Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple’s mixed reality headset has been shrouded in rumors for months now, and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates that it could come with Apple’s flagship M2 ... read more

Check out that wear and tear. | Image: Andrew WebsterBack in November 2009, I was getting ready to attend the Montreal International Games Summit, and I panicked — it was my first major event as ... read more

Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Spritz SocietySpotify has a brand new original topping its podcast chart, but it would probably prefer if you didn’t know about it. Last week, Spotify launched a new ... read more

It isn’t a fantastic TV or monitor, but it’s a good compromise for people who want both in the same package Continue reading… ... read more

It took a while.My review of the M2 MacBook Pro went up last Wednesday. But as soon as I got my hands on the device on the prior Thursday, it was clear that running down ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it’s increasing the price ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIntel is postponing the groundbreaking ceremony for its planned chip-making facilities in Ohio because the US government hasn’t yet provided it with funding, the company confirmed to The Verge ... read more

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergeWe found the best cameras for your budget and needs Continue reading… ... read more

Illustration by William JoelYesterday, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a Mississippi abortion ban and overturn Roe v. Wade, ending abortion access in some states and triggering impending bans in others. The decision won’t end ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeFrom time to time, I’ll grab a random device out of the Verge reviews closet and spend a week or two with it. It’s mostly out of random ... read more

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The company says it could suffer “irreparable harm” if it can’t sell its products while the court considers its case. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeJuul can continue selling its e-cigarettes despite the ... read more

Image: Marshall B. Mathers IIIThe last couple of weeks have had a lot of bad news for some in the “web3” space, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at announcements in and around the ... read more

In Dobbs, the Supreme Court finally corrects its historic mistake in Roe v. Wade. ... read more

The Guttmacher Institute has some surprising findings on the number and availability of abortions. ... read more

The Guttmacher Institute has some surprising findings on the number and availability of abortions. ... read more

The Justice Department hasn’t ensured peace at the homes of the Justices. ... read more

The Justice Department hasn’t ensured peace at the homes of Supreme Court Justices. ... read more

A proposed Biden rule threatens due process and speech on campus, as in the Obama years. ... read more

The law was never meant to let boys and men compete directly against female athletes. ... read more

Progressives had to choose this of all weeks to restart their argument over what a woman is. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Google has sent an email to its US employees in the wake of , ... read more

Florida Rep. Maria Salazar explains how her party managed to gain Hispanic votes even during the Trump years—and how it can continue the trend. ... read more

Unpopular in the state, the ex-president has refrained from endorsing any of the four GOP candidates for governor. ... read more

‘We should get out of this area, where we have no right to be, and where we do neither ourselves nor the country any good by remaining.’ ... read more

America’s top stock-exchange regulator gives mission creep a bad name. ... read more

T-Mobile knows what apps you’re using. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeT-Mobile’s advertising business is offering a new way for marketers to pry into your app-using habits. Ad Exchanger reports that the un-carrier’s ... read more

We’re gonna need a bigger desk. | Image: SamsungSamsung is getting ready to release its massive 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor in August, according to a report from Korean outlet ETNews (via SamMobile). The monitor, ... read more

Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a competitive game for up to four playersCyberpunk 2077 is getting a board game courtesy of a Kickstarter campaign. Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a strange ... read more

Earth.fm homepageFor people who love discovering new sounds, there’s an intriguing new site that collects soundscapes from around the world. The site, Earth.fm, bills itself as “Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes.” You can ... read more

Bitcoin mining units in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Friday, April 29th, 2022. | Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAfter taking a nosedive in June, the price of Bitcoin has stayed so low that it’s forcing the ... read more

In the 1973 abortion case, not today, the justices overstepped their boundaries and made their institution political. ... read more

Wait, but what did Evans take this picture with? | Image: Chris EvansI think most of us here at The Verge can agree that if we were famous celebrities who acted in some of the ... read more

These sub-$25 items fall right in the “this is so handy!” bucket of gift-giving. | Image: TileWanting to treat a friend or a loved one to some tech or a cool gadget while on a ... read more

The Mars Express. | Image: European Space AgencyEngineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are getting ready for a Windows 98 upgrade on an orbiter circling Mars. The Mars Express spacecraft has been operating for ... read more

It looks like another week of jaw-dropping runs. | Image: Games Done QuickSummer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual weeklong summer speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday, and the schedule is chock full ... read more

