Upfront season is upon us, and it’s already looking quite different from not only last year’s anomalous near non-front, but also decades of traditional buying and selling before that. The most significant difference this year ... read more

After spending much of last year building one side of its advertising marketplace, Zeus, the Washington Post is gearing up to open the other.  In the beginning of the second quarter, Zeus Prime, a self-service ... read more

Oppo has become the best-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time ever, according to figures from Counterpoint Research. Counterpoint’s report says that Oppo managed to capture 21 percent of the ... read more

As an immigrant, war refugee and an Arab, Carla Zakhem-Hassan sought to assimilate into American society, but she discovered she needed be true to herself and her life experience. While she “didn’t look like a ... read more

Digital media consumption and online shopping are changing the way the automotive industry thinks about advertising. More consumers are seeking a car-buying experience that resembles the way they buy other products, making digital engagement more ... read more

The increased fragmentation of the media marketplace and rapid changes in viewing behavior have made timely data about ad spending and pricing more important. The Canadian media market isn’t any exception, as advertisers and their ... read more

Praava Health founder and chief executive officer Sylvana Sinha ... read more

Michael D. Silberman, senior vice president of strategy, Piano For many publishers, 2020 was a good year for subscriptions, and the trend has continued into 2021. For example, over the last month, The New York ... read more

The introduction of big, complex streaming video services, which are not interoperable, are creating new closed ecosystems or “walled gardens” – presenting new challenges to buyers. This is one of the many topics covered in ... read more

Just finished a Twitter Spaces session. It is an engaging platform, somewhat clunky in feature set but easily a tie overall with Clubhouse. I don’t see this as a horse race, however, more as ... read more

Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images I had the end of WandaVision spoiled before I watched it because I basically work on the internet and couldn’t quite avoid it, so I won’t do the ... read more

Chalk this up to inevitability. The iMac Pro is soon to be no more. First noted by 9to5Mac, TechCrunch has since confirmed with Apple that the company will stop selling the all-in-one once the current ... read more

Without it, hacking is faster and cheaper than protecting networks or patching them afterward. ... read more

Without it, hacking is faster and cheaper than protecting networks or patching them afterward. ... read more

Companies buy indulgences, allowing them to continue burning fossil fuels. ... read more

As more people get vaccinated, the Covid threat will change. It won’t go away completely. ... read more

Companies buy indulgences, allowing them to continue burning fossil fuels. ... read more

Prohibiting the sale of vaccines will prolong the pandemic and harm the poor. ... read more

The $1.9 trillion Democratic bill provides a guaranteed income unlinked to work. ... read more

Eight Democrats opposed his push to bulldoze Senate rules. ... read more

Beijing uses progressive rhetoric to attack Western interests. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Several current and former Google employees say the company’s human resources department would often suggest mental health counseling or leave in response to complaints about ... read more

You haven’t seen a real bear market until you’ve lost 90% of your money. ... read more

Students, ages 5 through 11, are urged to ‘check each other’s words and actions’ and become committed activists. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts in a new research note that Apple will release a “helmet-type” mixed reality headset next year, augmented reality glasses in ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla is expanding its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta, CEO Elon Musk said, doubling its size with a new software update, and eventually increasing the number ... read more

Comics have never been bigger: with Marvel TV shows, DC movies, and indie adaptations growing by the day, comic books have never been more prominent in pop culture. This weekly Verge column ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Four online publications linked to Russian intelligence agencies have been spreading false or misleading information about coronavirus vaccines, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an ... read more

Android users still can’t get anything as good as the Apple Watch Continue reading… ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has started publicly testing its new Edge Chromium-powered browser on Xbox consoles. Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the new ... read more

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Rumors about a long-desired upgrade to the Nintendo Switch have been swirling for some time, and this week, Bloomberg reported that this fabled new Switch ... read more

Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Disneyland, Universal Studios other theme parks, and sports stadiums in California can reopen beginning April 1st, the California Department of Public Health said Friday. But there are caveats: ... read more

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in your inbox every ... read more

On Tuesday, Sonos will introduce its latest product called the Sonos Roam, which The Verge extensively detailed a couple of days ago. Now I’m able to share a bit more about new ... read more

Product manager might be one of the most grey roles within a startup. However, as a company progresses and the team grows, there comes a time when a founder needs to carve out dedicated roles. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) is looking into allegations of racial bias and hiring practices at Facebook, a probe which the agency has designated ... read more

