Just 41% of programmatic ad spending went toward impressions that met quality standards in the first quarter. ... read more

We don’t typically report on monthly sales data for one car company in one market, but this one seems particularly notable given all that’s going on in the world. In another ... read more

Razer’s powerhouse Blade 18 portable gaming desktop replacement is launching today with a surprise price hike from its originally advertised $3,199.99 tag. The company has quietly raised the cost of the ... read more

TCGplayer is an online marketplace where users can buy and sell trading cards for Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more. | Photo by Stefanie Rex/Picture Alliance via Getty Images eBay is slashing the ... read more

Conservative video platform Rumble's antitrust claims against Google fell outside the four-year statute of limitations, a federal judge ruled. ... read more

Connected TV advertising promises to reach audiences with precision yet the path to achieving this is increasingly fragmented. For advertisers, this means not only understanding the shifting consumer behaviors and technological advancements but also fostering ... read more

The addition of the safe zones follows reports at last year's festival of incidents where festival-goers felt harassed. ... read more

In New York court on May 20th, lawyers for nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety argued that Meta, Amazon, Discord, Snap, 4chan, and other social media companies all bear responsibility for radicalizing ... read more

The Future Leader Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and WorkLife, recognize the next generation of leaders making a big impact in their industry, with 10 years of experience or less.  This year’s finalists ... read more

The Future Leader Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and WorkLife, recognize the next generation of leaders making a big impact in their industry, with 10 years of experience or less.  This year’s finalists ... read more

Why do young men need influencers for advice on how to be a better man? Especially from someone whose only qualification is a TikTok account. ... read more

More upgraded blue slimes are on the way: Square Enix just announced that remakes of Dragon Quest 1 and its sequel are launching on October 3oth. The two games will be ... read more

It is as inevitable as a sunrise that in the hours after the Switch 2 launch next week, third-party sites like Ebay will be filled with listings for the new console. ... read more

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away personal injury law firm Lerner & Rowe, which had sought to revive a lawsuit over the use of its trademarks to trigger search ads for the rival firm ... read more

The price of the excellent 20th anniversary collection of Scott Pilgrim graphic novels is only going in one direction: down — way down. That’s good news for anyone who’s looking for ... read more

HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series is about to introduce the world to a new group of kids tasked with saving the world. Today, HBO announced that newcomers Dominic McLaughlin (Grow), Arabella ... read more

The Browser Company has said repeatedly that it’s not getting rid of the Arc browser as it moves onto its new AI-centric Dia browser. But what the company also not going ... read more

NPR sued President Donald Trump over his executive order cutting federal funding for NPR and PBS. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court by NPR and public radio stations ... read more

In the midst of tariff concerns and a cost-of-living crisis, Sony has decided to throw a party. Starting May 28th and lasting till June 11th, Sony’s putting on its annual Days ... read more

President Donald Trump’s media company could soon own $2.5 billion in Bitcoin. On Tuesday, Trump Media announced that it’s working with “approximately 50 institutional investors” to sell and issue $1.5 billion ... read more

The Realme GT 7 and more affordable 7T have launched in Europe and India. | Image: Realme After exclusively launching its GT 7 smartphone  in China last month, Realme has finally announced ... read more

WhatsApp for iPad is available now on the App Store. Meta now has a dedicated iPad app for WhatsApp, more than 15 years after the messaging service and the first iPad launched ... read more

Google co-founder Sergey Brin shared his take on how to get the most from AI during a recent podcast. ... read more

Fortnite‘s ongoing Sabrina Carpenter-themed Festival season is about to switch it up by inviting players to test their rhythm game skills. Today, Epic announced the impending arrival of “Dance with Sabrina,” ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. We recorded this conversation in person after the Google I/O developer conference last week in what’s becoming a bit of a ... read more

Up to four Z100 speakers (pictured) can be wirelessly connected to supporting TVs. A Dolby Atmos feature that makes it easier to create a spatial audio setup is coming to select TCL ... read more

The report shows how holiday season advertising trends that took place in 2024 do not end in December. ... read more

"We see AI as a transformational tool helping us unlock speed, scale, and smarter decision-making across our organization and in-house agency... What used to take weeks of traditional research and tens of thousands of dollars ... read more

The Nintendo Switch is on the cusp of becoming Nintendo's bestselling hardware ever. In retrospect, it's easy to see why: it's a device that seamlessly transitions from a home console to ... read more

The European Union has warned Shein that several of its practices violate EU consumer protection law, including by offering “fake discounts” and pressuring customers into completing purchases with phony deadlines. On ... read more

Meta has a well-earned reputation as the fastest follower in tech. Did your startup launch a cool feature that people like? Before you can say "Series B," Meta will have built ... read more

The India-only OnePlus 13S (pictured) comes with some goodies that global OnePlus users will eventually benefit from. While the latest phone in the OnePlus 13 lineup is exclusive to India, the AI ... read more

There are multiple ways to unlock the Tapo DL100 smart door lock, but it lacks a fingerprint or palm reader. | Image: TP-Link TP-Link has announced a new budget-friendly electronic door lock ... read more

