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- Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even fasterIn a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It ... read more
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- Snapchat Turns Lens To European With Palace Art ProjectFour especially historic spaces in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, will become AR-rendered scenes revealing "an iconic dance of the era," harkening back to the Royal Academy of Dance, founded in 1661 by ... read more
- Snapchat Prioritizes European Influence With New Palace Art ProjectFour especially historic spaces in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, will become AR-rendered scenes revealing "an iconic dance of the era," harkening back to the Royal Academy of Dance, founded in 1661 by ... read more
- TikTok Eyes US-Only App, Oracle Reemerges As Top BuyerFollowing President Trump's third motion to postpone a U.S. ban of the app, TikTok is developing a new version strictly for American users with a new group of buyers in mind, according to The Information. ... read more
- TikTok Reportedly Developing US-Only App, Oracle Returns As Top BuyerFollowing President Trump's third motion to postpone a U.S. ban of the app, TikTok is developing a new version strictly for American users with a new group of buyers in mind, according to The Information. ... read more
- California Can't Block Gun Marketers From Using Minor Data For Ads"The state may not selectively burden otherwise-lawful speech in the name of protecting privacy," a federal appellate court said. ... read more
- California Can't Prohibit Gun Companies From Using Minors' Data For Ads"The state may not selectively burden otherwise-lawful speech in the name of protecting privacy," a federal appellate court said. ... read more
- A Near 'Nervous Breakdown' And ChatGPT's ApologyLindsay Kaplan, CEO and co-founder of Chief, "just about had a nervous breakdown" after asking ChatGPT to help her write something creative. The outcome was unexpected. ... read more
- Trump’s next tariffs will target South Korea and JapanPresident Donald Trump plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from South Korea and Japan. The levy will go into effect on August 1st, which is when ... read more
- Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notificationsOne thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn on notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to ... read more
- Tesla’s real struggles have only just begunPeople hold signs as they gather in a protest outside a Tesla dealership in Lisbon against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on March 9th, 2025. | Photo: AFP via Getty Images ... read more
- Epic reaches mystery settlement with Samsung days before new Galaxy phonesLast September, after successfully suing Google for running an illegal app store monopoly, Epic Games sued Samsung, too - alleging the phonemaker of illegally conspiring with Google to undermine third-party ... read more
- Apple’s latest AirPods are already on sale for $99 before Prime DayAmazon Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, July 8th, but you don’t have to wait until then to pick up Apple’s latest pair of AirPods at a discount. Right now, the AirPods ... read more
- Tech Industry Blasts 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Arkansas Social Media LawNetChoice seeks to block an Arkansas law prohibiting social media platforms from using algorithms that could "cause" a user to buy drugs, attempt suicide, develop an eating disorder, or become addicted to social media. ... read more
- Nintendo wants to keep ‘traditional approach’ to development as costs skyrocketA bigger, more powerful Switch means bigger, more intensive games that take more time and money to make. But as development costs skyrocket across the industry, Nintendo seems to have ... read more
- Performance CTV And Digital Ad Gaps Filled By Out-Of-Home: KantarA five-year collaboration between Clear Channel Outdoor and Kantar shows how out-of-home can increase performance for campaigns to fill gaps in other media channels. ... read more
- Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct Mattel’s live-action Hot Wheels movieHoping to recapture the popularity of the Barbie movie that grossed over $1.44 billion worldwide, toy maker Mattel has announced that Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct its upcoming live-action ... read more
- Dentsu Invests In Neurosymbolic AI PlatformThe investment was made (through Dentsu Ventures) as part of a $25 million Series B funding round led by Prosperity7 Ventures. ... read more
- My Hat's In An Evidence Locker In Queens — Thanks, UberIt should've been a simple fix when I left my hat in the back of an Uber. Instead, it became a police case file. ... read more
- Apple’s 5th Ave store spray-painted to protest ‘climate hypocrisy’A climate change activist was arrested after spray-painting Apple’s 5th Avenue store as part of a protest against Big Tech’s “climate hypocrisy.” Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged ... read more
