Twelve South’s HiRise 3 Deluxe is on sale for $59.99. We all know Black Friday is one of — if not the — best time to save hundreds on a ... read more

One of the best activities for the holiday season — especially if the weather is keeping you indoors — is to build yourself a Lego vehicle, scene, or animal. There ... read more

Following the launch of the Chromatic Game Boy last December, ModRetro revealed its next console will be an upgraded remake of the Nintendo 64. Like the recently released Analogue 3D, ... read more

The Nuki smart lock is seeing a rare discount this Black Friday. ‘Tis the season to score some serious bargains on smart home gear. With Black Friday in full swing ... read more

An interactive 20-foot by 20-foot mural launches the brand's Clear and Cool Saline Nasal Spray. ... read more

The $449 Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the hottest holiday gifts, so it’s no surprise that you won’t find any discounts on the console, which was released in June ... read more

"IPG" is no more -- symbolically speaking -- on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker symbol was delisted this morning. ... read more

AirPods Pro 3 It’s the most wonderful time of the year to buy AirPods. They’re heavily discounted for Black Friday from places like Amazon and Walmart, starting at just $69 ... read more

About once a month or so, we here at The Verge like to write about our favorite stuff: pet gear, backpacks, and weird toys, among others. Now that the Black ... read more

After about a year of using over the counter CGMs, I’ve realized I shouldn’t use them during holidays. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior ... read more

Yes, Monday is our deadline and it's firm, but all we're looking for is three simple things that set you apart this past year. ... read more

You can snag Microsoft’s excellent Xbox Wireless Controller starting at just $39.99 today. Black Friday is a great time to save on big-ticket items like 4K TVs, laptops, and headphones. ... read more

Tessan’s 140W Universal Travel Adapter is down to $53.99 for Black Friday. Keeping gadgets charged is tough enough when you’re home, but it can feel impossible while you’re traveling — especially ... read more

Sometimes, there’s a little too much emphasis placed on buying big-ticket items during Black Friday. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with big gifts. It’s just that people might forget about ... read more

If you were wanting some AI-generated fun this holiday weekend, you’ll need to be efficient. Google and OpenAI have cut generation request limits for Nano Banana Pro and Sora, citing ... read more

In the premiere episode of "Cheap A$$ Beach Houses" no one calls any of the houses on view "cheap-ass" houses or uses the phrase at all. ... read more

An Atlantic hurricane season defined by political and climate disasters comes to a close on November 30th. It kicked off after DOGE's flurry of slashes to federal agencies. Employees ... read more

When Rivian-spinoff Also announced its first electric bike recently, I was stoked - a Rivian in bike form? Yes please! - but also had some doubts. The design was, shall ... read more

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Steam and other game stores should drop “Made with AI” tags, arguing that they’ll soon be irrelevant as generative AI becomes ubiquitous in production. ... read more

The Saros Z70 comes with a robotic arm, and it’s 50 percent off for Black Friday. Thanksgiving might be behind us, but the cleanup — and Christmas prep — are ... read more

When a girl's parents use Gemini features to search for a stuffed lamb to replace one left behind, they find shipments and delivery are two weeks out. Here's what happens next. ... read more

Black Friday is the day that a handful of us at The Verge have been preparing months for, in part because it’s happening earlier and earlier. We’ve already lifted the ... read more

As with most products, Black Friday is the best time of year to find TVs and their accessories at the year’s lowest prices. It’s the perfect opportunity to upgrade your ... read more

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are down to their best price to date. If you’re planning to gift an Apple device this holiday season — or treat yourself — now’s the ... read more

Now that the Thanksgiving dishes are put away and the last slice of pie is hidden in the back of the fridge, it’s time to turn your attention to the ... read more

This story was originally reported on sister site, Modern Retail. Instacart’s smart carts are in triple the number of stores this year than they were in 2024, the company told Modern Retail. The carts, called ... read more

This is a bonus behind-the-scenes look at our conversations with executives for Digiday’s 2025 Media Agency Report, which examined the current and future state of media agencies, from the perspective of total client spending and ... read more

Let’s dispense with the preambles. The discourse machine has already burned through its takes on Omnicom finally sealing its long-planned purchase of IPG. A year of speculation has a way of numbing the senses, and ... read more

Two Audi models play a role in Disney's new movie "TRON: Ares." ... read more

We’ve seen Sony’s DualSense Edge discounted on a few occasions this year, and now it’s back on sale ahead of Black Friday as part of Sony’s ongoing holiday promo. Right ... read more

Meta may have just released the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) at the end of October, but they’re not significantly different from the last-gen model introduced in 2021. The overall experience ... read more

Dreame’s X40 Ultra is over half off for Black Friday. Robot vacuums show up in our gift guides almost every year, and it’s easy to understand why: they clean, they ... read more

If you want your house to be the one everyone slows down to look at this holiday season, Philips Hue’s Festavia lights can make that happen. They aren’t cheap, but ... read more