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads ... read more

Photo by Jon Cherry / Getty Images The US government is feeling optimistic about vaccines. By the end of May, it should have enough to vaccinate every adult in the country, President ... read more

Some new specs aside, this laptop has changed very little since 2018 Continue reading… ... read more

The iMac Pro was first introduced in 2017 | Photo James Bareham / The Verge In a sign that the iMac Pro is on the way out, the only model currently available ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This was another week of gaming dominating our deals coverage. That’s mostly because my colleague Taylor Lyles has been diligently keeping readers in the ... read more

Deep science investor Lindy Fishburne cofounded the seed- and early-stage venture firm Breakout Ventures several years ago, after cofounding Breakout Labs within the Thiel Foundation back in 2011, and she has made a wide array ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Four exploits found in Microsoft’s Exchange Server software have reportedly led to over 30,000 US governmental and commercial organizations having their emails hacked, according to ... read more

Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images Jack Dorsey, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter, a man who stans bitcoin right on his Twitter bio, is attempting to sell his very first tweet ... read more

A trail of wheel tracks left by NASA’s Perseverance rover after making its first drive on the Martian surface | NASA/JPL Perseverance, the car-sized rover NASA landed on Mars last month, has ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing AT&T for providing nonpublic information to 20 different analyst firms so they would lower revenue estimates ... read more

Beijing sets a modest economic growth target as bond defaults mount. ... read more

The safety of religious minorities is a top Middle East challenge. ... read more

The media giant is employing left-wing vetters to limit scientific debate. ... read more

Democrats play down good jobs news to pass their spending blowout. ... read more

The media vilified him for rejecting harsh lockdowns. But Florida’s Covid-19 numbers are better than California’s or New York’s, and its economy thrives. ... read more

I find renewal and rebirth in the promise of my garden’s compost pile. ... read more

Who are local police and medical examiners in the nation’s capital taking their orders from? ... read more

After TechCrunch broke the news yesterday that Coursera was planning to file its S-1 today, the edtech company officially dropped the document Friday evening. Coursera was last valued at $2.4 billion by the private markets, ... read more

Screenshot: The Verge When my editor told me about Window’s built-in battery report, my first thought was: “How have I never heard of this before? Also, that sounds pretty useful!” So I ... read more

Last month, The Verge broke news of Mark Cuban and Falon Fatemi’s new app Fireside, which promises to deliver a “next-gen podcast platform,” and today, we can provide a better sense of ... read more

Snowflake reported earnings this week, and the results look strong with revenue more than doubling year-over-year. However, while the company’s fourth quarter revenue rose 117% to $190.5 million, it apparently wasn’t good enough for investors, ... read more

Cuomo advisers pressured health officials to obscure the nursing-home carnage. ... read more

Good robots don’t die — they just have their assets sold off to the highest bidder. Digital Dream Labs was there to sweep up IP in the wake of Anki’s premature implosion, back in 2019. ... read more

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Ford is recalling dozens of the first Mustang Mach-E deliveries after it discovered loose bolts during the quality checks that are holding up shipments. ... read more

There’s more AI news out there than anyone can possibly keep up with. But you can stay tolerably up to date on the most interesting developments with this column, which collects AI and machine learning ... read more

Leigh Cuen Contributor Share on Twitter Leigh Cuen is a reporter in New York City. Her work has been published by Vice, Business Insider, ... read more

Tesla plans to shut down the forums section on its website as it launches a new social platform called the Tesla Engagement Platform, a move that’s raised the ire of a community of its most ... read more

At Pinterest's first partner and advertiser summit this week, the company made announcements focused on video, shopping, and making its trend data actionable. ... read more

Photo by Aung Kyaw Htet / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images YouTube terminated five Myanmar military channels from its platform on Friday, Reuters reports. The removals include YouTube channels for ... read more

Tim Wu, who coined the term "net neutrality" almost 20 years ago, will advise the Biden administration on technology and competition policy. He previously worked in the Obama administration, as well as for the FTC, ... read more

The logo on the escape room’s opening screen. | Image: Paruzal Applying to an elite middle school sounds like a stressful experience, and I’m sure COVID-19 doesn’t help. With things like open ... read more

California might be the first state to give self-driving cars a deadline to electrify. In mid-February, a bill was quietly introduced into the California State Legislature that would require all autonomous vehicles to also be ... read more

European nations such as France, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada in North America are among the nations whose internet users have shown the greatest intent to search for and likely install and use ad-blocking software, according ... read more

Image: Rifti Beats I don’t usually work with any music — it often distracts me — but recently, when I’ve needed a little music on in the background, I’ve become obsessed with ... read more

