Roblox is nearing a boiling point with regard to child safety issues - with over 250,000 people calling for CEO David Baszucki to resign. ... read more

CANNES — In today’s data-saturated world, marketers need more than access, they need results. That’s the focus at T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, where mobility insights and omnichannel reach are helping brands connect with consumers more meaningfully. ... read more

Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to TVs, starting with Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and smart monitors. With the integration, you can call upon Copilot and ask for ... read more

FEMA has suspended at least 30 employees after they warned that spending limits, staffing cuts, and gaps in leadership hurt the agency’s ability to respond to disasters. The employees received ... read more

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater seemed to be designed specifically for me, at first. I've played and loved nearly every entry of the Metal Gear Solid series, and the ... read more

Meta is doubling down on its political influence over the tech industry's regulatory future. ... read more

Meta is doubling down on its political influence over the tech industry's regulatory future. ... read more

The Zelos 450 is currently $121 off. | Image: Brandt Ranj My desire to make authentic-tasing barbecue at home was always tempered by the intimidation of regularly using a smoker. ... read more

A protest at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. | Image: The Verge, No Azure for Apartheid Some Microsoft employees are willing to risk everything to protest their employer. No Azure ... read more

The company faced criticism from social media users and even President Trump over the now-scrapped simplified logo. ... read more

"The immediate and irreparable harm to the FTC's ad boycott investigation calls for urgent intervention by this court," the agency writes in an emergency motion filed Tuesday with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. ... read more

Not a perfect ten but pretty damn good. Last year, Google proved it could make a phone that looks and feels like a true flagship, despite the software feeling like ... read more

A European travel app found a way to increase app conversions 25.8% by running ads programmatically on the open web - although more than half of performance marketing budgets reportedly go direct to Google and ... read more

Disney is suing Sling TV over its new streaming passes that give you access to live cable networks for as little as one day. The lawsuit, filed under seal, claims ... read more

With Dish Network owner EchoStar selling $23 billion in valuable spectrum to AT&T, any pretense that the TV provider will become a serious wireless competitor is dead. But the project ... read more

After a 16-year-old took his own life following months of confiding in ChatGPT, OpenAI will be introducing parental controls and is considering additional safeguards, the company said in a Tuesday blog ... read more

Most researchers don't understand statistical significance. So, marketers -- and planners and buyers -- can be forgiven for misunderstanding it, too. For all the good it does, it also brings much bad to making decisions. ... read more

Kwikset’s latest smart lock, the Halo Select Plus, features NFC-powered tap-to-unlock functionality, allowing you to use your phone as your key. Kwikset is doubling down on open standards and new ... read more

Total "normalized" ad revenue - which excludes seasonal/one-time events - for Fox, Comcast/NBCU, Disney, Paramount Skydance and WBD was down 1% in Q4 2024 and 2% lower in Q1 2025. ... read more

Two trends are starting to emerge: First, too many publishers are spewing content that is divisive and separationist. ... read more

Grenz was with pharma giant GSK for nearly a dozen years most recently as vice president-global head of media. ... read more

Personalized content, recommendations and guided selling tools strengthened many people's loyalty to a brand. ... read more

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Cloud Gaming technology to Xbox Game Pass Core or Standard subscribers, dropping the requirement for the highest tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for access to ... read more

The transformation highlights AI's creative potential for advertising without replacing the human touch by using versions of Veo, Imagen and Gemini to develop an AI-based "super resolution" tool to turn tiny 1939 celluloid frames into ... read more

Kyla Jeffers will lead business development, delivering data-driven strategies across core brands. ... read more

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for electric vehicles. On the first day of his presidency, he signed an executive order to eliminate EV incentives that ... read more

Google is rolling out a basic version of Vids to everyone. Until now, the AI-powered video editor has only been available to Google Workspace or AI plan subscribers, but now ... read more

