The developers at Boss Team Games have such sights to show you: the studio just announced that it’s taking the terrifying world of the classic Hellraiser films and turning it ... read more

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The beverage sector’s in a tough spot right now. In the U.K., customers are drinking less and spending less, a combination that’s dragging on the performance of firms like Diageo, which just lost its CEO. ... read more

Imagine that everywhere you look, you’re bombarded with ads for the same brand. Massive out-of-home ads downtown. Homepage takeovers on every major news site. Takeovers on Instagram pages. And then, 48 hours later, poof, the ... read more

Marketing zippers is harder than you think; What should the new SEO be called? And TV-era consumer brands are all-in on influencers. The post TL;DR But Digital Marketing Has The Info; What’s ChatGPT Say? ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Connected TV may be the future of TV, but its primary ad product is pretty traditional: 15- and 30-second mid-roll spots that would look right at home on TV ... read more

Last week, it was announced that The Trade Desk will join the S&P 500, replacing ANSYS. In a LinkedIn post, CEO Jeff Green underscored the scale of the achievement, stating that it was something he ... read more

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Brands’ pullback from diversity and equity marketing has hit marginalized creators directly in the pocketbook, four creators told Digiday. It’s no secret that the advertising world has moved away from DEI messaging in the wake ... read more

Late Monday, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stayed an order reinstating FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the agency. ... read more

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo took to OpenAI's website to introduce herself, sharing concepts, beliefs and thoughts. She will lead one-third of the company and report directly to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. ... read more

Fox has completed its 2025-26 upfront with "double-digit" ad sales gains across sports, news and entertainment, the company said. ... read more

Mayor Eric Adams announced over the weekend that New York City will send users real-time public safety alerts based on their specific location through the crime-tracking app Citizen. The city ... read more

One of the giant screens at the diner. Tesla’s long-in-the-works 1950s-inspired diner and drive-in Supercharger station in Los Angeles is expected to officially open today – and the company may ... read more

"The court's reinstatement of a principal officer of the United States -- in defiance of recent Supreme Court precedent staying similar reinstatements in other cases -- works a grave harm to the separation of powers," ... read more

"The court's reinstatement of a principal officer of the United States -- in defiance of recent Supreme Court precedent staying similar reinstatements in other cases -- works a grave harm to the separation of powers," ... read more

The Centre aims to spark commercially viable creative applications and tap into the innovation of student and alumni networks. Founding supporters include Unilever, Diageo, Snap, Runway and Cooley. ... read more

Recent complaints of outdated posts in users' main feed highlight a potential bug in LinkedIn's algorithm. The company said it was testing a new feed strategy, but that it was only temporary. ... read more

Kaveri Camire, CMO, DXC Technology Marketers are living in an era of technological disruption — a pivotal moment that is challenging every business, department and executive to rethink what’s possible and prepare for what’s next.  ... read more

CANNES – The promise of AI-powered creative versioning and real-time optimization in healthcare marketing faces a fundamental obstacle: regulatory review processes that haven’t evolved to match the technology’s capabilities. “The promise and the possibility with ... read more

Many have promised connected TV will open up TV advertising for smaller ad buyers. To do so will require moving away from complex, high-touch sales toward the speed and simplicity that made digital platforms dominant. ... read more

CANNES – With more than 100 million monthly active users and a record-setting Super Bowl simulcast under its belt, streaming platform Tubi is reshaping how audiences and advertisers think about television, says Cynthia Clevenger, senior ... read more

Despite a wave of antisemitic responses and the launch of controversial AI companions, Grok 4 is generating major revenue for xAI, according to app intelligence platform Appfigures. ... read more

If you’re excited to smash your way through the excellent Donkey Kong Banaza on the Nintendo Switch 2, you should play it on a TV that takes full advantage of ... read more

Ask anyone who's familiar with EV startups what Faraday Future is, and words like vaporware or severely delayed might come to mind. That's because, in the brand's 11-year existence, it ... read more

NetChoice will ask the 6th Circuit to block a Tennessee law that prohibits social media companies from allowing minors under 18 to create accounts, without parental consent. ... read more

Google’s Pixel 10 launch event is just under a month away, but the company is already revealing the official design of the base phone. You can currently see a video ... read more

The social-video app isn't just fueling fandom. It's creating it, transforming passive viewers into active participants. ... read more

Both teams have had their current names since their respective seasons in 2022, and both have said that they don't plan to change them back. ... read more

Could the shift lead to stronger ad platforms and targeting capabilities - and more valuable audience insights for advertisers on Microsoft's remaining platforms? ... read more

OpenAI’s ChatGPT sees more than 2.5 billion requests daily, with 330 million from users based in the US, according to data obtained by Axios. The data suggests that ChatGPT users ... read more

