By leveraging IAS's AI-powered brand suitability technology, advertisers are now able to exclude unsuitable content on a frame-by-frame basis across all videos on TikTok. ... read more

OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1, a successor to the GPT-4o multimodal artificial intelligence model launched by the company last year. During a livestream on Monday, OpenAI said GPT-4.1 is better than GPT-4o ... read more

The Star Wars strategy game announced in 2022 finally has a name: Zero Company, as EA revealed today. A website about the game describes it as a “single-player turn-based tactics game,” ... read more

Meta has announced that it’s preparing to train AI on the data of EU users of its apps, including Facebook and Instagram. The company says that includes things like public posts, ... read more

Publishers now have access to a tool that monetizes ads in Copilot with Microsoft's release of its latest version of Monetize, now generally available to all. ... read more

The Tab Active5 Pro S Pen stylus improves the tablet’s usability in wet conditions when wet fingers may not be recognized by its touchscreen. | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced new versions ... read more

The Dow Jones U.S. Broadcasting & Entertainment Index closed down 12% to 1,010.97 since April 2, while the Dow Jones U.S. Media Agencies Index fell 11% to 385.41 and the U.S. Media Index lost 12% ... read more

Harry Potter Cast (from left to right): John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Luke Thallon, and Paul Whitehouse. After weeks of speculation, Warner Bros. Discovery has officially announced the first ... read more

Nvidia has brought some of its chip production stateside. On Monday, Nvidia announced that it has started producing its Blackwell AI GPUs at TSMC’s plant in Phoenix, Arizona, while companies within ... read more

As easy as it has been for some people to downplay the covid-19 pandemic as part of putting it behind them, Ari Aster’s next feature looks like a sobering reminder of ... read more

I'm sure becoming part of a shocking pina-colada family-death-pact scenario was not in the plan for the Nestle-owned creamer. ... read more

Due to the fluctuating tariff situation, a lot of people are seriously mulling over tech purchases they might otherwise be content to put off for a while. And it makes sense. ... read more

Pedro Pascal and Catherine O’Hara in The Last of Us. Joel is a troubled guy. Throughout the first Last of Us game (and subsequent TV adaptation on HBO, where he’s played by ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Vlad Tenev, the cofounder and CEO of Robinhood, which is one of the most well-known consumer finance apps in the world. It started as a way to ... read more

Four speakers converged on an unmistakable warning: Our digital ecosystem isn't just broken -- it threatens the foundations of democracy and truth. ... read more

A long-awaited trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicks off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Judge James Boasberg will hear arguments about whether Facebook ... read more

Kaitlyn Dever as Abby. In The Last of Us Part II, it takes a long time before players understand just who Abby is. A new character introduced as both an antagonist and ... read more

Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, and the four other women on Blue Origin’s NS-31 flight. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is preparing to put pop singer / songwriter Katy Perry into space, along with ... read more

Jason Colon joins from Publicis and fills a void created when Mara Greenwald left in January to join IPG Mediabrands' Kinesso unit. ... read more

Lime, the largest bike- and scooter-sharing company in the world, announced that it has struck a deal with Redwood Materials to recycle its lithium-ion batteries.  Lime says its e-bike and e-scooter ... read more

The Pop is also compatible with Apple’s and Google’s tracking apps, but Chipolo’s app offers extra functionality for its new trackers. | Image: Chipolo Chipolo has announced a new Bluetooth tracker called ... read more

April 24th, 2025 marks 10 years of Apple Watches. April 24th will be the 10th anniversary of the day the first Apple Watch shipped to customers. A decade is a major milestone ... read more

"Minecraft" posted another big $80 million in its second weekend following its $162 million opening in its weekend debut. ... read more

Safe Superintelligence is the latest AI startup to gain backing from Google and Nvidia. Superintelligence surpasses human intelligence and will become the basis for agent-to-agent communications because it will have the ability to make decisions ... read more

In the new show coming to The CW this week, the new wrinkle in the Holmes story is a daughter Holmes never knew he had. ... read more

Developers have created an AI-driven audience optimization model for email marketers to further personalize audiences that can target consumers across campaigns as well as realize new audience segments in near real-time. ... read more

Safe Superintelligence is the latest AI startup to gain backing from Google and Nvidia. Superintelligence surpasses human intelligence and will become the basis for agent-to-agent communications because it will have the ability to make decisions ... read more

Galaxy S24 owners will have to wait a little longer to get Android 15. Samsung has, by all accounts, halted the rollout of its long-awaited One UI 7 update following the discovery of ... read more

Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising ... read more

Google built its empire on media dollars. Now, it’s eyeing the other side of the equation — creativity — with AI as its way in. The signs have been piling up over the last 18 ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Being stuck in the middle isn’t just a metaphor — it’s daily life for the sandwich generation. These are the working parents juggling the care of kids while also ... read more

With a potential economic recession on the horizon, content creators are adjusting their monetization strategies to rely less on individual fans and more on advertisers. As President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — paused, as they ... read more

Retail media networks were supposed to be the ad industry’s silver bullet, offering highly targeted ad opportunities with first-party retailer data. But cracks are starting to form in the illusion, as marketers take a closer ... read more

