Microsoft is officially unveiling its new Office icons today, after they leaked earlier this year. The icons have a modern design that’s more colorful and playful, with subtle changes that ... read more

Ford and GM have apparently worked up an interesting scheme to keep the expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credit from driving down sales. According to Reuters, the automakers are working ... read more

Thanks to a deal struck by Zillow and Redfin in February, renters have had fewer options for browsing apartment listings, and they might not have even realized it. Now the ... read more

Sony just released a big software update for its WH-1000XM6 and WF-1000XM5 headphones. Sony is adding support for audio sharing and Google’s Gemini Live conversational AI assistant to its premium ... read more

You can get Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 for just $158.99. Few gadgets are as personal as a smartwatch, which you literally wear on your wrist all day (and potentially while ... read more

The Porsche Cayenne Electric won’t make its official debut until later this year. But in the meantime, the sports car maker is offering a hint of what’s to come with ... read more

Microsoft commercial CEO Judson Althoff. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is promoting Judson Althoff, currently executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, to a new role as CEO of ... read more

Recently, I dug out my old Nintendo 3DS because I was craving simpler times. Really, I just wanted to play some games; to chip away at the mystery of Majora's ... read more

YouTube is cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI search results 200x more than any other video platform, according to data released Wednesday. ... read more

Walking the line on social values has become a high-wire act for brands, with missteps leading to boycotts and sales slumps, a challenge recently highlighted by controversies that impacted major brands like Bud Light and ... read more

We’ve been hearing rumors about Apple’s plan to launch a new version of its Vision Pro headset for months, and now a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission seemingly ... read more

Those are the two remaining markets where regulators need to approve the Omnicom-IPG transaction before the firms can complete their transaction. ... read more

Bringing media buying in-house is “chaotic and disruptive” – but totally worth it, according to Glenniss Richards, Bayer’s senior director of digital media. Richards spearheaded the in-housing effort for Bayer’s US pharmaceutical division, which took ... read more

8BitDo hasn’t rushed to offer big discounts on its 2025 controllers, including the new Ultimate 2 wireless gamepad made for Switch, Switch 2, and PC. But now’s a good time ... read more

Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced ... read more

Xbox Cloud Gaming is finally coming out of its preview state, more than five years after the streaming service first launched in 2020. “We’re officially removing the beta tag from ... read more

You’ll never need to flip your pillow to find the cool side with Eight Sleep’s new covers. | Image: Eight Sleep What is a good night’s sleep worth to you? ... read more

Ubisoft previously announced that it was working with Tencent on a new subsidiary focused on its biggest games. Now that offshoot has a name: Vantage Studios. The new operation, which ... read more

Songs can be excluded on web, desktop, and mobile apps. Spotify is allowing users to exclude individual tracks from their “Taste Profile” content algorithm. The feature is now available globally ... read more

The digital-only console says it has 825GB of storage right on the box. | Image: Austin Evans via YouTube Sony launched an updated PlayStation 5 digital console in Europe, but ... read more

OpenAI is teaming up with South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix for “strategic partnerships” to supply the advanced computer chips needed for its mammoth Stargate project.   The Korean firms said ... read more

Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming take on Frankenstein has looked great in trailers (and looked great when I saw it in theaters) but one element has been largely shrouded in mystery: ... read more

"Tilly Norwood is not an actor. It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion," the union has said in a statement. "It doesn't solve any 'problem'. ... read more

"Marketers, brands, agencies have evolved their thinking about CTV as a paid media channel - but have not evolved their strategies accordingly," a Gracenote report says. ... read more

Walmart is now making smart home security cameras. Walmart is adding cameras to its in-house tech brand Onn, and these low-cost gadgets were designed and built to work with Google ... read more

The Google Home Speaker comes in four shades, including this bright berry red, which matches Google’s new Nest Cam. Google is finally launching a new smart speaker, and it's a ... read more

Gemini is coming to all Google Nest smart speakers, including the new Google Home Speaker, launching early next year. Google is rolling out its biggest smart home overhaul in years. ... read more

Philips’ Ambilight TVs are now available with Roku TV. | Image: Philips Philips has announced a new lineup of LCD TVs featuring both built-in immersive backlighting and the Roku TV ... read more

Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI assistant to personalize the ads you see on its platforms. The change, which goes into effect on December 16th, means you’ll ... read more

Amazon is planning to refocus its Luna cloud gaming service towards party games, in a bid to attract more Prime subscribers. Amazon Luna head Jeff Gattis announced in a blog ... read more

The third-gen wired Google Nest indoor cam comes in a bright berry red that matches Google's upcoming Google Home Speaker. Google is launching two new Nest Cams and a new ... read more

They have a similar look but some nice improvements. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses aren't too different from the first. The ... read more

All eyes will be on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to see how the show will adapt - or defiantly not adapt - to the new age of late-night censorship. ... read more

A new Bain & Co. report finds 65% of gamers say "ads interrupt my gaming experience." The research also shows gamers are making more in-game purchases based on in-game ads - 46%, up from 40%. ... read more