- How SharkNinja took over the home, with CEO Mark BarrocasIt’s summertime, which means it’s time for our annual grilling episode. In years past we’ve talked to the leaders of Big Green Egg, Traeger, and Blackstone, and it’s always fascinating ... read more
- How Scenario-Based Media Planning Gives Challenger Brands An EdgeOutthink, don't outspend. While scenario-based media planning isn't a new concept, increasing volatility is making it more of a competitive necessity. ... read more
- Present, Future Media Trump Payments: Other Words Of ContextBefore Paramount Global and Disney-ABC reached $16 million and $15 million settlements with their respective lawsuits from the Trump Administration, other media and technology money was exchanged with Trump. ... read more
- Now you can just tell SmartThings how to automate your homeSamsung announces several updates to its SmartThings smart home platform. Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked this week, Samsung is announcing several new features coming to its smart home platform, SmartThings, including ... read more
- Jurassic 'Rebirth' Takes $141M Box Office BiteA blockbuster-like $32.3 million was spent in national TV advertising, per estimates from EDO Ad EnGage - the highest national TV ad spend of the year for a theatrical film so far. ... read more
- 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Takes $141M Box Office BiteA blockbuster-like $32.3 million was spent in national TV advertising, per estimates from EDO Ad EnGage - the highest national TV ad spend of the year for a theatrical film so far. ... read more
- WPP's Top Communications Exec Chris Wade Stepping DownWade said on his LinkedIn profile that he'd "been considering what's next and, as WPP prepares for a change of its own, it felt like a good moment to do something new." ... read more
- Pressure Is On As CBS News Grapples With Lawsuit OutcomeA commentary delivered by CBS anchorman John Dickerson about Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump was itself an example of how free speech can be constricted under pressure from a strong-armed source. ... read more
- Destiny’s mobile spinoff will arrive in AugustDestiny: Rising, the mobile-exclusive sci-fi RPG shooter set in Bungie’s Destiny universe, will be released for iOS and Android on August 28th. The launch date was announced by Chinese developer ... read more
- Windows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used desktop OSMicrosoft has finally crossed an important milestone for Windows 11, months ahead of Windows 10’s end of support cutoff date. Stat Counter, spotted by Windows Central, now lists Windows 11 ... read more
- Specs leak for three Samsung foldables ahead of Wednesday’s UnpackedWith two days until the official launch, more details have leaked about the trio of foldable phones Samsung is about to reveal. The latest leak details the screens, storage, batteries, ... read more
- Paapi’s Hybrid Model Tackles Ad Measurement Without Third-Party CookiesA UK-based early-stage startup called Paapi, which just closed its pre-seed funding round last month, is building a platform to help advertisers with privacy-safe ad measurement. If your first thought was, “Wonder if they’re named ... read more
- This Company Says It’s Found A Way To Balance Automation With Human ControlBrands are being constantly barraged with the message that agentic AI is the future of advertising. But marketers are struggling with the question of how much power to put in the hands of a machine. ... read more
- Quality Over Time: The Long And Short Of Digital Ad MeasurementFor much of the digital advertising era, the industry has raced to the bottom on price and quality. But in the past five years, more advertisers have been explicitly incorporating media quality into their measurement ... read more
- Microsoft Washes Its Hands Of Ad Tech; Google’s Network To Get WorkCall It ‘Don’t Invest’ Microsoft is undergoing its second round of massive layoffs in as many months, Bloomberg reports. The details on the latest round are still unknown, but Microsoft Advertising was keenly affected by ... read more
- When should an agency go the ESOP route, and what are the risks?As holding companies look to acquire each other to get even bigger, and private equity firms seek out independent agencies to buy and merge with others, there’s another direction some agencies have taken: the ESOP ... read more
- Bold Calls for the back half of 2025The first half of the year brought no shortage of bluster: Amazon gunning for DSP dominance, Google locked in an antirust staring contest, publishers scrambling to offset traffic losses to generative AI, and Publicis staking ... read more
- B2B and DTC marketers find themselves on the zero-click search frontlineMarketers are waking up to the sea changes in consumer behavior triggered by the emergence of “zero-click” AI search. Some are moving faster than others, though. B2B advertisers and brands that use a direct to ... read more
