This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Advertisers will soon be able to own a large chunk of Best Buy’s store footprint as the retailer works to expand its media offerings. Beginning next ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife Tech disruptions are costing companies with 2,000 or more employees nearly $4 million annually in lost productivity, according to the latest research — something that should ... read more

The New York Times’ Cooking vertical has debuted a new baking video series and newsletter franchise led by supervising producer Vaughn Vreeland, making the featured recipes free to access as part of a push to ... read more

The process could ramp up its annual rights fees revenues from five TV networks/streamers to around $18 billion from around $10 billion, according to Guggenheim Securities media analyst Michael Morris. ... read more

But the News/Media Alliance opposes a USPS proposal to exclude delays caused by disasters from the measurement system. ... read more

"The Atlantic" partners with CivicScience to integrate survey data and consumer intelligence. ... read more

The redesign of "Newsweek" was developed with 2x4 design studio to establish a new look, drawing on the publication's almost century-long legacy. ... read more

Today, Microsoft and Asus are officially opening preorders for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X at $599 and $999 respectively in the US. They’re $799 CAD and ... read more

Japanese keyboard maker Realforce is teaming up with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and releasing four limited edition mechanical keyboards inspired by popular Gundam designs. The four keyboards are based ... read more

One of Nintendo’s most recognizable names is stepping down. Today the company announced that the aptly named Doug Bowser, who took over as president of Nintendo of America from Reggie ... read more

Nvidia is open-sourcing Audio2Face, its AI-powered tool that generates realistic facial animations for 3D avatars — all based on audio input. The change means developers can now use the tool ... read more

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving a TikTok deal that will save it from a nationwide ban. (We haven’t actually seen the order yet, only watched Trump ... read more

In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel - yes, that Peter Thiel - has argued that the End Times are night and that a biblical ... read more

Empiricism is about making decisions based on observations and experience, not just theory or pure logic. ... read more

Grooves etched onto the back of a microchip allow coolant to flow through them. Microsoft is making advances with a new way to cool microchips that it says could lead ... read more

The announcement comes as MrBeast is expanding his position as YouTube's top creator to a larger business empire. ... read more

Even as the overall forecast softened, digital formats are holding strong. ... read more

Meta is launching "Meta Lab" brick-and-mortar pop-up stores ahead of the holiday season in Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas to give curious consumers a chance to interact with the company's latest AI, VR, ... read more

Google DeepMind on Thursday unveiled two new AI models that think before taking action. At least one former Google exec believes everything will tie into internet search in the future. ... read more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday pressed his bid for a court order requiring Snap to comply with a law that would require it to remove some teens' accounts. ... read more

Anker’s 65W 735 Charger is $14 off in the run-up to October 7th. Amazon’s October Prime Day event (also known as Prime Big Deal Days) doesn’t officially start until October ... read more

Avenir Telecom is making a line of new Energizer-branded laptops aimed at marathon battery life. There are three productivity-focused models: the Energizer EnergyBook Pro 15, EnergyBook Pro XL 18, and ... read more

Twitch is launching a feature this week I’ve wanted for a very long time: the ability to scrub back on a livestream right from a streamer’s main channel page. You ... read more

Nine months after Google infused Gemini AI into Google Sheets, the AI system graduated from text and charts to taking on formulas. (Even those plopped into messy wedding planning spreadsheets, ... read more

But Gen Z seems to be the audience every studio and marketer must understand to fuel brand lift, and/or the next breakout franchise. ... read more

When Philip Inghelbrecht talks about the power of AI in advertising, he has the numbers to back it up. “Two years ago, we were 280 people. Today, we’re still 280. Yet in revenue, we were ... read more

Two weeks ago, record company Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha "Nikki" Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported. Jones is a Mississippi-based ... read more

OpenAI's latest personalization play for ChatGPT: You can now allow the chatbot to learn about you via your transcripts and phone activity (think: connected apps like your calendar, email, and ... read more

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle charges that it duped people into subscribing to Prime and thwarted cancellation efforts. ... read more

The Explorer 240D’s compact design makes it a great option for camping. | Image: The Verge Jackery’s new Explorer 240D is a 256Wh portable power station that weighs less than ... read more

Media-buyer spending expectations fell from a 2025 growth of 7.3% in January to 5.7% in the most recent survey by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). ... read more

LG’s Easy TV includes a camera so seniors can make video calls to family members for tech support. | Image: LG LG is launching a new TV in South Korea ... read more

Amazon MGM Studios is working on a Spaceballs sequel, and a new cast photo confirms that Rick Moranis will be back after a decades-long break from live-action films to reprise ... read more

Podcasts like "Prostate Cancer Real Talk" "prequalify the listener," says Elverage Allen, podcast host. ... read more

Robots like Apptronik’s Apollo can use Google DeepMind’s updated AI models to search the web. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says its upgraded AI models enable robots to complete more ... read more