As we approach the end of August, early Labor Day deals have begun to appear, offering you a chance to save on speakers, noise-canceling headphones, TVs, and outdoor gear. Now ... read more

Four out of five consumers say AI now shapes how they "perceive reality," according to new research from PMG and Snap, which also reveals both positive and negative lifts from brands using it. ... read more

The Trump administration could be looking to keep the big four TV networks under the 39% cap - but NBCU says the law won't allow it. ... read more

Jelly loves taking trips in her carrier. | Photo: Hayden Field / The Verge Every once in a while, Slack conversations among The Verge’s staff are interrupted by photos of ... read more

Plaud, the company behind an AI wearable that actually works, is launching an upgraded version of its credit card-sized note-taking device. Just like its Plaud Note predecessor, the Plaud Note ... read more

The Chipolo Card (left) and Loop (right) are available to preorder now. Device tracker brand Chipolo announced the Loop and Card, two new Bluetooth-powered item trackers that can be recharged ... read more

Microsoft is addressing muffled audio quality on Bluetooth headsets by introducing a new LE Audio feature for Windows 11. Built on top of the Bluetooth Low Energy radio spec, LE ... read more

Agentic AI could fundamentally change how you interact with ad platforms and perform your job. Whether you work in ad ops, account management, sales, or strategy, if your job requires you to log in to ... read more

“Back to school” is often a dreaded phrase for students. It signifies the end of summer and a return to long days of classes and hours spent studying and writing essays. But it’s also crunch ... read more

2026 will be a massive year in sports, and the race is on for advertisers to reach sports viewers. There’s no shortage of sports programming options, with everything from major global tentpole events like the ... read more

Titled "Cougar Needs A Den for Her Cub," the episode had a California couple searching for a home in the Sacramento area. ... read more

On the left is a screenshot taken from a Nothing Phone 3 demo unit. On the right, one of the images can be seen on the Stills stock photo marketplace. ... read more

"Agentic AI systems are being weaponized." That's one of the first lines of Anthropic's new Threat Intelligence report, out today, which details the wide range of cases in which ... read more

TfL is using posters to encourage passangers to wear headphones when listening to audio. | Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images After bringing 4G and 5G connectivity to ... read more

Building a career in social media marketing while raising kids has been a unique, dichotomous experience.  From 9 am to 5 pm, I’m heads-down, focused on maximizing audience growth and engagement while crafting content designed ... read more

Amazon gets a taste of its own AI medicine; LinkedIn continues its pivot to video; and YouTube and Fox are on a fight. The post Amazon Gets Scraped, Too; LinkedIn Loves Video appeared first ... read more

Gabriella Gomez is all-in on TikTok Live. Gomez, a former marketer for brands such as K-Swiss and Beats By Dre, quit her job to become a full-time content creator in 2022. Since then, she’s built ... read more

This week’s Future of TV Briefing updates the list of the key terms that can cause confusion when talking about the TV, streaming and digital video industry. The future of TV, defined MLB’s new ... read more

It’s apparently never too late to launch a retail media network — at least that’s the approach Ace Hardware has taken. Last week, the hardware chain launched RedVest Media — its retail media network offering ... read more

In ad tech, labels aren’t just cosmetic. They define how the market sees itself. The Trade Desk’s latest turn shows just how much weight a name can carry.  For years, SSPs were cast as the ... read more

For 2024, Samsung had advertising reach of 45.54 million smart TV households, with Prime Video at 45.48 million. Far behind these top services were Tubi, Roku Channel and LG. ... read more

SmartNews launches the Trustmark awards program. It also honors the most trusted journalist of all time, as chosen in a survey. ... read more

Microsoft president Brad Smith hosted an impromptu press conference on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after protesters gained access to a building at the company’s headquarters and held a sit-in demonstration ... read more

Sports programming captured about a third of the auto industry's total national linear TV ad spend, led by the MLB (8.7%). ... read more

