- Apple blames iOS 17 bugs and apps like Instagram for making iPhone 15s run hotPhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing ... read more
- The Sphere’s first show looks like it was a mind-blowing spectacleThe outside of The Sphere during the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live concert on September 29th, 2023. | Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images U2 played the first-ever show at the ... read more
- Here are a few discounted chargers to make use of iOS 17’s StandBy modeApple’s StandBy mode is a convenient feature that gives you a good excuse to buy a MagSafe stand. | Image: Apple The iPhone 15 and iOS 17 do a whole bunch of ... read more
- These are the biggest wins in the WGA’s new labor contractThe Simpsons creator Matt Groening draws strike sign collectibles for picketers. | Image: Brittany Woodside / The Writers Guild of America From its new writers room staffing minimums to guarantees that staffers ... read more
- The Humane Ai Pin makes its debut on the runway at Paris Fashion WeekThe Humane Ai Pin, up-close on a model at coperni’s Ready to Wear show during Paris Fashion Week, September 29th, 2023. | Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images It’s Paris Fashion ... read more
- Smart glasses need to be stylish to really go mainstreamStyle is crucial to wearable devices in a way that’s not necessarily true of other personal gadgets. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge When I first saw the Ray-Ban ... read more
- ‘The Android of agriculture’: Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa on the future of farmingPhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge Monarch Tractor’s Praveen Penmetsa has a grand vision for agriculture, and it includes autonomous electric smart tractors powered by AI. Continue reading… ... read more
- The Pixel 8 is Google’s best opportunity to bring its AI ideas together under one roofGoogle Assistant, but make it Bard. | Illustration: The Verge If there’s one job I’d like AI to take from me, it’s my daily email deleting ritual. Every morning at 8:30AM, ... read more
- Apple’s dark sci-fi comedy Fingernails turns love into scienceImage: TIFF Fingernails, a sci-fi romcom coming to Apple TV Plus from director Christos Nikou, imagines a future where one very specific technology has changed the world. In this timeline, scientists have ... read more
- A Government Shutdown for DummiesA band of malcontents refuses to support funding bills while accomplishing nothing. ... read more
- General Milley and the ‘Wannabe Dictator’The departing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs takes a shot at Donald Trump on the way out. ... read more
- A Case of Tax Fraud—at the IRSAgents backdated documents to punish legal deductions. ... read more
- How to Hamstring U.S. Intelligence on Section 702A federal civil liberties board has forgotten the lessons of 9/11. ... read more
- The Sorry State of America’s Submarine FleetTo preserve its undersea advantage over China, the Navy should procure subs from Japan and South Korea. ... read more
- Of Many Spin Experiments, Biden’s Is the WorstHollywood strikers, an anti-Trump judge, and our incumbent president all take comfort in tall tales. ... read more
- Why New York and other cities still aren’t prepared for floodsA general view of a flooded street in Williamsburg, New York, United States on September 29th, 2023. | Photo by Fatih Aktas / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images New York City came ... read more
- The co-founder of a collapsed crypto hedge fund was arrested in SingaporeIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Su Zhu, the co-founder of the collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), was arrested in Singapore on Friday. Zhu was taken into custody ... read more
- Finally, There’s a Humane Method of ExecutionAlabama petitions to take Kenneth Eugene Smith’s life using painless and quick nitrogen anoxia. ... read more
- Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deathsOnewheel at CES in 2015. | Image: The Verge Future Motion, the maker of the Onewheel electric skateboard, is recalling every one of them, including 300,000 Onewheel self-balancing vehicles in the US. ... read more
- X CEO Says Platform Has Paid Creators $20MLinda Yaccarino, X CEO, said that the platform formerly known as Twitter has paid its creator community almost $20 million. ... read more
- Pokémon’s Van Gogh collaboration turned out to be kind of a disasterA painting of Munchlax and Snorlax inspired by Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom.” | Image: The Pokémon Company The horde of people that descended upon the Van Gogh Museum yesterday to snatch up ... read more
