Remedies in the federal search antitrust case against Google landed with a thud earlier this week. Most publishers and ad industry pundits were sorely disappointed. “United States. v. Google LLC turned out to be pretty mid,” ... read more

A jury in San Francisco determined Wednesday that Google should pay $425 million for allegedly collecting mobile analytics data after users attempted to prevent the company from doing so. ... read more

Real men use electric chainsaws in temperatures down to -25C (-13F). | Image: Bluetti Bluetti’s at IFA 2025 with the world’s first portable power station built around a sodium-ion battery, ... read more

Ecovacs’ latest mopping robovac may not need to take charging breaks while cleaning your home. The company says its new Deebot X11 Omnicyclone uses GaN-enabled fast charging to power up ... read more

We’ve covered OpenAI on Decoder in several ways this summer, from how it’s navigating the AI talent wars to how people are starting to feel attached to ChatGPT. Next week, ... read more

Govee has some colorful new ideas for how a light strip can decorate your home. Its latest, the Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism, puts three lights in every bulb along the ... read more

The Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro will be available sometime in late September. Govee has launched a new TV backlight kit for folks who like to add immersive lighting that ... read more

The deal includes both the Essential and Premium plans. If your plan to combat the post-summer blues is binge-watching TV shows, movies, and sports, Paramount Plus is offering a great ... read more

The Nxtpaper 5G Junior ships with a choice of blue or orange case included. TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it’s taken the company ... read more

The EnerGeek GT01 will be available in black or white color options. | Image: Baseus Baseus has announced a new accessory that can wirelessly charge a Qi2-compatible smartphone directly on ... read more

Optical zoom takes on generative AI. In case you missed it last week among other big news items, Google shipped a phone camera with a zoom feature that uses generative ... read more

Eight years after breaking every record with an $800, 7,541-piece Star Wars Millennium Falcon, the Lego Group is introducing its first $1,000 set. It’s an intricately detailed Death Star nearly ... read more

Apple Watch is getting an improved Strava interface and Live Segment support. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Strava is bringing what it calls a “cleaner and more ... read more

LinkedIn is trying to help put a stop to recruitment scams by requiring anyone with a recruitment-related job title to verify their place of employment. Executives will have to go ... read more

Adobe is bringing its video editor Premiere to iPhone, promising “pro-level” editing on the go for free. The app will launch later this month, with an Android version also under ... read more

Nvidia announced last month that it’s planning to upgrade its GeForce Now cloud gaming service to RTX 5080 GPUs. Now, we have a date for that upgrade: September 10th. The ... read more

PlayCube is a cross between a Rubik’s Cube and TARS. | Image: TCL TCL is not a brand that elicits desire, typically, yet here I am, looking at its IFA ... read more

These could be the rough shapes of the Galaxy S26, S26 Edge, and S26 Ultra. At least one phone in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 range may look a little different ... read more

When armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks. So quick are editors to change “is” to ... read more

The odds of Trump NOT completing a full term as president are narrowing, at least on online betting platforms, if not the real world of political health. ... read more

Dia’s simplicity is neat, but its AI integration is the point. Mike Cannon-Brookes, the CEO of enterprise software giant Atlassian, was one of the first users of the Arc browser. ... read more

If the Miele Dreams grill is sorting dinner for you, that means there’s more time for socializing with friends and family. Luxury appliance manufacturer Miele is entering the outdoor cooking ... read more

Samardzija will lead data and platform initiatives, including the implementation of an AI-powered operating system that Stagwell has dubbed "The Machine." ... read more

Commerce media is booming, and everyone wants a piece of it. For commerce media networks, servicing the growing pool of media buyers brings many new opportunities and new challenges. In the short history of commerce ... read more

Spending on U.S. sports rights has more than doubled in the past decade, underscoring the outsized value of live sports in an era of streaming wars and fragmented audiences. According to new research from Ampere ... read more

It is an increasingly common sign of the times -- TV shows that in any other era would get prime-time showcases on network TV are going to streaming first. ... read more

