In the early 1970s, long before social media and more than a decade before the earliest internet forums, a woman named Peggie Ames became a human rolodex for trans women ... read more

Paramount says it will close down MTV channels across Europe - mostly music-oriented channels, according to a BBC report, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live in the UK, which ... read more

Glance is bringing an AI-generated version of yourself to your screensaver. DirecTV wants to use AI to put you, your family, and your pets inside a custom TV screensaver. If ... read more

Managed accounts allow users to block kids from listening to specific songs and artists. Spotify is expanding shared account features that make it easier for parents to control what their ... read more

For all of the ad tech industry’s sophistication, fragmentation remains its original sin. The solution isn’t a mystery. Everyone agrees that greater interoperability is the answer. So what’s standing in the way? For many platforms, ... read more

I renewed my passport the day after Trump won again. It wouldn’t expire for years, but I did it anyway, along with many trans people I knew who could scrape ... read more

Swap the Hudson River for the Charles and you get "Boston Blue," CBS's new Friday night spinoff of "Blue Bloods." ... read more

Instagram’s PG-13-inspired rating will avoid recommending more types of content to teens. | Image: Meta Instagram is making a major update to teen accounts that will only allow them to ... read more

It’s the end of an era for TiVo. Cord Cutters flagged that the company has removed every digital video recorder product from its website, with TiVo confirming to the publication ... read more

Apple TV is losing its plus; Agentic AI is ruining the ad tech equilibrium; and Google insists that search is still solid. The post Subtracting The Pluses; From Frenemies To Good Old Enemies appeared first ... read more

To say there’s been some rancour in the ad tech ecosystem this year would be quite the understatement, and in his latest “Open Internet 2025” missive, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green reemphasized his long-running ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Etsy sellers are voicing mixed opinions about the platform’s new partnership with OpenAI, which marks a major development in how consumers are using AI engines ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify The short-form video market is on the verge of a new era. The planned TikTok U.S. spin-off may have answered the question of whether the predominant short-form video platform ... read more

Daily email newsletter 1440 is evolving into what it’s calling a “knowledge collective,” creating a library of explainers on its own website on topics that its readers want to learn more about. The company’s shift ... read more

Over the past three days, Spotify users have been posting on message boards across Reddit and Spotify's Community page to express their dismay at receiving ads for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment. ... read more

Meta wants you to find your next gig on Facebook. Meta, a company that is not shy about bolting new features onto its platforms, is bolting another new feature onto ... read more

Microsoft AI just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house developed AI models, called the new image generator ... read more

As part of the acquisition, Both&Yes co-founders, Ken Frederick and Michael Lin, will join Huge as Executive Creative Directors. The Both&Yes brand is being retired. ... read more

The long-held role of television as a top-of-funnel, awareness-driving medium is being fundamentally rewritten by digitization. Once a channel measured primarily by reach and frequency, television is  now transforming the living room screen into a ... read more

Like any media brand - or pretty much any brand at all - a new study finds a strong correlation between media coverage and usage of the major AI chatbots. Spoiler alert: ChatGPT continues to ... read more

Slack has transformed its Slackbot tool into a new personalized AI assistant designed to help users create custom project plans from meeting transcripts, analyze reports and more. ... read more

Ads in Google search results are getting a more prominent label, and a way to hide them if you’re not interested. Handy! The thing is, you still have to look ... read more

After a brutal few months, Tesla sales are finally picking up thanks to expiring federal EV tax credits. But while customers are snatching up Model 3s and Ys, they are ... read more

Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill requiring operating systems providers and app stores to ask users their ages when creating accounts, and to tell app developers what age bracket users fall into. ... read more

People in New York City are bombarded by ads at every turn. But targeted ads? For your industry? While you’re on your way to an event for that industry? The surreality of that experience can ... read more

John Sculley, former Apple CEO and creator of the Pepsi Challenge ad campaign, said today it's all about agentic AI and how it becomes the intelligence for workers. ... read more

A bill attempting to regulate the ever-growing industry of companion AI chatbots is now law in California, as of October 13th. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill ... read more

California joins a growing group of states with a new internet age-gating law after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act. The law mandates that ... read more

Nvidia’s DGX Spark computer. Nvidia will start selling its DGX Spark “personal AI supercomputer” this week. The machine is powerful enough to let users work on sophisticated AI models but ... read more

The plus symbol in the current logo is still present across Apple’s website. The Apple TV Plus streaming service is being rebranded with a “vibrant new identity,” according to the ... read more

Movies in 2024 contributed nearly 50% of streaming revenue - up from 27% in 2022, per Parrot Analytics. ... read more

Tasks include help with copy revisions, campaign ideation, email tone and even internal reporting. ... read more

"When the president removes executive officers, courts cannot reinstate them and authorize them to wield executive power against the president's will," the Trump administration argues to the Supreme Court. ... read more

One side fights for moral clarity, the other for clicks. Thus cruelty is currency and the truth scrolls past unnoticed. ... read more

