Ana de Armas as Eve in Ballerina. | Lionsgate Lionsgate was always going to need to take the John Wick franchise in a new direction if it wanted to keep the film ... read more

Narwal’s Freo X Ultra is a mopping robot that’s $850 off. Let’s face it — cleaning is the worst, and most of us would rather do literally anything else. If you ever ... read more

Belkin’s new Switch 2 charging case can potentially more than double the console’s battery life. | Image: Belkin Belkin has announced a new collection of accessories for the recently launched Switch 2, ... read more

The Wacom Cintiq range has a bezel-free update, alongside some spec improvements. Wacom has relaunched its popular Cintiq pen display tablet lineup with a modern new look, cramming more powerful screens into ... read more

After dropping a series of very promising teasers, FX has finally released a trailer for Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series. Set before the original Alien film, Alien: Earth follows a team ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and cofounder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, ... read more

Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson had class, while Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith did not as the foursome said farewell to TNT. ... read more

WPP Media, which earlier this week unveiled Open Intelligence, its new AI-powered "Large Marketing Model," this morning disclosed three new retail data partners -- Criteo, DICK's Sporting Goods, and Ocado Ads -- "to connect both ... read more

Today they announced they have joined forces as new co-owners of Australia's freshly rebranded SailGP team: the Bonds Flying Roos. ... read more

Dawn received the first Switch 2. I'm standing outside the GameStop at Union Square in New York City on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, with plenty of cars rolling by and people basking ... read more

Effie Worldwide also named ABInBev the most effective marketer, McDonald's the most effective brand, Ogilvy the most effective agency network, ALMAP BBDO the most effective office and Mischief. the most effective independent. ... read more

Image: NCC / 91Mobiles Apple’s next generation of iPhones might support substantially faster wireless charging if new regulatory leaks are to be believed. A pair of MagSafe chargers with 45W power output ... read more

Moving is stressful at the best of times, and while moving to a new country is exciting, it also adds a layer of logistical complications, especially when it comes to tech. ... read more

AI still doesn’t know what kissing looks like. Doomscroll on TikTok long enough, and you'll come across an ad for AI video apps. In one ad, a stereotypically nerdy girl puckishly smirks ... read more

The best apps are those that save you a significant amount of time or genuinely fire up your imagination. Room planners make a strong claim to do both. These tools are ... read more

The Pad 3 has already launched in China twice, first as the Oppo Pad 4 Pro, and then as the OnePlus Pad 2 Pro. OnePlus has launched the Pad 3, the first ... read more

Lime, the shared scooter and bike company, is getting ready for another busy summer by cozying up to one of its biggest supporters, Uber. The two companies recently signed a ... read more

Early bipedal robots from Amazon partner Agility Robotics (pictured) were pitched for package delivery tasks. Future Amazon orders may be delivered to your door by a humanoid robot workforce. The Information reports ... read more

The auto industries in both the US and Europe could come to a standstill within weeks thanks to China’s ongoing restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals and magnets. Several European ... read more

Volvo is looking to boost its reputation for safety with the release of a new “multi-adaptive safety belt” that uses real-time data from the vehicle’s sensors to better protect the person ... read more

More media agencies are attempting to go around traditional ad tech gatekeepers to strike their own deals with supply-side platforms (SSPs). Media agencies are under pressure, squeezed between marketers holding back on budgets and the ... read more

Against all odds – and headlines – ad spending is holding steadily.  Despite a parade of problems, the market hasn’t blinked. Ad buyers are saying it, and the latest forecast from Madison & Wall backs ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at the state of publishers’ commerce and affiliate businesses, given the recent news that Business Insider is shutting down most of its commerce division in light of search referral traffic ... read more

If you thought the hype around AI was receding, think again. Generative AI applications have become the key battleground between marketing services companies of all stripes, from creative to strategic consulting, to media planning and ... read more

Though Universal’s decision to split Wicked‘s story across two films seemed a little iffy at first, the new trailer for Wicked: For Good makes it look like the studio knows exactly ... read more

