If you’re looking for a webcam that works with the Nintendo Switch 2’s new GameChat mode that lets you video chat with friends and see their faces within games, it ... read more

The periscope camera on the Nothing Phone 3 — which is apparently in an odd spot. Earlier this month, I wrote about a leaked image of what was rumored to ... read more

Gaming laptops come in various shapes and sizes, though many of the heavy hitters remain thick and beefy machines that maximize cooling to get the most out of their powerful ... read more

So far, Runway is known for bringing generative AI to Hollywood. Now, the $3 billion startup is setting its sights on the gaming industry. This week, I was granted access ... read more

The Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill, backed by President Donald Trump, removes protections for unlicensed spectrum that broadens the capacity of the 6GHz Wi-Fi band. This could result ... read more

After a long week, the last thing I want to do is clean my floors (they’re seriously overdue for a cleaning). Busting out the vacuum and mopping can be tiring. ... read more

A Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Google’s carbon emissions jumped yet again as the company continues to push ahead in AI. The company’s 2025 sustainability report emphasizes that ... read more

Prime Video consumers are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit accusing the company of sharing information about their online video viewing with Amazon affiliates. ... read more

We’ve rounded up deals on all sorts of TVs, from affordable yet feature-packed models to high-end OLED panels that will really wow you. | Image: Sony Things are looking bright ... read more

As the esports industry searches for new sources of revenue, Riot Games has opened up its League of Legends and Valorant esports leagues to sports betting sponsorships. The decision will ... read more

Spotify, a service of nearly 700 million global users (including 270 million premium subscribers), is pushing to add more video content to be aligned with its music content. ... read more

Perplexity cofounder Aravind Srinivas announced a new feature that reminds users of tasks and allows them to be scheduled on WhatsApp. It's just one of many features on the horizon. ... read more

Recalibrate your relationship with phone photography. Adobe's Project Indigo is a camera app built by camera nerds for camera nerds. It's the work of Florian Kainz and Marc Levoy, the ... read more

At best, hashtags are harmless. At worst, they make your brand look out of touch with current best practices and user behavior. Don't waste strategic brainpower on them. ... read more

Building off of its designated portal for NFL content, X has announced the launch of "NFL Top 100," a short-film series aligning with the platform's evolving "video-first" model. ... read more

There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO Elon Musk – but the company also hired ... read more

The company's move comes 17 years after rolling out broadband caps, which were initially set at 250 GB per month. ... read more

Four Lessons for Democrats from the NYC mayoral primary. ... read more

With the Wear OS 5.1 update that was released last March, Google quietly introduced a new feature called Channel Sounding for the Pixel Watch 3 that could improve the accuracy ... read more

The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law requiring age verification to access adult websites, saying despite First Amendment claims, the law “only incidentally burdens the protected speech of adults.” ... read more

Research shows U.S. viewers watch an average of 24 hours of TV every week, with 66% of U.S. consumers watching TV "all or most of the time." ... read more

The Supreme Court ruled that the funding mechanism behind a key broadband subsidy program for schools and underserved areas can continue operating. In a decision issued on Friday, the Supreme ... read more

The refund itself may not arrive until next year for new applicants. Eligible Fortnite players who felt bamboozled into making unwanted purchases have been given a second chance to request ... read more

I just tried on five different outfits in about 10 minutes — or at least my AI lookalike did. That’s all thanks to Doppl, a new app that Google is ... read more

The new Place smart smoke and CO alarm from Gentex features a built-in nightlight, motion detection, and ambient temperature and humidity sensing. A new line of smoke and CO alarms ... read more

For one, Kantar BrandZ data shows a strong correlation between sustainability perceptions and purchase intent. ... read more

Universal and Blumhouse's first M3gan feature came out of nowhere with a premise so ridiculous and campy that it was hard not to be at least a little intrigued. Equal ... read more

A lot of the future of AI will be settled in court. From publishers to authors to artists to Hollywood conglomerates, the creative industry is picking a big copyright fight ... read more

Philosopher, investor and author Anders Indset often romanticizes about combining human beings with tech advances like quantum computing and artificial superintelligence. How would advertising, which depends so much on consumer behavior, change as a result? ... read more

Threads will let you temporarily block words, just like X. Threads has taken another step towards decoupling from Instagram by introducing its own word blocking filters. Instagram head Adam Mosseri ... read more

"Nautilus" brings the steam-punk era of Jules Verne to life in a retelling of Verne's novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." ... read more

Sendi Jia, a designer running her own studio between Beijing, China, and London, England, says she mainly uses AI generators like DALL-E to make fake photos for background panels or ... read more

Golf is having a cultural moment — and golf creators are taking advantage by signing more brand deals than ever. Once viewed as the territory of boomers and the rich, golf has surged in the ... read more

