Illustration by Kristen RadtkeWith more cord-cutting options to choose from than ever before, sports fans have a veritable cornucopia of live services from which to pick. And as those services come up with new ways ... read more

Everyone in the ad industry now knows consumer privacy is the key imperative. But achieving that whilst nevertheless offering advertisers advanced targeting capabilities is a work-in-progress. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Comcast Advertising CEO ... read more

A retail category as seemingly distinct as “health and beauty” is not necessarily as one-dimensional as many may think. Case in point – UK health retailer Boots, a sister to Walgreens, sells an increasingly diverse ... read more

Personal information gathered directly from consumers has become more valuable for marketers as privacy regulations and technological changes hamper data sharing. They can harness first-party to improve their ad targeting and to measure which media ... read more

Stonks go brr. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeReddit is taking a look back at some of the site’s biggest moments and trends from 2021, and perhaps unsurprisingly, posts from r/wallstreetbets were the ... read more

Illustration by Ori Toor‘When there was no internet, I was left with nothing’ Continue reading… ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft has released a OneDrive sync app for Windows on Arm and Apple’s M1 Macs for its cloud-based storage service. The public preview of the updated OneDrive app is ... read more

AR creator Andre Elijah in Spectacles. | Photo by SnapMore than other recent years, in 2021 the tech industry focused a great deal of its energy on a single question: who will build and ... read more

Photo by James Bareham / The VergeCanadian hacker Gary Bowser has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a Nintendo lawsuit against him over piracy charges. Bowser is a member of the Team Xecuter group ... read more

Oppo has released a brief video hinting at a new type of camera design for smartphones. The company’s “self-developed retractable camera” is shown extending from the phone’s body before retracting back inside. The video suggests ... read more

"The Sell Sider" is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today's column is written by Thanh Do, product marketing manager at Permutive. It’s no secret that Apple’s App Tracking ... read more

Amazon The Impervious Google and Facebook are reeling from data privacy changes. Tim Cook warned investors that Apple underestimated part shortages and would not meet demand until next year. Macy’s slimmed its store inventory. Disney’s ... read more

The Future of TV Briefing this week looks at why managing privacy consent on connected TVs is uniquely challenging and what an industry working group is doing to tackle it. The age of consentTV, streaming ... read more

As the new year approaches, media companies’ “crawl-walk-run” plans to return to the office may be bearing closer semblance to a game of “red light, green light.” While many media companies have begun to ... read more

The advertising industry at large, and its stakeholders, don’t have a problem coming up with a new term (or, God forbid, acronym) to describe something. And the landscape is no stranger to inconsistency because of ... read more

This is a preview of a story that was initially published on our sister site, WorkLife, which covers the future of the workplace. When it comes to politics or social values the generation gap can be quite ... read more

For some marketers, the loss of third-party cookies can’t come soon enough — especially since there’s a chance that using them now could be potentially violating consumer privacy and data protection rights if findings from ... read more

As the market for in-person events continues to mend, ticket marketplace Vivid Seats is leveraging traditional and digital video to get in front of event-goers as they return to festivals, sporting events, theater performances and ... read more

LOS ANGELES — It is an irony of the modern media age that, in an era of abundant data, so much of it remains out of reach. That leaves agencies like Essence striving to knit ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeA scattershot day in court Continue reading… ... read more

The White House lost on her nomination because it is bowing to Elizabeth Warren on financial regulation. ... read more

Parag Agrawal | Photo Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe new CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, has a clear message: expect the social network to move a lot faster than it has in the ... read more

Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is testing a redesign of its venerable Notepad app, adding some welcomed modern features like a dark mode, a better search / find and replace interface, better undoing, and more. While the visual ... read more

Image: Niko Tavernise / NetflixFor a goofy satire about a comet destroying the planet, Don’t Look Up sure takes you on an emotional journey. The film — helmed by writer and director Adam McKay, best-known ... read more

Have a gamepad handy and a recent LG TV? You can likely now try Google’s Stadia cloud gaming platform — as of today, it’s an app you can download for your television running webOS 5.0 ... read more

Students discuss raising rates. ... read more

Their report on adding Justices puts the issue in the President’s court. ... read more

He stokes a GOP primary fight that may elect Stacey Abrams. ... read more

The Supreme Court could extend a landmark school-choice case. ... read more

Photo by FacebookThe Meta (formerly Facebook) Portal is getting a number of updates, including one that lets you browse through your Facebook friends’ stories hands-free, as detailed in a post on the About Facebook blog. ... read more

But at least for the moment cops are still welcome in restaurants. ... read more

Beijing pulls ahead in 5G and artificial intelligence, while catching up in semiconductors. ... read more

The Supreme Court has approved only far milder measures. ... read more

It took a spate of murders for the mayor of Oakland, Calif., to abandon the destructive slogan. ... read more

Like the sitcom heroine, she’s innocent, more or less, and ready to move on. ... read more

‘It’s the entire system, starting at the top with elected leadership, that is failing our children.’ ... read more

