If you’re looking for movies to binge over the long Thanksgiving weekend, or perhaps you need some stocking stuffer ideas, Gruv is running an early Black Friday sale that drops ... read more

Fox and NBC led the group with $738.9 million and $712.8 million in ad revenue, respectively. ABC and ESPN had gains of 10% ($630.2 million) and 15% ($381.8 million), respectively vs. a year ago, driven ... read more

Let's go over a few of the issues that WPP clients are dealing with right now. ... read more

Walmart on Friday officially kicked off its early Black Friday deals, with the first wave of discounts lasting from November 14th to November 16th. One of the best deals we’ve ... read more

If you have any of the three recalled products you should stop using them immediately. | Image: Belkin Belkin has issued a recall for its Auto-Tracking Stand Pro for the ... read more

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been asking — repeatedly — where the promised Trump phone is, whether it exists, and what happened to all the money people have ... read more

Is it just me, or do third-quarter earnings always seem especially strange? The post What The TV Industry’s Q3 Earnings Tell Us About This Year’s Biggest Ad Trends appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

The proposed framework from the IAB Tech Lab is expected to change real-time bidding performance and agentic interoperability across programmatic media buys. ... read more

Every once in a while, we like to pull the curtain back here at AdExchanger and discuss how we decide what’s worth covering. Which is why this week’s episode of The Big Story opens with ... read more

Growth in Japan was highest at nearly 10% in Q3, while the Americas posted a 3.4% organic revenue decline. ... read more

When The Running Man was first published in 1982 under Stephen King's Richard Bachman pseudonym, the United States was just beginning to feel the impacts of then-president Ronald Reagan's neoliberal ... read more

The lightbulb going off over my head, realizing these glasses feel less creepy when you’re not using them as 24/7 general purpose devices. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent ... read more

Google is bringing Call Recording to its Phone app in older Pixel devices including the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google is ... read more

Meta, the largest social media company in the world, knowingly makes billions from scam ads, recent reporting on the company says. According to internal documents revealed by Reuters, users of ... read more

You don’t have to wait two more weeks to pick up a great gadget as a gift; early Black Friday deals are in full swing. Case in point: Best Buy ... read more

A study commissioned by TVB says 38% of respondents now turn off the TV set speaker, listening to content via headphones or earpods, while some just mute audio. ... read more

A study commissioned by TVB says 38% of respondents now turn off the TV set speaker, listening to content via headphones or earpods - and some just mute audio. ... read more

Microsoft keeps describing this model for the future of a game console that sounds great for players: it's as easy as a console, it can play a huge library of ... read more

When I first heard about ATSC 3.0's promise to revolutionize broadcasting, I brushed it off. Another rebrand of the same old tech, dressed up to sound new? I was wrong. ... read more

Consumers don’t experience media in silos. They might stream a live game on their TV, scroll social feeds during halftime and research products on their mobile device later that night. For advertisers, that means CTV ... read more

TLC is venturing into investigative territory with a new three-part documentary about a Bravo reality star who married her own step-grandfather. ... read more

The microSD card slot on Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset. The Steam Deck changed the way I buy and play games. Just like how the Nintendo Switch blew me ... read more

Meta is on the cusp of launching third-party integration with WhatsApp in Europe — something that’s required by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It’s rolling out “over the coming months” ... read more

I never really believed self-driving cars would make it to the UK, so you can imagine my surprise when I found myself clambering into one of Wayve's autonomous vehicles for ... read more

The "Fired Four" were sacked for challenging the HR director over the "Teen Vogue" layoffs. ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …  The post Comic: AI-TA? appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Omnicom revamps its revenue reporting; Amazon will now charge for access to its Selling Partner API; and brands seek sponsorship deals with all sorts of social creators. The post Isn’t It Gross; API, A Pain ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail President Trump touted in the Oval Office last Thursday that Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal would cost 25% less this year than it did last year under the ... read more

Forbes has launched an AI-powered dynamic paywall as it looks to make subscriptions a larger slice of its revenue pie. The publisher began rolling out the dynamic paywall to 20 percent of its audience on ... read more

This holiday season, awareness and brand dollars are likely at the top of Google’s wishlist — at least that’s what it seems based on Google’s communication with ad partners as of late. For the past six ... read more

Back in June, Patrick Hann, the ad tech manager at the IAB U.K., was walking a room of ad ops execs through the basics of agentic AI. When he asked who had even heard the ... read more

With its latest slew of updates, Beehiiv is pushing beyond a newsletter hosting platform and positioning itself as a place where creators can build full websites, sell digital products, integrate podcasts and YouTube feeds and ... read more

Instacart is calling on audiences to "Get a little magic delivered" with ads that evoke the likes of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." ... read more

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I spent yesterday at ... read more

Starting with the 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) season, “all MLS matches” will be available to Apple TV subscribers “at no additional cost,” Apple and the MLS announced today. Since ... read more