- Yahoo takes cues from platforms as it offers more editorial control to creatorsAs Yahoo’s creator program matures, the company is increasingly evolving from a publisher into a creator platform in its own right. Yahoo launched Yahoo for Creators, a creator publishing platform, in March 2024. In the ... read more
- Media Buying Briefing: The upfront isn’t moving along for a few surprising reasonsFor most of the last 50 years since the upfront was an integral part of marketers’ plans to advertise on TV, the buying bonanza usually wrapped up business between TV sellers and buyers before the ... read more
- TikTok’s ‘ban’ could end soon with a new app and a saleEven with the TikTok divest-or-ban law officially in effect since January, the app has only shut down service in the US for one day. Now, The Information reports that an ... read more
- Google Pressured By Publishers To Find AI Overviews Opt-OutGoogle is being pressured by a group of independent publishers in the U.K. to stop "misusing web content for Google's AI Overviews in Google Search." ... read more
- How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2025Grab your grill, your hot dogs, and your sparklers because it's time to celebrate… Summer Games Done Quick 2025. The annual speedrunning charity marathon benefitting Doctors without Borders is back ... read more
- AI, Retail and Biddable TV on MiQ’s Beet Retreat Berkshires AgendaMiQ is set to showcase new ad formats and the transformative power of AI at the upcoming Beet Retreat Berkshires 2025, July 20 to 22. Lara Koenig, VP, global partnerships, MiQ, said the company plans ... read more
- LiveRamp’s Frederick Stanichev: Privacy Is a Competitive Advantage for BrandsCANNES – Given all the tension surrounding consumers’ and brands’ expectations about customer experience and personalization, LiveRamp is betting that privacy-first approaches will separate winners from losers, particularly in the data collaboration space. “We see ... read more
- AI, Identity and Blurring of Digital and Physical Worlds Drive Retail Media’s Future, Say Uber, Albertsons and Epsilon LeadersCANNES – Retail media is reshaping how brands connect with consumers, fueled by AI, identity-driven targeting and growing integration between digital and physical environments. That was the consensus among executives from Uber Advertising, Albertsons Media ... read more
- The Verge’s summer ‘in’ and ‘out’ listHere at this website, my colleagues and I follow our beats closely, from wearable tech and laptops to influencer culture and federal policy. Last year, I asked a bunch of ... read more
- Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of ChromebooksIt doesn’t look like anything special, but it is. The world of Chromebooks has its MacBook Air. Lenovo's latest Chromebook Plus 14 is an Arm-based thin-and-light with good specs, ... read more
- Samsung is about to find out if Ultra is enoughThe Z Fold 6 brought us “improved flatness.” I don't often get asked about the phones I'm testing when I'm out and about, unless it's a folding phone. Then I ... read more
- Deltarune is halfway done, but it feels like a full gameIt's been an agonizing wait for more Deltarune. The first chapter of the episodic, parallel story to Toby Fox's acclaimed RPG Undertale came out nearly seven years ago. But the ... read more
- Mercedes-Benz electric G-Wagen review: king of the off-roadAs exciting as it is to see how electric technology redefines automotive transportation, it's just as exciting to see how it alters what we already have. In the aftermarket, EV-converted ... read more
- EU Complaint: Google AI Overviews Hurting Publisher TrafficIn response to a complaint by the Independent Publishers Alliance, Google responds that new AI capabilities allow users to ask more questions. ... read more
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 will be even sadder and bloodierIn May, we learned that the development of a sequel to the Cyberpunk 2077 game is moving forward at CD Projekt Red, and today, at the Anime Expo 2025 event, ... read more
- Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox execThe sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive ... read more
- The Ploopy Knob is an open-source control dial for your PCThe Ploopy Knob controller can double as a desktop fidget toy. | Image: Ploopy Ploopy has announced another desktop accessory called the Ploopy Knob that can function like a control ... read more
- The American system of democracy has crashedOnce upon a time in America, there was a tyrant. And Congress rejected him totally. The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. ... read more
- This is not a tattoo robotI walked into Blackdot's tattoo studio in Austin's east side on a sweltering May afternoon. After shaking my sweat-soaked hand, founder and CEO Joel Pennington led me up into an ... read more