"One Story, One Future" is third consecutive effort from LGBTQ+ advocacy org and one of the nation's largest OOH media networks. ... read more

I have been watching, with some grim amusement, Elon Musk discovering the limits of being just another political donor. While he was at DOGE, he literally could control the Treasury and ... read more

Apple will have to continue allowing web links and external payment options in the App Store after its request to halt a judge’s order was rejected today by a higher court. ... read more

Sony’s showcase had a pleasant surprise: the debut trailer for 007 First Light. The James Bond game — which has some definite Uncharted vibes — doesn’t have a release date, but is ... read more

PlayStation has announced Project Defiant, an arcade-style fighting stick that looks like it’ll be perfect to use with the newly announced Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. Sony teased the device during the ... read more

“Loma” could be an AR headset akin to the Meta Ray-Bans (pictured) The Wall Street Journal reports Meta is in talks with Disney and A24 to try and secure exclusive streaming content ... read more

Not to be upstaged by all the Nintendo Switch 2 shenanigans, PlayStation decided to steal some of that attention back in the form of a major, nostalgia-fueled announcement: Final Fantasy Tactics ... read more

It sounds like Apple is preparing a big AirPods update for WWDC next week. A report from 9to5Mac says the company is working on a new feature that will let you ... read more

Adobe plans to integrate more dynamic reasoning into its AI agentic agents with the ability to automatically determine how to work across platforms, other agents and workflows and accomplish more autonomously. ... read more

Adobe plans to integrate more dynamic reasoning into its AI agentic agents with the ability to automatically determine how to work across platforms, other agents and workflows and accomplish more autonomously. ... read more

The Trade Desk is poised to launch Deal Desk, a new capability within the demand-side platform aimed at easing the structural inefficiencies in the Deal ID ecosystem. Deal Desk’s official announcement is expected imminently, although ... read more

Trump appointee Nathan Simington unexpectedly announced that he plans to exit the FCC this week. ... read more

A busy week of gaming news continues. One day after Epic’s State of Unreal showcase, and just ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch (and Summer Game Fest Live and the ... read more

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek this week signed a bill that prohibits companies from selling data that can identify a consumer's location within 1,750-foot radius. ... read more

The US Department of Commerce has renamed its AI Safety Institute to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), shifting its focus from overall safety to combating national security risks ... read more

No thank you. Glance AI, a brand owned by mobile advertising company InMobi, has announced a partnership with the Samsung Galaxy Store to roll out its e-commerce platform to Galaxy phones in ... read more

At its annual ad summit Tuesday, TikTok announced new AI-powered ad and creator tools designed to help brands enhance their chances of reaching intended audiences with tailored campaigns. ... read more

Microsoft's LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, is taking on an expanded role at the software maker as the head of Office. Announced in an internal memo from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the ... read more

TikTok is changing the way businesses amass views on the company's e-commerce app's main feed, potentially changing the way small businesses operate on the platform. ... read more

Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday in San Francisco superior court, claiming that the OpenAI rival had accessed its platform more than 100,000 times since July 2024, after Anthropic allegedly said it ... read more

In a surprise move that happened last week but news of broke last night, studio and TV company Paramount moved its media business to Publicis and Interpublic Group, dealing losses to WPP and Horizon Media, ... read more

In an effort to help advertisers optimize the most "valuable" conversions for their overall strategy, Meta is expanding its suite of ad products designed to streamline specific campaign objects. ... read more

This State of the Industry Report, sponsored by Arc XP, explores how publishers are incorporating AI into their newsrooms beyond the typical workplace efficiency avenues, how far they’ve gotten with those implementations, the challenges they’ve ... read more

The company was founded in Toronto in 2021 by Jacob Ciesielski, and will be aligned with Havas CX Canada, led by President Alex Chepovetsky. ... read more

Meta has revealed more information about Aria Gen 2, its experimental smart glasses designed to serve as a test platform for research about augmented reality, AI, and robotics. The glasses pack ... read more