Google isn’t a fan of using email-based identifiers as a replacement for third-party cookies. “We don’t believe these solutions will meet rising consumer expectations for privacy, nor will they stand up to rapidly evolving regulatory ... read more

Concept art for Hades’ hero Zagreus, courtesy of Supergiant Games. In Hades, the legendary Greek hero who killed the Minotaur, Theseus, is a pain in the ass. He’s a bossfight, a blowhard ... read more

Design studio This Thing of Ours, for example, is teaming with 90 female illustrators for an animated film. ... read more

In the world of early-stage startups, job titles are often a formality. In reality, each employee may handle a dozen responsibilities outside their job description. The choose-your-own-adventure type of work style is part of the ... read more

The UK’s medical device regulator has admitted it has concerns about VC-backed AI chatbot maker Babylon Health. It made the admission in a letter sent to a clinician who’s been raising the alarm about Babylon’s ... read more

Optimizely co-founder Dan Siroker said the idea for his new startup Scribe goes back to a couple of personal experiences — and although Scribe’s first product is focused on Zoom, those experiences weren’t Zoom-related at ... read more

Most recently, McCammond covered Joe Biden's presidential campaign for 'Axios.' ... read more

Iditarod organizers have worked hard to keep participants and local communities Covid-free. ... read more

A detailed new report shows no racial disparities in crimes committed versus arrests made. ... read more

A new auto-injecting pill might soon become a replacement for subcutaneous injection treatments. The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCube Labs—a life sciences ... read more

Alan Radford Contributor Alan Radford is regional CTO of One Identity and has a passion for helping organizations solve unique challenges in the identity and access management space. ... read more

Paramount Plus is maybe one of the best streaming services for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who are looking to get nostalgic about the television of their youth. Outside of ... read more

How he adjusts the workspace to his needs Continue reading… ... read more

Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images John McAfee has been charged with securities fraud over a “pump and dump” cryptocurrency scheme. Federal prosecutors unsealed a case against McAfee and ... read more

‍Eco, which has built out a digital global cryptocurrency platform, announced Friday that it has raised $26 million in a funding round led by a16z Crypto. Founded in 2018, the SF-based startup’s platform is designed ... read more

Many studies say yes, but I'm not sure if consumers are really prepared to change their buying habits. ... read more

Founders in the earliest stages of startup life face a hefty learning curve. Just some of the core competencies you need to lock down include how to raise VC funding, recruiting the right people, finding ... read more

Our top pick is free to use across a range of operating systems on mobile and desktop. | Image: Bitwarden Using a password manager is one of the best steps you can ... read more

Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images The messaging that all three authorized vaccines are good options appears to be sinking in around the country. When the first batch of single-dose Johnson ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The PlayStation 5 has been out for over three months now. Since then, it has been one of the most difficult gadgets to purchase. If ... read more

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Tesla has launched a new social platform of sorts on its website geared at letting owners and fans of the brand “[t]ake actions on behalf ... read more

Raya, voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, seeks the help of the legendary dragon Sisu, voiced by Awkwafina. | Image: Disney Raya and the Last Dragon is so much more than just the ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Best Buy has randomly restocked supplies for both of Microsoft’s recently released next-gen consoles: the Xbox Series X and Series S. Like some other gaming ... read more

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Even three months after Gebru’s controversial termination from the AI Ethics team, the sustained campaign of aggressive tweets and emails keeps coming Continue reading… ... read more

Albertsons Companies, the grocery giant that owns Safeway and Jewel-Osco, has launched a pilot program that will test grocery delivery using remote-controlled delivery robots developed by Silicon Valley startup Tortoise. The pilot will start at ... read more

Tech stocks are getting hammered today, with previously high-flying shares of software companies taking even more damage. For a sector that has enjoyed a year in the sun, recent trading sessions have punctured a period ... read more

Hogwarts Legacy developer Troy Leavitt has left the project following criticism of videos that defended the reactionary Gamergate harassment movement and dismissed sexual misconduct complaints against media executives. Leavitt tweeted the news ... read more

Eight weeks and nine episodes later, WandaVision has come to an end. It may not have delivered the bang some fans were expecting, but there is still plenty of story that WandaVision ... read more

"On TV And Video" is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Alex Chatfield, VP of marketplace development at Xandr. A major challenge for buyers in ... read more

What are you up to, glowing orb? | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon has always tried to push its Alexa-enabled smart speakers as a platform, boasting about the ... read more