agents have come for programmatic advertising. And like AI’s invasion everywhere else, guardrails are needed. That’s especially true for an automated ad market that still struggles with ... read more

The European Commission is set to unveil its Digital Omnibus package on Nov. 19, a sprawling reform effort pitched as a clean-up of Europe’s digital regulatory landscape. However, leaked drafts and consultations suggest the package ... read more

The longstanding divide between marketing and communications is eroding — not with a bang but with a slow, uneven merging of responsibilities. What used to be two distinct tracks — one focused on brand storytelling, ... read more

The back-and-forth over whether Publicis Group and IPG were both buying and selling ads for Paramount shows how contentious the practice remains, even as the holdcos try to normalize it. The spark came last week ... read more

Meta's "Content Protection" mobile feature aims to cut back on unauthorized duplication of eligible creators' original Reels content on Facebook and Instagram by sending in-app alerts. ... read more

Google filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by anti-corporate diversity activist Robby Starbuck, who claimed Google’s AI falsely associated him with sexual assault allegations and a white ... read more

Current and former OpenAI employees have grown increasingly frustrated by the fact that the company hasn't allowed them to donate their equity to charity in years. But OpenAI has finally ... read more

Microsoft Advertising has expanded Copilot capabilities with image animation for video creation and performance comparison analysis, the company said during a briefing with advertisers. ... read more

Microsoft Advertising has expanded Copilot capabilities with image animation for video creation and performance comparison analysis, the company said during a briefing with advertisers. ... read more

An illustration from Google’s new AI weather model. | Image: Google Google debuted a new and improved AI weather model today that will be incorporated into popular products like Search, ... read more

X has announced the launch of "Chat," an encrypted direct-messaging feature that follows the trajectory of turning the former Twitter into an "everything app" based on China's successful WeChat platform. ... read more

The latest feature update for Google Calendar allows you to block off time for tasks and mark yourself as busy, all in one place, expanding the existing Tasks feature in ... read more

Based on an informal poll at the Cerebral Valley AI Conference, Perplexity was voted the most likely AI startup to collapse, with OpenAI second. ... read more

The tech industry trade group NetChoice is suing Virginia over a new law that will restrict minors from using social media for more than one hour per day. The lawsuit, ... read more

Google will soon introduce "Journey Aware Bidding" in Google Ads - signaling a shift toward a new approach to bidding for leads, according to independent Google Ads coach Jyll Saskin Gales. The feature appears to ... read more

A Virginia law banning minors under 16 from accessing social platforms for more than one hour a day, without parental consent, violates the First Amendment, the tech group NetChoice claims in a new lawsuit. ... read more

The current discount drops the price of Bose’s entry-level headphones by a whopping $180. | Image: Bose Traveling during the holidays can be chaotic and loud, but a quality pair ... read more

A federal judge in New York ruled that the allegations against HGTV.com, even if proven true, wouldn't show that it transmitted "personally identifiable" information to Meta's Facebook. ... read more

On December 11th, 2010, Jeffrey Epstein was fretting about what came up if you Googled him. By this time Epstein had already pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution with a child ... read more

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ORLANDO – Mastercard is pushing its long-running “Priceless” platform into new territory by doubling down on real-world experiences while building a marketing engine powered by AI, said Cheryl Guerin, the company’s executive vice president of ... read more

ORLANDO — Brands averaging 12 agencies with separate systems and priorities create organizational chaos that artificial intelligence accelerates rather than solves.  What’s needed, according to Publicis Groupe’s Linsey Loy, is proper integration through unified identity ... read more

For Genentech, a biotech pioneer at the intersection of science and storytelling, success in media campaigns goes far beyond impressions or clicks. “Success for us is the incremental revenue and ROI that we can drive ... read more

Users can plan their trip in Google’s AI Mode. Google users can now describe their next trip to its AI Mode in search and select the option to “Create with ... read more

Netgear announced its latest mobile hotspot today, the Nighthawk 5G M7, which will be available in January, along with a new mobile app and an eSIM marketplace where you can ... read more

Alphabet on Monday saw notable premarket stock gains after recent AI investments and technology launches, as trust in Google's automation grows and the company seeks to boost ad revenue through improved automated marketing campaigns. ... read more

If you’re a film enthusiast or, better yet, a fan of Criterion’s Closet Picks videos, then you’ll want to know about the half-off sale on the Criterion Collection’s DVDs now ... read more

Project Prometheus, an AI startup partially funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will start with a financial infusion of $6.2 billion, making it one of the most well-financed early-stage start-ups in the world, according to ... read more

Whether you have a Steam Deck handheld, or an Asus ROG Ally (the older, non-Xbox version), you might be considering an upgrade to its internal storage. I'm not talking about ... read more

Less than two years ago, TikTok was a crisis situation on Capitol Hill. The chair of the House Select Committee on China called it "digital fentanyl" that brainwashes young Americans ... read more

Today I’m talking with Jamie Siminoff, founder of Ring, the video doorbell and security company. Jamie actually wouldn’t let me call him the CEO. He says his title is and ... read more