Image: SpaceXIt’s always fun to check in with SpaceX, Elon Musk’s least dysfunctional company — oh wait, what’s this? The workers at SpaceX are upset? Last week, as first reported by The Verge, a group ... read more

Evan Hovorka, head of retail media products at Albertsons, was hired by the grocery store chain nine months ago after a 17-year stretch at Target. He joined Albertsons shortly after it added former Target exec ... read more

While the only constant is that things will continue to change, most strategists, analysts, insights leaders, and marketers continue to overlook one underlying factor in the marketplace: consumer psychology is much more durable than it ... read more

Two election losses show that Britain’s Tory government urgently needs a pro-growth agenda. ... read more

"We can hear the cracking of the big agency model," says Anouk Jans, the subject of a documentary about burnout in the ad biz that premiered at the Cannes Lions this week. ... read more

The Liv system from Thermacell is like a force field for mosquitoes. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeThe mercury is rising, which means most of us are spending more time outside. So, ... read more

Bill Masterson, President, Publishers Clearing House  A dominant factor guiding the industry has been that cookies and mobile app IDs are vanishing and will be replaced by some mixture of new and emergent identity solutions.  ... read more

Meanwhile, video spend without YouTube was down 56%, to $63 million. ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeEvery Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, editor-at-large David Pierce, and managing editor Alex Cranz discuss the week in tech ... read more

Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesToday, the Supreme Court effectively overturned the right to a legal abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. In a 6-3 ruling, the court voted to reverse a lower court’s ... read more

We haven’t seen the 2024 Cadillac Celestiq yet, but a report from The Wall Street Journal says that while the flagship Ultium-powered electric sedan will be more than just a show car, it will have ... read more

Pretty soon, you’ll be able to own digital collectibles of your favorite hockey moments. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesHockey-loving HODLers, rejoice: the NHL is launching an NFT program. The league is partnering with Sweet ... read more

A launcher and search bar for power users. | Image: RaycastMost Mac users find Spotlight, Apple’s built-in tool for searching through apps and files, to suit their needs just fine. But power users who want ... read more

Yoo Ji-tae in Money Heist: Korea. | Image: Jung Jaegu / NetflixPart 1 offers more questions than answers Continue reading… ... read more

Polestar is the latest electric vehicle company to go public, listing its stock on the Nasdaq exchange Friday after successfully merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company plans on using the $850 ... read more

Photo Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge; Photos by DankPodsDankPods has turned finding old MP3 players into a hit YouTube show Continue reading… ... read more

They will help people "find insights in an instant about anything" they see or hear, Google's Nayak said. ... read more

They will help people "find insights in an instant about anything" they see or hear, Google's Nayak said. ... read more

The report says the changing entertainment/media business is now operating "from new baselines... that is more digital, more mobile, more pitched at media that attracts the young, more evenly distributed around the globe and more ... read more

The bZ4X’s gobbledygook name is the least of its problems.Toyota’s first all-electric crossover could have been so much more Continue reading… ... read more

In an industry that moves as fast (and relentlessly) as advertising does, it can be hard to take a step back and ponder some of life’s deeper, more meaningful questions. But that’s exactly what speakers ... read more

The Cannes Lions festival can be a vantage point from which executives see and advance media’s emerging trend lines. For Matt McLeggon, that means workflows coming together, just as it meant those executives coming together ... read more

Co-CEO Ted Sarandos didn't mention any specific company names, but noted that all of the potential partners "have different solutions." ... read more

Photo by Mitchell Clark / The VergeHey — remember last year when we published a bunch of essays and called it Next Gen? Well, we’re doing it again. In early August, The Verge will be ... read more

There’s a lot going on in Air Twister. The arcade-style shooter from legendary designer Yu Suzuki is out today on Apple Arcade, and it pushes players through a strange fantasy world full of armored birds, ... read more

PBS has a new food competition series, "The Great American Recipe," that will run for eight Fridays this summer. ... read more

With its stock down 70% YTD following its report of losing subscribers in Q1, Netflix already laid off 150 in May. ... read more

Sarandos onstage at the Cannes Lions advertising festival. | Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Cannes LionsNetflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the company plans to introduce an ad-supported tier to its streaming ... read more