"We're happy with the steps we've taken forward for 2025, but there's more work to be done," says NFL Chief Data and Analytics Officer Paul Ballew. ... read more

After years of unofficial copies of Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC floating around on the internet, the software giant has released the code under an open-source license. 6502 BASIC was one of ... read more

Huawei has announced the Mate XTs, its second-generation trifold phone, which is available to order now in China. It’s only a minor upgrade on the first edition, but comes with ... read more

Roborock is launching an updated Qrevo Curv robot vacuum that offers an impressive 25,000 Pa of suction power — topping the 18,500 Pa available with last year’s model. That’s not ... read more

Roborock, a company best known for its robovacs, is entering a new product category: robot lawnmowers. During the IFA 2025 tech conference, Roborock took the wraps off a trio of ... read more

If you've been eagerly awaiting Samsung's long-teased trifold phone or Project Moohan XR headset, the company's IFA launches may feel a little prosaic: an affordable spinoff of its flagship phone ... read more

Take your pick from four color options. I’ve never been quite sure what to call the category Samsung’s Galaxy FE belongs to. Upper midrange? Midrange plus? Low flagship? Whatever we’re ... read more

Aeotec announced its Smart Home Hub 2 at the IFA tech show this week, marking the end of an era. The hub, produced in partnership with Samsung, is the fourth ... read more

The Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro is a party on wheels. | Image: Anker Anker took its portable and incredibly bright Nebula X1 projector and jammed it into a 30 x 17 ... read more

Starting from the left: the Prime docking station, power bank, power bank with base, wall charger, and 3-in-1 bedside charger. | Image: Anker Just one week after EcoFlow launched the ... read more

The coin-sized Work is designed to be discreet but includes LEDs that indicate when it’s recording. | Image: Anker Anker is the latest company to announce an AI-powered voice recorder ... read more

An hour of direct sunlight can fully recharge the new Eufycam S4. | Image: Eufy Eufy, Anker’s smart home brand, has announced a new outdoor security solution with a stationary ... read more

Eufy’s MarsWalker can transport a robot vacuum up and down stairs. Who needs legs? Eufy, Anker’s smart home brand, believes it has solved the problem of how a single robot ... read more

Aqara’s smart home lineup announced at IFA. | Image: Aqara Aqara’s at IFA in Berlin where it just announced a slew of new smart home products, highlighted by a new ... read more

Belkin is launching four new affordable earbuds, including a wired option that provides active noise cancellation (ANC) for users who don’t want to worry about battery life. The SoundForm USB-C ... read more

The UltraCharge is a 3-in-1 grip, stand, and charger. Belkin has announced new charging accessories at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, including a wireless charging puck that doubles ... read more

All the new Hue Essentials line white and color ambiance LED bulbs cost $25 each, or as low as $15 each, if you buy a multipack. Philips Hue has announced ... read more

The Hue Bridge Pro, Philips Hue’s first new Zigbee hub in a decade, is the brains behind its new motion-sensing technology. Philips Hue has announced that its smart light bulbs ... read more

Sonos’s built in voice controller moves beyond music control to smart lighting with a new partnership with Philips Hue. Hue is teaming up with Sonos to let you control your ... read more

After a Philips Hue app update leaked a new Hue video doorbell in March, parent company Signify is making it official this week. The $169 Hue Secure video doorbell is ... read more

Philips Hue’s new line of smart lights includes revamped light strips, such as the Hue Flux Ultra Bright Strip Light that can output 6,000 lumens. | Image: Hue Smart lighting ... read more

The MagFusion Ark is available in multiple sizes with up to three removable wireless charging spheres. | Image: Aukey Aukey has announced a new modular charging solution called the MagFusion ... read more

The AIs are here. Now they need an ad network. In all seriousness, last month saw the public release of ZeroClick, an ad network for AI chatbot products launched by a group of familiar faces ... read more

Google's penalties were pretty lenient; brand crossovers may have gone too far; and why so many ad tech leaders are founding startups. The post Chrome Is Both Too Important And Too Unimportant; The Brand Collabos ... read more

