Shopped Out A former product manager on Meta’s Shops ads team named Samujjal Purkayastha filed a whistleblower complaint against his former employer with the London employment tribunal for reporting illegal business practices, Adweek reports.  According ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing covers publishers picking up on Meta’s evolving message about AI content licensing deals. More AI licensing deals with publishers could be on the horizon with publishers IAB Tech Lab pushes ... read more

In 2025, CTV channel operators are widening their portfolios of creator content in a bid to capture more ad dollars. CTV companies such as Tubi, Samsung TV Plus and Netflix are leaning into creators, with ... read more

With creators, marketers are back at a familiar crossroads: measurement headaches. That moment always comes whenever ad dollars pile up around a particular part of the market — and with it, the scrutiny of finance ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Target has named its next CEO. Unsurprisingly, it’s Michael Fiddelke. Fiddelke, Target’s chief operating officer, has been with the company for more than two decades in ... read more

As consumers shift the way they seek out information on the web thanks to AI, marketers and media agencies are beginning to rethink the role paid search plays in their media plans. With that rethinking, ... read more

The rescission of $1.1 billion in federal funding leaves many public stations vulnerable, the MacArthur Foundation points out. ... read more

Sony announced a $50 price increase on all PlayStation 5 “slim” models in the US starting tomorrow, August 21st. The upcoming prices for a PS5 Digital Edition, the standard PS5, ... read more

The stealthy and no-frills camera is back. Ricoh is launching its GR IV compact camera in mid-September for $1,499.95, accompanied by a tiny new GF-2 add-on flash for $119.95. As ... read more

Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight ... read more

There as not a single product that didn’t wow Fallon. | Screenshot: Google For the past twenty years or so, I've had a clear image of what a product launch ... read more

Framework, the modular computer company, just released its first delightful tiny desktop PC, on top of its smallest laptop yet. But it’s already teasing its next big live announcement on ... read more

TikTok is rolling out a new feature designed to help first-time college students connect with their classmates, while providing advertisers with more specific Gen Z targeting options. ... read more

The team working on the next BioShock game is losing a third of its staff. According to Bloomberg, Take-Two is laying off more than 80 people at Cloud Chamber, which ... read more

The multifaceted campaign-coordinated on the media side by Publicis -- features actor/pro wrestler John Cena-fronted ads and collaborations with Complex, Lyft, Samsung among others. ... read more

Things just keep going wrong for Analogue’s take on the Nintendo 64. The company announced today that the shipping date for its next console, the Analogue 3D, has been delayed ... read more

NBA star Stephen Curry will support Google's hardware, features and AI services related to Health, Pixel and Cloud products as "performance advisor" - a move based on his athletic experience and expertise, but advertisers might ... read more

The Nothing Headphone 1 feature a design that stands out in a crowd. | Image: The Verge Nothing’s Headphone 1 hit the scene back in July, and they’re already being ... read more

Microsoft is testing out a Windows 11 update that lets you use AI to search through your files and images directly from the Copilot app. This test is currently rolling ... read more

Google has officially announced the Pixel 10 lineup, and there’s a lot to dig into. Like last year, there are four devices — the Pixel 10, the Pixel 10 Pro, ... read more

No phone is waterproof. No phone is dustproof. Your phone’s sealants wear away over time; when they’re exposed salt or chlorine in your swimming water; or when they’re dropped, dented, ... read more

Pixelsnap. It has a nice ring to it. Qi2 is good because magnets are good. If you're gonna preserve food in metal cans, you should probably have a way to ... read more

Google’s latest Pixel lineup starts at $799. Google announced its entire Pixel 10 generation of phones at a jam-packed Made for Google event this week. The familiar four-phone lineup includes ... read more

TikTok will partner with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for a global content deal to facilitate more creator collaboration connected to the sport. ... read more

Human conversations with Grok have surfaced in search results, with content ranging from summarizing news or generating business ideas to referencing drugs, suicide, and bomb-making. ... read more

Human conversations with Grok have surfaced in search results, with content ranging from summarizing news or generating business ideas to referencing drugs, suicide, and bomb-making. ... read more

Did you really think AI would be ad-free? Advertising is the bedrock of the internet, whether you like it or not. ... read more

The base Pixel 10 now comes with a third telephoto lens. At its latest Made by Google event, the search giant officially revealed four new phones: the Pixel 10, Pixel ... read more

CANNES – As brands seek more meaningful ways to engage with diverse audiences, TelevisaUnivision’s new U.S. advertising chief Tim Natividad says there is significant untapped potential in the Hispanic media market, and the tools to ... read more

CANNES – The emerging concept of “agentic commerce,” where AI agents act on behalf of consumers to make purchases and go well beyond traditional product recommendations, has become a hot topic for brands. WPP Media ... read more

Google’s Gemini for Home will bring a new AI-powered voice assistant to its Nest smart displays and speakers. It’s finally happening: Google Assistant in the home is getting its Gemini ... read more

The Pixel Watch 4 offers a bigger and brighter display along with some new color options. Google’s Pixel phone lineup isn’t the only thing getting an upgrade in the coming ... read more