- New Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks may give first real look at Samsung’s slimmer foldableSamsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been given the thinner, sleeker glow-up we expected, if leaked hands-on photos are any indication. The trio of images posted by leaker @Jukanlosreve ... read more
- Fairphone 6 gets a 10/10 on repairabilityThe new Fairphone 6 is smaller and more modular than older models in the series, but it’s just as repairable. The phone picked up a perfect score in iFixit’s teardown ... read more
- The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mountTiny, but still holds the biggest phones. Bicycle phone mounts have been a regular part of my life in bike-obsessed Amsterdam ever since 2008, when I got my first phone ... read more
- Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, DonaldThe old “Under $20,000” banner has been replaced with “Mid Twenties.” | Image: Slate Auto Slate Auto’s American-made electric pickup — the one with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen — ... read more
- Podcast companies turn to live events to capture growing advertiser spendAs brands step up their podcast marketing spend, podcast companies are putting on more live events to meet the growing demand. In 2024, SiriusXM dipped its toes into live podcast events for the first time, ... read more
- Best Buy, Lowe’s chief marketing officers explain why they launched new influencer programsThis article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. In 2025, influencer marketing is nothing new. Nevertheless, some major big-box retailers just launched creator programs in response to the evolution of how people interact ... read more
- The White House’s favorite source of pro-Trump news is … the White House’s YouTube channelThe most frequently curated content on the White House Wire, the Trump administration's attempt to aggregate pro-Trump "real news" from across the right-wing media, doesn't come from Truth Social, Breitbart, ... read more
- We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2?You want your games to play the smoothest they possibly can - but sometimes, screen technology gets in the way. That's why some of the latest TVs and handhelds feature ... read more
- Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok onlineA Freedom of Information Act request has produced letters that the US Department of Justice sent to Google, Apple, Amazon, and several other companies in order to assuage their concerns ... read more
- TikTok Partners With 'Tomorrowland' Music Festival BrandTikTok has announced a content deal with "Tomorrowland," a Belgian electronic music festival that touts 7.2 million TikTok followers. The fest often sells out quickly, attracting 400,000 attendees, famous DJs and elaborate stage designs. ... read more
- Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneouslyOne name is popping up a lot across tech startup social media right now, and you might’ve heard it: Soham Parekh. On X, people are joking that Parekh is single-handedly ... read more
- FTC Presses Judge To Find Meta Violated Anti-Monopoly LawMeta Platforms' monopoly in the "personal social networking services" market enabled the company "to increase ad load and reap supracompetitive profits," the FTC argues in new court papers. ... read more
- Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energyThe Republican-controlled US Congress has passed a budget bill that includes cuts to social programs like Medicaid and more funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside provisions that discourage ... read more
- Meta Seeks To Put Brakes On 'Overcharging' Ad SuitA gym that's suing Meta Platforms for allegedly overcharging advertisers by $4 billion, should not be able to obtain evidence from the tech company until the judge rules on its bid to dismiss the lawsuit, ... read more
- E Ink is turning the laptop touchpad into an e-reader for AI appsE Ink’s new ePaper touchpad could draw less power than LCD or OLED alternatives. | Image: E Ink E Ink has developed a new touchpad for laptops featuring the same ... read more
- We Must Win The Battles Of Ukraine And IsraelWhat's happening in Ukraine and Israel is akin to the run-up battles to World War II. ... read more
- Paramount Plus slashes prices to $2 for two monthsThe deal includes the Paramount Plus Premium plan, which combines Paramount Plus and Showtime content. If you’re looking for an affordable way to kick off your July 4th weekend, Paramount ... read more
- Apple’s colorful Watch Solo Loop bands are up to 70 percent off nowWhether you’ve still got the original band that came with your Apple Watch, or if you’re hungry for more band color options, Woot has a bevy of bands available at ... read more
- Netflix Tops 'Must-Keep TV' List AgainNetflix was on top of the leaderboard for the sixth year in a row, followed by ABC, Amazon Prime Video, CBS and Fox. ... read more
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- Dickishness 2.0If there's one hallmark to Trump's presidency that we're finding most difficult it's that no matter what he does, it always comes with an extra layer of gleeful cruelty and dickishness. ... read more
