- The Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Scribe are down to their best prices of the yearThe ad-supported Kindle Paperwhite with 8GB of storage is $40 off. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Whether you’re looking to relax and unwind this weekend or simply pass some ... read more
- Amazfit Band 7 review: where did all the budget trackers go?This affordable fitness band stuffs in an impressive amount of features, but these budget trackers aren’t nearly as popular as they used to be. Continue reading… ... read more
- Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of Moore’s Law, has diedIntel co-founder Gordon Moore | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Gordon Moore, one of Intel’s co-founders and a Silicon Valley titan, died today at 94 years old, according to a press release ... read more
- The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a libraryPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in Hatchette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit brought against it by four book publishers, deciding ... read more
- ChatGPT’s history bug may have also exposed payment info, says OpenAIPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge OpenAI has announced new details about why it took ChatGPT offline on Monday, and it’s now saying that some users’ payment information may have ... read more
- I nearly bought a Framework Laptop, but logistical realities got in the wayPhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge “My old Dell XPS 15 has gotten sluggish. The battery dies easily. It’s heavy to cart around, anyhow. Now that I’m going out in public ... read more
- The Real Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act Subsidies: $1.2 TrillionGoldman Sachs says the uncapped tax credits will cost three times what Democrats claimed. ... read more
- The Real Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act Subsides: $1.2 TrillionGoldman Sachs says the uncapped tax credits will cost three times what Democrats claimed. ... read more
- Putin Wouldn’t Win a War of Attrition in UkraineHe wants the West to think that’s his goal, but the longer the conflict drags on, the worse things get for Moscow. ... read more
- Biden’s Failed Deterrence in SyriaIran’s militias kill an American and get a feeble U.S. response. ... read more
- School Choice on the Florida-Georgia LineTallahassee expands its ESA options, but a vote will be close in Atlanta. ... read more
- Newsmax Admits It Was All About MoneyThe company’s claim of censorship by DirecTV was always false political cover. ... read more
- Let DeSantis Fight Trump Before PutinZelensky is battling for Bakhmut. The Florida governor is battling for the nomination. ... read more
- The Military Should Reject DEI and CRTThe Pentagon’s relentless focus on racial differences endangers our readiness to deter, fight and win wars. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: Attorney General Robert Jackson‘Therein is the most dangerous power of the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted.’ ... read more
- There’s Nothing Like Non-Playoff HockeySan Jose’s NHL team leads the league in sexual politics. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: Correction‘A review of the video shows that Kirk never advocated for trans people to be lynched. In fact, he strongly denies the accusation.’ ... read more
- Biggest Google Ranking Factors On ConversionsWhitespark published the 2023 version of its Local Search Ranking Factors study built on a survey of 44 local SEO practitioners who offer opinions based on hands-on search engine optimization (SEO) work with clients. ... read more
- That TikTok hearing was pretty messed up, right?Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Yesterday continued Congress’s recent history of calling tech executives into a hearing to berate them about their excessive collection of users’ private data for financial ... read more
- Some questions for the employees behind Google DocsI have a lot of questions! | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Why is the toolbar a different color? Why is it oval when the buttons it features are square? ... read more
- Trying to recreate Mario Kart in the Fortnite editor could get you bannedThis is from Epic’s Unreal Editor for Fortnite, but it’s not from any Mario Kart track that I’m aware of. | Image: Epic Games Epic Games’ new Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) ... read more
- Democrats Seek the House via Wisconsin’s Supreme CourtA Protasiewicz win would touch off a redistricting fight that could determine control of Congress. ... read more
- Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Affable Culture WarriorThe governor who defied Trump to reopen during Covid was also ahead of DeSantis in combating woke corporations. ... read more
- Bing’s showing ‘AI-generated stories’ in some search resultsScreenshot: Mitchell Clark / The Verge Microsoft continues to add AI features to its Bing search engine, even outside of the GPT-powered chat features it’s been pushing. According to a feature roundup ... read more
- Xencelabs’ new display drawing tablet gives Wacom a run for its moneyUnlike the Wacom Cintiq Pro 27, the Xencelabs Pen Display 24 includes a stand and ExpressKey accessory as standard. | Image: Xencelabs Graphics hardware manufacturer Xencelabs has announced the Pen Display 24 ... read more
