As 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

In response to a complaint by the Independent Publishers Alliance, Google responds that new AI capabilities allow users to ask more questions. ... read more

In 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

The 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 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

Once 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

I 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

Samsung’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

The 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

Tiny, 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

The 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

As 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

This 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 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

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

A 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 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

One 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

Meta 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

The 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

A 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’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

What's happening in Ukraine and Israel is akin to the run-up battles to World War II. ... read more

The 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

Whether 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 was on top of the leaderboard for the sixth year in a row, followed by ABC, Amazon Prime Video, CBS and Fox. ... read more

The best screens for screen time. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now. And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone ... read more

If 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 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

“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

Execs 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

Execs 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

CANNES — 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

Pretty 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

Arrowhead 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

Apple’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

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

Cleveland 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'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

Apple 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

This 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

In 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

Other holidays get a big hug and a kiss from TV, but not the one that celebrates the birth of our nation. ... read more

It'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

Poorly constructed AI personas risk reinforcing assumptions or generating misleading narratives disconnected from genuine consumer needs. ... read more

Both 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

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

Hey everyone! The AdExchanger team has gone grillin’ for July 4. The Daily News Roundup will return July 7. Enjoy the holiday! Green Light Amazon has used the presence of shady or unauthorized sellers on ... read more

Rising demand among marketers for AI search expertise is driving more agencies to create specialist units intended to help clients navigate the tech and its impact on consumer habits. In recent months media shops like ... read more

At first glance, Cluely reads like a parody of startup culture. A 21-year-old founder broadcasting viral videos about chatting on job interviews, dating with AI overlay and hosting parties shut down for “too much aura”.  ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks into Cloudflare’s new tool that lets publishers block all AI crawlers – at the click of a button – and why publishers are celebrating. An end to publishers’ AI ... read more

Condé Nast execs are pressured to retain ad dollars after Anna Wintour announced last week that she will no longer oversee the day-to-day operations of Vogue, the luxury brand she has led as editor-in-chief since ... read more

As younger cohorts flock to interactive gaming platforms like Roblox and Fortnite, streamers on Twitch and Discord become influencers, a report by Dentsu shows. Gaming is becoming inherently social. ... read more

Haring became the second artist to work with Absolut in 1986 upon the recommendation of artist Andy Warhol. ... read more

Racist videos that appear to be created with Google’s AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok, according to findings from the nonprofit media ... read more

Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and ... read more

The brand keeps building on its "Stay Creative" positioning, inviting creators of all kinds to turn a child's artwork into something entirely new. ... read more

CANNES – PMG recently unveiled Alli Marketplace, a new app exchange designed to simplify how marketers access and activate emerging technologies, as highlighted in video interviews recorded by Beet.TV at a launch party at the ... read more

A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming next week that is meant to reduce the risk of the battery overheating on some devices. According to a ... read more

Mississippi says it will face "irreparable harm" unless it can enforce a law requiring social platforms to verify users' ages and restrict minors. ... read more

On July 2nd, Microsoft announced sweeping layoffs affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and they had a big impact on the company’s Xbox studios. Microsoft cancelled Perfect Dark from The ... read more

CANNES — For many modern agencies trying to prove their worth, the ultimate challenge lies in connecting the dots between a consumer seeing an ad and making a purchase. In that quest, manyare increasingly looking ... read more

CANNES — In the fractional seconds of a programmatic auction, the decision to bid on an ad impression is a high-stakes gamble. For advertisers under pressure to optimize every dollar, the challenge is separating the ... read more

CANNES – In early June, U.S. out of home ad spending posted its highest-ever Q1 revenue, hitting $1.98 billion. Just looking at that figure from an  Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) report, ... read more

CANNES – In early June, U.S. out of home ad spending posted its highest-ever Q1 revenue, hitting $1.98 billion. Just looking at that figure from an  Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) report, ... read more

X has announced that it will begin integrating "AI Note Writers" to the platform's controversial user-dependent content-moderation program, Community Notes. According to the company, however, humans are "still in charge." ... read more

Meta has announced several updates to its ad offerings, including centralizing the ad-creation process within Ads Manager, and providing new messaging ad options in WhatsApp. ... read more

There's always a reason why universal USB-C ports don't "just work" like you'd expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But in ... read more