After several successful launches this year, Project Kuiper has its official name: Amazon Leo. It’s a nod to the term Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), which refers to orbits at an altitude ... read more

Experts who reviewed TikTok's code determined that it wasn't used to collect "data of concern," attorneys told a judge this week. ... read more

In an attention economy engineered for negativity and anxiety, brands that consistently offer joy become sanctuaries. ... read more

Ousted FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is drawing support in her battle with Trump from more than 30 former agency officials, including ex-FCC chair Tom Wheeler. ... read more

Ousted FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is drawing support in her battle with Trump from more than 30 former agency officials, including ex-FCC chair Tom Wheeler. ... read more

When I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset, I was blown away; thanks to the Frame’s dedicated wireless adapter and a cool ... read more

Former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding a new mobile app called "diVine" that will enable users to view over 100,000 archived videos from the now-defunct micro video-sharing app Vine, while also creating and uploading ... read more

TikTok's newly launched public messaging channel "Bulletin Board" is designed to help creators and brands share content directly with their followers in a "one-to-many broadcast" style, according to a company statement. ... read more

Anthropic is detailing its efforts to make its Claude AI chatbot “politically even-handed” — a move that comes just months after President Donald Trump issued a ban on “woke AI.” ... read more

Apple is launching a new program for mini app developers that slashes its fees for in-app purchases. On Thursday, the company announced that mini app creators who join the program ... read more

Anthropic announced on Thursday that Chinese state-backed hackers used the company’s AI model Claude to automate roughly 30 attacks on corporations and governments during a September campaign, according to reporting ... read more

From the outside, it looks like virtual and mixed reality is having a moment. Three new headsets have launched or been announced in the last month: Apple's M5 Vision Pro, ... read more

Patrick Roman Gut, svp and head of new business, AdstraAsk the marketing leader of a typical challenger brand about identity and they’ll likely say more about aspirations than applications. Brand teams know that identity is ... read more

You basically get the same experience as the Series 11, only for much less. | Image: The Verge The Apple Watch Series 11 is only a few months old, so ... read more

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Earlier this month, the UK's ... read more

Netflix is getting into the daily puzzle games trend in a big new way. As part of a bunch of games announcements, the company revealed it would be releasing a ... read more

Netflix's next stab at gaming is here. Starting today you'll be able to play a number of multiplayer party games on your TV using your phone as a controller. To ... read more

The Lions organization has introduced the Creative Brand Lion and several subcategory Lions for Craft and Retail Media. ... read more

Netflix is starting up entertainment "experience" locations - first stop Philadelphia for the first "Netflix House" where fans can interact with favorite shows including "Wednesday," "Stranger Things," "Squid Game," "Bridgerton," "KPop Demon Hunters" and many ... read more

Disney's Q4 earnings double down on the success of sports streaming content, but the YouTube TV blackout continues. The post Move Over, Princesses – Disney Is Going All In On Sports appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Another day, another AI browser. This time, it’s Firefox, the self-described “independent browser” from Mozilla. Firefox says it is building an AI browsing feature called AI Window that includes an ... read more

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is down to just $35 ahead of Black Friday. Amazon’s Black Friday officially starts on November 20th, but in reality, it’s already well ... read more

In recent years, we've seen generative AI move quickly through different eras: chatbots, image-generation, voice, video-generation, and more. But Dr. Fei-Fei Li, longtime AI pioneer and co-director of Stanford's Institute ... read more

The company is proactively discharging the units remotely to make them safe until they’re replaced. | Image: Tesla Tesla is expanding a Powerwall 2 battery recall that started in Australia ... read more

The wearable technology company Even Realities has taken the wraps off its latest pair of “human-centric” smart glasses, which it claims are designed not to interfere with your everyday life. ... read more

Tesla, one of the original Apple CarPlay holdouts, may finally be close to actually adopting the immensely popular phone projection system for its cars, Bloomberg reports today. The company has ... read more

The Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and other consumer advocacy and tech groups are speaking up in defense of former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who ... read more

The adapter includes a short built-in USB-C cable for connecting to devices. | Image: Satechi Satechi has announced a new multiport hub that looks like a hockey puck and is ... read more

Google is pairing up two of its research products: NotebookLM and Gemini’s agentic AI tool Deep Research. On Thursday, the company announced that all users will have access to Deep ... read more

Disney's domestic ad revenue posted a 3% decline in Q3, according to analysts. Its closely watched D2C platforms grew 8% to $6.3 billion, and its D2C channels had a sharp 39% spike in operating income ... read more

Another one of Rockstar’s greatest hits is coming Netflix. On December 4th you’ll be able to play Red Dead Redemption and it’s zombified standalone DLC Undead Nightmare for free as ... read more