- October’s video game release calendar is a little too stackedImage: Nintendo / Insomniac Games / Sega October is a lousy month for games. It’s just stuffed full of some of the biggest releases of the year. Remember back in the summer ... read more
- Democrats vs. ‘Bidenomics’Nervous allies warn the White House about the 2024 message. ... read more
- ‘There’s no tracing Xbox 360 chat,’ claimed guy now charged with insider tradingAn Xbox 360 wireless headset. | Photo by Alphathon (Wikimedia Commons) If you’re going to do financial crimes, maybe an Xbox isn’t your best bet? That is one but hopefully not ... read more
- Letterboxd has been acquired — and promises ‘very little’ will change
- The American the Israeli Left Loves to HateMoshe Koppel’s Kohelet Forum takes on judges, bureaucrats and the legacy of socialism to build a more democratic, free and Jewish state. ... read more
- What Jordan Peterson Can Teach Church LeadersPopular online gurus offer young men a vision of masculinity that is both aspirational and realistic. ... read more
- Ford accuses UAW of holding contract negotiations ‘hostage’ over EV battery plantsPhoto by Scott Olson/Getty Images Ford CEO Jim Farley accused the United Auto Workers of holding contract negotiations “hostage” over the company’s forthcoming electric vehicle battery plants. The UAW strike, which is ... read more
- Now you can water-cool your PS5, tooA PS5’s internals, inside a QuantumX waterblock, inside a Raijintek case, with custom water cooling and bracket. | Image: EK Water Blocks Changing the look of your PS5? Easy — the slightest ... read more
- A movie about the failed Titan submersible is already in the worksImage: OceanGate It’s only been months since the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan tourist submersible, but Hollywood producers are already working on a film based on the incident. MindRiot Entertainment will make the ... read more
- Supreme Court Takes Up Battle Over Content ModerationThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the validity of laws in Florida and Texas that aim to restrict social media platforms' ability to suppress users' content. ... read more
- This Pixel Watch 2 leak shows features adopted from FitbitScreenshot by Wes Davis / The Verge Google’s Pixel launch event is next week, but the company can’t stop the bleeding when it comes to leaks on product reveals. This latest leak ... read more
- Supreme Court to hear landmark social media moderation cases
- AMC Plus is getting an ad-supported subscription tierThe ad-supported tier will cost $4.99 monthly. | Screenshot by Wes Davis / The Verge AMC Networks says it’s introducing an ad-supported version of its AMC Plus streaming service. The plan ... read more
- The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the yearsFairphone’s latest repairable device is for people who hate saying goodbye to an old smartphone more than they like buying a new one. Continue reading… ... read more
- EA Sports FC 24 isn’t a huge change — but EA hopes it’s the start of something biggerImage: EA EA Sports FC 24 — or FC24, for short — is a huge release for Electronic Arts, launching today on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch. But you wouldn’t necessarily know ... read more
- The best Ring video doorbell you can buy is $100 off right nowRing’s flagship doorbell records in a square aspect ratio for a full porch view. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge One of the best video doorbells you can get ... read more
- AMD CEO Lisa Su on the AI revolution and competing with NvidiaPhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge At this year’s Code Conference, the CEO of one of the world’s largest computer chip companies discusses competing with Nvidia’s leading GPU, AI regulation, ... read more
- Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub lose bid to block NYC’s new wage rules for delivery workersPhoto by Leonardo Munoz / VIEWpress New York City’s delivery workers will get a significant pay bump after a judge rejected a request by Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub to block the city’s ... read more
- The synthetic social network is comingImage: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge This is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today, let’s consider ... read more
- Google Pixel event: how to watch and what to expectImage: Google Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event. Even though Google has already said that it will reveal the ... read more
