- 'Attention Can Become A Currency'So proclaimed iSpot.TV's George Castrissiades during the ARF's"Attention 2023" Summit Wednesday at Fordham University. The event was a good start on the topic heading into the currency wars. ... read more
- An Unconstitutional Offer Drug Companies Can’t RefuseMerck’s lawsuit alleges the Inflation Reduction Act provision is a taking and a free-speech violation all rolled into one. ... read more
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- Ikea Shows Off An AR-Enabled 19-Foot Shopping BagWith a way larger-than-life version of that bright blue bag, the furniture retailer wants to draw attention to its latest brand campaign. ... read more
- The US just had its worst day for wildfire smoke in its historySmoke from wildfires in Canada spread badly at Times Square in New York City on June 7th, 2023. | Photo by Eren Abdullahogullari / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images When it comes ... read more
- Ad Tech Is Back In Ukraine!I participated in some eye-opening in-person industry conferences this week in Kyiv. The conversations and debates were fun, intense and lively. ... read more
- Apple’s biggest iPad Pro with a fast M2 processor is $99 offThat Mini LED screen is a stunner. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple may have had mostly small software updates for the iPad at WWDC, but today, you can ... read more
- The FTC Refiles Its Location-Tracking Lawsuit Against KochavaLegal drama alert: The Federal Trade Commission refiled its privacy complaint against Kochava earlier this week. The case is under a temporary seal, so details are thin on the ground The post The FTC Refiles ... read more
- The Question Isn't Whether News Publishers Are Thinking About AIIn a little more than a month, the number of AI-generated news sites has more than tripled. Do the math and read this column to find out what the right question actually is. ... read more
- Uneasy PGA -LIV Golf Merger: Where Does This Leave Sensitive TV Networks — And Advertisers?Critics complain that the association of Saudi Arabia with professional golf is equivalent to "sports-washing" -- using sports to improve a reputation that has been damaged by wrongdoing. ... read more
- Innovid Links To Infillion To Scale CTV Reach, Streamline WorkflowPublishers that use Innovid's software development kit will have seamless access to Infillion's choice-based, interactive streaming ads without needing an additional technology integration. ... read more
- It’s time to start paying attention to 15-inch laptopsThis thing could cause PC manufacturers some real problems. Apple’s M1 and M2 devices have become many reviewers’ default recommendations for popular classes of laptops. Slim and light? Try the 13-inch MacBook ... read more
- Google Drive is ending app support for Windows 8 and 8.1Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Drive’s desktop app will soon no longer support Windows 8 and 8.1. In a support page spotted by Android Police, Google says it’s ending ... read more
- Chevrolet Partners With Newspaper Association For HBCU EffortTwo former interns are starting their careers at General Motors, including Ashley McJunkin, who joins Chevrolet as the Silverado assistant advertising marketing manager. ... read more
- CNN TV, Digital Ad Revenue Plunged 39% YOY Through AprilAdvertisers are down 23% in the first 4 months of 2023, per an analysis seeking to quantify performance during Chris Licht's tenure as CNN CEO. ... read more
- Vivaldi Adds Bing Chat To Its Browser On Desktop And AndroidThose who want to try Bing Chat, but not through Bing's search engine or the Microsoft Edge browser, access is now available in the latest version of Vivaldi, 6.1, for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, tablets, ... read more
- I ate fake chicken breast that the maker of Nuggs squeezed through a showerheadSimulate’s new plant-based chicken breast. | Image: Simulate A new microwavable fake chicken breast is on its way from the makers of meme-famous Nuggs. The alternative meat startup Simulate plans to launch ... read more
- Feeling A Little BaudyAs someone who first got online with a 1200 baud modem, I marvel at the speed of connectivity we all have now in our hands. According to research released this week, the average U.S. 5G ... read more
- Oura Ring users can now share sleep scores with friendsThe Oura Ring is still a fairly niche device, so it makes sense that the company is trying to bolster community. | Image: Victoria Song / The Verge Oura is adding a ... read more
- Apple’s Journal app needs to read the roomI would love to replace my six journals and multiple journaling apps with a single app. But without greater user controls, I’m stuck with this clunky but effective system. | Photo by Victoria ... read more