With upfronts season inching closer and closer by the day, the brick wall that is full-on economic uncertainty (due to the whiplash of on/off tariffs globally) will make for a possibly messy collision of circumstances. ... read more

Elon Musk’s popularity with the American public is waning, according to the latest polling average from Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin. The billionaire CEO of multiple companies wears many hats, but the ... read more

Crosswalk buttons in at least three California cities appear to have been hacked this weekend to give them the seemingly AI-generated voices of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark ... read more

Smartphones, laptops, and other products that are exempt from Trump’s April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with duties on semiconductors in “a month or two,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ... read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 has entered the ring, possibly complicating your decision of which handheld to buy this year. While Nintendo’s new console, which comes out on June 5th, may seem ... read more

One night in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a felting artisan ended her day with a prayer. May our partners have good health. May they be ambitious, and successful, and may their businesses grow. ... read more

By the time Apple releases M5-powered iPads, using iPadOS may feel closer to working on a Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. It won’t be macOS ... read more

SAN JUAN, PR – In a rapidly shifting media landscape, the rise of digital video consumption is not just a trend — it’s reshaping the very core ... read more

A carryall you can take anywhere. I remember the day: a sinewy bicycle messenger skillfully weaved through honking automobiles and came to a stop at the traffic light in front of me. ... read more

The Ghost in the Shell is coming in 2026. A new teaser trailer for Science Saru’s The Ghost in the Shell anime series has been announced on the official Ghost in the ... read more

The creators of Halo and Destiny are finally ready to show off their next big project: Marathon. It’s a long-awaited title from Bungie and revives the classic Marathon IP in the ... read more

Rob McIlhenney and Charlotte Nicdao in Mythic Quest. Mythic Quest, the Apple TV Plus comedy about a game studio, isn’t getting a fifth season, reports Variety. And, like a developer issuing a ... read more

The Trump administration has excluded “smartphones, computers, and other electronics” from tariffs, even those imported from China, reports Bloomberg. Late last night, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its guidance ... read more

In December 2024, actor and fashion icon Julia Fox stepped out on the street with a flip-phone buckle strapped across her chest, wires on her nails, and an old Discman-turned-compact mirror ... read more

I know, I know. It’s become a bit of a faux pas to describe one game using another and yet I am compelled. After a few hours with Blue Prince, I ... read more

For a while, it looked like President Donald Trump was going to have Big Tech’s back. Now, the tech industry is collateral damage in his global trade war. On Thursday, European ... read more

Netflix is starting to test search that’s powered by OpenAI, according to Bloomberg. The new search engine will let users “look for shows using far more specific terms, including the subscriber’s ... read more

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8, which brings changes like 12 new subclasses, crossplay, and a photo mode, launches on April 15th, developer Larian Studios announced on Friday. The patch, set to ... read more

"In God We Trust". A new report from ProPublica published Thursday showed how the Louisiana government is using TIGER (Targeted Interventions to Greater Enhance Re-entry), a computer program developed by Louisiana State ... read more

YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated ... read more

Yes, this collection’s packaging plays Doom. | Image: Limited Run Games Will it run Doom? The question that has challenged tinkerers and hardware hackers for years has now come full circle. Limited ... read more

The typo only makes it funnier. ChatGPT’s latest image generator had an explosive debut thanks to the viral Studio Ghibli art trend, and LinkedIn users have now jumped on a new gimmick: ... read more

Reddit is launching a new "Partners" page designed to foster partnerships between businesses and agencies when creating and managing campaigns on the platform. ... read more

Samsung’s Frame TV uses an anti-glare matte panel that makes it look more akin to a painting than a traditional TV. Now that Samsung has launched its 2025 lineup, including the high-end ... read more

Snapchat is inviting brands to sponsor its "Snap School" events - interactive workshops designed to train creators through a variety of methods directly tied to the platform. ... read more

Snapchat is inviting brands to sponsor its "Snap School" events - interactive workshops designed to train creators through a variety of methods directly tied to the platform. ... read more

Each major player often has more incentive to maintain the current state of affairs, instead of seeking better solutions for everyone. ... read more

Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate allegations by the advocacy group Fairplay, which accused Meta Platforms of collecting data from children who use the virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. ... read more

Black folks are loud. We laugh loud, we love loud, we protest loud. But when we really want to show our approval, we get quiet first. When we laugh at something ... read more

Freshpet, TurboTax, Geico, Dick's and Buffalo Wild Wings scored from 34% to 20% above norm. Factoring in overall national TV ad spend, Freshpet and TurboTax had the highest recall-to-spend efficiency in this group's brand recall. ... read more

DoorDash’s international arm Wolt has already been experimenting with Coco’s fleet of sidewalk robots in Helsinki, Finland. Now, DoorDash is linking up with sidewalk robot maker Coco to expand automated food deliveries ... read more

The move leaves the FTC, established as an independent five-member commission, with three Republicans and no Democrats. ... read more

People were already mad at Garmin raising the cost of the Fenix 8 before they added a subscription. Two weeks ago, Garmin announced it was launching a new subscription. Where the Garmin ... read more