Worsoff said "The American" is not intended to be "mean-spirited" but instead to celebrate what it is like to be an American. Worsoff is Canadian. ... read more

This show about a family business in Louisiana that manufactures and sells duck calls became the phenomenon of its era. ... read more

Worsoff said "The American" is not intended to be "mean-spirited" but instead to celebrate what it is like to be an American. Worsoff is Canadian. ... read more

Disney, in second place, dropped 7% to 10.7% vs. 11.5% share a year ago, but gained 0.2 percentage points from March of this year. ... read more

Magnite's acquisition of SpringServe back in July 2021 felt like a natural addition to the company. SpringServe offered a video ad server that could complement Magnite's robust programmatic video offerings.Rubicon Project had immediately positioned itself ... read more

Canvas Worldwide CEO Paul Woolmington encourages employees to create their own AI-based projects and tools. He is working on a few of his own, including one called Bullfighter, although he's not quite sold on the ... read more

A hinged design lets PopSockets’ new grip double as a more versatile phone stand. | Image: PopSockets PopSockets is launching a new version of its MagSafe grip that can be used to ... read more

Ad spending held steady in Q1, but the rest of the year is shaping up to be a far murkier story. With companies adjusting earnings forecasts and the upfront market losing steam, the signs are ... read more

These agents will do everything, if they’re built on Google systems can it tweak them to help Google? Robert Webster, TAU Marketing Solutions Alphabet’s AI advancements continue to wow Wall Street, but they’re ... read more

When programmatic media buying first started heating up in the early 2000s, it promised scale, efficiency and more precise ad placements. But some of that promise has worn off. Programmatic marketers are weary, wading through ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Google’s traditional search business is transforming for the AI era. Last week’s roll-out of AI Mode in the U.S. enables people to replace the traditional search engine results page ... read more

No apocalypse yet: Google’s March core update has brought manageable search traffic dips for some publishers, with AI Overviews dragging and Discover picking up some slack. Google’s rollout of its generative AI search experience, AI ... read more

In the U.S. and Canada, "Lilo" rocketed to $183 million, while "Mission Impossible" scored $77.5 million. "Lilo" exceeded expectations of $120 million and "Mission" scored a best franchise result. ... read more

After months of remaining quiet about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods may affect its business, Nikon has announced a “necessary price adjustment” for its products that will come ... read more

MIAMI – A decade after launching Cognitiv with the vision that deep learning would revolutionize advertising, Chief Executive and Co-Founder Jeremy Fain says the industry is ... read more

The Last of Us just wrapped up its second season, and the finale ends in a way that sets up a major change for the show. It's one that reflects a ... read more

Converting paper documents into digital formats means you've got backups of your paperwork should you ever need them. It can also help you clear out a substantial amount of clutter from ... read more

Last month, Donald Trump pushed the boundaries of government and financial ethics by announcing a contest: whoever bought and held the highest amount of the $TRUMP meme coin for an entire ... read more

As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would ... read more

Nintendo is entering a new era. While most everyone associates the company with video games, for the last few years the brand behind Mario has been steadily expanding itself into something ... read more

Ad spend is under more scrutiny than ever as economic headwinds pressure marketers to stretch budgets, making every dollar count. Marketers are scrutinizing their ad spend more closely than ever and pressuring retail media partners ... read more

Over the past two years, clipping has quietly become a staple in some advertisers’ media mix. The term “clipping” refers to the practice of sharing short clips from longer content such as podcasts, livestreams or YouTube ... read more

The bull case for OpenAI to build an ads business just got a lot more real.  The company is developing a sleek AI companion device, born out of its acquisition of former Apple designer Jony ... read more

In an era of programmatic investment and complex media marketplaces made more byzantine thanks to the crush of ad-tech and mar-tech firms offering their brand of “unique” or “proprietary” solutions, does a personal touch or ... read more

Disney Plus will become the new home of CoComelon outside of YouTube starting in 2027, according to Bloomberg. All eight seasons will move over from Netflix, which has hosted the absurdly ... read more

DJI seems to be preparing three new drones for release in the coming months: a Mini 5 Pro, Avata 3, and a Neo 2, according to DroneXL. The site published leaked ... read more

Hisense’s U65QF QLED, which features a 144Hz panel and built-in Google TV, is down to $529.99 for a limited time. Memorial Day weekend isn’t just for barbecues and beach trips — it’s ... read more

Gemini will automatically surface recommended prompts when you select it. I spent my morning with Gemini in Chrome, the new integration that puts the AI-powered assistant right in your browser. Instead of ... read more

Spotify gets new templates for Android Auto. Android Auto is getting more than just Google’s Gemini assistant after the Google I/O developer conference. The company has also announced or otherwise shown off ... read more

City Bus Manager. I'm feeling a strange sense of pressure as I set up my first bus route in City Bus Manager. I want to get things right for the public transportation ... read more