Designed to help boost engagement around emerging creators, YouTube is rolling out its "Hype" feature in 39 countries across the globe, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and India. ... read more

Redmond police outside Microsoft’s building 34 | Image: No Azure for Apartheid Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office ... read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY — [August 25, 2025] — Chief Marketer Network’s AdExchanger, has announced a strategic partnership with The Women in Programmatic Network (TWIPN) for Programmatic I/O New York 2025, taking place ... read more

As consumer caution persists, Dentsu's report suggests brands will need to navigate a fragmented market. ... read more

This State of the Industry Report, in partnership with Marigold, shares how publishers and media companies are growing their subscriber bases, from the strategies they use and the challenges they face to how teams successfully ... read more

The Venu 3, our favorite Garmin smartwatch, is on sale for $50 off through September 1st. Just because temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter doesn’t mean it’s ... read more

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of US authors who accused the AI startup of copyright infringement. In a legal filing on Tuesday, Anthropic says it ... read more

Nuclear fusion is on the upswing, as more companies pile into the space to achieve what’s often described as the Holy Grail of clean energy, according to an updated map ... read more

Somehow, Red Notice was once the most-viewed movie Netflix had ever released, but the streamer announced today that the honor now belongs to KPop Demon Hunters. Following its initial debut ... read more

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter ... read more

A federal appellate panel refused to revive a Pennsylvania resident's privacy lawsuit alleging that Microsoft's Clarity recorded her activity on PetsSuppliesPlus.com. ... read more

Meta's expanded smart glasses partnership with EssilorLuxottica has resulted in the official launch of its "Performance AI" Oakley product line designed to deliver sport-centric functionality absent from the tech giant's popular line of Ray-Ban smart ... read more

The world's most famous celebrity couple got engaged, and the first place the news broke was on Instagram. By now, it's not much of a surprise that pop star Taylor ... read more

Today, Framework announced the second-gen Framework Laptop 16 with two industry firsts: the first Nvidia graphics card upgrade you can perform at home in just a couple minutes, and the ... read more

This year, brands, retailers and publishers have further embraced innovation and emerging technology to foster unique, adaptive and highly relevant consumer interactions. This is clear among the finalists for the 2025 Digiday Awards, who also ... read more

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to settle a class-action complaint by authors who claim the company wrongly trained its large language model on copyrighted books. ... read more

Each handheld pocket features adequate room on the sides, and a layer of padding covering the screen area. Embracer Group-owned CRKD recently launched a backpack, the $99.99 Vortex 1.0. During ... read more

An injunction requiring Google to make sweeping changes to its app store "will harm app developers and app users, expropriating developers' intellectual property while exposing users' most sensitive data to all comers," the Chamber of ... read more

Dish's parent company, EchoStar, is selling a broad swath of its 5G spectrum licenses to AT&T for $23 billion. Under the deal, the Dish-owned Boost Mobile will primarily operate using ... read more

Apple has announced the date of its next big event: September 9th, 2024, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. The event, which has the tagline “Awe dropping,” will take place ... read more

More than three years after revealing “pre-pre-pre-alpha” footage of its new Skate title, EA has finally announced that the free-to-play live service game will be launching for everyone in early ... read more

Google is putting AI-powered language learning tools into its Translate app. The new feature, rolling out now in beta, can create customized language lessons based on your skill level and ... read more

Loyalty took on a new meaning Tuesday when Google advanced personalized member-only pricing and shopping and shipping benefits for retailers. ... read more

Dyson’s 360 Vis Nav is $500 off. The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is one of the most powerful robot vacuums out there. In fact, its 65 air watts of suction ... read more

Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement in the wrongful death case that ended up costing the company $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages, Reuters reported today, citing newly filed ... read more

Framework CEO Nirav Patel said he would deliver "the holy grail for gamers" with the Framework Laptop 16. In 2023, he suggested it'd be the first consumer notebook to fulfil ... read more