- Zimmerman’s Herman: Blockchain Promises to Save Brands Money in Multiple WaysThere have been some doubters when it comes to the potential impact of blockchain in the advertising business. Adam Herman, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer at Zimmerman Advertising is a big believer. Herman has ... read more
- Latest Instagram Crisis: Recommendations Enable 'Vast' Pedophile NetworkMeta says it's set up an internal task force to address the problem. Revelations come two years after Instagram was revealed to be having negative mental health effects on many teenagers. ... read more
- Italy Leans In To Cross-Screen TV Measurement
- DeSantis attack ad uses fake AI images of Trump embracing FauciThe attack ad features three images showing Trump embracing Fauci. | Image: The Verge The campaign backing Ron DeSantis as Republican presidential nominee in 2024 has used what experts identify as ... read more
- Some Brands Are Still Taking A ‘Lackadaisical Approach’ To Post-Cookie PreppingDespite their perilous position, some companies still aren't preparing for the end of third-party cookies. But the lack of testing isn’t because they aren't concerned. The post Some Brands Are Still Taking A ‘Lackadaisical Approach’ ... read more
- Where Programmatic TV is Headed NextFollowing the broader digital ad world, the TV market is rapidly moving to the impression-based model. Managed services for impression-based (including addressable) remain alive and well, but this year’s Upfronts The post Where Programmatic TV ... read more
- Scene Of Hideous Violence At Outset Of New Show Is A Mystery"Based On A True Story" stars Kelly Cuoco as a suburban wife and mom who is obsessed with true-crime stories and podcasts. ... read more
- How to watch Summer Game Fest 2023We’ll likely see more of Idris Elba’s character in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. | Image: CD Projekt Red Summer Game Fest 2023 is nearly here. Geoff Keighley’s major summer gaming event takes ... read more
- Google Meet’s latest update offers a more capable picture-in-picture modeGoogle Meet’s new picture-in-picture mode in action. | Image: Google Google’s latest update for its Meet video conferencing software is designed to make its picture-in-picture mode more useful, allowing you to work ... read more
- The Kia Boys will steal your car for cloutIllustration by Sean Dong for The Verge A loose collective of teenage car thieves calling themselves Kia Boys have stolen tens of thousands of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, often posting the results ... read more
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- Blackmailers are using deepfaked nudes to bully and extort victims, warns FBI
- Adobe opens up its Firefly generative AI model to businessesIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Adobe has unveiled a new platform for its Firefly generative AI model that’s designed to help organizations address the growing demand for content creation across ... read more
- Uber needs you to make greener choices so it can go carbon neutral by 2030Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber is introducing a host of new product features aimed at steering its customers toward greener choices. The product features, which were unveiled at an ... read more
- ChatGPT on iOS gets improved iPad support and Shortcuts integrationImage: OpenAI OpenAI is improving ChatGPT on iPad today with a new update designed to take advantage of the entire iPad screen. The updated ChatGPT app for iOS and iPadOS also includes ... read more
- WhatsApp’s new Channels feature brings social media to your messaging appIllustration: The Verge The newest feature in WhatsApp brings a very different kind of messaging to the world’s most popular chat app. It’s called Channels, and it’s designed specifically for one-to-many broadcasts ... read more
- Why A CDP Is A Must-Have For This European Department Store ChainAround nine months ago, European department store chain El Corte Inglés started using a customer data platform to do more – and better – with its first-party data. The post Why A CDP Is A Must-Have For ... read more
- Viant And MediaMath, Stronger Together; Will Prime Go AVOD?Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Two Become One Viant may buy MediaMath, knitting together the pair of well-known DSPs, Digiday reports. MediaMath is The post Viant And MediaMath, ... read more