Being a creator is cheap — until it isn’t. The growth of the creator economy has empowered individuals to get into the business of media and entertainment with relatively few start-up costs. A camera, laptop and ... read more

This story was originally published by sister site, Modern Retail. Back in the spring, “Made in USA” became one of Amazon’s hottest search terms. Anxiety around tariff-induced price hikes had shoppers punching in patriotic queries, ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. As the summer comes to a close, hot-button issues like tariffs, manufacturing and pricing are continuing to dominate conversations at fashion brands. After the chaos ... read more

Walmart’s recent move to end its exclusivity agreement with The Trade Desk has added to the  embattled DSP provider’s worries — and had media buyers calculating the pros and cons for their clients. The retailer ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at what the DOJ’s anti-climatic ruling on the Google Search antitrust trial means for publishers. Many were disappointed, though some media execs said the fight for more publisher control wasn’t over. ... read more

Apple is working with Google on a new AI system the company plans to market as an "answer engine," and it appears that Google has been helping Apple prepare. The launch is scheduled for spring ... read more

Apple is working on a new AI system the company plans to market as an "answer engine," and it appears that Google has been helping Apple prepare. The launch is scheduled for spring 2026, as ... read more

The upcoming NFL season "marks the highest grossing season to date for the media company," NBC says. EDO Ad EnGage estimates "Sunday Night Football" sold $1.12 billion in ad inventory last season for its Sept. ... read more

Apple is working on an AI-powered search feature for Siri – but it might need Google’s help to make it happen, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As ... read more

Testing this anti-glare screen protector revealed a very dead cockroach in my ceiling. I have a dead cockroach in my ceiling, and I only noticed it thanks to a Switch ... read more

Switzerland launched an open-source model called Apertus on Monday as an alternative to proprietary models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, reports SWI as spotted by Engadget. The model’s source ... read more

The agency argues that gen AI tools are the "great equalizer" for non-profits in developing top-tier ad campaigns. ... read more

Roblox says it is in the process of expanding its age-estimation technology to all users by the end of 2025, in addition to launching new systems designed to limit communication between adults and minors. ... read more

Google plans to settle a class-action privacy complaint by giving users more control over online tracking and ad targeting, according to court papers filed this week. ... read more

IO Interactive, developers of the much-beloved Hitman series, showed off its latest title, 007 First Light during a special September State of Play. In it, instead of a bald Agent ... read more

Meta's ad partners can now enter new visual parameters they want an AI-generated ad to follow, and a list of words they want excluded from AI-generated text copy in in-stream ads. ... read more

Meta's ad partners can now enter new visual parameters they want an AI-generated ad to follow, and a list of words they want excluded from AI-generated text copy in in-stream ads. ... read more

Perplexity has extended a partnership with PayPal and Venmo in a deal that could increase Comet browser users by millions. These partnerships will give AI startups a boost as they look to compete with Google ... read more

"Media Matters has been forced to modify operations, and organizations refuse to partner with Media Matters, fearing it will disclose sensitive information to the government," the watchdog writes in papers filed Tuesday with the D.C. ... read more

The Anker Laptop Power Bank can charge four devices at once. Anker’s Laptop Power Bank came to the rescue of my laptop and smartphone during a recent power outage. They ... read more

This month’s Google Pixel drop includes a broader rollout of the company’s splashy UI revamp. Starting today, Google will bring its Material 3 Expressive design language to Pixel 6 devices ... read more

Pixel phones will now be able to stream audio to multiple headphones at once thanks to expanded Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast support. If you have a Pixel 8 or ... read more

It's been a tumultuous summer for Scale AI: Meta took a multibillion-dollar stake in the company, Mark Zuckerberg hired Scale CEO Alexandr Wang and other top staff, and Scale laid ... read more

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, launched a content protocol server Wednesday that uses large language models and entertainment data to build and serve detailed real-time entertainment searches in their products. ... read more

If you ever doubted the “console wars” were over, here’s a new piece of data to consider: Helldivers 2, formerly console exclusive to Sony’s PS5, is currently the best-selling title ... read more