- Apple fights to preserve major App Store loophole in ChinaApple may be forced to remove apps that haven’t registered with the Chinese government from its App Store in the region. | Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images Apple ... read more
- Google Podcasts is going away but we’ve got some alternatives.Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images And another one bites the dust — this time, it’s Google Podcasts, which is being discontinued in favor of YouTube Music. Back in ... read more
- We’re at New York Film Festival 2023Lincoln Center’s annual two-week lineup features new works from household-name filmmakers, as well as a strong slate of international debuts. Continue reading… ... read more
- 2nd GOP Debate Viewership Slumps 26%, 30% Came Via StreamingAbout 17% of streamed viewership came through Fox News and Univision streaming services, and 13% from YouTube and YouTube TV, per AdImpact. ... read more
- The Big Story: The One With The Programmatic IO RecapWhen more than 1,200 people in digital advertising gather, what do they talk about? We recap what this year’s Programmatic IO taught us about retail media, connected TV and data privacy, which is permeating business ... read more
- Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-onIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Follow along as websites, apps, and services adopt passkeys in preparation for a passwordless future. Continue reading… ... read more
- Samsung Galaxy S24 leak shows a familiar design ahead of early 2024 launchEarly renders show a very similar looking phone to last year’s Galaxy S23. | Image: SmartPrix / OnLeaks If you were hoping for a revolutionary design for next year’s Samsung Galaxy S24 ... read more
- Trainwreck: GOP Hopefuls Ran Off The Rails In Second DebateWednesday night's Republican debate was like watching a schoolyard of bickering schoolchildren at noon recess. ... read more
- Is CTV Hitting Maturity?Connected TV advertising is maturing. More subscribers are streaming with ads, inventory is growing and prices are normalizing. The post Is CTV Hitting Maturity? appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more
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- IAB Tech Lab Enters The Sandbox; The Google Trial Behind Closed DoorsHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Line In The Sandbox The Chrome Privacy Sandbox was hyperactive when it launched in 2019. (Remember the sudden appearance of all those ... read more
- Why publishers are questioning the effectiveness of blocking AI web crawlersA number of publishers — including Bloomberg and The New York Times — were quick to block OpenAI’s web crawler from accessing their sites, to protect their content from getting scraped and used to feed ... read more
- Snapchat sunsets its AR Enterprise division as it vows to give advertisers AR toolsSnapchat’s decision to close its AR Enterprise division has raised questions about the platform’s evolving augmented reality strategy. Launched in April 2023, this division aimed to assist businesses in integrating Snapchat’s AR technology into their ... read more
- Why Activision Blizzard Media is using an Attention Measurement Scorecard to raise marketers’ confidence in gamingTo give marketers a better idea of the reach and power of in-game ads, Activision Blizzard is beefing up its offerings in the field of attention measurement. In Q4 of this year, Activision Blizzard Media ... read more
- With Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie, Cinema advertisers hope for a Q4 boostTaylor Swift’s sold out Eras tour will finally be more accessible to the average fan when it hits theaters early next month on October 13th. The buzzy event has cinema ad firms — National CineMedia ... read more
- Albertsons’ Argyilan on why retail media needs to standardize measurement, industry terminologyMore companies are throwing their lot into offering some form of retail media network on a seemingly daily basis. The latest move comes from Microsoft, which on Tuesday launched the U.S. version of the retail ... read more
- Meta adds a human element to AI, while others warn it all could be too ‘human like’Not to be outdone by the other tech giants launching new advances in generative AI products and tools over the last few weeks, Meta unveiled a number of major hardware and software updates related to ... read more
- Watch Linda Yaccarino’s wild interview at the Code ConferencePhoto by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media On Wednesday evening, X CEO Linda Yaccarino appeared on stage at the Code Conference with frustration and protest. “I think many people in this ... read more