- Can Meta remain the ‘holy grail of paid advertising’ with challenges, challengers and Advantage+?It has been just over two years since Apple introduced Apple Tracking Transparency (ATT) and iOS 14 to limit the amount of user data app developers and advertisers have access to. It’s especially been a ... read more
- Digiday+ Research: Nearly two-thirds of publishers think they will lose when the third-party cookie diesInterested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Publishers have been busy with their first-party-data-focused prep for the end of the third-party cookie. But that doesn’t mean ... read more
- With TikTok star Keith Lee, Pepsi hopes to draw Gen Z to Black-owned restaurantsPepsiCo’s Pepsi Dig In platform is looking to promote the best Black-owned restaurants across the country. So it’s teaming up with TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee through Pepsi Dig In’s Restaurant Royalty program to highlight ... read more
- How a new data-driven TV ad product from Blockgraph aims to harmonize varied data feedsBlockgraph, a corporate-backed ad-tech player in the data-driven TV ad space, has always focused on being privacy compliant. Its strategy has adapted as new laws and regulation have gone into place and the ad industry ... read more
- Media Briefing: Publisher execs fear lack of visibility for Q3, but feel steady year over yearThis week’s Media Briefing highlights the thoughts, feelings and concerns shared by publisher CROs and media execs as the second quarter comes to a close. The CRO says Podcasters rely on bonus content ... read more
- Digiday+ Research Briefing: CMO Strategies — How marketers’ social platform budgets stack upInterested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Welcome to the Digiday+ Research Briefing, your weekly curation of media and marketing research insights. As a member, you ... read more
- Amazon Reportedly Planning Ad Option For Prime VideoAmazon is planning to launch a platform-wide ad-supported tier of its Prime Video streaming service, according to "The Wall Street Journal." ... read more
- Marketers: Generative AI Can Save 5 Hours Of Work Per WeekThat's according to a Salesforce and YouGov study in which marketers also expressed concerns about the accuracy and quality of such AI outputs. ... read more
- CNET Issues Guidelines, Saying It Will Not Write Entire Articles With AINor will it create artwork or conduct product testing or reviews, company says. ... read more
- Apple wants to turn your iPhone into a pet-tracking cameraImage: Apple Apple has a new development framework that can be used to turn your iPhone into an autonomous pet-tracking camera. According to documentation on Apple’s website, developers can use pet-tracking features ... read more
- Merck Sues to Stop the IRA’s ‘Extortion’The drug maker makes a compelling case that the Medicare price-control bill violates the Constitution. ... read more
- Wildfires and Progressive Climate-Change DeniersCO2 emissions from fires overwhelm the cuts from regulation. ... read more
- Gutting Judicial Review in IllinoisGov. Pritzker signs a law to prevent his policies from being overturned in court. ... read more
- The Long Reach of Hong Kong TyrannyA single Facebook post from abroad or even singing a song can put you in prison. ... read more
- What New York City looked like stifled in wildfire smokeThe view of Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Parks Pier 6 was obscured as New York City was shrouded in smoke on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge ... read more
- Twitch walks back controversial ad rules policyIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is reversing its newly announced rules concerning the way streamers could display ads on the platform after swift backlash from streamers and content creators. ... read more
- Twitch Faces Backlash From Streamers After Branding Rule ChangesChanges to Twitch's branded-content guidelines could hinder content creators' ability to monetize original content and limit brand deals, eliminating many options to advertise products and services. ... read more
- ‘Crypto Communism’ Has a New MeaningChina seeks to infiltrate the U.S. financial system, and the SEC and Finra seem oblivious. ... read more
- GameStop fires its CEOPhoto by Sean Hollister / The Verge GameStop has fired CEO Matt Furlong, the company announced as part of its first quarter 2023 earnings on Wednesday. There’s no immediate replacement, though board ... read more
- TikTok Trackers Found On Missouri's COVID-19 SiteA government operated Missouri website that offers information about COVID-19 appears to have sent ad-related data about visitors to TikTok, researchers at Princeton University reported this week. ... read more
