The Digiday Media Buying and Planning Awards recognize companies, campaigns and technology that have been most successful in the modern media landscape. This year’s nominees prioritized technology-driven storytelling, strategic brand partnerships and immersive and interactive ... read more

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by cyberbullying victims who wanted to revive a claim that Yolo, a former Snapchat extension that allowed people to message each other anonymously, was dangerously ... read more

You’ll need an Nvidia graphics card to play games in 3D. | Image: Samsung After Samsung first revealed its glasses-free 3D monitor last year, the company is finally letting customers reserve preorders ... read more

As Target feels continued backlash, marketers are waking up to the cost of lost trust. ... read more

Apple has set the date for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the event kicking off with an in-person experience to watch the keynote and Platforms State of the Union ... read more

Discord is finally updating the themes on its desktop app to include a full dark mode that’s ideal for OLED monitors. The new Onyx dark mode is part of a number ... read more

Hoto makes tools for DIY tinkerers who have a preference, not just for how their tools perform, but how they look, too. Not to be hyperbolic, but they’re the slickest tools ... read more

Sony’s new WF-C710N wireless earbuds are available in a new blue transparent color option. | Image: Sony Sony has announced a successor to its budget-minded WF-C700N wireless earbuds from 2023. The new ... read more

Instagram is rolling out a new program to fast-track moderation reports made by school districts. After a district joins the new Schools Partnership program, any post or account they flag for ... read more

A growing body of evidence points to mounting health risks posed by climate change. Despite this, it seems the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will quit funding that kind of research. ... read more

Since early February, Tesla has been the target of protesters opposed to CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented takeover of the federal government. As Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) eliminates humanitarian aid ... read more

Sometime earlier this month, Apple updated a section of its website that discloses how it collects and uses imagery for Apple Maps’ Look Around feature, which is similar to Google Maps’ ... read more

Without exception, cultures and societies with high levels of trust in each other prosper over the long term, and those that lack trust slip backward. ... read more

Mod Op launched a playground for advertisers looking to explore AI technology options. When DeepSeek wanted to upload and offer its platform to businesses, the agency lightly closed its doors. ... read more

Mod Op launched a playground for advertisers looking to explore AI technology options. When DeepSeek wanted to upload and offer its platform to businesses, the agency lightly closed its doors. ... read more

Netflix has added support for HDR10 Plus – a move that will finally allow Samsung TV owners to take better advantage of their device’s ability to stream with better clarity and ... read more

According to the companies, research indicates that Western Union's customers are 70% more likely to make a purchase immediately after engaging with one of Western Union's services. ... read more

The UK’s Consumer Markets Authority (CMA) has provided an update into its investigation of Ticketmaster after the sale of Oasis reunion tour tickets resulted in grossly inflated ticket prices and numerous ... read more

Last May, I told you how 3D printers still aren’t easy enough for the mass market, but Bambu Lab had built the easiest yet. Now, instead of making it easier, Bambu ... read more

Streaming distribution/retail service Roku is testing autoplay ads that load onscreen before the viewer gets to the Roku home screen. Will other similar companies follow? ... read more

In the robot vacuum world, there’s Roomba and there’s everybody else. iRobot’s autonomous cleaner may not have been the very first of its kind, but it was the first one most ... read more

Just as flower buds are beginning to bloom to mark the seasonal shift toward warmer months, Amazon is hosting its first big sales event of 2025. The Big Spring Sale, as ... read more

The Twelve South AirFly Pro 2 Bluetooth dongle now has dedicated volume controls that can also mute audio. | Image: Twelve South Twelve South has released a new version of its AirFly ... read more

Otter, the AI-powered automated transcription service, is launching a trio of artificial intelligence agents that aim to provide quick assistance and boost productivity during calls and meetings. The most notable is ... read more

In a growing trend, the big streamers are repurposing some of their hits on co-owned linear platforms to the benefit of both. ... read more

In January, Disney was at 12%, while YouTube came in at 10.8%. Disney scored strong results from heavy sports coverage, including the College Football Playoffs from its ABC and ESPN coverage. ... read more

Waymo announced that Washington, DC will be its next robotaxi city. The company aims to launch its Waymo One ridehailing service in the nation’s capitol in 2026 — though it acknowledged ... read more

Nvidia’s G-Assist was originally an April Fools’ prank in 2017 before becoming a real tech demo last year and a functioning AI assistant for RTX GPU owners today. Project G-Assist is now ... read more

As ad spend in the fast-growing retail media network ecosystem continues to grow, marketers and media buyers are increasingly concerned about the transparency in negotiations, otherwise known as the joint business planning (JBP) process. In ... read more

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As Roblox ramps up its pitch to marketers, some top creators on the platform do not view brand deals as a serious revenue stream. Roblox has established itself as a creator platform, paying out over ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify The spring edition of the Digiday Publishing Summit provides a barometer to gauge how the year is going so far for media companies. So before heading off to Vail, ... read more