Four and a quarter years ago, I told you how a USB-C cable could someday power all but the beefiest gaming laptops. Now, Framework is finally fulfilling the promise of ... read more

Some TikTok users have reported seeing a troubling product in the last few days: T-shirts for sale on TikTok Shop that are an antisemitic parody of the Jaws movie poster. ... read more

The report is based on an investigation by DeSmog, which bills itself as an international journalism group dedicated to exposing greenwashing by major fossil fuel organizations and other environmental issues. ... read more

New verification rules will take effect in certain regions next year, before rolling out globally. Google is increasing security measures around sideloading apps by removing anonymity for Android developers who ... read more

The Bromley 750 features an array of LEDs on the front reminiscent of concert stage lighting. | Image: Marshall Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes, and companies releasing ... read more

With streaming growing into one of the largest performance media channels, can a network like Fox afford to go dark on Google-owned YouTube TV? ... read more

Jake Paul is not a good boxer. That's right, I said it. Jake Paul is rubbish at boxing. But he managed to get 108 million of us to watch a boxing match that we pretty ... read more

Logitech’s new flagship mouse may be about to launch, and bring with it an unexpected upgrade: haptic feedback. WinFuture claims to have obtained leaked details on the MX Master 4, ... read more

CANNES – A powerhouse panel of marketing and technology executives convened at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity under the moderation of AJL Advisory founder Lou Paskalis to explore how innovation is transforming media ... read more

Magnite is making a play for pause ads. On Tuesday, the advertising platform announced the introduction of pause ads into its SSP. The post Magnite Is Making Pause Ads Available To Buy Programmatically appeared first ... read more

Netflix is making inroads of a different kind. "KPop Demon Hunters" has been on its platform since June - and just won its opening weekend as a theatrical release. ... read more

Unconventional cameras are having a bit of a moment. From the Sigma BF to the Fujifilm Half to young photographers reaching for old digital point-and-shoots, the camera industry has looked ... read more

The Level Lock Pro is the latest smart lock from Level. It features an upgraded processor, door sensing, and Matter-over-Thread support. Smart locks are among my favorite pieces of smart ... read more

The Wyze Cam Pan v4 comes with 360-degree pan and 180-degree tilt capabilities. Smart home tech provider Wyze is launching its first 4K security camera. The Wyze Cam Pan v4 ... read more

Seriously, guys. Enough with the ROAS (return on ad spend) obsession. It’s time for a smarter approach to measurement that focuses on more than short-term outcomes, says Melanie Babcock-Brown, VP of media and monetization for ... read more

CANNES — Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool for content production—it is reshaping how marketers understand identity, audiences and growth, according to industry leaders at a Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity panel ... read more

If there is an Emmy Award for Most Male Swaggering in a Drama Series, then "The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" would be the winner. ... read more

YouTube leads with a 13.4% share in July - more than 10.4% higher vs. the same period a year ago. Netflix grew to 8.8% vs. 8.4% a year ago. Amazon is at 3.9% vs. 3.5%, ... read more

We've spent most of the year talking about gadgets getting more expensive. Thanks to US tariffs, prices are rising every few months, and even small upgrades have come with big ... read more

The Hasselblad X2D II 100C comes with some notable upgrades. Hasselblad has just launched the X2D II 100C, the first medium format camera capable of taking true HDR photos. Those ... read more

Spotify’s new messaging feature can even be used by free accounts. Spotify is introducing a direct messaging feature that allows users to share music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations with each ... read more

Since ChatGPT exploded into public consciousness, the conversation in ad tech has centered around AI. Generative tools, predictive models, attention algorithms: AI now touches nearly every part of the ecosystem, from media planning and creative ... read more

Sillicon valley bigwigs are getting into SuperPACS; turns out, shaming AI companies sorta works; and UK publishers are going “consent or pay.” The post Artificial Intelligence Goes To Washington; Perplexity Learns That Sharing Is Caring ... read more