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the start of something big, but it’s a terrible Beast Wars movieThe Autobots, Maximals, and human heroes of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. | Paramount Paramount’s new Transformers feature barely capitalizes on Beast Wars’ Maximals, but the action-packed movie has a couple of ... read more
- Government Spending Is the Central Issue of Our TimeMcCarthy, DeSantis, Pence, Haley, Scott, Christie, Ramaswamy, (maybe Trump) are united on spending. It’s an accomplishment. ... read more
- Welcome to Biden’s Tale of WOEHis industrial policy doesn’t serve consumers, but its rules and subsidies will be hard to undo. ... read more
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- Don’t Give Away the Farm BillLawmakers have a chance to undo Biden’s massive and improper increase in food-stamp benefits. ... read more
- Apple’s Vision Pro is the Retina display moment for headsetsThe Apple Vision Pro. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I tried the Vision Pro, and just like the introduction of the iPhone 4 over a decade ago, there’s no going ... read more
- Generation X Did Summer Vacation RightMy younger years were underplanned and overenjoyed. ... read more
- Messi’s move to MLS is a big deal for ApplePhoto by Manuel Cortina / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Lionel Messi has found a new home, and it’s a big win for Apple. The legendary soccer player has said ... read more
- Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changesIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is creating an exemption to its unpopular new API pricing terms for makers of accessibility apps, which could come as a big relief for ... read more
- ‘The Best Places to Spot Tarantulas’The critter has come a long way since its big-screen debut. ... read more
- Here are the features Apple didn’t announce in the WWDC keynoteWWDC 2023 was chock-full, but there was still a lot Apple didn’t say. | Illustration: The Verge Apple held a monstrous WWDC this year, and a ton of what was rumored, it ... read more
- Group chats between Android and iOS might be getting better — but only for iPhonesiOS 17 might alleviate a little bit of the pain of cross-platform group chats. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A change to messaging in iOS 17 might be ... read more
- Streamer Ad Revenue Estimates: Disney+ Eyes $750M, Netflix $620MNetflix is projected to end the year with $620 million in ad revenue and Disney+ at $750 million, estimates from Insider Intelligence, eMarketer, and Guggenheim Securities project. ... read more
- New York City sues Kia and Hyundai over car thefts that went viral on TikTokImage: The Verge New York City became the latest city to file suit against Hyundai and Kia over a rash of vehicle thefts that went viral on TikTok and other social media ... read more
- Amazon Prime Video is reportedly planning an ad-supported tierIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is in talks to launch an ad-supported tier of Prime Video, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources close to the ... read more
- How to connect Alexa to Spotify, Apple Music, and moreIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge As you might expect, Alexa-friendly devices tend to assume that you want to hear tunes from Amazon Music. If you prefer Spotify, Apple Music, or ... read more
- Senators Question Meta Over 'Unrestrained' AI ReleaseThe widespread availability of Meta's advanced AI "raises serious questions about the potential for misuse or abuse," Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley write. ... read more
- Twitch’s new ad rules will hurt streamers, charities, and brandsIllustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch’s new rules governing how certain kinds of ads can be displayed has caused confusion, fear, and anger among streamers. Continue reading… ... read more
- Windows 11’s modern File Explorer UI and RGB lighting controls head to testersThe new File Explorer home UI has a carousel for recent files. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has started testing its new modern File Explorer UI for Windows 11 alongside built-in RGB lighting ... read more
- LinkedIn Announces Ad Formats, Features Allowing Members To Message BrandsLinkedIn features announced Wednesday ranging from messaging to multiple ad formats aim to help brands start a conversation and communicate directly with members. ... read more
- Minecraft officially launches for ChromebooksImage: Microsoft Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is now available for Chromebooks, Google announced on Wednesday, following the launch of an early access version in March. The official Chromebook release makes the game even ... read more