01 Introduction Uncertainty continues for the media industry in 2025, but publishers are moving on from jumping on every trend — subscriptions, newsletters, paywalls — to bolster revenue. Now, they’re homing ... read more

Boston’s Charles River may be famous for rowing, but it can be a single-person or multi-person sport. And, as Boston agency Boathouse’s fourth installment of its CEO study on marketing and the CMO revealed, the ... read more

Forget chatbots and prompt engineering — “agentic” is the latest AI buzzword to captivate and confuse marketers and media execs.  In recent months, tech firms like OpenAI have emphasized AI agents and “agentic” applications of ... read more

Investigators look over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Image: Ethan ... read more

DNA testing company's value has plummeted in recent years, amid user privacy concerns heightened by 2023 data breach. ... read more

Planet Fitness offers courtside cryotherapy, Great Clips brings in Mikey Day, and Dr. Scholl's spotlights the mom behind a top Duke recruit. ... read more

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to the press during a meeting with UK Defense Secretary John Healey at the Pentagon on March 6, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. | Image: Win ... read more

Connor Moucka, accused of stealing large amounts of customer data from companies that used Snowflake’s cloud storage services, has agreed to be extradited to the US to face charges, Cyberscoop reports. ... read more

With deep ties to the world of branded content, Orme founders Faisal Ahmed and Bob D'Loren want to revolutionize the social side of commerce - an industry expected to encompass $2.9 trillion in transactions by ... read more

Three Democratic senators are urging President Donald Trump to work with Congress to save TikTok from going dark in the US after April 5th, rather than plow ahead with plans that ... read more

A yet-to-be-launched “share” feature for Meta Quest VR headsets might have been spotted inside the operating system’s code. The new feature might allow you to share views of single 2D windows ... read more

Wang joined X in 2023 as a key player, serving as a bridge between owner Elon Musk and the larger team of engineers. Lately, Wang has acted as X's lead of engineering and product, as ... read more

The connected TV (CTV) landscape is splitting into two distinct arenas, creating a complex environment where advertisers and publishers need to fine-tune their strategies. One side caters to the traditional upfront model while the other ... read more

As digital-first platforms begin to embrace live content, the programmatic infrastructure must mature to meet the increasing demands. Unlike pre-recorded content, where ad breaks and viewership can be accurately anticipated, live events are subject to ... read more

Apple’s release candidate for watchOS 11.4 came out today, providing an early look at some new features coming to the Apple Watch in the next few weeks. The OS update has ... read more

Apple is getting closer to launching Priority Notifications, a feature that uses AI to automatically detect important iPhone notifications and makes them more visible on your lockscreen. The feature is included ... read more

X’s director of engineering, Haofei Wang, has suddenly left the company, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Wang first joined Elon Musk’s X in July 2023 and has been ... read more

"Without any further action from Congress, the 170 million Americans that rely on TikTok will continue to face uncertainty about TikTok's future," Senators Ed Markey, Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker said in a letter ... read more

More than ever, advertising agencies are acting as principals rather than agents. That means they acquire media - therefore becoming the owner, or "principal," of that media - and then resell the media to their ... read more

I’m not the type of person who assumes that the best tech for me is something that was just announced this week. Take, for example, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, which were ... read more

In a significant executive shuffle announced Monday, OpenAI is expanding COO Brad Lightcap’s responsibilities while CEO Sam Altman shifts his attention more toward the company’s technical direction. The news was first ... read more

Brands that rely on outdated stereotypes alienate consumers and limit their own growth, CreativeX says. ... read more

I’m still getting accustomed to seeing 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitors for less than $700 — after all, it wasn’t long ago that they were retailing for around $1,000. So imagine ... read more

Apple waited too long to seek to intervene in an upcoming antitrust hearing that could end its long-standing search and revenue-sharing partnership with Google, a federal appeals court ruled. ... read more

The agency's gross billings are reportedly about $585 million. Agencies in India still charge a commission rate of between 15% and 20% for media placements, according to the reports. ... read more

Diving into the dumpster fire that's Facebook, as Sarah Wynn-Williams discusses in her tell-all memoir. ... read more

23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, raising concerns about what will happen to the DNA-testing company and all the data it’s collected from customers over the years. In the event that 23andMe ... read more

Google and Microsoft have begun to roll out AI multimodal models with vision capabilities with user permission, demonstrating the features in the past year - and now have begun to show us what the tech ... read more

Google has officially launched its Drive app for Arm-compatible Windows PCs. It first rolled out the Arm64 app in beta last year, but now it’s “generally available,” according to an update ... read more

We reported earlier this month that, due to changes Google is making to how apps access Google Photo libraries, digital photo frames from companies like Aura and Cozyla would no longer ... read more

Minecraft is going to look very different soon. During the Minecraft Live event over the weekend, Mojang revealed a new update that will seriously transform the way we see the world ... read more

Microsoft launched its AI-powered Security Copilot a year ago to bring a chatbot to the cybersecurity space, and now it’s expanding it with AI agents that are designed to autonomously assist ... read more