The ceramic rings will cost $499 and come in all available sizes. Oura isn’t launching a fifth-gen smart ring this year. Instead, it’s zhuzhing up its lineup with colorful ceramic ... read more

On Monday, I watched OpenAI CEO Sam Altman drink from a gigantic mango-flavored juice box and remark aloud about how the box was half his size. The catch: It wasn't ... read more

Motor traffic in Long Beach, California, as the sun sets behind a reddish veil of smog on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images Americans will pay more at ... read more

The Q16 HE 8K is visually unassuming but its all-ceramic build will be noticeable when handled. The latest product from China-based mechanical keyboard specialist Keychron is a functional ceramic artpiece ... read more

Apple has hit back at Elon Musk over his claims its partnership with OpenAI to build ChatGPT directly into the iPhone is stunting AI industry competition. In court documents filed ... read more

The new Bike Plus will cost $2,695. Peloton has been angling for a redemption arc ever since its status as a pandemic darling started faltering when the world reopened for ... read more

The Brompton Electric G when I reviewed it last year. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge The Brompton Electric G folding e-bike I reviewed last year is now available to ... read more

iOS 18.6 has been a turning point. The Epic Games Store has seen an uptick in downloads since the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) prompted Apple to streamline its process ... read more

The late English writer Douglas Adams is best known as the author of the 1979 book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. But there is much more to Adams than ... read more

Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator Roland has largely decided sit out the analog synth renaissance of the last decade. But it’s (belatedly) making amends for that error with the launch of ... read more

A lot has changed since the mid 2010s. Smartphones, social media and streaming come to mind. And over in the ad tech world, there have been huge shifts, too, notably with the rise of AI ... read more

Special (Short-Form) Delivery  Everything is a retail meda network … and a social media platform?  DoorDash is trying to be both, according to TechCrunch. On Tuesday, the delivery app launched a creator program to compensate ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLIfe As AI evolves from simple automation to sophisticated autonomous agents, HR executives face one of the most significant workforce transformations in modern history. The challenge isn’t ... read more

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the AI-generated content feed of Meta’s Vibes could fill the doomscrolling void if TikTok users abandon the U.S. version of the app. Vibescrolling Fox’s John ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail From inventory constraints and halted shipments, to tariffs whiplash and waterway obstructions, brands and retailers have been battling supply chain disruption for years. But companies are ... read more

CTV is officially in its “wait, what are we actually buying?” era. Years of euphoric growth has given way to a wave of hard questions from advertisers. They want to know who actually owns the ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail Nike yesterday revealed that it expects $1.5 billion in gross incremental costs, on an annualized basis, because of tariffs. That’s a 50% increase from Nike’s ... read more

Bear #32, also known as Chunk, has won Fat Bear Week. | Photo: Christine Loberg via National Park Service The votes are in, and the winner of Fat Bear Week ... read more

Amazon's fall hardware event had a little of everything: updated Echo speakers, several Blink security devices, and even a Kindle Scribe with a color screen. Most of the gadgets won't ... read more

Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will ... read more

Hello and welcome to Regulator. Today is the last day of The Verge's very good subscription sale: $4 for a month and $35 for the year, for full access to ... read more

As its CEO and founder Daniel Ek plans to transition to executive chairman, Spotify has named Co-President/CTO Gustav Soderstrom and Co-President/CBO Alex Norstrom as future co-CEOs. ... read more

As its CEO and founder Daniel Ek plans to transition to executive chairman, Spotify has named Co-President/CTO Gustav Soderstrom and Co-President/CBO Alex Norstrom as future co-CEOs. ... read more

Travel Ads is a catalog-based advertising format designed to enable travel brands to "automatically promote their hotels, flights, and destinations" using personalized creative, according to a company blog post. ... read more

A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit by Facebook users who claimed that the company monopolized the market for "personal social network services." ... read more

When your message appears alongside content consumers already trust, you're not just reaching them, you're respecting their context. ... read more

The 'NBA on Prime" sponsorship deal includes new bet tracking and 'Odds View' features with a focus on key game moments, Amazon says FanDuel will provide "dynamic betting content" during NBA action accessed via Prime ... read more

You can get the Era 100 for just $134. | Image: The Verge With the impact of President Trump’s tariffs leading to higher prices on Sonos gear, scoring a deal ... read more

LG’s UltraFine 32U990A display is nearly here after debuting at CES 2025. | Image: LG LG first announced its new 32-inch UltraFine monitor at CES 2025. The company still bills ... read more

The image-sharing site Imgur has shut off access to UK users after the country’s data watchdog warned the platform of a fine, as reported earlier by the BBC. In a ... read more

The firm has multiple incumbents including Publicis Media and UM on the media side and FCB and BBDO on the creative side. ... read more

In the '60s, the future was going to be a utopian place filled with flying jet cars, benign robots, and gleaming, sexy white curves everywhere. ... read more

Here are some examples of the “Portraits” avatars available to select Copilot users. Microsoft is trying to make Copilot more approachable by giving the AI assistant an animated face to ... read more

Like the iPhone 17 Pro, the new BEats Powerbeats Fit earbuds come in orange. | Image: Beats Beats has announced a new version of the Fit Pro wireless earbuds that ... read more