ESPN is showing off its overhauled app ahead of the launch of its live sports streaming service. On Wednesday, ESPN detailed all of the new features coming to the ESPN ... read more

Four years after launching the original Pixel Buds A-series, Google's back with the Pixel Buds 2A. The new budget buds are $30 more expensive at $129.99, but add some notable ... read more

Phones on phones on phones. Google has formally announced the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL, and their hardware upgrades can be summed up in two letter/number combinations: ... read more

The call is coming from inside the house. At The Verge, we like to ask "What is a photo?" when we're trying to sort out real and unreal images - ... read more

The original Pixel Watch was late to the game. For years, there had been rumors of a Google smartwatch that never materialized. Then, when it finally arrived, it was a quintessential first-gen device, with thicc ... read more

We won’t get to try it until October, but so far I’m cautiously curious. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge I'm not a fan of AI health and ... read more

Just look at that dust-tight hinge. Finally, a foldable to take to the beach. The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is official, matching last year's starting MSRP of $1,799, and ... read more

Google just announced its new budget Pixel Buds 2A, but it didn’t forget about the earbuds it launched last fall. Owners of the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will get an ... read more

Google’s new magnetic Pixelsnap charger attaches to an optional stand accessory. | Image: Google With its new Pixel 10 Series, Google is finally embracing the Qi2 wireless charging standard, making ... read more

Google has just announced a bunch of shiny new devices to look at and AI features to yell about. As part of its Made by Google event, the company revealed ... read more

Google’s annual hardware event kicks off today at 1PM ET, with announcements expected for four new Pixel 10 phones, the Pixel Watch 4, and a new budget pair of Buds ... read more

Digital publishers are in a losing battle against Big Tech and AI for traffic and ad revenue. But the IAB Tech Lab has a plan to swing the momentum back in pubs’ favor. On Tuesday, ... read more

There's a persistent belief that in order for sharks to breathe underwater, they must keep on swimming. While this is partly true for a few species, the myth likely stems ... read more

Sony is raising the price of all PS5 models by $50 in the US due to a “challenging economic environment,” according to a blog post. The changes will go into ... read more

Is Amazon moving away from FireOS? Amazon is preparing to launch a new tablet that could run on Android instead of its custom FireOS software, according to a report from ... read more

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used Microsoft Copilot to help with marketing, promotions, and fan engagement to honor the legacy of the team's first division championship with the Creamsicle Game. ... read more

Stephen Curry will likely be making some appearances in future Pixel ads. Google has brought NBA star Stephen Curry on board to help shape the company’s hardware, features, and AI ... read more

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! “Oyez” means “hear ye” in French. Town criers and court officers traditionally use it to call for silence before a judge enters the courtroom and proceedings officially begin. In the courtroom of ... read more

The Xbox Ally X. | Photo: Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft and Asus are putting a date on their new Xbox Ally handhelds: October 16th. Both the Xbox Ally ... read more

Nielsen originally launched its cloud-based approach in 2023 as part of a deal with another data clean room, Snowflake, enabling customers and their platforms to access its respondent-level audience data. ... read more

Forty-three percent of U.S. adults say TV ads are most likely to "influence" them to try a new product/service, vs. 55% of Baby Boomers and 51% of Gen X, a survey finds. ... read more

Add a used rental to your basket, alongside everything else you already buy on Amazon. Hertz has announced that it will start selling used cars from its rental business on ... read more

On Wednesday, Bluefish, an AI marketing platform that helps advertisers understand and refine how they’re showing up in AI queries, announced $20 million in series A funding. The round, which brings Bluefish’s total funding to ... read more

If MSNBC's rebranding to MS NOW is any example, then renaming stuff can be very challenging indeed. ... read more

DirectTV - which has had this multiview technology for over 20 years - is adding seven of these channels with different network genre emphasis, including sports, news and kids "mix." ... read more

Google is set to reveal its new flagship Pixel hardware at a Made by Google event today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, when we’ll find out exactly what the ... read more

At this rate, nothing announced at Google’s Pixel event will be a suprise. More prices have leaked for Google’s new lineup of Pixel phones and watches, this time joined by ... read more

You can certainly use this for other things besides meatballs too, but it does present them beautifully. Ikea is teaming up with a Swedish designer for its latest collection, and ... read more

You don’t have to worry about battery life with the Hyperkin Competitor since it’s a wired-only Xbox controller. | Image: Hyperkin There’s good news if you’re an Xbox gamer who’s ... read more

Workers’ CoMP Web publishers are seeing revenue and traffic evaporate in lockstep with the rise of new AI-generated search habits. What’s a pub to do? A growing number are shifting their focus from data licensing ... read more

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at what co-viewing measurement is and — more importantly — why it’s so problematic. Fuzzy math YouTube’s Oscar bid, the business of AI slop and more ... read more

In the midtown Manhattan offices of Hearst Tower, surrounded by the familiar chaos of print production — stacks of back issues, proof pages scattered across the desk, the constant hum of editorial collaboration — Michael ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Heineken is betting on special limited-edition tennis-themed cans to drive more sales of its non-alcoholic beer during the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Last year, the limited-edition ... read more