Nintendo’s latest console arrives on June 5th. The Switch 2 has finally arrived - well, at least in some parts of the world. Nintendo's latest console officially launches in the US tomorrow, ... read more

Aerial of California Solar Plant in the Cuyama area of Southern California. | Photo: Getty Images For three years in a row, California has added a record amount of new clean energy ... read more

The age-old advertising mantra of finding the right person with the right message at the right time is arguably more achievable today, even if the increasingly packed ecosystem of partners and platforms makes strategic decision-making ... read more

Total estimated national TV ad revenues for the NBA playoffs are nearly the same as a year ago, slipping 1% to $344.8 million, according to EDO Ad EnGage. ... read more

Paramount spends an estimated $400 million on measured media annually, according to agency research firm COMvergence. About $240 million is earmarked for the U.S. ... read more

This is LG’s first 5K display to get a Thunderbolt 5 upgrade. | Image: LG LG has announced a new 40-inch Thunderbolt 5 monitor with an ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio, and the ... read more

The HoverAir X1 is on sale in black and white. | Image: The Verge Whether you’re sightseeing or taking group selfies, the HoverAir X1 offers a fun, hands-free way to capture your ... read more

ChatGPT users can now use “record mode” to take notes on meetings, brainstorming sessions, or thinking-out-loud soliloquies, OpenAI announced Wednesday. ChatGPT can also now connect to Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Sharepoint, ... read more

AI search ads will impact traditional search businesses and present challenges for brands - especially those with heavy investments in traditional keyword-based search advertising, according to Emarketer's first AI search spend report. ... read more

AI search ads will impact traditional search businesses and present challenges for brands - especially those with heavy investments in traditional keyword-based search advertising, according to Emarketer's first AI search spend report. ... read more

More marketers are exploring how to engage this channel in a way that scales and can be measured more accurately than in years past. ... read more

The official start of the fall television season is still about four months away. But for insiders at media companies, agencies, and advertisers (as well as television analysts like me), the upfront season has placed ... read more

The ad industry self-regulatory group Digital Advertising Alliance will consider issuing guidance regarding the use of artificial intelligence for behavioral targeting. ... read more

I have always had a soft spot for the Surface Pro X. It was the thinner, lighter, and fanless Surface tablet that I had always wanted Microsoft to make, but when ... read more

Super Mario Bros. Wonder. As Nintendo gets ready for the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5th, it’s now rolling out updates to even more titles than it previously announced. On ... read more

Figma is launching a new tool that can help AI models more effectively translate designs into fully coded applications. The product design company is giving LLMs and agentic coding tools like ... read more

Reviewing a new video game console is usually an isolating experience. You get a device in the mail, hook it up to your television, and then play a bunch of games ... read more

Fortnite is coming to the Switch 2 with some massive visual improvements and new features that are going to make it feel like a new game for the Nintendo crowd. While ... read more

The fair exchange protocol will help brands manage how their information is accessed and interpreted by AI systems, meet challenges arising from AI systems' content scraping and address content owners' and LLM developers' concerns. IAB ... read more

Disassembling the Switch 2 doesn’t look overly complicated if you have the right tools. | Screenshot: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fbUVcKX8g">ProModding (YouTube)</a> It’s already June 5th in some parts of the world, which means the ... read more

Reddit has a new privacy feature that gives users more control over the content that appears on their user profiles. The update announced by Reddit on Tuesday now allows users to ... read more

The Washington Post could soon allow non-professional writers to submit opinion columns using an AI writing coach known as Ember, according to a report from The New York Times. The move ... read more

Sean Hollister is a senior editor here at The Verge. He runs news, writes reviews, and edits stories, and he specializes in, as he puts it, “fun gadgets.” He goes on ... read more

After a long wait filled with leaks, reveals, preorder stress, and hands-on events, the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch has finally arrived. Nintendo’s next console looks like a worthy successor to the ... read more

The independent out-of-home media shop retained Male's strategic advisory, which he formed after retiring as chairman-CEO of Outfront Media in March. ... read more