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesLisa Bloom, the celebrity lawyer who represented Bill O’Reilley’s, Donald Trump’s, and Bill Cosby’s sexual assault accusers, as well as once advising Harvey Weinstein in his ... read more

Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty ImagesVerizon and AT&T are hoping new swaths of C-band cellular radio spectrum will help make the 5G hype closer to reality, but the big mid-band 5G rollout may have ... read more

Twitter is testing a new way to report abusive tweets | Illustration by Alex CastroTwitter says it is testing an overhaul to the process for reporting tweets, which it says will ultimately make it easier ... read more

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. | Image: Square EnixMany players eager to jump into Final Fantasy XIV’s highly anticipated Endwalker expansion have hit big queues since the game launched in early access on Friday. Part of ... read more

Photo by eBayeBay now lets you get a 360-degree look at some of the sneakers it has for sale, all thanks to its handy new 3D viewing tool, called eBay 3D true view. In a ... read more

Image: AmazonAmazon is today beginning to roll out new features and functionality to its lineup of Fire TV streaming devices and the recently released Fire TV Omni and 4-Series televisions. At the top of the ... read more

On December 3rd, Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion launched its early access period, allowing those who preordered the game the opportunity to play Endwalker in advance of its December 7th release date. Or at least ... read more

City leaders and representatives from NRG eVgo unveil three new electric vehicle charging stations at the public parking structure in Hermosa Beach, CA on Friday, September 05, 2014. | Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance ... read more

Yesterday, Politico opened its newsletter with an article on Vice President Kamala Harris’ aversion to using Bluetooth headphones. The VP was “Bluetooth-phobic,” the story claimed, “wary” of her AirPods and cautious with her technology use ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA jury has ruled that Craig Wright, a man who claims to have invented Bitcoin, won’t have to give up half of his supposed stash of crypto — a ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeInstagram’s algorithms recommend drug dealers’ accounts to minor users, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project. The platform also suggests drug-related hashtags, the report found. In ... read more

He sees Russia’s loss of the country as a historic injustice. So how far will he go? ... read more

"That doesn't mean for a second that they should be in television," GroupM's Brian Wieser quipped while presenting. ... read more

"That doesn't mean for a second that they should be in television," GroupM's Brian Wieser quipped while presenting. ... read more

NASA’s new astronaut candidates posing for a photo | Photo by THOMAS SHEA/AFP via Getty ImagesYesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the ... read more

The doctrine of Chevron deference is at stake in an otherwise obscure case the justices heard last week. ... read more

Amazon Prime delivery van | Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Amazon Web Services outage that started this morning might be worse than it seemed. That’s not only because it’s reportedly cutting off some ... read more

Apple Music’s new voice plan will cost $4.99 per month. | Image: AppleApple seems to be close to rolling out the Apple Music Voice Plan, a more affordable tier of Apple Music that lets you ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAn escalating feud that has pitted YouTube, one of the most popular streaming apps in the world, against Roku, a leader in TV streaming devices, could be about to ... read more

The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized 42 websites that the China-based hacking group Nickel used to attack organizations in the US, as well as around the world, according to a report on Microsoft’s ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeUbisoft is officially getting into NFTs. On Tuesday, the company announced a new platform, Ubisoft Quartz, where it will offer NFTs that it’s calling Digits. The Digits will be ... read more

The lowest price ever on this smart thermostatAmazon's new smart thermostat just received its first-ever price break. Normally, this thermostat costs $59.99, but is currently on sale for $47.99 at Amazon. It’s the best price ... read more

I adore the face buttons that don’t show the signature shape indicators. | ScufScuf has introduced the Reflex lineup of customizable wireless controllers made for the PS5 and PC, consisting of three pricey controllers. Pricing ... read more

Intel announced that it will take public its self-driving technology company Mobileye, the Israeli company it acquired for $15.3 billion in 2017. The chipmaker said that by listing Mobileye’s shares on the stock market, it ... read more

On Tuesday, the Senate voted 68 to 31 to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel’s re-appointment to the Federal Communications Commission, putting her in place to be the first official chair of the agency under President Biden. Rosenworcel ... read more

Razer has announced its latest smartphone accessory: the Razer Phone Cooler Chroma, an RGB-light infused cooling fan for your iPhone or Android device that’s designed to help cool down your phone during intense gaming. The ... read more

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesProblems for some of Amazon’s AWS cloud servers are causing slow loading or failures for significant chunks of the internet. The company’s widespread network of data centers ... read more

Mainstream AR glasses are still years away Continue reading… ... read more

A lot is happening in the world of Destiny 2 today. Bungie is celebrating its 30th Anniversary inside Destiny 2, with a big content drop that includes Halo-like guns. A trailer for Destiny 2’s new ... read more

Masud Karim, head of converged TV, Wpromote The explosion of new streaming platforms has led to a curious phenomenon in marketing, resulting in about a million think pieces trumpeting new opportunities in TV advertising.  ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeDiscord is starting to test a new Premium Memberships feature that will allow creators to monetize their servers. An initial pilot is going live today with around 10 creators ... read more