Holiday shopping on a budget can feel constricting, especially if you've been invited to a white elephant or need a last-minute stocking stuffer. The good news is that, with this ... read more

Hello, my friends. Have you been feeling too sane lately? Have I got something for you! It is a company called CoreWeave. You may not have heard of it because ... read more

Terry Kawaja – investment banker, comedian and parody writer/producer extraordinaire – was in fine form Thursday night at the Beet Retreat LA fundraiser when he presented his latest video, “Andy & the Beets,” a takeoff ... read more

A few months after announcing its big name change, MSNBC is getting a new domain featuring its new name: ms.now. It features essentially the same layout as the old MSNBC ... read more

Stock market sensitivity and tension was all up in the grill of the company's parks and experiences business. And of course, its direct-to-consumer streaming platforms. ... read more

Mixed confidence around using AI to measure, optimize and analyze campaigns has begun to make marketers uneasy as their companies demand better performance based on budgets. An MiQ study shows gaps that marketers must close. ... read more

Ford will be the next automaker to allow its vehicles to be featured on Amazon’s new online car buying site. Starting today, customers can browse, finance, and purchase certified pre-owned ... read more

"It's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between images, videos and words that have been created with AI and those that haven't. And there's a critical need for more guidance on the ethics of using AI ... read more

Most of what’s sold as “contextual” today still runs on the same keyword logic we used a decade ago. The industry didn’t reinvent contextual targeting; it simply replaced one keyword with a cluster. Keywords were ... read more

The bloody massacre of a couple of dozen innocent people is positioned as entertainment in a new action thriller coming to AMC+ this week. ... read more

At $380, MSI’s 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitor is one of the best purchases Verge readers who want an awesome gaming upgrade can make now. That’s how much it costs ... read more

X has revealed Chat, an encrypted upgrade to the platform’s direct messaging service. It also includes support for video and voice calls, disappearing messages, and file sharing. The company announced ... read more

The second-gen Nest Thermostat launched in 2012. Google officially turned off remote control functionality for early Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but it hasn’t stopped collecting a stream of data ... read more

Jeff Bezos is getting a new job. He’ll reportedly become co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new startup that he’s partly funding. The company’s exact plans are still unknown, but its ... read more

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is the eternal optimist, and for good reason. He has long pushed the European Union to roll back its lofty goal of phasing out new internal ... read more

Laser Eye Center struck the balance between human creative and AI usage by partnering with creative marketplace Kartel to generate ads for a local TV network. The post Marketers Are Learning That AI Is Only ... read more

In early September, Google agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in California – brought-over claims that it shares personal information with third parties without consent – by promising to build a tool that stops any personal data ... read more

OneTrust wants to get bought; Europe wants Google to tweak its ad tech; and the DHS is spending more on ads than ever. The post Winning In The Privacy Biz; Monopoly Money appeared first ... read more

This video is sponsored by Sovrn. Sovrn did not have any input or approval over the video’s editorial content. In the decade-plus since Amazon started selling ads based on people’s purchase histories, retail media has ballooned ... read more

The rise of Amazon Advertising is news to no one in the industry’s $777 billion sector, but what needs more detail is just how it intends to sustain its challenge to the duopoly of Facebook ... read more

Never mind the ongoing “Trump vs China” legal conversations during the holiday season: TikTok is hoping to rake in as much revenue and ad dollars via its U.S. Shop as possible. And it’s incentivizing sellers ... read more

Digitas is the latest agency to launch a zero-click search analysis tool. Last week, the Publicis Groupe business’s U.K. arm shipped Model Sight, software that can evaluate how LLM-powered search is representing a client’s brand ... read more

Influencer marketing is getting more sophisticated, and more cautious.  Brands now have the data and infrastructure to sign longer, more strategic deals with creators than ever before. But even as sponsorship volumes surge, budget pressures, ... read more

It seems mixed signals are all over the place in the fourth-quarter ad marketplace, with some media buyers reporting a recent drop off in ad spend from a number of categories, while others acknowledge a ... read more

The third installment of the movie about thieving magicians took in $21.3 million domestically, besting the bigger studio effort of Paramount Pictures' "The Running Man"at $17 million, according to Comscore. ... read more

Girls like pink and peach, right? That Sky Sports felt the need to launch a TikTok channel specifically marketed towards women and billed as its “lil sis” was questionable enough. ... read more

"The Times" of London also reported that private equity firms Apollo and KKR have done separate analyses of WPP assets. It wasn't clear whether either firm was working with Havas. ... read more

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The cover goes as hard as the album does. There's something irresistible about music that sounds as if it's coming apart at the seams. The Black Dresses are masters of ... read more

If you're an indie rock fan of a certain age, the name Stereogum will probably conjure strong feelings. The site was launched "January 1st, 2002, on a whim," founder Scott ... read more

For retail media networks born out of large-scale commerce operations, the next phase of growth depends on looking beyond their own backyards. As the sector matures, the imperative is shifting from servicing endemic brand partners ... read more