The good news is Americans say they are regularly consuming news. The bad news is they are increasingly getting their "news" from social media apps, especially X, TikTok and Facebook. ... read more

Microsoft is blocking the Israeli military’s access to cloud and AI services that have been used in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith ... read more

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, which claimed it tricked millions of customers into subscribing to Prime and made it ... read more

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Amazon is moving ahead with ... read more

What is this, a D-pad for iPods? Have you ever thought your favorite mobile games would be improved by awkward ergonomics, a dreadful D-pad, and a couple of camera lenses ... read more

A new report from Senate Democrats claims members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team have access to the Social Security Numbers of all Americans in a cloud server lacking verified security ... read more

Have you heard? EV sales are expected to dip significantly in the coming weeks as the federal tax credit expires, and automakers are responding by canceling models, delaying factory plans, ... read more

The 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max both feature second screens on the rear. A critic might accuse Xiaomi of copying Apple a little too closely in its launch event ... read more

The event will take place Oct. 15 in New York City and will unveil new initiatives addressing the ethics of influencer marketing, as well as an update of the Institute for Advertising Ethics core principles ... read more

The event will take place Oct. 15 in New York City and will unveil new initiatives addressing the ethics of influencer marketing, as well as an update of the Institute for Advertising Ethics core principles ... read more

The two dominant emotions surrounding AI in marketing today are hype and anxiety. But we’re entering a new era – one built not only on automation but also on orchestration and intelligence.  Agentic AI doesn’t ... read more

Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Hayden Field, senior AI repoter at The Verge — and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while ... read more

Cowboy is in talks to be acquired by ReBirth Group Holding, weeks after the struggling e-bike manufacturer was bailed out by the Brussels-based investor. The news was first reported by ... read more

Alongside an annual fee increase, American Express also recently announced an update to its mobile app. | Image: American Express Following a significant price bump in 2021 from $550 to ... read more

Windows ML is available on Windows 11 24H2 or newer. Microsoft’s Windows ML platform is now generally available for production use, making it easier for developers to add AI to ... read more

Forsman & Bodenfors Toronto and Singapore will become 72andSunny offices. The agency is also adding design and production studio units. ... read more

Things have been weird for PlayStation of late. After years spent cultivating an image akin to the HBO of video games through single-player franchises like The Last of Us, God ... read more

Things haven’t started out so well for FBC: Firebreak, Remedy’s multiplayer spinoff of its Control universe. When it launched in June there were complaints about repetitive gameplay and a lack ... read more

Proton has launched a major update for its encrypted Mail app, which not only adds a refreshed layout but also includes a new offline mode. That means you’ll now have ... read more

Marketers are pouring billions into CTV – but without the right tools, duplication, fragmentation and murky measurement can drain ROI. I can’t count how many times I’ve settled in for a favorite show only to watch ... read more

The late-night comic cried at least twice when he returned to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Tuesday night after a one-week suspension. ... read more

As AI music generators like Suno and Udio make it easy to churn out passable music, streamers like Spotify are getting flooded with AI-generated content, leaving audiences and artists alike ... read more

Kimmel’s return on Tuesday was met with a standing ovation from the live audience. | Image: Jimmy Kimmel Live! The FCC’s efforts to shut down Jimmy Kimmel’s platform have seemingly ... read more

Windows 10 end of support is approaching in less than three weeks, and Microsoft has now been forced to make its extended security updates truly free, without a catch, in ... read more

The OnePlus 15 no longer has a Hasselblad logo on its camera. OnePlus has revealed a few details about its next flagship phone at a Qualcomm event in China: it’ll ... read more

Uber is launching a new discount program aimed at fighting against rising produce prices. The company is launching a new feature called “Fresh Days,” in which customers will receive ... read more

Apple says it’s having to delay bringing some product features to Europe because it’s struggling to make them compliant with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a statement published ... read more

Playground Games is launching the next instalment in the Forza Horizon franchise next year, and this time it’s set in Japan. While I was expecting Forza Horizon 6 to be ... read more

The CMF Phone 2 Pro was the company’s most recent cheap smartphone. Nothing has announced that it plans to spin off its sub-brand CMF, which focuses on cheaper smartphones, earbuds, ... read more

AI-enabled advertising could reduce ad loads on pages; Jimmy Kimmel is (still) causing a stir; and Microsoft is building an AI marketplace to ensure fair compensation for publishers. The post SMBs Drive AI-Fueled Ad Growth; ... read more

Google is in the process of contracting with Smartly to test the ad tech company’s creative automation platform, according to people familiar with the matter, with the initiative expected to include a series of proof-of-concept ... read more

The question of how to rein in Google’s dominance of digital advertising is now running on two tracks: one in a courtroom in the U.S., the other in Brussels. Attention has largely followed the American ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail After years of retooling their businesses for search engines, brand and retail leaders say they’re getting ready for a new frontier: GEO. The term, which means ... read more