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" took in nearly $60 million over the past 12 months, down 2% year-over-year, according to estimates from EDO Ad EnGage. ... read more

"Online user data is akin both to the ink and paper necessary to publish newspapers and the subscriber addresses necessary to distribute them," NetChoice says in a motion seeking to block Maryland's Age-Appropriate Design Code. ... read more

Instacart’s former CEO, Fidji Simo, will start her new role as an OpenAI executive on August 18th, leading at least one-third of the company and reporting directly to OpenAI CEO ... read more

Google is introducing the option to easily switch between personal and work profiles in its Chrome browser on iOS, with data kept separate between the two. The new option is ... read more

It appears that Google will be adding a third back camera to the base Pixel 10 this year, based on what Android Headlines reports are official renders of the rumored ... read more

The reversal followed a decision by a French appeals court earlier this year that AMF had initially erred in determining that a buyout was not required. The court vacated that decision and ordered AMF to ... read more

Microsoft is starting to test updates to the Xbox PC app and Xbox consoles that will allow cloud games to follow you across devices. A new play history section of ... read more

What if the biggest threat to your kid isn't drugs, or bullies, or strangers, but an AI that says it loves them? ... read more

With its sales in the crapper, Tesla is resorting to a slate of deals and incentives to get reinvigorate flagging customer interest in its lineup of electric vehicles. In recent ... read more

The ultimate source for The New York Times' story about Zohran Mamdani's college application is an open secret. It's an anime-loving neo-Nazi whose hobbies include furry drawings, posting fan art ... read more

The 2024 iPad Pro comes with a front-facing landscape camera. Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro could appease fans of both landscape and portrait mode by including two front-facing cameras. That’s according ... read more

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist, co-host of Closing Bell: Overtime, and creator of the Fortt Knox streaming series on LinkedIn. I’m guest-hosting for a ... read more

Legacy marketers still anchor their brand-marketing in traditional paid advertising. In the current performance-marketing era, the reality is they can't afford to do that anymore. ... read more

There was a potential threat that the Trump Administration was going to make quick work of existing pharma ads on TV. ... read more

There was a potential threat that the Trump Administration was going to make quick work of existing pharma ads on TV. ... read more

Transactional intent jumped 9x from 0.6% to 6.1%, according to analytics firm Profound. Now it's picking up clients like Meta AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Gemini; Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and Grok. ... read more

Over the next few weeks, T-Mobile is expanding support for the L4S standard, which stands for “Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput.” The technology helps high-priority internet packets move along ... read more

Sony will have a “limited restock” of its 30th Anniversary DualSense Wireless Controller on the PlayStation Direct storefront. The $79.99 gamepad is available for preorder starting July 21st at 10AM ... read more

Meta says it won’t sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice agreement, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.” The code published by the ... read more

The glory days were already long past for late-night TV when CBS announced last week that it was pulling "The Late Show" after 33 years. ... read more

There’s a classic problem in the ad tech and mar tech ecosystem. Although there are tens of thousands of vendors across the Lumascape, helpfully bucketed by dozens of three-letter acronyms (CDPs, DMPs, SSPs, etc.), nobody ... read more

Ever since Windows 11 first debuted in October 2021, there have been complaints about its performance on certain types of hardware. Whether it was gaming on new hybrid performance CPUs ... read more

Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version ... read more

Hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint software, placing tens of thousands of on-premises servers used by global businesses and agencies at risk. Microsoft issued an alert on Saturday disclosing ... read more

The UK government is reportedly set to back down from its battle with Apple to obtain back door access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption. Victory ... read more

There’s a saying in Texas: “All hat and no cattle.” It means all talk and no action. That idiom does not apply to the folks within the Consumer Protection Division of the Texas attorney general’s ... read more

AI agents and so-called “super signal aggregators” are being framed as the saviors of premium publishers and advertisers who prioritize high-quality media. But these technologies could perpetuate programmatic’s worst practices and push premium media brands ... read more

Drain the Slop Social media companies are finally trying to cut all the junk out of their diet.  Last week, Meta announced the removal of over 500,000 Facebook accounts engaged in “spammy behavior or fake ... read more

They say a watched pot never boils. That isn’t stopping media agency buyers from keeping a close eye on the ad spend flowing to streamers as this year’s TV upfronts season approaches the finish line. ... read more

To launch a new sparkling water in the U.S., Nestlé Waters turned to the country’s most well-known “love affair” with Italy (as the brand’s global CMO puts it): The Sopranos. The campaign — featuring Sopranos stars ... read more

Amid an uncertain economy, some marketers are reconsidering their former dependence on performance strategies. They’re not cutting back on digital, though. Instead, they’re running with an updated playbook layering CTV, creator marketing and audio on ... read more

Between the TikTok ban and the tariffs eating into marketing budgets, the first half of the year was full of growing pains in the creator economy. As the second half of 2025 shifts into focus, ... read more