- The Mac Pro ends the Apple Silicon transition, but it’s just one step in a much bigger journeyThe new Mac Pro next to a Pro Display XDR. | Image: Apple Apple has completed the Mac’s move away from Intel. Now it needs to prove Mac Pro upgrades can keep ... read more
- Apple’s third-gen AirPods have returned to their best price to dateThe latest AirPods tout great sound quality, not to mention some of the best voice call quality you can get in a pair of earbuds. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge ... read more
- Apple Maps is finally getting offline navigationPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple Maps is getting a feature that users have been wanting for years: offline maps. With the launch of iOS 17 later this year, ... read more
- My Lesson for Republicans Running for President in 2024A strong record isn’t enough. You need big, bold ideas. ... read more
- The Truth About ‘Puberty Blockers’The FDA hasn’t approved them for gender dysphoria, and their effects are serious and permanent. ... read more
- Ahsoka has an official premiere dateImage: Disney Ahsoka, the upcoming Star Wars Disney Plus series starring Rosario Dawson, premieres on August 23rd, Disney announced on Wednesday. Previously, we only knew that the show was set to launch ... read more
- MediaMath and Viant are in talks to potentially join forcesTwo of the most prominent demand-side platforms in ad tech have held talks in recent weeks with potential outcomes including Viant purchasing MediaMath, a deal that would take one of the most longstanding names in ... read more
- How Google Earth Engine revolutionized the way we monitor deforestationGlobal forest change over the last 22 years | Image: University of Maryland What started as an engineer’s curiosity about a logging project in California became a groundbreaking platform that allows for ... read more
- CNN's Chris Licht Steps DownEmbattled CNN chief executive Chris Licht has departed from the Warner Bros. Discovery news channel. Warner Bros. Discovery is searching for a replacement. ... read more
- How social networks gave up on 2020 election liesIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On tech platforms these days you can get away with just about anything, as long as you’re running for president. Take Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ... read more
- Here’s how many lives would be saved by switching to EV-only sales
- The best Xbox controller to buy right nowIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From basic and affordable to premium and ultra-customizable, these are the best controllers for Xbox. And they work with PCs, too. Continue reading… ... read more
- Apple made a VR headset, but it’ll never admit itI’m supposed to believe this isn’t a VR headset? | Image: Apple As Apple CEO Tim Cook was winding up to reveal the company’s new Vision Pro headset on Monday, I was ... read more
- As MikMak Enters Its Newest Phase, It Follows Trends Like Retail Media And Self-ServeMikMak rolled out an “apples-to-apples comparison” tool across social, search, programmatic, streaming video and retail media Wednesday, dubbed MikMak Commerce for Retail Media. The post As MikMak Enters Its Newest Phase, It Follows Trends Like ... read more
- The Trade Desk’s Kokai Upgrade Takes Inspiration From The Walled Gardens It RevilesThe Kokai upgrade is the culmination of multiyear investments in AI-driven campaign optimization, measurement, reporting and data-sharing partnerships with publishers, CTV platforms and retail media networks. The post The Trade Desk’s Kokai Upgrade Takes Inspiration ... read more
- WordPress has a new AI tool that will write blog posts for youThe tool can generate whole blog posts from a single prompt. | Image: Automattic WordPress is getting a sleek new AI plug-in that can generate and edit text. The tool is called ... read more
- Charter Makes Its Linear Inventory ProgrammaticCharter’s full linear footprint is going programmatic, the result of a partnership between Spectrum Reach, the ad sales division of Charter, and supply-side platform Beachfront. The post Charter Makes Its Linear Inventory Programmatic appeared first ... read more
- Good Omens season 2’s first trailer is a heavenly missing persons caseImage: Amazon Last month, Amazon confirmed that, after a lengthy hiatus, Good Omens was coming back for a second season on Prime Video — and now, we have our very first look. ... read more
- Nielsen Intros Local Streaming Metrics Report In Top 56 U.S. MarketsThe quarterly report is first to offer local-market metrics on TV app usage and streaming to-the-glass, the company says. ... read more