Long before you even had the chance to buy a Switch 2, you’ve probably had some thoughts of what you’ll be doing with the new console once it arrives. The logical ... read more

Joss & Main leans in to the Pinterest trend with a series aimed at Gen Z's desire to unplug -- and entertain beautifully. ... read more

Last month, Uber started testing new accounts for senior citizens, with a larger typeface, fewer buttons, and easier-to-follow instructions. Now, the company is ready to roll out its new senior accounts ... read more

No Man’s Sky is about to take flight on yet another new platform: developer Hello Games announced today that the sci-fi exploration game will be getting a free update that will ... read more

Two transactional companies have teamed up to help app developers monetize their services outside of Apple’s App Store. The new integration, launched by in-app payment system provider Paddle and the RevenueCat ... read more

Anker’s Solix F3000 power station can be used on its own or maxed out like you see above. | Image: Anker Anker just took the wraps off its new Solix F3000 power ... read more

This spring has been one of the roughest on allergy sufferers. But for fans of the Netflix hit series Bridgerton, “Polin season” and “pollen season” was the right marketing treatment supplied by Haleon, the global ... read more

The deal follows Rudansky's publishing debut earlier this year of a fantasy novel titled 'Georgie Summers And The Scribes of Scatterplot' (February 2025, Greenleaf Book Group). ... read more

A Lifetime plan to produce a new series about the Chrisley reality-TV family got a boost from President Trump when he pardoned Todd Chrisley and wife Julie Chrisley last week. ... read more

A few years ago, I was finally able to persuade my mother that she couldn't live alone in her house - the one in which my family had lived since the ... read more

AI Darth Vader was a huge hit in Fortnite, and now Epic plans to let creators make AI-powered NPCs for their own in-game experiences. But a senior Epic exec says that ... read more

"Although we continue to believe this take is accurate in the mid- to long-run, the current reality has delivered a relatively significant turn of fortune for the overall industry, at least for the present time," ... read more

The agency claimed the deal with Lumen Research and Co-op Media Network is the "world's first." ... read more

If you haven’t signed into your Samsung account for a couple of years, then you should probably do so if you want to keep it. Samsung has started to notify customers ... read more

Oatly’s marketers don’t do normal – even when it comes to market research. Usually it’s sanitized – committee-approved, consultant-scripted and delivered too late to shape real creativity.  Oatly, the oat milk brand, however, is taking ... read more

This week’s Future of TV Briefing features an interview with YouTube creator Michelle Khare who has 5.1 million subscribers on YouTube and potentially someday soon an Emmy Award. YouTube TV (Emmys edition) TelevisaUnivision’s ad ... read more

In 2025, podcasts are more attractive than ever to advertisers who want to reach young and plugged-in consumers. As podcasting evolves from an audio medium into a video medium, brands are increasingly viewing the format ... read more

IAB Tech Lab has used its annual summit to announce two major initiatives aimed at modernizing digital advertising infrastructure and content governance, as well as addressing some of the fundamental challenges that generative AI and ... read more

I recently did something sort of unusual: I went to a preview event for a game that's been out for almost three years. I've played around 400 hours of Pokémon Scarlet, ... read more

Last week, Elon Musk’s media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was “disappointed” by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is ... read more

Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are coming to streaming for the first time. The two game shows will arrive on Hulu and Peacock in September, according to a report from The ... read more

EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite — citing “uncertainty” caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe.  The company just missed a $183 ... read more

It won’t completely clean the speaker, but the Boom 3i’s Buzz Clean mode will help dislodge dust and sand. | Image: Anker Anker’s audio-focused Soundcore brand is introducing a new wireless Bluetooth ... read more

"The Act will create an impediment to Wikipedia's community contribution model, a core aspect of its free-knowledge mission," the online encyclopedia and others tell a federal appellate court. ... read more

Privacy-focused French search engine Qwant has asked the French regulator to act against Microsoft, claiming it drives down the quality of search engine results on Bing as it ramps up AI. and ultimately without harming ... read more