EcoFlow’s Delta Pro Ultra X inverter unit stacked on top of two expansion batteries, and plugged into a Smart Home Panel 3. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow just announced its latest ... read more

OpenAI is teaming up with Broadcom to produce its own computer chips to power its AI data centers. The deal is the latest in a series of partnerships designed to ... read more

Mastercard is formally entering the fast-growing commerce media space. But unlike newer players chasing a trend, the company says its move builds on a decade of experience linking advertisers and consumers through transaction-level data. Jill ... read more

Index Exchange has rolled out a data vendor ecosystem that connects its Marketplaces customers directly with a growing roster of data partners, enabling more precise audience targeting and streamlined deal creation. “We just launched a ... read more

OpenAI and Broadcom have formed a partnership to develop and use 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and computing systems over four years. ... read more

EagleEye includes “helmet-native hardware" designed for the battlefield. Anduril, the military tech company founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey, has announced the first hardware to come out of its recent ... read more

The lights are on but nobody’s home. The engine’s running but no one’s driving. The wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead. Pick your preferred idiom for unattended automations run amok. (“The Wi-Fi’s ... read more

A recent partnership between Perion and Albertsons Media Collective combined purchase-based audience targeting, personalized creative, and closed-loop measurement to drive attributable sales. ... read more

Like all Vivo flagships, the X300 series includes Zeiss-branded cameras. Vivo has announced the X300 and X300 Pro, its latest flagship phones, and they look closer to the company’s even ... read more

Conceptualized by Into Creative, the billboard kicks off a multimedia campaign which introduces a range of 100% biodegradable sandals from Chupps Footwear. ... read more

Analysts were expecting $40 million-$50 million for the sequel in the longtime franchise. Disney spent $17.45 million on national TV advertising, according to EDO Ad EnGage. ... read more

The penalties are fairly paltry. The United Kingdom has slapped 4Chan with a £20,000 (around $26,000) fine in a bid to clamp down on platforms that are hindering Online Safety ... read more

If today's post seems a little odd, it's probably because it is coming from just a tiny part of my brain. ... read more

The future of media and marketing research will be an increasingly synthetic one, combining AI and human experiences in ways that are better than either could be on their own. ... read more

For as long as I’ve been in marketing measurement, people have been searching for the “easy button,” the one tool, model or platform that will finally tell them which marketing dollars truly drive growth. But, ... read more

Set in a fictional office of the California Department of Motor Vehicles in Hollywood, "DMV" holds the distinction of being the only new sitcom on any broadcast network this fall. ... read more

Slack is testing an update for Slackbot that transforms it into an AI assistant. Presently, it operates as a tool for delivering reminders and notifications. With the update, Slackbot can ... read more

The new standard aims to provide improved stability for devices in congested networks. It feels like the rollout of Wi-Fi 7 is barely out of the gate, but TP-Link is ... read more

Brand safety has been broken for a long time. Kieran Geyer, a paid media manager at insurance company Prudential, is still having a lot of the same brand-safety problems today as he did years ago, ... read more

The Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google marks a watershed in digital advertising. But while proposed remedies like forcing Google to divest its ad exchange (AdX) may target real problems, focusing narrowly on Google’s ... read more

American publishers are hamstrung by antitrust law; should marketers lean into ragebait?; and Pexplexity is hitting pause on its ads business. The post The Collusion Boogeyman; Can Performance AI Resist Rage Bait? appeared first on ... read more

You’re likely to see more interactive ads on TV this autumn. As the critical holiday shopping season approaches, spending on interactive ads, including shoppable formats, is rising among both retail clients and non-endemic advertisers. According ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Many of the largest grocers in the U.S. have restructured to bring their advertising and traditional retail businesses closer together. In a move announced this ... read more

The creator class is splitting.  Some are sprinting into the future, using AI to produce, edit and post at a speed that would’ve been unthinkable even a year ago. Others are digging deeper into what ... read more

The business of retail media is booming, turning retailer ad revenue into a fast-growing profit center. Other industries are taking notice and now looking to cash in on their own first-party data and media assets. ... read more

It’s no understatement to say that 2025 has been a rollercoaster year for the media agency world. From the frenetic pace of consolidation taking place mainly across independents as a result of the looming close ... read more

Several brands have already bailed on the BHV Marais department store. Shein is moving into its "coveted" sixth floor. ... read more

We got our first proper look at the upcoming Wonder Man series, but Marvel has a whole slate of shows in the works. Other than Wonder Man, though, the company ... read more

Get ready to ask “WTF?” a lot. Spooky season is upon us, and traditional horror films like Bring Her Back (excellently gruesome) or The Evil Dead (stone cold classic) are ... read more

Last week, for James Bond Day, Amazon revealed updated poster art for the movies. But fans immediately noticed that the super spy’s signature Walther PPK was conspicuously missing from every ... read more