There are too many planes in the sky. In 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supervised nearly 16.8 million flights in American airspace - half a million more than the year ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 84, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you ... read more

For five weeks, the Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp flourished outside Meta's control instead of being acquired by the tech giant. ... read more

You’ll be able to use a USB mouse with the Nintendo Switch 2 in at least one game, as a Koei Tecmo developer commentary video for the upcoming Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening ... read more

It’s finally time to upgrade for many owners of the earliest Amazon Fire TV devices, as Netflix is ending support for them next month, reports German outlet Heise. The cutoff for ... read more

Users of Whoop’s fitness trackers have been reporting that their Whoop MG fitness trackers are turning unresponsive, in some cases within under an hour of setting them up. Now, the company ... read more

The Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe is down to $79.99 for Memorial Day. | Image: The Verge Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and if you somehow managed to skip ... read more

Elon Musk’s X appears to be in the midst of a significant outage. Feeds aren’t loading, and reports indicate that neither are DMs. A quick check of Down Detector shows ... read more

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy starts off by asking a simple question: what happens when you pluck a handful of colorful teenagers from their homes, plop them in a state-of-the-art ... read more

These boots were not made for walking, but you can use AI to make them do it anyway. Even at first glance, there's something off about the body on the street. The ... read more

Hot or warm water, whatever works. Hot water is like internet connectivity for most Verge readers: you just expect it to be there. But that's unlikely to be the case this summer ... read more

Valve CEO Gabe Newell pretends to get a hole drilled into his head for a brain-computer interface. Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, the company behind Half-Life and DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike ... read more

The feature combines shopping signals with machine learning and advertiser product catalogs to introduce products to users within related subreddits. ... read more

The winners of the $TRUMP meme coin contest did get to see President Donald Trump speak at a private dinner closed to the press - but his speech was probably the ... read more

After three seasons, Amazon’s live-action take on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time series is coming to an end. Though The Wheel of Time‘s third season was hailed by ... read more

The leaders of OpenAI and Google have been living rent-free in each other's heads since ChatGPT caught the world by storm. Heading into this week's I/O, Googlers were on edge about ... read more

The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed ... read more

The Google I/O keynote may have been all about AI, but there were a handful of other meaningful updates that didn’t make it to the main stage. In addition to updates ... read more

The Wild Robot is included in the sale. | Image: The Verge If you’re looking to expand your 4K Blu-ray collection, Universal Pictures’ massive Gruv Day sale is worth checking out. The ... read more

Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a ... read more

In a study, 70% said they're worried about how tariffs on toys will impact their holiday shopping. ... read more

SpaceX’s 9th Starship test flight could take place early next week. | Image: SpaceX Following the failure of the 8th Starship test flight in early March that ended in another explosion, the ... read more

Many companies that previously touted their support for initiatives like DEI have made dramatic U-turns. ... read more

I opened Madison and Wall this morning and read Brian Wieser's analysis of the Big Beautiful Bill. If enacted, he writes, overseas advertising and media cos "may prioritize investments in other markets" if they want ... read more

The first thing I noticed about the Fujifilm X Half is just how small and light it is. The camera is designed to give you no excuses - you should be ... read more

One SEO change from Google has cost a coupon site publisher "tens of millions of dollars per year," News/Media Alliance CEO/President Danielle Coffey told MediaPost. ... read more

Analysts typically look to Q1 and Q2 market activity for insights on where the upfront TV ad marketplace is trending for the following season - including near-term deal-making in the "scatter" market where brands buy ... read more

Analysts typically look to Q1 and Q2 market activity for insights on where the upfront TV ad marketplace is trending for the following season - including near-term deal-making in the "scatter" market where brands buy ... read more

A Microsoft employee has managed to circumvent a block instituted earlier this week that limited mentions of "Palestine," "Gaza," and "Genocide" in email subject lines or in the body of a ... read more

The Vestaboard Note uses 45 split-flap modules compared to the larger version that has 132. | Image: Vestaboard The original Vestaboard revived and modernized the split-flap mechanical displays that were once a ... read more

The circus moves on. Elon Musk isn't as publicly, obviously involved in Washington as he used to be, that much is clear. But celebrations of his political exile are premature. Sure, it's ... read more

That's according to a new business report from COMvergence. Local Planet is a global consortium of independent agencies including Horizon Media which won the $857 million Charter/Spectrum business in March. ... read more

The GP-VPT3 is $20 more expensive than its predecessor, but also more functional. | Image: Sony Sony announced a new version of its multi-function shooting grip and compact tripod that puts its ... read more

Google DeepMind this week announced VEO 3 AI Video Generation, which allows creators to develop 8-second HD videos and realistic audio. It synchronizes dialogue, ambient sounds, and music. ... read more

The total streaming cost from seven major platforms, Guggenheim Securities says, would be $94.93 - compared to a legacy pay TV provider-based package at $99.97. ... read more

Here's what we know: it's probably not smart glasses. Beyond that, we don't know much about what Jony Ive and OpenAI are building through their newly combined company io, except that ... read more