Though movie studio heads are usually in the mood to pat themselves on the back around this time of year, it is always difficult to take the entertainment industry seriously when ... read more

With $3.804 billion from PHD and $1.956 billion from OMD, Omnicom Media Group expanded its net billings by $7.659 billion in 2024. ... read more

Microsoft and Bethesda are bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5 on April 17th. The game first debuted on Xbox and PC on December 9th, with Microsoft promising a ... read more

Pop shell, have tent. | Image: iKamper Rivian and camping gear company iKamper have launched a new tent designed for the R1T electric truck that’s based on iKamper’s Skycamp 3.0 Mini pop-out ... read more

TV station competition is slowly eating into legacy local TV stations' businesses. Digital-first social media networks and others continue to make inroads on political ad sales. ... read more

TV station competition is slowly eating into legacy local TV stations' businesses. Digital-first social media networks and others continue to make inroads on political ad sales. ... read more

Backed by a digital and social campaign, the year-round food truck is backed by activations and merch. ... read more

Prior to the assignment, The Many served as creative AOR. ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music creation platform Splice. I don’t think I need to really introduce Splice, actually — I just need to play this clip: If ... read more

The firm cited continuing "challenging" macroeconomic issues, a big reduction in the spending of a big tech client last year and continuing lower spending on marketing across its technology client roster. ... read more

Apple is bringing higher-fidelity audio to its AirPods Max headphones in April, the company announced today. When the $549 headphones switched to a USB-C connector last year, they lost support for ... read more

GoPro is now shipping the new Anamorphic Lens Mod for its Hero 13 Black camera, which allows creators to record in a wider field of view without complex editing. The $129.99 ... read more

Despite the multitude of challenges AI brings to the ad industry, technology advancements will change even the fundamentals of how brands, agencies and publishers reach and interact with consumers. ... read more

Seeking a cure for what ails you? Try submerging yourself in the glory of March Madness. ... read more

A Harris survey finds most Americans believe the tariff dispute will lead to recession. GroupM has taken a look at the potential impact of a 200% tariff on European wines and spirits recently threatened by ... read more

The company says it will remain in operation during the bankruptcy process. | Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help the company ... read more

The streaming ad frequency issue would seem to be indomitable. Despite years of audiences and advertisers complaining about the same ad airing ad nauseam, the problem persists. But what if there were a way to ... read more

Agencies are updating more creator contracts with AI clauses and terms as clients raise brand safety considerations, according to three agency execs who spoke to Digiday. With the ongoing use of generative artificial intelligence in ... read more

There’s nothing like a deadline to focus the mind. And there’s no better way to lose focus than by removing one. Just over five years ago, Google set out to sunset the use of the ... read more

By now, publishers’ skepticism toward curation is less a hot take, more a hard truth. The same old story of middlemen, murky margins and the nagging sense that someone else is getting rich off their ... read more

As major platforms tighten their grip on attention within their walled gardens, leaving individual creators out in the cold, Substack is taking the opposite approach. According to one of its co-founders, the platform isn’t just ... read more

It always helps to know you’re not alone in the challenges that you face — professionally, personally or otherwise.  Which is why, at Digiday’s numerous summits over the course of the year, our Town Halls ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Returning to work after maternity leave should be a transition, not a battle — but for many women, it’s anything but smooth. In this episode of our limited edition ... read more

“Social as an audience driver is back.” That’s what Josh Awtry, svp of audience development at Newsweek, told Digiday after last Wednesday, when the publisher saw the most social referral traffic to its site on ... read more

Global survey results from NP Digital were broken out by region and job title, as well as women vs. men. The U.S. part of the survey reveals significant variations in salaries across different digital marketing ... read more

"Snow White" took in $87.3 million globally. Industry estimates were expecting it to exceed $100 million globally. The production budget on the film is estimated to be $250 million. ... read more

Google has started rolling out new AI features to Gemini Live that let it “see” your screen or through your smartphone camera and answer questions about either in real-time, Google spokesperson ... read more

Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed ... read more

The new framework shifts power back to publishers, the IAB claims. ... read more

The Apple Watch Series 10. Apple is working on adding cameras to the Apple Watch in order to enable AI features like Visual Intelligence within the next two years, according to Bloomberg’s ... read more

Balatro just won four Game Developers Choice Awards, including Game of the Year, but the person who made the game wasn’t on stage to accept them. Instead, Playstack communications director Wout ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 76, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry if your bracket’s busted, and also you ... read more

In recent weeks, airport Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have drawn public outcry for denying travelers US entry based on searches of their phones. A doctor on an H-1B visa ... read more

San Juan, PR – Connected TV’s continued growth seems assured. But there’s one area marketers and media buyers might want to explore to get extra advantage in this rising sea: native ad formats are emerging ... read more

The video doorbell would join others in Hue’s lineup, like this indoor / outdoor camera. An update to the Philips Hue app this week appears to have leaked a new Hue Secure ... read more