Alright, we get it. Y'all are excited about Slate. We thought the little Slate Truck was cool, but based on the number of clicks and comments on our Slate Auto articles ... read more

A lot of games have been released for the Playdate since it launched in 2022, as a quick browse of itch.io or the Catalog shop will attest. But still, there's something ... read more

Twitch is announcing a bunch of updates at TwitchCon Europe, including the ability to host a vertical livestream and an open beta test that lets creators stream at a higher quality. ... read more

Thanks to the legal discovery process, Google's antitrust trial with the Department of Justice has provided a fascinating glimpse into the future of ChatGPT. An internal OpenAI strategy document titled "ChatGPT: ... read more

A group of young people — as young as 7 and as old as 25 — are suing the Trump administration to stop its assault on renewable energy and climate action.  Executive ... read more

Grindr has always excelled at helping its users find folks looking to spend some quality time together, but the hookup app is looking to speed up the “looking?” process even more ... read more

Amazon recently made its most significant retreat since 2020 when it paused Google Shopping ads for nearly three months at the start of the pandemic, according to independent agency Tinuiti. ... read more

Amazon recently made its most significant retreat since 2020 when it paused Google Shopping ads for nearly three months at the start of the pandemic, according to independent agency Tinuiti. ... read more

Meta has asked a judge to dismiss claims that it violates California privacy laws by allegedly collecting location data about Facebook users from mobile apps. ... read more

Elon Musk appeared in the White House with a black eye he said he got from rough-housing with his young son. Elon Musk appeared alongside President Trump for a press conference in ... read more

Microsoft is adding text formatting to its Windows Notepad app. The significant Notepad update is available for Canary and Dev Channel testers on Windows 11, and introduces bold and italic styling, ... read more

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that cracks down on social platforms’ features that could keep kids online for longer. Under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB504), major ... read more

"There is uncontested evidence of Paxton's retaliatory motive in investigating Media Matters," Circuit Judge Harry Edwards wrote Friday. ... read more

Regularly scrutinize your campaign analytics -- this is your first line of defense. I would argue that this should be someone's day job. ... read more

Or why the ad industry keeps erasing the people who know what they're doing. ... read more

Technology changes faster than a possible Google breakup, as closing arguments are heard on how to fix the search giant with consideration of the speed in which it moves. ... read more

The over 300 quality assurance workers of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union have reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft. It is the first contract agreement at Microsoft since the concerted ... read more

Taylor Swift now owns “all of the music I’ve ever made,” she says in a letter posted on her website on Friday. Swift has purchased the masters of her first six ... read more

A lot of Polygon’s staff was laid off following Vox Media’s sale of the publication to Valnet, but two of its former guides writers are launching their own guides-focused website: Big ... read more

Elon Musk may have understated the “small amount” of ketamine that he said he was using in a Don Lemon interview last year, according to sources for The New York Times. ... read more

Riot Games is planning to switch Valorant, its popular first-person tactical hero shooter, over to Unreal Engine 5 in July. The engine upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 is part of a ... read more

The degree to which Mountainhead, HBO's new black dramedy from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, will make you laugh depends almost entirely on how much news you consume about tech billionaires who ... read more

Don’t buy one unless you can see the “EX” label on the card and package. | Image: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge All microSD cards look pretty much the same, but when ... read more

Patrick Roman Gut, svp, head of new business, Adstra Modern business relies heavily on the concept of identity and understanding customers and their preferences. The most common proving ground for the concept of identity has ... read more

The Weather Channel has a +49 "trust" score, followed by the BBC, +26; PBS, +25, and ESPN, +24. YouGov says these outlets' results are similar to a year ago. Among major TV networks, "net" trust ... read more

Following a surprising uptick in March, the U.S. ad market expanded just 1.7% in April, its weakest growth since September 2023, based on data from Guideline's U.S. Ad Market Tracker. ... read more

Following a surprising uptick in March, the U.S. ad market expanded just 1.7% in April, its weakest growth since September 2023, based on data from Guideline's U.S. Ad Market Tracker. ... read more

Three former Microsoft employees have built tech that breaks out numbers to help companies better understand what they spend on GAI. Every query costs even if it's bundled into an overall pricing model rather than ... read more

Elden Ring Nightreign just launched, delivering a multiplayer-focused, roguelike-meets-Soulslike experience, and it’s already discounted. Grab it for Steam or Xbox from Newegg at 15 percent off by entering the offer code ... read more

There's a running theory in tech circles that says, basically, AI is the new UI. Not long from now, some people argue, you simply won't need a homescreen full of app ... read more

The Corvette has always punched above its weight in the competitive ring of international performance cars. | Image: Tim Stevens Back in March, we brought you an exclusive look into how Chevrolet's ... read more

Imagine playing Fortnite, but instead of fighting other players, all you want to do is break into houses to look for caches of slurp juice. Yes, the storm is closing in ... read more

The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app now supports the Switch 2 with additional features for limiting GameChat. | Image: Nintendo The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app has been updated ahead of the ... read more