We’ve been so worried about deepfaked politicians, AI musicians, virtual actresses, and phony satellite imagery that we didn’t even consider the dangers posed by precocious teenagers. Kids are using AI ... read more

It's important to remember that two decades ago, text messages cost 10 cents. Each. Back when we measured our cell phone plans in minutes, and when even 3G connections felt ... read more

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the downward spiral of the internet, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 101, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you like silly accessories, and also ... read more

Apple’s Clips video editing app is no more. It debuted in 2017 as a way to stitch together videos with music, text, and filters with a clear focus on sharing ... read more

This week the Pew Research Center published a study about how parents managed screen time for their kids 12 and under. The results were not particularly surprising (or enlightening, if ... read more

Although Amazon’s fall Prime Day event has come to an end, there are still some lingering discounts available. That means you have yet another chance to pick up an early ... read more

When Donald Trump's administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city's ICE facility, where protesters ... read more

Dreams of Another is like playing an art-filled dream. It's filled with unexpected events, disjointed acts, and hazy landscapes. Scenes end abruptly, and then you unexpectedly pick up the thread ... read more

Coros' Nomad is marketed as a "go-anywhere, do-anything" adventure watch. It's got GPS and offline maps and will track a lot of activities, from yoga to bouldering. There's an "Adventure ... 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. This week, I got ... read more

Will OpenAI send police to your door if you advocate for AI regulation?  Nathan Calvin, a lawyer who shapes policies surrounding the technology at Encode AI, claims OpenAI did just ... read more

Bose is discontinuing support for the cloud-based features available on its SoundTouch products on February 18th, 2026. “After February 18, certain features — including access to integrated music services like ... read more

Snapchat has announced it is developing a virtual 3D world where users can interact with each other's Bitmoji avatars and immerse themselves in the digital environment. ... read more

DoubleVerify is urging a federal judge to allow it to proceed with a defamation and false advertising lawsuit against analytics company Adalytics over its March report regarding invalid traffic. ... read more

Perplexity's head of publisher partnerships Jessica Chan told companies at Advertising Week that ads will not be part of its AI browser, Comet - at least for now, according to multiple reports. ... read more

Perplexity's head of publisher partnerships Jessica Chan told companies at Advertising Week that ads will not be part of its AI browser, Comet - at least for now, according to multiple reports. ... read more

“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction,” OpenAI wrote in a post on Thursday. The latest GPT-5 models come the closest to achieving that objective goal, according to results ... read more

Josh Cellars wine and Hotel Lobby Candle partnered on a candle with "notes of lemon zest, ripe plum and soft florals." ... read more

YouTube is offering some previously banned creators the option to request a new channel and rebuild their presence on the platform. ... read more

Two financial professionals allege in a class-action complaint that their names and images were wrongly used in ads by scammers who perpetuated a pump-and-dump scheme. ... read more

OpenAI is testing political bias in ChatGPT and its models' ability to remain objective by mirroring real-world uses. About 500 prompts spanning 100 topics and various political slants were used to determine whether bias exists, ... read more

LG’s C4 OLED TV is an excellent value now it’s $800 off. | Image: The Verge It’s normal to feel some FOMO after a big sales event like Amazon’s fall ... read more

The consensus, according to AI-based assessments, is that control of the American media has moved markedly to the right. Unless you ask Grok, that is. ... read more

Google is introducing a new Chrome browser feature for Android and desktop users that automatically turns off notifications for websites that you’re already ignoring. Chrome’s Safety Check feature already provides ... read more

Boox’s first pocket-sized color e-reader. | Image: Boox Now that the latest versions of Boox’s pocketable e-readers are finally available in China, we have a rough idea of what the ... read more

Service was quickly restored, but this is one of several incidents to hit this year. ... read more

SmartThings Aeotec hubs can now join existing Thread networks. We’re one step closer to a smart home that can manage Thread border routers from different manufacturers. Samsung SmartThings now supports ... read more

"One should have a reasonable amount of skepticism around big media mergers - they don't have an amazing track record over time," said Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters, speaking at an industry event earlier this week. ... read more

Apple is preparing to shuffle executive positions ahead of former COO Jeff Williams’ retirement this year, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.  Among other changes, Eddy Cue, Apple’s ... read more

Ford and GM are both backing off their effort to continue offering the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit to customers through the end of the year, Reuters is reporting. ... read more

It takes up as much room as a desktop PC, but Edifier’s Cyber is just a speaker. | Image: Edifier With RGB lighting, exposed electronics, and a full color screen ... read more

The plumbing issues of 2018 haven't disappeared, but industry groups are now focusing more on the broader role of the ad biz. ... read more

Amazon’s October Prime Day is in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait until Black Friday and Cyber Monday to score a deal. Case in point, ... read more

With its OpenAds wrapper, The Trade Desk is putting roots into ad tech’s sell side. But publishers are wary. The post The Trade Desk’s Sell-Side Settlement appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

The "strategic market status" designation for Google enables the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to enforce stricter requirements. ... read more