Now that they’ve found ways to monetize the data coming off the smart sets they sell, original equipment TV manufacturers (OEMs) want to make sure they’re getting their share of the cash migrating from linear ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail ChatGPT has emerged as a top driver of referral traffic to retailers’ websites, giving companies like Walmart, Target, Etsy and eBay a fresh source of online ... read more

In last week’s Media Briefing edition, we heard from publishing execs about their struggles with Google search referral traffic declines and the cracks in Google’s relationship with publishers. This week, we’ll look at the other ... read more

The Magic 8 Pro has a dedicated AI button along the side. Honor has revealed the design of its upcoming Magic 8 Pro flagship in a selection of images shared ... read more

Google published a new ad for the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro with a "vanilla" theme, but AI features in the phone are anything but ordinary. ... read more

“The Supreme Court is Google’s last hope to avoid an Epic reckoning in October,” I wrote last week. Google apparently agrees. Today, it’s finally elevated its Epic v. Google case, ... read more

A significant part of the problem is declining revenue from advertising, as media outlets compete with large social networks for ad dollars. ... read more

Nintendo is releasing a new Fire Emblem mobile game, Fire Emblem Shadows. The company says the game is a spinoff of the series and “introduces a new style of battles ... read more

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is currently down to $649, matching its lowest price to date. If the past is any indication, Prime Big Deal Days — Amazon’s upcoming fall ... read more

Google’s Sameer Samat explains what’s next for Android and ChromeOS. One of the biggest stories out of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui isn’t just about Qualcomm — it’s how Google ... read more

An e-bike battery featuring several smaller 18650 lithium-ion battery cells packed inside. | Image: Lumafield Lumafield has released the results of a new study of lithium-ion batteries that “reveals an ... read more

Podcaster Theo Von and the Pokémon Company probably don’t have a lot in common. But one thing they can apparently agree on, is that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ... read more

Better performance, bigger battery savings. Qualcomm has formally unveiled its latest flagship SoC, destined for Android flagships in the very near future: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The name ... read more

Sony has announced new Pulse Elevate wireless speakers that you can use with your PS5, PC, Mac, and even a PlayStation Portal or smartphone. The company promises that they offer ... read more

An image of Wolverine’s claws from Sony’s PS5 Wolverine game. It’s been a long wait, but we finally got to see Insomniac’s take on Wolverine in action. The studio released ... read more

Instagram has established itself as the most popular social media platform in Meta's family of apps - reaching 3 billion monthly active users across the globe, according to a Threads post shared Wednesday by CEO ... read more

Saros, the next game from Returnal developer Housemarque, launches for PS5 on March 20th, 2026, Sony announced during its September State of Play presentation on Wednesday. Based on a gameplay ... read more

Microsoft is bringing another big Xbox game to PS5 later this year. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the latest instalment in the franchise, is arriving on PS5 on December 8th. Sony ... read more

Last year, after well over a decade of trying, Qualcomm finally made Windows on Arm laptops a thing, putting both Intel and AMD on notice and shoving Intel out of ... read more

Valve has rolled out a new “personalized” menu for the Steam store that’s intended to make it easier for you to “browse the store and discover new games.”  As part ... read more

Just ahead of the launch of Ghost of Yōtei on the PS5 next week, Sony is holding its latest State of Play showcase to detail what’s coming next for the ... read more

Meta says Llama models are available for national security use cases by the U.S. military and foreign allies including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and their private sector partners, as well as various regions ... read more

The firm is now accepting pro bono applications for big ideas in need of creative tech to implement. "Think moonshot," the agency encourages those thinking about applying. "Something that's worth a damn." ... read more

Horizon Media just dropped new research redefining what it means to be "live" in the modern time-shiftable media universe. The agency has reorganized the meaning of "live" media experiences under a rubric consisting of three ... read more

A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement requiring Google to pay $30 million to resolve claims that it tracked children's YouTube use in order to serve targeted ads. ... read more

The Meta Lab LA store. Meta is just about to launch its impressive smart glasses with a display, and to give more people a chance to try them out and ... read more

Waymo is standing on business. The robotaxi operator is launching a new service called Waymo for Business, aimed at companies that may want to set up Waymo accounts for ... read more

Acadia will oversee paid search, paid social, integrated media, TikTok and Instagram management, influencer management, studio creative, and full-funnel analytics support. ... read more

Volvo plans to build a new extended-range EV at its factory in South Carolina. | Image: Getty Images As it struggles with declining sales and an uncertain regulatory environment, Volvo ... read more

Integral Ad Science has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Novacap in an all-cash transaction that values IAS at approximately $1.9 billion and positions the company to potentially merge ... read more

The Ollee Watch One makes several Casio digital watches smarter. | Image: Ollee Watch For the first time since it launched 36 years ago, the iconic Casio F-91W digital watch ... read more

Don't silo AI -- it's a technological wave crashing over everything, much like the internet itself was way back in the early '90s. ... read more