Retail company Tractor Supply has agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve charges that it failed to honor consumers' requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of their data for advertising. ... read more

OpenAI has a new version of its Sora AI video generator, and it’s being launched alongside a new social video app, also called Sora, on iOS. The app, currently invite-only, ... read more

Microsoft is rolling out its annual Windows 11 update (known as version 25H2) today. After testing the update in the Windows Insider Release Preview ring last month, version 25H2 is ... read more

A Russian YouTuber just posted a video unboxing what appears to be an unannounced iPad Pro with an M5 chip. Rumors have indicated that Apple would launch an M5 iPad ... read more

"[This] should rightly cause consumers to expect that content will be more restricted on broadcast media going forward," says Brian Wieser, media analyst and CEO of Madison and Wall. ... read more

Fitbit makes an array of fitness trackers, from basic fitness bands to full-fledged smartwatches, though the best Fitbit smartwatch isn’t technically a Fitbit | Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge ... read more

This might be what the T1 Phone looks like, but we don’t really know. I’ve got bad news if you’ve been impatiently awaiting the release of the Trump Mobile T1: ... read more

"No matter what, the new TikTok will be different than it is today, which is the biggest threat and opportunity for brands, vendors, and creators in the space." ... read more

"No matter what, the new TikTok will be different than it is today, which is the biggest threat and opportunity for brands, vendors, and creators in the space." ... read more

Is there a word that describes the feeling of "I want something to be just a bit better because it's already so good it only needs one last kick in ... read more

Sydney Chandler as Wendy / Marcy and Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier. | Image: FX In Alien: Earth, a techbro wunderkind controls 20 percent of the world's continental land mass, ... read more

Alex Plus adds agentic capabilities and AI smarts to Amazon’s virtual assistant. Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa is on its way to more homes soon. The upgraded assistant will be available straight ... read more

U.S. ad spending fell 3.1% in August, marking the second consecutive monthly year-over-year decline, according to just updated data from Guideline's U.S. Ad Market Index. Both July (-4.8%) compare with days of Olympics coverage on ... read more

Amazon just finished up its fall event, where it shared big updates across its entire hardware lineup. In addition to revealing new Echo hardware and Kindle Scribe upgrades, Amazon also ... read more

We Gen Xers grew up during the rise of mass media and exposed to every gimmick advertisers can think of. We're skeptical, often cynical. Target us based on life stage, not age. ... read more

Alexa Plus is coming to a bunch of Amazon’s new and current Fire TV hardware. Just like before, you can summon the new, improved version of Alexa with your voice, ... read more

Estimated spending is $750 million, per COMvergence. Brands within the division include Bayer Aspirin, Bepanthen, Claritin, Canesten and more. ... read more

Color comes to the big Kindles. Amazon announced three new Kindle Scribes this morning with a much nicer design. There's even one with a color screen. I had a chance ... read more

The new Echo Show 11 smart display in white. This is one of the first devices to ship with Alexa Plus, Amazon’s new generative AI assistant, ready to go out of the ... read more

The marketing mix modeling platform now allows marketers to include non-media variables like pricing and promos to measure their impact on sales via a new channel-level contribution feature. ... read more

The platform now allows marketers to include non-media variables like pricing and promotions to precisely measure their impact on sales. To help guide the MMM with business data, Google introduced new channel-level contribution prior to ... read more

The Echo Dot Max (seen center) Amazon took the wraps off its latest Echo Dot smart speaker during its fall hardware event on Tuesday. The Echo Dot Max is a ... read more

The Echo Show 11 is the larger of Amazon’s two new smart displays. Amazon debuted the new Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 during its fall 2025 hardware event ... read more

Amazon revealed a new Echo Studio smart speaker at its fall 2025 hardware event on Tuesday. A new speaker wasn’t a total surprise, as Amazon’s event invite hinted strongly that ... read more

Amazon announced new versions of the Kindle Scribe today including the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft featuring a larger version of the customized E Ink screen technology that Amazon uses in its ... read more

At Amazon’s annual hardware event, it announced a fleet of new Fire TVs, including an Omni QLED model, as well as new 2 and 4-series televisions. The QLED features an ... read more

Amazon announced the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select streaming stick at its fall 2025 hardware event on Tuesday. The new streaming stick will cost $39.99.  Amazon last did a ... read more

Amazon is launching a trio of new Blink cameras today, headlined by a strange-looking device that sticks two cameras into a single body. The new Blink Arc looks like two ... read more

Amazon just announced some new Ring hardware at its 2025 fall event. The Ring Wired Doorbell and Indoor Cam Plus both feature 2K resolution featuring something called Ring Retinal Vision. ... read more

I've been hooked on SteelSeries gaming headsets ever since the Arctis Pro launched more than five years ago. The Nova range upped the quality with feature, fit, and software improvements, ... read more

Amazon will kick off its 2025 fall hardware event today, September 30th, at 10AM ET / 7AM PT, and the company has already teased a few new products we should ... read more

We’re at Amazon’s fall 2025 hardware event in New York City, where the company is set to announce a bunch of new gadgets ahead of the holidays. Amazon’s teaser image ... read more