The Omnicom-Interpublic merger remains on track for completion later this year, following a qualified approval granted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Related Insights Advertising around Politics Here are some ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Last October, when Sam’s Club opened the doors to its first store without checkout lanes in Grapevine, Texas, chief finance officer Todd Sears was on ... read more

The latest round of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected next week (July 3), with more recent statistics indicating the upcoming numbers are unlikely to cause much positivity in the space, as the wider ... read more

Redwood Materials is repurposing old EV batteries into energy storage systems that cost “substantially less” than brand new storage projects, the company said Thursday. The electric vehicle battery recycling ... read more

During a company-wide all-hands meeting on Thursday, some of Meta's top executives were asked about the "$100 million signing bonuses" that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed they had been offering ... read more

After quietly pausing the rollout of Google Photos’ AI-powered “Ask Photos” search tool, Google is now expanding access once again and making some improvements to the feature. Google’s Gemini AI ... read more

In its second round of refunds, the FTC announced this week that it will send over $126 million to players on Epic Games' gaming platform Fortnite who were "charged for unwanted purchases while playing the ... read more

Wintour will remain as chief content officer for Conde Nast and global editorial director of "Vogue" - titles she assumed in 2020. ... read more

Apple has introduced new App Store changes in the EU in an attempt to avoid being further penalized under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). On Thursday, the company ... read more

The IAB says the "Gaming Measurement Framework" will give advertisers metrics for display, video, audio, and custom gaming ad formats to provide a greater understanding of which campaign outcomes are measurable and where and how ... read more

Ever been racing to meet a deadline only to realize your coffee’s gone cold again? The Ember Mug 2 self-heating smart mug keeps your drink hot so you can stay focused without ... read more

"The state seeks to erect barriers to speech that cannot withstand the rigorous scrutiny that the Constitution requires," a federal judge ruled Thursday. ... read more

BBC will study audience consumption and may add long-form features. ... read more

Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start testing its new aggregated gaming library on the Xbox app for Windows, and it's now starting to show up for testers ... read more

Microsoft is still updating the Xbox 360, nearly 20 years later. Earlier this week some devoted Xbox 360 users booted up their aging consoles to find that Microsoft had updated ... read more

If you step outside the industry echo chamber for even a moment, you'll notice something: People have been trying to avoid advertising for decades. ... read more

Meta did not infringe copyright by training Llama on books written by Sarah Silverman, Junot Diaz and other authors, a judge ruled Wednesday. ... read more

Comcast is changing its Xfinity plans nationwide to make them simpler – and it’s dropping data caps so that the plans have truly unlimited data. The company announced today that ... read more

Why would Putin bomb a packaging factory? Crippling Ukraine agriculture is the answer. ... read more

The update aims to make it easier to use Gemini as a personal assistant without sacrificing your data privacy. Android users will soon be able to let Gemini control device ... read more

Delta Camera recreates the low-res aesthetic of the Game Boy Camera. | Image: Riley Testut Riley Testut, the developer behind the robust Delta emulator app for iOS, announced a new ... read more

Staying cool during the summer is about more than comfort; being overly hot can accelerate the aging process and be the difference between life and death. The NIH has guidance ... read more

Screen activities include streaming TV, work-related computer use and social media scrolling. ... read more

The online purchase "funnel is collapsing and becoming a tunnel," a Microsoft spokesperson said, a phrase he heard at Cannes Lions. ... read more

CEOs would be nothing without the labor of their (typically) underpaid employees, and the unfairness of that reality seems to be what’s causing all the chaos in director Yorgos Lanthimos‘ ... read more

Google is bringing an AI Overviews-like feature to another product: YouTube. The video streaming platform may now show an “AI-powered search results carousel” when some YouTube Premium members in the ... read more

Google is launching a new AI function in Sheets to help you generate text to fill out parts of your spreadsheet. The feature, powered by Google Gemini, can reference specific ... read more

Melinda Spence, head of measurement and insights, Activision Blizzard Media At a time when audience attention is increasingly difficult to hold, brands that incorporate gaming into their omnichannel strategies enjoy a significant advantage. A robust ... read more

It’s been nearly a year since a faulty CrowdStrike update took down 8.5 million Windows-based machines around the world, and Microsoft wants to ensure such a problem never happens again. ... read more

Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign in November always felt a little too early. If you ask a friend or family member what an Xbox is, the response is ... read more

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its ... read more

The new Insta360 Flow 2 offers up to 10 hours of battery life and can even be used to charge your phone. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced a new ... read more

The BBC wants to make people in the US pay for its content. The public broadcaster announced on Thursday that it will start offering US-based users an $8.99 per month ... read more

First, Amazon MGM secured creative control of the James Bond IP, then it brought Amy Pascal and David Heyman in to produce a new feature about the iconic spy. Now, ... read more