Microsoft says that Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO and the head of Xbox, isn’t retiring “anytime soon.” The company has responded to rumors of Spencer’s retirement, which have spread online ... read more

Microsoft said it has laid off about 4% of its workforce, or about 9,000 employees. It appears that costs and efficiencies from AI could have contributed. ... read more

Banks are facing renewed pressure to protect their customers from scams on Zelle, the payment network owned by JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, and other big banks. ... read more

Georgina Bankier, vp, global platform partnerships, Dun & Bradstreet In today’s fractured media environment, connected TV and retail media are dominating advertiser attention — and their budgets. CTV ad spending is projected to reach $33.35 ... read more

The Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act, slated to take effect this month, would require social platforms to disclose their recommendation algorithms. ... read more

A court in France has sentenced three former Ubisoft executives for sexual and psychological harassment. Serge Hascoet, Tommy Francois, and Guillaume Patrux each received fines and suspended prison sentences for ... read more

With less than a week until Prime Day kicks off, we’re already seeing some exciting early deals pop up. And now we can add two more great discounts to the ... read more

The subtitles for one of Crunchyroll's newest anime series make it pretty clear that the company is going all in on ChatGPT. This week as viewers logged on to Crunchyroll ... read more

Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Last of Us video game and co-showrunner on the HBO adaptation, will be stepping away from the television series moving forward. In a statement, Druckmann ... read more

Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft ... read more

Microsoft announced layoffs today affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and as part of the changes, more than 70 people will be let go at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 ... read more

See this disc? Many CD players can’t. Lorde fans are clearly struggling to play the CD version of her new album. Customers who purchased the special edition of Virgin released ... read more

Paramount has been in the process of attempting to get FCC approval of its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media - a definitive agreement that was signed in July 2024. ... read more

"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." ... read more

The entire point of Jurassic World Rebirth is to get the franchise back into audiences' good graces with a new set of characters and a story meant to tap into ... read more

Amazon’s early Prime Day sale started off slow, but as the event draws closer to its official kickoff on July 8th, it’s beginning to pick up steam. Right now, for ... read more

Marketing struggles when it tries to be a trend-setter. We can sell culture -- and sell it well -- but marketing can rarely if ever can create culture, and certainly not create it out of ... read more

Yes, if the process to bring in news idea is filled with friction, and strategists find it easier to use variations of currently accepted solutions. ... read more

TV stations' bread-and-butter TV newscasts have seen declining usage and ever older audiences coming for a while. Can they adapt? ... read more

Baidu has restructured its search platform with AI, introducing the most features in years - including extended query-processing capabilities and multimodal inputs that include text, video and more. ... read more

ICEBlock is currently the number three app on the App Store. ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up ... read more

Europe’s popular Nuki Smart Lock has finally arrived Stateside.  The Nuki Smart Lock ($159) is the most advanced retrofit smart lock I've tested. It features a sleek, compact design ... read more

The alien invasion continues, as Apple just confirmed the next season of Invasion will be streaming this summer. The new season will premiere on Apple TV Plus on August 22nd, ... read more

Tesla is still struggling to shift its vehicles amid rising competition and backlash against Elon Musk. Tesla sales hit a new low, with the company reporting a 14 percent drop ... read more

Microsoft confirmed that it’s laying off as many as 9,100 employees, or about four percent of its workforce, in yet another round of cuts this year, reports the Seattle Times. ... read more

When you hear the word “crystal,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For some, it might be healing and chakras. Others might think of the champagne brand or the Chilean pilsner Cerveza Cristal, ... read more

A headline on Nielsen's Insights newsletter web page asked this question: "What is a Designated Market Area (DMA), and why does it matter?" ... read more

On a daily basis, 63% of the global online population consumes social media video content, with broadcast and streaming daily usage at 47% and 46%, respectively, followed by video games (34%) and podcasts (19%). ... read more

10 expansion batteries connected to a single Power 2000 power station for 22kWh of home backup capacity. | Image: DJI After launching its first portable power stations last year, DJI just ... read more

Honor has announced the Magic V5, which it says is the thinnest foldable phone in the world right now — though only if you ignore the raised camera module, and ... read more

Start planning on how to mark America's upcoming - and likely very fraught - 250th birthday one year from now. ... read more