- Biden’s Trend Line Points DownwardVoters don’t miss Trump, but they miss 2019, and they worry about crime, immigration and inflation. ... read more
- The 2024 Honda Prologue EV will have 300 miles of rangeThat’s a lovely blue on the Prologue. | Image: Honda Honda revealed that the upcoming 2024 Honda Prologue is “expected” to get an EPA-estimated 300 miles of range on a single charge ... read more
- How to Reform Section 702—and How Not ToOur Democratic colleagues propose requiring court approval to examine data on a U.S. person. That would end up diminishing, not protecting, privacy. ... read more
- DeSantis Keeps Dodging on UkraineHis trimming looks weak next to Nikki Haley’s conviction on the GOP debate stage. ... read more
- Wallet, Keys, Cellphone… Narcan?New York City tells citizens to get equipped with overdose medication. ... read more
- Biden and Trump Woo the UAW in MichiganA study of U.S. manufacturing decline shows the risks of too-costly union contracts. ... read more
- Microsoft reportedly pitched Apple on buying Bing to no availIllustration: The Verge Executives from Microsoft and Apple met in 2020 to discuss a possible sale of Bing, according to a new report from Bloomberg. But the talks failed to progress beyond ... read more
- Tolstoy vs. Trump in 2024GOP candidates need to tend to the needs of their family—the party’s voting base. ... read more
- Unesco Writes Jews Out of Ancient JerichoThe Palestinians have literally paved over this important historic site. ... read more
- $11 Billion for Defense Is About to VanishMy Fires Act would use the money against the Chinese threat. ... read more
- How Ibram X. Kendi Broke Boston UniversityThe university totally committed itself to his ideology. It hasn’t backed off despite the scandal. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: Trump Rallies for 2024‘A victory by the other side might well mean the end of the United States.’ ... read more
- Africa Needs Accountable Leaders, Not ReparationsGhana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo ignores that the slave trade had willing agents on both sides. ... read more
- Redditors No Longer Able To Opt Out Of Personalized AdsIncluded in a host of new privacy, ads, and location settings, Reddit is no longer allowing its users to opt out of seeing personalized ads based on their in-app activity, while introducing new ad control ... read more
- TikTok Tests Centralized In-App Wallet Amidst Indonesia BacklashDespite pushback from its biggest market for TikTok Shop, the social media platform is testing a new in-app wallet that could help simplify users' purchases through a centralized payments tracking platform that includes a currency ... read more
- Nvidia offices raided by French competition authorityIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidia’s France offices were raided by the country’s competition authority this week, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. While the French agency ... read more
- FCC Net Neutrality Initiative Could Lead To Broadband Privacy Regs"We believe that ISPs are situated to collect vast swaths of information about their customers, including personal information, financial information, and information regarding subscriber online activity," the FCC's 129-page notice of proposed rulemaking states. ... read more
- Tesla sued for ‘severe’ racial harassment at its California factory, againPhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge Tesla subjected Black employees at its California factory to “severe or pervasive racial harassment” and helped perpetuate a hostile work environment for employees of color, ... read more
- Disney+ To Start Password-Sharing Crackdown Early, Before 2024Disney CEO Bob Iger had said crackdown would commence in 2024. ... read more
- Florida Man Attacks Trump-Biden Spending SpreeRon DeSantis promotes an alternative to Washington’s debt binge. ... read more
- Europe Learns Its Electric Cars Will Be Made in ChinaThe EU can’t afford the subsidies that the U.S. can, and it has more free-market scruples. ... read more
- Castlevania: Nocturne is a revolutionary epic that does the franchise’s best games justiceDrolta Tzuentes as she appears in Castlevania: Nocturne. | Image: Netflix Netflix’s newest Castlevania animated series reworks elements of the franchise’s best games into an epic history lesson about freedom and the ... read more
- Spotify is adding auto-generated transcripts to millions of podcasts