CEO Elon Musk says he's considering changing the brand's no-advertising stance, which has made it an outlier in the auto industry. ... read more

Photo by Paul Faith/PA Images via Getty ImagesMicrosoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that support will end on January 10th 2023. The software giant will start sending notifications to existing Windows ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset, which will reportedly offer a combination of augmented and virtual reality experiences, will “likely release” in January 2023, according to respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi ... read more

Advertisers are starting to see video games as an opportunity to reach audiences that have abandoned traditional media channels like TV. But gamers can be protective of their digital spaces and tend to be wary ... read more

Jeff SueGM, Americas“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jeff Sue, GM Americas at Mintegral.  Recent news that Microsoft and Sony ... read more

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem… The post Comic: appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Shopify Is ‘Just Browsing’ Ads Shopify held its twice-annual road map update event this week. Connect to Consumer, as the get-together is called, ... read more

With live events back in full swing, esports companies are increasingly expanding their event programming beyond competitive gaming, both to reach a changing esports audience and educate brand partners about the value of gaming fandom ... read more

The great ad tech rebundling is here. Well, it is if the smoke signals coming from the Riviera are anything to go on. Execs there can’t seem to stop talking about the issue it seems. ... read more

The annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity is good for more than a sunburn along the Croisette and exclusive parties. Since its inception, it has been the go-to place for marketers and advertisers to converge ... read more

Rent-to-own retailer Aaron’s is looking to boost brand awareness through bilingual TV spots as well as out-of-home and print ads — all with a little help from Mr. T. Last month, the 67-year-old furniture, electronics ... read more

The war for talent between agencies and brands’ in-house agencies has cooled. Even so, for adland talent who’ve made the move in-house, some say they are looking to go back to agencies after feeling creatively ... read more

A 6-3 majority recognizes a right to carry guns in public for self-defense. ... read more

Berlin braces for a cutoff of Russian gas, but the nuclear power taboo remains. ... read more

Decide whether you want to see captions or not.Twitter has announced that a button to toggle captions for its video player is now available for everyone on iOS and Android. The button, which shows up ... read more

Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario. And Garfield. | Image: NintendoI know it’s been nine months, but I’m honestly still reeling from the announcement that Chris Pratt will be voicing Mario in the upcoming Mario ... read more

The Jan. 6 hearings are helping Republicans solve their problem. It’s unclear what Democrats will do. ... read more

A 6-3 Supreme Court majority recognizes a right to carry guns in public for self-defense. ... read more

Ken Griffin has had enough of the high-crime Windy City and moves his hedge fund to Miami. ... read more

Kirkland & Ellis tells Paul Clement and a partner to dump their Second Amendment clients. They refuse and resign. ... read more

Kirkland & Ellis tells Paul Clement and a partner to dump their Second Amendment clients. They refuse and resign. ... read more

Berlin braces for a cutoff of Russian gas, but the nuclear taboo remains. ... read more

New Title IX regulations would eliminate cross-examination, live hearings and other basic rights. ... read more

His war on fossil fuels has proved costly for American consumers. ... read more

After our Supreme Court victory protecting the Second Amendment, we were told to ditch our clients or leave. ... read more

Jack Donahue, 68, is still volunteering—just like his father. ... read more

This week’s Senate compromise reflects a recognition of legal and political reality. ... read more

The Supreme Court reaffirms that states can’t disfavor schools on account of faith. ... read more

On Wednesday, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) found a surprising way to develop her upcoming cryptocurrency regulation bill: she put it on GitHub. “As promised, you can now contribute comments on my bill establishing a ... read more

Sibling company OMD Worldwide won Media Network Of The Year honors at the Cannes Festival on Thursday evening. ... read more

The Cannes world is far away from the life of the consumers around whom brands and their advertising should center. ... read more

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The beloved indie game is headed to Netflix. | Image: Subset GamesInto the Breach, the sci-fi turn-based strategy game from the makers of FTL: Faster Than Light, will be available on iOS and Android as ... read more

A House panel advanced a sweeping privacy bill that, if passed, could require ad tech companies to obtain consumers' affirmative consent to collect much of the data that fuels targeted online ads. ... read more

A contractor installs hardware for a Tesla Powerwall battery unit at a home in San Jose, California. | Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTesla and California utility PG&E launched a new program that ... read more