Though the first Nintendo Switch era of Pokémon games was undeniably rocky at times, it brought the series' trading and organization systems into a new level of maturity. It wasn't always ... read more

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's new company Anduril has signed a deal with Meta and the U.S. military to build extended reality devices designed to "provide warfighters with enhanced perception," according to a recent statement from ... read more

Up and comers? TikTok and Spotify could be next. Tools for strong content recommendations and program discovery are on the way. ... read more

Two years after legal proceedings began, the SEC has formally dropped its lawsuit against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. It was one of the US government’s final ongoing actions against ... read more

The White House says a “formatting issue” was behind the citation errors. | Image: Demetrius Freeman / Getty Images There are some questionable sources underpinning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial “Make America ... read more

As many people do when suing other people, Trump and his lawyers set their monetary demand by picking an outlandish number out of thin air. ... read more

Disney Plus and Hulu are both launching new Perks programs that offer subscribers discounts, digital freebies, and sweepstakes in an effort to stand out from the streaming competition. The Disney Plus ... read more

Gemini will now summarize select email threads without you asking. Google Workspace users are going to see a lot more of Gemini’s efforts to summarize their emails. Gmail now creates summaries automatically ... read more

For years, Amazon’s advertising playbook was all about keeping advertisers in-house — using its data to target shoppers within its own ecosystem. Now, it’s shifting gears, urging advertisers to take that data on the road ... read more

Even without the Olympics or a major soccer tournament to tide sports fans over this summer, marketing investment in sports continues to rise. In the U.S. alone, brand sponsorships of major teams in the NFL, NHL, ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling, Modern Retail. As brands recalibrate their marketing budgets amid a tough economy, they’re trying to get the most bang for their buck this summer. While summer might be ... read more

Accenture Song is in for change, as its leader and creative power, David Droga, steps upstairs to the parent company Accenture’s corner office as vice chair. Droga, considered by many to be one of the ... read more

Digiday editors asked the Digiday+ community for any questions it had during their first Ask Our Editors event on Thursday, which covered off expectations for the Google trial, updates on M&A activity and privacy workarounds. ... read more

Among the issues: Verification of ad delivery is a misnomer, and fraud is prevalent. ... read more

The original Reflex Pro controller (pictured) had easily removable stick toppers, but its potentiometer-based modules were not. Scuf is adding drift-resistant Hall effect sticks to updated versions of its wireless Envision and ... read more

For the past several months, it seemed like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were inseparable. The tech billionaire and "First Buddy" championed Trump on his reelection campaign trail, slept at ... read more

Part of the company's move toward exclusive in-app programming, "X Originals" includes series featuring influencers that invite viewers to discuss the show in real-time on X. ... read more

Anthony Boyle at the Disney Plus BAFTA TV Awards reception in May 2025. | Getty Like Amazon and Apple, Netflix is also looking to cash in on the story of how Sam ... read more

Elon Musk's xAI is looking to expand its Grok chatbot beyond X, currently courting a 1-year partnership with social messaging service Telegram. ... read more

Elon Musk's xAI is looking to expand its Grok chatbot beyond X, currently courting a 1-year partnership with social messaging service Telegram. ... read more

Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on “breakthrough” devices, and it’s led by Xbox cofounder and former Microsoft executive J Allard, CNBC reports. Based on a job listing for the ... read more

This Tactics + Insights guide, sponsored by Simpli.fi, explores how brands and agencies can successfully navigate sudden and continuous market disruptions by prioritizing omnichannel strategies. Disruption has become a defining feature of digital advertising. Seismic ... read more

Meta Platforms has asked the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling that threw out "censorship" claims by an anti-vax organization formerly led by RFK, Jr. ... read more

Meta Platforms has asked the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling that threw out "censorship" claims by an anti-vax organization formerly led by RFK, Jr. ... read more

In dribs and drabs, we’re starting to get a better idea of what Tesla’s robotaxi service will look like when it launches in Austin, Texas, in just a few weeks. But ... read more

Search engines are on their way to becoming the Yellow Pages for business information, according to the CEO of a global digital marketing agency. ... read more

AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers ... read more

You can circle, highlight, or tap the item you want to search for. | Image: YouTube YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The feature, which will roll out in beta in the ... read more

Instagram now supports photos that have a 3:4 aspect ratio, meaning that when you upload a photo with that ratio, “it’ll now appear just exactly as you shot it,” Instagram head ... read more

The legal battle between two Amazon influencers with unsettlingly similar styles and vibes is nearing resolution. On Wednesday the two influencers asked a judge to dismiss the copyright case, more than ... read more

The Insta360 Link 2 has dropped to a new all-time low price. If you’re looking to upgrade your work-from-home setup, the Insta360 Link and Link 2 are gimbal-equipped 4K webcams packed with ... read more

Starcom U.S. CEO Shelby Saville has been named the 2025 recipient of the Center for Communications' annual Frank N. Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication, making her the first buy-side exec to receive the honor. ... read more

Microsoft's combination of Xbox and Windows for handheld gaming PCs can't come soon enough. Windows on handhelds is in desperate need of some love, and Lenovo's Legion Go S is the ... read more