Pornhub has settled with the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Utah over claims it “inflicted grave harm on children.” As part of the proposed settlement, Pornhub and its ... read more

NFL linear TV ad revenue grew 3.6% to $6.76 billion for the 2024-25 regular-season/playoff games vs. the year before, according to estimates from iSpot.tv. ... read more

The aptly-named Max Headphones Charging Stand is specifically designed for Apple’s flagship headphones. | Image: Mophie Mophie has announced a new wireless charger for Apple’s AirPods Max called the Max ... read more

James Gunn has been coy about his plans for a follow-up to this year’s excellent Superman movie, but the writer / director is finally sharing some concrete news about what’s ... read more

The unannounced Hue doorbell leaks early. The Philips Hue store on Amazon’s UK site is hosting a number of new products that have yet to be announced as the big ... read more

Amazon announced today that its live-action Tomb Raider series will feature Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as the show’s creator, ... read more

AMENIA, NY — The ability to seize the greatest opportunities in this early stage of the artificial intelligence era would seem to belong to the larger holding companies, with their vast array of talent, access ... read more

CANNES – With a network of 130 million customer connections across the U.S., T-Mobile Advertising Solutions operates from a uniquely scaled vantage point, one that its data chief calls a “privileged position” that demands serious ... read more

Roblox is going to start showing ESRB ratings alongside experiences to help users in the US better understand if an experience is appropriate for a user of a certain age. ... read more

Some Streameast sites still appear to be live. Streameast, one of the largest sports piracy platforms in the world, has been shut down according to the Alliance for Creativity and ... read more

After years of requests from users, Instagram will finally have a dedicated app for iPad. Beginning Wednesday, September 3rd, users will be able to download the new app built specifically ... read more

Instead, let's talk about ad industry issues, like inefficiency, that should be addressed. AI is spotlighting these problems. ... read more

When NBC's adaptation of The Office first debuted in 2005, the series was panned for being a pale and uninspired imitation of its English predecessor. It took an entire season ... read more

Google’s TV Streamer 4K is on sale for $79.99 ($20 off). It’s rare to find a gadget that can handle two totally separate tasks very well, but Google’s TV Streamer ... read more

Google will need to carefully balance security with innovation, but is expected to "retain a significant advantage from data it's unlikely to be compelled to share," Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Andrew Frank said. Ad industry ... read more

Emma Roth is a news writer here at The Verge, “and for me,” she explains, “that means every day is different. During the four years I’ve been here, I’ve covered ... read more

There are a few caveats to the cellular and satellite connectivity, however. Garmin just announced its Fenix 8 Pro series of smartwatches, which adds both cellular and satellite connectivity via ... read more

When Google reversed its decision to deprecate third-party cookies, the first word in ID5 CEO Mathieu Roche’s mind was an expletive. But it doesn’t really matter what happens with cookies on Chrome anymore. “Most of ... read more

In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said a 1935 Supreme Court case limits Trump's ability to fire FTC commissioners. ... read more

After nearly 16 years with WPP, Bobby Singh joins Crossmedia as CFO, succeeding Thomas Lee, who is no longer with the agency. ... read more

Rising overall investment isn’t translating into consistent margin growth for CTV operators and streamers. While Netflix and Amazon continue to increase their streaming ad revenues (given how young their businesses still are), Paramount recorded a ... read more

Netflix will now let you create and share highlight clips of your favorite shows and movies right from the Netflix app on your phone. Last year, Netflix launched a feature ... read more

The UK’s larger energy supplier, Octopus Energy, is launching its own EV charger. The Octopus Charge is designed to pair with the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, which offers up cheaper ... read more

For next year, AdImpact sees broadcast TV still commanding a dominant 49% share of political spend - $5.28 billion, a slight dip from $5.36 billion in the 2024 political year. ... read more

Have you ever wanted Windows 11 to automatically switch between light and dark modes based on a schedule, or help you find keyboard shortcut conflicts? Well, Microsoft is about to ... read more