- Meta's New Chatbots Could Fuel 'Manipulative' Advertising, Lawmaker Warns"I strongly urge you to pause the release of any AI chatbots until Meta understands the effect that such products will have on young users," Senator Ed Markey said in a letter to Meta CEO ... read more
- Google adds a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training dataIllustration: The Verge Google just announced it’s giving website publishers a way to opt out of having their data used to train the company’s AI models while remaining accessible through Google Search. ... read more
- Newsrooms around the world are using AI to optimize work, despite concerns about bias and accuracyJournalism and other fields are dealing with a new wave of tools like Google Bard. | Image: Google The arrival of generative artificial intelligence has accelerated the use of AI in different ... read more
- TV Ad Price Deflation Projected To Be Sustained, And Not Just For The U.S.Even as Hollywood unions end their protracted strike, the long-term effects are projected to push U.S. linear TV ad prices down 5% this year, and reverberate worldwide. ... read more
- Five ways the Meta Quest 3 will (let developers) change the gameOn Wednesday, Meta didn’t announce an obvious killer app alongside the $499 Meta Quest 3 headset — unless you count the bundled Asgard’s Wrath 2 or Xbox Cloud Gaming in VR. ... read more
- Google’s whiteboarding app is joining the graveyardGoogle’s Jamboard software and the hardware are both shutting down starting October 1st, 2024. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge It’s never a dull day at the Google graveyard — ... read more
- Financials Have You Stressed? Meet BillOdysseus Arms created the campaign and teamed with R&R Partners to design the media plan. ... read more
- Sega cancels live-service shooter HyenasImage: Creative Assembly / Sega Sega is canceling the live-service shooter Hyenas before the game’s launch. Sega announced the news in a press release, stating the cancellation was due to “the lower ... read more
- Fox Television Stations Strikes Generative AI Deal With WaymarkThe Fox deal with ad-tech company Waymark allows local advertisers to create video advertising through generative AI technology, in minutes. The deal will cover Fox owned-and-operated stations in 17 markets. Financial terms of the deal ... read more
- Google Advertisers Withdraw Lawsuit Over 'TrueView' MetricsTwo advertisers who sued Google for allegedly inflating video ad metrics abruptly dropped their class-action complaint on Thursday. ... read more
- Trump and the GOP are trying to drive a wedge between autoworkers and EVsImage: Getty Last night, former President and current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump appeared before a crowd in suburban Detroit and tried out his new attack lines against electric vehicles. EVs are too ... read more
- YouTube Updates Controversial Topic Ad GuidelinesYouTube believes videos with these topics can be a helpful resource when done correctly. Still, brands should carefully consider ad placement options to determine whether they wish to have products or services promoted alongside content ... read more
- Havas, Mirakl Partnering On New Retail Media NetworkThe partnership will make Mirakl's suite of commerce and retail media solutions available to Havas clients to sell on Mirakl-powered marketplaces. ... read more
- ‘Nerfball’ introduces Nerf’s smartest foam yet — it detects dart impactsCollege basketball player Lyric Swann poses in the official Nerfball gear. | Photo: Hasbro Here’s Nerfball, the first official ‘sport’ from the company behind the blasters. Continue reading… ... read more
- Making The Future Of Advertising More HumanHowever efficient software-born automation and cloud-driven centralization have made our industry, it is critical that we also preserve and rebuild its humanity. ... read more
- Massive layoffs expected to hit Epic GamesIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Bloomberg reports that Fortnite developer Epic Games is expected to lay off 16 percent of its workforce, or around 900 people. In a statement from ... read more
- Prog IO: The Conversation About Alt TV Currencies Is Getting RealIt may look as if there hasn’t been much progress with alternative currencies – at least not commensurate with the hype. But just because alt currencies didn’t take over the upfronts this year doesn’t mean there ... read more
- SpaceX inks first Space Force deal for government-focused Starshield satellite networkImage: The Verge SpaceX has won its first contract with the US Space Force to provide satellite communications via Starshield, Bloomberg reports. Announced last December, SpaceX describes Starshield as a “secured satellite ... read more