Microsoft is pitching a future where AI controls everything on your PC and agents go and do work for you in the background. But before the company gets there, it ... read more

Apple’s new holiday ad stars a forest full of woodland creatures. | Screenshot: YouTube / Apple While companies like Coca-Cola turned to generative AI to create “visually jarring” holiday ads ... read more

A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI ... read more

The Kuxiu S3 adds a kickstand for hands-free smartphone use. | Image: Kuxiu Seven months after launching its first semi-solid state battery that used a safer and longer-lasting solid-liquid mixed ... read more

Going home for the holidays isn't all turkey, holiday decorations, and political arguments discussions. It also comes with requests for tech support and questions like "Why does my computer do ... read more

You can stream the Seth Rogen comedy The Studio on Apple TV. | Image: Apple TV Plus The holidays are a great time to see family, exchange gifts, and enjoy ... read more

ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ... read more

Windows users are transitioning to Windows 11 at a slower rate than the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft’s 10-year-old operating system, which just hit the end of support phase, is ... read more

It might surprise you to hear that one of this year's awards season contenders is a Norwegian film. But it's not the first time. In 2022, Joachim Trier's sly, POV-shifting ... read more

Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all ... read more

The color e-reader is $30 off for Black Friday. Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition might be heavily discounted for Black Friday, but we’d argue that the Kobo Libra Colour is ... read more

After the last two episodes of Pluribus - in which Carol (Rhea Seehorn) was involved with an exploding hand grenade and an ill-advised truth serum - I couldn't help but ... read more

All I wanted was a new smartwatch. I had a couple in mind, like the Google Pixel Watch 4 or the Garmin Vivoactive 6, but my AI shopping buddies seemed ... read more

Intel has defended itself against accusations that its latest executive hire stole trade secrets, as TSMC sues the exec and Taiwanese prosecutors say they’ve begun a probe into the incident. ... read more

After the Online Safety Act's onerous internet age restrictions took effect this summer, it didn't take long for Brits to get around them. Some methods went viral, like using video ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem … and happy Thanksgiving! The post Comic: Frenemies-giving appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

CMOs are closing out another year defined by churn and shifting ground. With the pace finally easing, they’re taking a moment to assess the pressures, priorities and swings that will set the tone for the ... read more

As AI transforms workplace learning, a paradox has emerged: 40% of U.S. employees report receiving AI-generated “workslop,” content that looks polished but lacks substance. It’s something that’s costing organizations nearly $9 million annually for every ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Call it an untraditional apology tour. In the days leading up to Black Friday, brands like Tower 28, JVN Hair and Material Kitchen have taken to social media to ask followers ... read more

CMOs are now the keeper of the brand's soul, the chief storytellers responsible for weaving a narrative that drives growth. ... read more

It has been a decade since the Stranger Things phenomenon began, and the Duffer brothers had had ample time to craft a strong finish to their breakout hit series. But ... read more

Apple TV removed The Hunt from its streaming slate last week after concerns were raised about plagiarism. The move, previously reported by Apple Insider, comes after French media journalist Clément ... read more

OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit by the family of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his own life after discussing it with ChatGPT for months, said the injuries in this ... read more

What if Valve’s Steam Machine were a 3.8-liter tower instead of a 3.8-liter cube, with a desktop-grade Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU instead of an AMD RX 7600 — plus a ... read more

Counterpoint Research is predicting Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup will help it nudge Samsung out as the number one phone manufacturer in the world this year, as reported by CNBC and ... read more

The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of ... read more

Omnicom said the company's full leadership team will be announced on December 1, 2025. As previously announced, Phil Angelastro remains executive vice president & CFO, and Philippe Krakowsky and Daryl Simm serve as co-presidents and ... read more

The moment has arrived, a year in the making. Omnicom has finally closed its $13.25 billion all-stock acquisition of Interpublic Group, creating the world’s largest agency holding company with revenue of $26 billion and total ... read more

Military contractors are trying to thwart a widely-supported right-to-repair provision in the annual defense policy bill — and their efforts may pay off. A source familiar with the negotiations tells ... read more

A divided appellate panel on Tuesday allowed Florida to enforce a law that prohibits platforms with "addictive features" from allowing anyone under 14 to create or maintain accounts, and requires such platforms to obtain parental ... read more

A decade after it first premiered, Netflix’s most impactful show is coming to an end. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is being split apart into a three-part ... read more

Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 6 is still relatively hot off the presses, having just launched in October. But thanks to Black Friday, you can pick up a copy on the PlayStation ... read more

AI will make it harder to do something unique. The old secrets are secrets no longer, and new advances will mainstream more quickly. ... read more

Jam City, which offers games including "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery," allegedly failed to offer opt-out mechanisms in its apps. ... read more

Companies offer to pay me with gift cards to take meetings and vet their tools. I have to wonder, does this strategy really work? ... read more

Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop offers beautiful hardware and starts at just $549.99. If you’re a Windows user looking for something that comes close to Apple’s latest MacBook Air, Microsoft’s newest ... read more

We’re on the cusp of Black Friday, and while TVs and laptop deals get all the glory, practical gadgets are already on sale too. Fanttik’s X8 portable tire inflator is ... read more

The AIR SNES sneakers double as a functional retro console. | Image: Gustavo Bonzanini To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Super Nintendo’s launch in Japan (where it was called ... read more

The findings, from a just-released Interpublic report, recommend established CPG brands need to begin operating at "machine speed." ... read more

The study by Comcast's Universal Ads was largely focused around "emerging brands," which typically and exclusively go to social media for their initial media campaigns. ... read more

Hello and welcome back to Regulator. It's been a very long two weeks away from your inboxes, but luckily for us, Big Tech and Big Government did not stop fighting. ... read more

Consumers have already spent nearly $79.7 billion online this holiday season in the U.S. - up from 7.5% year-over-year, according to Adobe data released Wednesday. ... read more

Earlier this year, I reviewed the Fractal Scape, a wireless gaming headset made for PC (also compatible with Switch 2) that really wowed me. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting much in ... read more

Under the new partnership, MissionOne Media will oversee media planning, buying, analytics and reporting, and influencer implementation. ... read more

Character.AI, under threat from several lawsuits over its alleged negative impact on teen mental health, is banning underage users from open-ended chats on its site. Instead, teens will be allowed ... read more

October represents the third consecutive month of U.S. ad spending growth, and follows an analysis showing ad spending grew at a higher rate during the government shutdown. ... read more

From a consumer experience perspective, FAST maturity is still a ways off. Growth of over 17% is expected through the next five years, to reach $27.14 billion. ... read more

Let's get this out of the way: The Samsung Frame is not a good TV. None of the displays that I'd classify as art TVs are - at least not ... read more

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are both leaving WhatsApp thanks to upcoming changes to the messaging app’s terms of service that will prohibit using it to distribute AI chatbots not ... read more

Another majestic evergreen cut down in the prime of life will take center stage at Rockefeller Center on Wednesday for NBC's annual tree-lighting spectacular. ... read more

Building on what consumers share to personalize a buyer's guide, the feature provides details on products, key differences between them and up-to-date information from retailers. Marketers need to optimize the content to bring descriptions to ... read more

Hoto exists because someone got bored. CEO Lidan Liu, the company's founder and a notable industrial designer, tells The Verge she was tired of advising from her consultancy Designaffairs China. ... read more

Poco is at pains to admit that this “denim blue” version of the F8 Ultra includes no actual denim fabric. Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has partnered with Bose to help ... read more

Uber and WeRide are now deploying fully driverless vehicles as part of its robotaxi service in the United Arab Emarites. Customers in Abu Dhabi who request an UberX or Uber ... read more

Qualcomm still sees this as a flagship chipset, just not an “Elite” one. When Qualcomm announced its high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset in November, it mentioned that a ... read more

When Marcelo Kertész joined Manscaped roughly five years ago – before becoming CMO in 2022 – the men’s grooming brand was spending nearly three-quarters of its budget on performance marketing. It was a page right out of ... read more

AI search is a very different animal from traditional search. You can’t buy your way to the top of a large-language model. At least not yet. If you want your brand to show up – and ... read more

Spending on sports media rights for streaming/TV platforms is projected to climb to $78 billion by 2030. The U.S. will drive just under half of those results, rising to $36 billion in 2030 - mostly ... read more

Spending on sports media rights for streaming/TV platforms is projected to climb to $78 billion by 2030. The U.S. will drive just under half of those results, rising to $36 billion in 2030 - mostly ... read more

The Daily News Roundup will return on Monday 12/1, as the AdExchanger team will be too stuffed with Thanksgiving turkey to get off the couch until then. News You Can Use DMG Media, the publisher ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Turmoil from tariffs and pressure on margins are forcing some brands to play it safer this Cyber Week. While some companies are touting “bigger than ... read more

This Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s more likely shoppers turn to ChatGPT to help with their holiday wish lists. Over the past year, AI platforms have gone mainstream with more users using them to ... read more

A year of painful cuts and strategic shifts has reshaped Reach’s business. Next year, the publisher wants to show it can punch back in an AI-driven market. This week, the publisher of national U.K. titles ... read more

More publishers have joined the Really Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective AI licensing framework, designed to standardize how publishers tell AI systems what content they can use, and how they must pay. Arena Group, BuzzFeed, USA ... read more

Campbell’s is insisting that its soups aren’t made with 3D-printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or bioengineered meat. The food giant issued the explanation on its website after leaked audio allegedly captured ... read more

The Newsmax CEO tilts Trump against more broadcast competition—and the Trump FCC. ... read more

Sanctions can strike the often-radical Islamist network a piece at a time. ... read more