Photo: Ember TechnologiesWe all have stuff that we’ve bought ourselves — or asked others to buy for us — that makes us happy, even if we suspect our friends may not understand why it’s so ... read more

The lawmakers urged the DoJ to "conduct a thorough review of this transaction to ensure that it does not harm American consumers and workers by illegally harming competition." AT&T CEO John Stankey minimized the news, ... read more

Twitter is acquiring Quill | QuillTwitter has acquired Slack-like messaging app Quill with an eye toward improving messaging services, including direct messages, the company announced Tuesday. In a tweet thread announcing the deal, Nick Caldwell, ... read more

The first clue to the popularity of podcasts is that many of them focus on storytelling. And we are innately connected to the power of a good story. ... read more

This is a preview of a story that was initially published on our sister site, WorkLife, which covers the future of the workplace. After his father died in 2018, Paul Marlow struggled with fear, anxiety ... read more

Along with a star rating of 1 to 5, how many words make a review helpful and trustworthy? A survey commissioned by Yelp and conducted by consulting firm Kelton analyzes the nuances of reviews. ... read more

Along with a star rating of one to five, how many words does it take to make a review helpful and trustworthy? A survey commissioned by Yelp and conducted by consulting firm Kelton analyzes the ... read more

Echo Show devices are still available for their lowest prices ever. | AmazonBlack Friday has come and gone, but many awesome deals are still sticking around. Amazon and Best Buy are still offering the second-gen ... read more

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergeThe real Constitution is the friends we made along the way Continue reading… ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter is now letting all users across iOS, Android, and web listen to recordings of Spaces, which can come in handy for listeners who are late to a live ... read more

When Infosys announced construction on its planned headquarters in Indianapolis in 2018, it was a coup for the Trump administration. Although few have heard of the company today, Infosys is an IT firm best ... read more

Sony has officially announced a release date for its remastered Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection for PlayStation 5: it’ll be out on Janaury 28th. That release date is only for the PS5 version, though. Sony ... read more

The flood of everyday Americans into options trading has drawn a skeptical eye from U.S. regulators, who are considering possible rule changes for the era of smartphone brokerage apps. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAs it previously promised, Sonos is today rolling out support for Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos tracks from Amazon Music Unlimited. After downloading the latest system update for their ... read more

These security cameras will shed some light on your smart home Continue reading… ... read more

Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImageHere I am. Back again in your inbox on a Tuesday, in the final weeks before Christmas, New Year’s, and, for you business folks, the end of the quarter. For today’s Hot ... read more

Amazon’s Alexa Together launches today. | Image: AmazonFirst announced at Amazon’s fall hardware event, Alexa Together is officially launching today, Tuesday, December 7th. A new subscription service that expands on the existing Alexa Care Hub, ... read more

Illustration by Ori ToorThere’s only so much you can do Continue reading… ... read more

In 1998, Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins quit Palm, a company they’d founded, to begin a new one: Handspring. They had a simple goal in mind: to eventually create the smartphone. Years before any of ... read more

Their new study finds many consumers plan to switch search engines, opt out of ads, and subscribe to more sustainable media. ... read more

The United States will drive much of the global expansion in ad spending, growing by $80 billion from 2021 to 2024. ... read more

Thousands of Ethiopian men and women are quitting their jobs to enlist with the armed forces, as rebels advance toward the capital. “Saving my country is my highest priority right now,” said a university librarian ... read more

Messenger Kids’ new features in action. | Image: MetaMessenger Kids, the child-friendly version of Meta’s Messenger service (aka Facebook Messenger), is being updated with a dark mode, as well as new audio effects for voice ... read more

The country is planning its latest cultural change aimed at marking out the Gulf state as the Middle East’s premier hub for foreign talent and global investment. ... read more

The Trump company intends to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that is being investigated by the SEC. The goal is to create Truth Social, a social-media site. ... read more

The Trump company intends to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that is being investigated by the SEC. The goal is to create Truth Social, a social-media site. ... read more

The Trump company intends to merge with Digital World Acqusition Corp, a SPAC that is being investigated by the SEC. The goal is to create Truth Social, a social-media site. ... read more

LOS ANGELES – The massive shift in television viewing habits during the pandemic has led advertisers to explore ways to reach audiences through connected devices like smart TVs and mobile phones. As marketers prepare for ... read more

A small child is positioned as being no more controllable than an un-housebroken dog in ABC's new comedy "Abbott Elementary." ... read more

Illustration by Ori ToorThe long shadow of NYPD surveillance after 9/11 Continue reading… ... read more

The newsletters, helmed by staff writer Derek Thompson, cover a range of topics, from mysteries in the news and timely public debates, to the words that power crossword puzzles. ... read more

Sayollo has developed an in-game purchasing platform that aims to develop an all-new market: gaming commerce. Its gamified purchasing experience is intended to introduce D2C brands to their target audience, transforming any mobile game environment ... read more

Calls can be initiated from the top right of a chat. | Image: GoogleOne-on-one voice and video calls are now rolling out for Google Chat inside the Gmail app on iOS and Android, Google has ... read more