Amazon will display summaries of "Times" content and use the paper's material to train its models. ... read more

The hires follow the departure earlier this month of Sean Reardon as CEO of the Americas Media Practice, with Will Swayne, Global Practice President adding Reardon's U.S. duties to his responsibilities. ... read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James can proceed with a lawsuit alleging that TikTok harms young users' mental health, a state court judge in Manhattan has ruled. ... read more

This column begins with a conversation I had with Horizon Media's Bill Koenigsberg one month ago -- about a week before news broke that WPP was rebranding GroupM as "WPP Media." ... read more

This column begins with a conversation I had with Horizon Media's Bill Koenigsberg one month ago -- about a week before news broke that WPP was rebranding GroupM as "WPP Media." ... read more

Fifteen Iranian students and researchers sued the Trump administration for completely halting student visa interviews while it determines whether to vet all visa applicants’ social media accounts. The suit, filed against ... read more

WPP Group and media are making big changes through AI and data privacy. Here's how InfoSum will help it get there in the company's rebranded WPP Media division, formerly GroupM. ... read more

Democratic senators are probing whether RealPage, a software company accused of colluding with landlords to raise rents, lobbied for a proposed ban on states regulating AI for the next decade. In ... read more

TinyWins' co-founders Lillian Marsh and Matty Ayers, along with CEO and partner Alwyn De Gallegos, will join The Shipyard's leadership ranks as partners, reporting to Matt Bruot, president of The Shipyard. ... read more

Tiger Borgia, a content creator focused on cozy games, has been pulling weeds in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for over five years. Given the current landscape in which game developers ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Megan Greenwell, a former top editor at Wired and Deadspin, about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes ... read more

Blink launched the second generation of its video doorbell this week. Amazon’s budget security camera company, Blink, has launched the second generation of its popular video doorbell. The new Blink Video Doorbell ... read more

Nintendo has updated its Switch mobile app with new features and functionality for the Switch 2. | Screenshots: Nintendo Switch App Nintendo released an update to its Switch Online mobile app yesterday ... read more

The New York Times has struck a multi-year AI licensing deal with Amazon that will bring its “editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences,” the outlet announced on Thursday. ... read more

Ad-tech company ClearLine, owned by Magnite, is helping Fubo in this effort. Fubo says CTV pause ads result in 33% more brand engagement. ... read more

I don't want gaming to become another streaming subscription service that keeps going up in price. I don't want to put even more power in Nvidia's hands, particularly not right now. ... read more

Retail brands are moving aggressively toward digital channels, while tech and finance firms are doubling down on performance marketing. ... read more

Google’s latest Drive features can give Workspace users more information about the videos they’ve saved. A Gemini AI feature that summarizes documents and PDFs in Google Drive is now expanding to ... read more

Top premium streaming platform Netflix added a massive 18.2% more new individual content titles to total 20,400 - easily outperforming other major premium services. ... read more

Now streaming on Hulu, "Adults" seeks to be an adult "Friends." ... read more

WhatsApp is developing a solution for users to take a break from the messaging service without nuking their account data. A new “Logout [internal]” option spotted in the WhatsApp 2.25.17.37 beta ... read more

Driving a 2026 Ioniq 9 SUV around the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Georgia can feel like a victory lap for the South Korean automaker. Hyundai's electric flagship carves out room ... read more

Musk waves goodbye to the Trump administration after four months of government meddling. Elon Musk’s official role within the United States government is coming to an end. The billionaire Tesla CEO announced ... read more

Microsoft is rolling out a monthly update to Windows 11 that includes some important updates to HDR support in the operating system. The updates allow you to keep HDR disabled across ... read more

When the economy turns sour, marketers are the first in their businesses to taste it, especially the ones on in-house teams. Just last month, PepsiCo reportedly handed off parts of its internal creative studio to ... read more

The recent reframing of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s public image as an unabashed figure with more “masculine energy” has sparked controversy in recent years, primarily due to the associated political implications.  However, it was in ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at advertising spend going to publishers, and which categories are faring well and not so well. Q2 ad revenue is pacing well, but publishers are dealing with some ... read more

Google’s rollout of AI Mode to search has rattled publishers, reinforcing fears of a future where the platform stops sending traffic to publishers’ sites outright in lieu of their AI-generated summaries.  While that may still ... read more

LinkedIn has introduced a range of creator metrics aimed at giving brands and marketers deeper insights into the platform’s influence and ROI. As of Wednesday (May 28), LinkedIn creators can now track how many profile ... read more

A company called SoluPet has developed a product to slow the progression of the condition and has tapped Forsman & Bodenfors to lead the launch campaign. ... read more

The first episode features Ford CMO Lisa Materazzo's love for cars, her career journey and her broader vision for the Ford brand. ... read more

Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente is dealing with a system outage that is forcing its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper — and is slowing down services ... read more

Tile trackers are getting more deeply integrated with the Life360 app. In a blog post published this week, Life360 announced that you’ll now be able to set up and manage the ... read more

In the now-defunct deal, the companies would have built connected in-vehicle experiences. ... read more