Kellanova — the owner of Kellogg’s, Pringles and Pop-Tarts — is the latest firm to turn to AI tech to tune up its creative marketing efforts, Digiday has learned. Kellanova has been working with creative technology firm ... read more

The industry has moved functions in-house, establishing playbooks from everything from social to programmatic media buying. But brands are not using the same in-housing play for AI. Some brands, like U.S. Bank, are taking a ... read more

While it was President Joe Biden who signed the law that would force  ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or face a ban, it’s his successor, Donald Trump, who ... read more

For July, overall streaming platforms' total viewing is now up 14% to a 47.3% share year-over-year, while cable TV viewing is down 17% (vs. 22.2% share) and broadcast TV dipped 10% (vs. 18.4%). ... read more

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is currently on sale in select configurations starting at $649, which remains one of its best prices to date. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge ... read more

In an effort to convert passing viewing into playable game sessions, Samsung plans to integrate an interactive ad-supported gaming channel hosted by GameLoop on its smart TVs and devices via the company's Gaming Hub. ... read more

Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output ... read more

Superdigital was founded in 2013 by Assaf Swissa who apparently is not continuing with the company after the sale, according to a note Swissa posted on his LinkedIn page. ... read more

Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation reactor. It’s ... read more

The Hearst title is working with Autotrader to offer what it says is a seamless purchase experience. ... read more

On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, as part of a No ... read more

AI's pervasive integration across Microsoft's applications and services, from advertising to gaming and Excel, while presenting numerous opportunities, also poses several challenges for advertisers that extend beyond ads they make and into deepfakes. ... read more

AMENIA, NY — Connected TV and commerce are becoming more tightly joined. And that’s creating new ad formats that capture consumers at moments of peak engagement and peak purchase intent. “CTV and commerce are great ... read more

CANNES – Kicking off one of Beet.TV’s fireside chats at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Lou Paskalis, founder and chief executive of AJL Advisory, said advertising technology has finally “caught up to the ... read more

CANNES — Retail media is booming, but with more than 250 retail media networks (RMNs) in play, and counting, brands and agencies are facing what one panelist called “overwhelming complexity.” At the Cannes Lions International ... read more

Apple’s latest iPad Mini supports the Apple Pencil Pro, transforming the tablet into a great note-taking device. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge While the best iPad deals ... read more

Meta is bringing its AI translation tool to more users on Facebook and Instagram, which automatically dubs your reels into another language. The feature also uses AI to make its ... read more

Nissan stunned us all when it released the specs for its refreshed Leaf: new crossover body; dual charging ports; and over 300 miles of range. Today, the Japanese released the ... read more

The goal is to help publishers prevent content scraping while helping publishers build revenue. ... read more

Apple is manufacturing more of its iPhone 17 phones for the US in India instead of in China, and for the first time, the full lineup of new models will ... read more

Several companion model prototypes could soon become available including a doctor, therapist, loyal friend, homework helper - and a conspiracy theorist with "an ELEVATED and WILD voice," according to a report from 404 Media. ... read more

Several companion model prototypes could soon become available including a doctor, therapist, loyal friend, homework helper - and a conspiracy theorist with "an ELEVATED and WILD voice," according to a report from 404 Media. ... read more

We might have a new king of esports gaming monitors — one with fewer compromises than usual. Asus has just announced the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W at Gamescom 2025. Not ... read more

With Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, the summer of games comes to a close. Join Mr. Video Games himself, Geoff Keighley, on August 19th at 2PM ET as he emcees the ... read more

Hello there, world! Welcome to the second issue of Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington. If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter ... read more

After experiencing an AI fail, I learn the difference between a bot and an agent. ... read more

Photo by Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker for allegedly using “illegal means” to buy up hundreds of thousands of ... read more

In the last month, the war in Gaza has become an inescapable facet of the public consciousness as a new surge of images of Palestinian children - their faces impossibly ... read more

Are you in thne | Image: Sony Sony is finally ready to take on the likes of SteelSeries, Razer, and Logitech with its InZone brand of PC gaming accessories. While ... read more

One of the best ways to play Tetris is coming to ModRetro’s modernized version. | Image: ModRetro ModRetro is bringing a new multiplayer mode to the modernized version of Tetris ... read more

The apps that consume the most data are also where users are spending the most time, making them prime real estate for digital campaigns. ... read more

Prepare your best clown makeup: Team Cherry, the developers of Hollow Knight: Silksong, will be making a “special announcement” about the game on Thursday at 10:30AM ET. The announcement will ... read more

Google itself shared this image of a Pixel 10 phone, most likely the 10 Pro. Google is gearing up to launch a new slate of Pixel devices at its Made ... read more

He will service the agency's client base, including Apple and Tory Burch. ... read more

The combination will give Nexstar 265 stations in 132 of 210 TV markets. Nexstar currently has more than 200 stations, while Tegna owns 64 TV stations. ... read more