- The FTC’s OMG/IPG Consent Order Is Putting Politics Ahead Of The Real IssuesThe FTC’s consent order for the impending OMG/IPG mega-merger prohibits the two agency holding companies from blocking ad spend to publishers on the basis of politics and ideology. The order is part of a wider ... read more
- Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify“Right now, the people who create recorded music do it for free, but any money that changes hands goes into the pockets of Daniel Ek.” On Monday, the long-running indie ... read more
- From the Riviera to the Berkshires: Beets on a Roll
From a bon voyage party with United Airlines at Newark International to our eye-catching Beet Art installation surrounding La Palais, to our sunset beach party at Yahoo Beach – our Cannes 2025 was ... read more
- Brandtech: Brands Gain Visibility Into How LLMs Perceive ThemExecs at two The Brandtech Group agencies wanted to make it easy for brands to gain visibility into the ways that large language models perceive them - and how their products compare with competitors. ... read more
- Brands Gain Visibility Into How Large Language Models Perceive ThemExecs at two The Brandtech Group agencies wanted to make it easy for brands to gain visibility into the ways that large language models perceive them - and how their products compare with competitors. ... read more
- AI, First-Party Data, and Passionate Communities Are Driving the Future of Media: Future’s Matt TrottaCANNES — AI is transforming the media landscape, but for publisher Future the combination of data, editorial expertise, and passionate communities is creating new opportunities for both consumers and brands. “AI is definitely reshaping the ... read more
- Whoop MG review: a big whoop for a small crowdPretty much everything you liked and disliked about the Whoop 4.0 is true of the Whoop 5.0 and MG. The tragedy of a niche product is if it sees any ... read more
- Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation-published Xbox gameArrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch ... read more
- The best deals on MacBooks right nowApple’s latest 14-inch MacBook Pro is on sale in various colors and configurations. Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day kicks off on July 8th; however, if you want to get a head ... read more
- Lego’s latest buildable arcade machine is packed full of fun hidden details.At 468-pieces it’s no where near as elaborate as Lego’s buildable Pac-Man machine, but this 6-inch tall Arcade Machine set will only set you back $39.99 when it launches on August 1st, 2025. The machine ... read more
- ChatGPT Named This Pickle Campaign — And It SlapsCleveland Kitchen taps AI and a risque slogan to push its lightly fermented pickles into 15,000 stores -- and disrupt a crowded category. ... read more
- Paramount-Trump Deal Fallout: Worried News Producers – And Advertisers?Paramount's CBS News has agreed to release a full transcript of any future interviews of eligible Presidential contenders. At the same time, Paramount does not acknowledge - as part of the settlement - any journalistic ... read more
- Adding calendar events with a screenshot is AI at its finestApple finally showed us a good use case for its AI at WWDC 2025. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple's AI capabilities have been less than impressive to ... read more
- The latest One UI 8 update leaks Samsung’s trifold phone designThis image is a display concept that Samsung showed off in March, but the leaked trifold design is pretty similar. Samsung may have inadvertently given us a first look at ... read more
- RFK Jr.’s plan to put ‘AI’ in everything is a disasterIn a 92-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, RFK Jr. drilled down on his vision for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Artificial intelligence - arguably, ... read more
- On TV, July Fourth Is The Forgotten HolidayOther holidays get a big hug and a kiss from TV, but not the one that celebrates the birth of our nation. ... read more
- A guide to the best sci-fi streaming this summerIt's that time again: for a third year running, the summer is looking pretty great for streaming some science fiction. There's just something about cool fictional futures that's a good ... read more
- AI Personas Offer New Possibilities, But Risk Falling Short Without Human Rigor: IpsosPoorly constructed AI personas risk reinforcing assumptions or generating misleading narratives disconnected from genuine consumer needs. ... read more
- Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and GmailBoth custom and pre-made Gems will now be available to use via the side panel in Workspace apps. Google is giving Workspace users a way to access “Gems” — customizable ... read more
- What’s The Scoop On Häagen-Dazs’ Evolving Media Mix?Practically everyone on Earth likes ice cream. (If you don’t, feel free to close this tab and reevaluate your tastes.) But for advertisers, reaching “practically everyone” is a challenge. It’s the classic “my customer is ... read more