How was your week? Mine began by me asking agency execs what percentage of their 2030 media buys would be targeting AI agents, and ended with me asking MRC if they've started thinking about standards ... read more

How was your week? Mine began by me asking agency execs what percentage of their 2030 media buys would be targeting AI agents, and ended with me asking MRC if they've started thinking about standards ... read more

Apple may finally be ready to roll out its smarter, more personalized Siri features before the 2025 holiday season, according to The New York Times. The publication cited three sources with ... read more

The agency said Impey will focus on securing new business, leading strategic pricing and M&A due diligence, and evolving Brainlabs' commercial strategy worldwide. ... read more

The Toshiba Aurex AX-RP10 features a built-in rechargeable battery for up to 10 hours of wireless playback. | Image: Toshiba Toshiba has announced a new record player designed for vinyl enthusiasts who ... read more

The time of year has arrived — Webby Award season. For the 29th annual Webby Awards, The Verge is nominated in two categories: best technology podcast and best technology video. The ... read more

My phone dings, and a notification from Instagram pops up: “Clark’s Closet Connection’s countdown has ended.” I click the alert to head to the profile page and start refreshing as new ... read more

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe could tax Google's and Meta Platforms' digital ad revenue in retaliation for tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Europe. ... read more

The $750 fitted soft tonneau cover. | Image: Tesla Tesla has a new entry-level Cybertruck with longer range, and it’s the cheapest model yet at $69,990 before the federal $7,500 credit. Tesla ... read more

It looks a lot like previous Pixel Watches, but seems thicker, has two new buttons by the speaker, and lacks charging pins. | Image: OnLeaks via 91mobiles Ever since Google debuted the ... read more

Six hours into a fantasy ball, actor Zach Harrison is sweating. He’s been wearing handmade leather armor, huge boots, and heavy six-foot bat wings all night, all while ballroom dancing and ... read more

A study showed lift metrics produced the most surprising numbers. Ads viewed in the app for more than 2.5 seconds had a 1 in 2 chance of being recalled by consumers. Brand consideration also rose ... read more

While the analysis focused on detecting bots when ads were served, the ad industry's standard is to filter them after the fact, for important reasons Adalytics did not take into account. ... read more

Doctor Who’s shapeshifting Time Lord almost always has a plan when they encounter new threats from beyond the stars. And the Doctor’s companions can usually count on them to pull a ... read more

(If you’re reading this, please go vote for The Vergecast in the Webby Awards! Voting is open for roughly another week, and we’re up against some steep competition — it would ... read more

On Monday, Meta will face the Federal Trade Commission in a legal fight that could reshape the social media landscape. Over the next two months, the US government will make its ... read more

On the new Netflix show "North of North," one of the characters insults white people for no apparent reason. ... read more

When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 would cost $450, my initial reaction was disappointment. “Why does it cost so much more?” I thought to myself. “Why does Japan get it cheaper?” ... read more

It's the first acquisition by MissionOne the new media agency unveiled by BarkelyOKRP in March and run by former Mediahub U.S. CEO Sean Corcoran. ... read more

WhatsApp has rolled out a dozen new features across chats, calls, and channels that make it easier to manage group conversations, alongside other general quality-of-life improvements. One of the more ... read more

The new Digg might look a little like this. Digg’s return to the modern internet is one step closer with the launch of an “early access” group called Groundbreakers. For a one-off ... read more

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a memory upgrade that allows it to recall old conversations that you didn’t ask it to save. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that the chatbot ... read more

Here we go again. China has once again raised its tariff on US goods to match Trump’s, for what it says is the final time. China’s tariff is now set at 125 ... read more

The outdoor co-op says it misread member values -- and is joining Patagonia and others to form a new brand alliance for public lands. ... read more

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already warping the outlook for ad spending, casting a long, uncertain shadow over the year ahead. The full impact remains to be seen — especially since he delayed most tariffs ... read more

Despite the carrot and stick tactics deployed by Elon Musk’s X to cajole advertisers back on to its platform, big brands still aren’t buying in. In the math used by marketers and media buyers to ... read more

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Advertising has to be at the heart of publishers’ businesses in the digital age, but publishers have also been ... read more

Wall Street may be breathing a sigh of relief over the 90-day tariff pause but marketers aren’t joining the celebration. They’ve seen this movie before — temporary reprieves followed by fresh volatility. It’s precisely why ... read more

Related Insights The Programmatic Publisher The outlook for ad tech M&A in 2025 Read More Earlier this week, Digiday reported that parties were trying to engineer a divestment ... read more

The complaint that advertising isn’t focused on originality is a common one. Every few years, conversations about when the creative was wild and innovative resurges. What’s different now is that creatives have even more threats ... read more

Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows ... read more

Bluesky is updating its app to version 1.100, and the update includes a more comprehensive search page and new chat reactions. The search page is now known as “Explore,” where you ... read more

After years of stuntwork largely being overlooked by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars are about to add a new category. Today, the Academy announced that it ... read more

Using Razer PC Remote Play with the Kishi Ultra mobile controller and an Android device unlocks an additional haptics feature. | Image: Razer Razer has finally launched its platform for streaming PC ... read more