Sign number 108 that creators aren’t just a tactic for marketers anymore: they’re hiring agencies of record to manage them. It might not be as headline-grabbing as Unilever’s influencer pledge or Publicis buying up Captiv8, ... read more

CEO Mathias Dopfner says the new technology is "the biggest change in modern civilization." ... read more

CEO Mathias Dopfner says the new technology is "the biggest change in modern civilization." ... read more

CANNES – As artificial intelligence reshapes marketing, PMG’s proprietary technology platform, Alli, is putting speed and automation at the center of campaign strategy, says Chris Alvares, the company’s vice president of artificial intelligence and technology. ... read more

CANNES – The fragmentation that has long plagued television advertising may finally be giving way to consolidation, creating new opportunities for precision targeting in healthcare marketing. “One of the enemies of scale is fragmentation. That’s ... read more

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Alligator Alcatraz, Florida's hastily built, $225 million-and-counting immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, is both a de facto concentration camp and a right-wing meme. President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters ... read more

Alexa Plus’s AI agent can navigate websites and book things for you, but it needs to verify its dates. One of the best features of Amazon's new Alexa Plus is ... read more

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The X1 projecting a 90-inch image on an outdoor terrace over Starlink. I seldom sleep in the same place for more than a couple of weeks at a time, so ... read more

The forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung’s thinnest foldable yet. Our own Allison Johnson just published her full review ahead of the phone’s launch on July 25th, and while ... read more

When you crack open your mailbox, it's almost as if your letters just appear. Long before the days of speedy, overnight mail deliveries, postal service workers meticulously sorted through letters ... read more

Loop Biotech’s “Living Cocoon” is a casket made from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. "I'm probably the only architect who created a final home," Bob Hendrikx tells The Verge. ... read more

I sure hope you like asymmetry. Nothing says that the Phone 3 is its "first true flagship phone," and it has put its money where its mouth is. The phone ... read more

The Switch 2 technically launched with an F-Zero game, as F-Zero GX was available on Nintendo Switch Online's premium tier as part of the GameCube lineup. But if you're looking ... read more

Quiet luxury. I've been using the Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a week, and I've run out of ways to say "It's so nice." It's not essential, or life-changing; it's ... read more

After 40 years and six generations, 2025 marks the beginning of a new generation of the BMW M5: the G90 chassis. Featuring a ground-up redesign and a new plug-in hybrid ... read more

An aerial view of flash flood damage along the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 11th in Kerrville, Texas. | Photo: Getty Images Flash floods have wrought more havoc ... read more

Happy Friday. I'm back from vacation and still getting caught up on everything I missed. AI researchers moving jobs is getting covered like NBA trades now, apparently. Before I ... read more

TikTok is implementing new features designed to appoint credits to singer-songwriters whose original recordings are being shared and reworked by other users. ... read more

The Twelve South Butterfly SE conveniently folds down, making it easy to throw in a bag. | Image: Twelve South Keeping multiple devices charged while traveling usually means packing several ... read more

The global digital consultancy is leading strategy, design and development for VW.com and the myVW app. ... read more

In a landmark victory for the crypto industry, President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, establishing a regulatory framework for a type of digital currency known as stablecoins. ... read more

A California resident can proceed with a privacy claims against Motorola over allegations that it failed to honor his request to reject tracking cookies. ... read more

Think of OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent as a day-one intern who's incredibly slow at every task but will eventually get the job done. Well… most of the job. Or ... read more

Personally, I think electric scooters are a little goofy, but I’m glad they exist. I know a lot of people who don’t want to drop a couple thousand dollars on ... read more

As long as consumers are willing to share personal information with AI agents, AI from companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will plan their trip, pick out and purchase wardrobe and automatically ... read more

RealPage, the algorithmic rent-setting software company, has announced plans to acquire Livble, a service that lets people pay their monthly rent in installments. Livble describes itself as a “flexible” rent ... read more

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"The removal of Ms. Slaughter was blatantly unlawful," U.S. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C. wrote in a ruling issued late Thursday. The Justice Department is appealing. ... read more

X is partnering with AppsFlyer, an app analytics company that has integrated its Advanced Self-Reporting Network into X's revamped Ads platform on iOS. ... read more

The day-to-day operations will be led by two co-presidents who to report to Joe Maglio, President-Cheil North America and CEO of both McKinney and Barbarian. ... read more

Netflix used generative AI to create a scene in the Argentinian sci-fi series The Eternaut — a first for one of the streamer’s original shows or films. During an earnings ... read more

Ring has once again started letting police request footage from users. Axon, a law enforcement technology company and maker of TASER, announced in April that it’s partnering with Ring to ... read more

Functions that currently employ thousands, like media buying and campaign managing, are in the crosshairs of automation. ... read more