As somebody who can get distracted by social networking and videos really easily, I love the idea of e-book readers — they let me concentrate on a book without the ... read more

Now retiring, this pioneer of the digital ad industry helped set our first ad standards and was instrumental in talent development. ... read more

A few new features are coming to the Uber app, including one that could make it simpler to pick someone up or cover their ride. The new “Send a Ride” ... read more

Google users in the U.S. will have access to new features that perform specific tasks that include searching for products, comparing similar items, tracking prices and making a purchase. ... read more

LinkedIn is launching an AI-powered search feature that allows you to find people by describing who you’re looking for. Now, instead of searching for an exact name, job title, or ... read more

Google DeepMind’s new AI agent learned how to play a bunch of video games — including No Man’s Sky, Valheim, and Goat Simulator 3 — to become a viable “interactive gaming ... read more

Disney’s plans for the future of its streaming service may involve AI-generated videos. During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is “really excited about ... read more

The group cites the conflicts of interest that exist given Edelman's PR contracts with numerous fossil fuel companies, including Shell, Chevron and others. ... read more

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has been over a decade in the making, but its opening day is finally in sight. It’s officially less than a year away on ... read more

One of the easiest things to do during the holidays is spend too much money. It happens to many of us, even when we swear that things are going to ... read more

So a lot of people think AI is a bubble. That includes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who keeps saying AI is a bubble all while raising and spending enormous amounts ... read more

Dbrand warns: “The Companion Cube cannot feel pain. Or speak. If it tells you otherwise, we urge you to ignore it." Dbrand did the thing: it announced a Portal Companion ... read more

The alert slider might be gone but the red cable is still here. Have you ever laid down for the night, only to realize your phone charger is across the ... read more

The OnePlus 15 will land later than expected. OnePlus wants to sell you its new flagship phone; it just doesn’t know when it will be able to. Like so many ... read more

The Analogue 3D is compatible with N64 cartridges from all over the world. | Image: Analogue First announced in October 2023 with an expected release sometime in 2024, the Analogue ... read more

Over the last five years, Magic: The Gathering games have gotten a bit strange. Cards featuring characters from Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, and, in a few weeks, Avatar: The Last Airbender ... read more

Google is infusing artificial intelligence into just about every part of how people shop online — including having an AI tool call local stores on a human’s behalf and purchase ... read more

It's been a few years, but the Titans are about to stomp their way back onto Apple TV. The streamer just announced that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will return for ... read more

Google this week lowered the minimum requirement to run MMM incrementality testing. What once might have cost marketers more than $100,000 for one experiment can now be done for $5,000, the company wrote in a ... read more

Four in 10 Americans say pets make ads more relatable, and one in three follow pet influencers for entertainment and comfort. ... read more

The IAB Tech Lab's latest framework proposes new standards for containerization and sets the stage for a fully agentic media buying process. The post The IAB Tech Lab Releases Its First Framework For Agentic Ad ... read more

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet imagined a world where time could fold back on itself. The IAB Tech Lab’s new Agentic RTB Framework takes a more literal swing at the idea – or more precisely, by stripping ... read more

Spotify is launching a new AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what you’ve already heard without needing to rewind. The company likens the feature, called Recaps, to a “previously on” ... read more

"Anyone in the world who has used ChatGPT in the past three years must now face the possibility that their personal conversations will be handed over to 'The Times' to sift through at will in ... read more

Common sense and journalistic standards and practices gave way to zealotry at the BBC, but it did not have to be that way. ... read more

Valve has created a PC-based game console that lives under your TV. The Steam Machine takes everything that's great about the Steam Deck and adds the raw power to compete ... read more

The Neo 2 adds obstacle avoidance but still features prop guards as a backup. | Image: DJI After launching exclusively in China last month, DJI is announcing wider global availability ... read more

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify their identity, a move which critics warned could ... read more

Samsung’s trifold phone on display at the K-Tech Showcase exhibition in October. | Photo: SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg via Getty Images Reputable gadget leaker Evan Blass has taken to X ... read more

Connected TV advertising is thriving, but the foundation below it is starting to crack. Publishers produce the content that makes streaming valuable, yet they carry the heaviest burden and earn the smallest share. Meanwhile, OEMs ... read more

A former exec sues WPP over an alleged retaliatory firing; Jolt acquires Volta Media from Shell; and AI defamation litigation is on the rise. The post A Kick In The Back Over Kickbacks; The New ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail In the last few years, affiliate marketing has become more competitive, causing brands to get more creative in their quests for influencers their competitors may ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at publishers spending more to win back readers as search referrals slip and AI eats clicks, leaning on ads, arbitrage and AI-boosted marketing to stay visible. Some publishers worry ... read more

Job cuts made at Brandtech group media agency Jellyfish may be the latest symptom of a contracting advertising and marketing job market. The company cut as many as 50 roles at the end of October, ... read more