Intel is shutting down its business dedicated to making processors for cars. In a memo seen by The Oregonian, Intel tells workers that it plans to lay off “most” employees ... read more

Offerwall, a monetization tool for publishers and developers in Google Ad Manager, rolled out Thursday in general availability to help publishers generate revenue while providing audiences with choices to access content. The product has been ... read more

Offerwall, a monetization tool for publishers and developers in Google Ad Manager, rolled out Thursday in general availability to help publishers generate revenue while providing audiences with choices to access content. The product has been ... read more

I've been testing the $269 Bose SoundLink Plus, which is the company's latest portable Bluetooth speaker. It's durable, attractive, and designed to join you wherever you go, thanks to solid ... read more

The Dell 14 Premium (left) and Dell 16 Premium (right) look just like their XPS forebears. After scrapping its XPS branding earlier this year, Dell has now launched two of ... read more

If advertisers want to connect with consumers this holiday season based on several new trends, they may want to rethink their media-buying strategies. ... read more

Is reality still reality when it is "augmented" reality? ... read more

"Maybe you could organize your plants like this," my friend's text message said, with an attached photo of white pots of plants floating midair in front of a huge, sunny ... read more

The Elevated Journey app provides guided audio content designed to help drivers stay focused and peaceful behind the wheel. ... read more

It seems the ad networks have finally hit their maturation curve, inking partnerships with ad tech and off-site platforms to prove their value beyond lower-funnel conversions.  Last week, a flurry of product, measurement and partnership ... read more

TikTok still faces a ban in the United States. But based on the signals they’re getting from the platforms’ agency reps and their own risk calculations, media buyers and brand marketers are willing to bet ... read more

The U.K.’s Competition Markets Authority is taking up publishers’ fight against Google’s search grip.  The watchdog said on Tuesday that it wants to set more binding rules around how Google operates search in the U.K. ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at how execs at BBC, The New York Times and Reuters are grappling with younger audiences turning to social platforms and news influencers for information. News publishing execs are ... read more

Eight months after quietly rolling out Performance+, Pinterest is now turning up the volume. The platform’s bid to automate more of its ad business is moving from test phase to full-throated sales pitch.  CEO Bill ... read more

Amazon’s next Prime Day event hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but in classic Amazon fashion, the retailer has already dropped a selection of early deals ahead of its four-day sale. ... read more

Meta won a major legal ruling in an AI copyright lawsuit brought by 13 authors alleging that the company illegally trained its AI systems on their work without permission. On ... read more

Just 41% of people support brands actively promoting equality for LGBT individuals, down from 49% in 2021 and 44% in 2024. ... read more

Anthropic is adding a new feature to its Claude AI chatbot that lets you build AI-powered apps right inside the app. The upgrade, launching in beta, builds upon Anthropic’s Artifacts ... read more

CANNES — For many brands, premium video advertising occupies a specific role in the marketing mix, one focused on broad reach and the high art of storytelling. But for a performance-focused brand born in the ... read more

If you plug the world's best-reviewed webcams into the Nintendo Switch 2 today, they won't work, while many comparatively ancient webcams do. Why? That's been a mystery for the nearly ... read more

WhatsApp can now call on Meta AI to summarize your personal chats. As shown in a GIF, you can access it by tapping the button to unfurl all of your ... read more

The new From the Source program will start with climate stories. ... read more

Meta's partnership to design a limited-edition Quest headset bundle is a strategic move to promote the addition of Xbox Cloud Gaming to Meta's Quest ecosystem. ... read more

Dating app Bumble announced Wednesday that it plans to lay off 30% or 240 of its employees, highlighting a recent trend in the dating app ecosystem. ... read more

Two Oregon sister papers owned by Carpenter are also halting print. ... read more

Signify has announced price increases for its Philips Hue smart lighting and accessories starting on July 1st due to US tariffs. As for how much the products will go up ... read more

The Social Network is finally getting a sequel courtesy of Sony. Deadline reports that Sony is moving forward with The Social Network Part II, a “follow-up” to David Fincher’s 2010 ... read more

Nearly two years after moving to the U.S., I've noticed something people in our industry don't often say out loud: American brand strategy talks about being global, but it rarely thinks that way. ... read more

As of July 22, creators under the age of 16 will not be allowed to livestream on the platform unless accompanied by an adult. ... read more

A Maryland state court judge dismissed Compass Marketing's complaint against Omnicom. Compass plans to amend its allegations. ... read more

The support will be used to help local newsrooms scale up and grow their audiences. ... read more

Apple’s next-generation CarPlay is splitting the auto world down the middle. Several automakers are eagerly lining up to adopt the newly immersive CarPlay Ultra, which takes over more screens and ... read more

"This case has nothing to do with Texas and there is no legitimate reason it should have been filed in this district, much less in the Wichita Falls Division," the agency says. ... read more