- U.S. Ad Market Falls For 8th Consecutive Month In FebruaryThe decline once again reflects tough comparisons with year-ago results, according to new data from Standard Media Index's U.S. Ad Market Tracker. February 2022 was up 18.6% over February 2021. ... read more
- You might want to get your Mondo posters while you still canFrancesco Francavilla’s Us poster. | Image: Francesco Francavilla / Mondo It wasn’t a good sign when Funko announced earlier this month its plans to straight up destroy somewhere between $30 and $36 ... read more
- Ford teases new ‘Millennium Falcon’-like electric truck, codenamed ‘Project T3’Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford provided an update Friday on the construction of its massive new EV manufacturing complex in western Tennessee, where it says it will build its ... read more
- Twitter Blue subscribers may be able to hide their blue checksIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Twitter may be working on a feature that lets you hide the blue checkmark you got by paying for its Blue subscription. ... read more
- Twitter's Musk, NBCU's Yaccarino Joining Forces, On StageThey will discuss "Twitter 2.0" at the Mobile Marketing Association's annual "Possible" conference April 18 in Miami. ... read more
- Window AC units and air purifiers in the US are about to get more energy-efficientAn air conditioning unit is seen in a window seal during a heatwave on July 21st, 2022, in Houston, Texas. | Image: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Window air conditioners and portable air purifiers ... read more
- TikTok Goes To Washington, Meets Hypocrisy At Its FinestAt the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, U.S. lawmakers' tone was mostly "My mind is made up, but let me see if I can embarrass you." ... read more
- Paramount Works With Rivals In The Name Of Cross-Platform TV MeasurementThe lack of consistent TV measurement is setting nerves on edge – at least to the extent that programmers, including Paramount, are now working with their competitors to find a The post Paramount Works With ... read more
- Yellowjackets season 2 is more of an appetizer than a feastImage: Showtime The gruesome mystery returns, but it’s lacking some of the punch that made the first season so potent. Continue reading… ... read more
- Dentsu-Led NFT Experiment Gives Creators Access To Horror Show AssetsThe main idea is to explore content development utilizing NFTs and the new fan economy in the TV content area for the Web3 era. ... read more
- How hackers took over Linus Tech TipsImage: Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips and two other Linus Media Group YouTube channels have been restored after a major hack allowed a bad actor to do things like ... read more
- March Madness Sees 22% Ad Gain, Steady ViewingThe March Madness mens' college basketball tournament has seen double-digit percentage national TV ad gains as the initial five days of viewership maintain the levels of a year ago, according to an estimate by iSpot.tv. ... read more
- The PlayStation 5 with God of War Ragnarök is $50 offIt brings me much joy that we’re well beyond the limited availability of PS5s. May we never experience that Wild West of restocks again (at least not until the next thing). | Image: ... read more
- New Pokémon Horizons trailer is a crash course in adventuringLiko and her Sprigatito falling towards the ground together. | The Pokémon Company If there was any doubt about the upcoming Pokémon anime’s new incoming protagonists being a very different kind of ... read more
- AI chatbots compared: Bard vs. Bing vs. ChatGPTIllustration by Álvaro Bernis / The Verge The web is full of chattering bots, but which is the most useful and for what? We compare Bard, Bing, and ChatGPT. Continue reading… ... read more
- How advertisers are leveraging omnichannel attribution and measurement to power CTVSponsored by MNTN Connected TV advertising has joined and expanded the larger ecosystem of campaigns that advertisers deploy. As such, omnichannel marketing strategies now encompass television and mobile devices, tablets and other screens such as ... read more
- Congress Isn’t Buying TikTok’s Plans To Protect US User Data From The Chinese GovernmentBased on TikTok CEO Shou Chew’s appearance before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday, Congress isn’t buying TikTok’s claims of independence. And US legislators have no faith The post Congress Isn’t Buying ... read more
- How TikTok failed to make the case for itselfIllustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge On Thursday morning, the chief executive of what is perhaps the world’s most popular social app went before Congress. Like so many social media CEOs before ... read more
- New York State Mulls 8% 'Netflix Tax'Video, music, games, podcasts, audiobooks and other streamed services would get 4% state and 4% local taxes, but pay-TV services and newspaper and periodicals apps would be exempt. ... read more
- UK regulator sides with Microsoft over Call of Duty on PlayStation concernsIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now sided with Microsoft over concerns the software giant could remove Call of Duty from PlayStation if its ... read more
- Digital Media-Buying Data Reveals Surge In Direct, CTV Political Ad BuysThe analysis from Basis Technologies shows a precipitous decline in political ad buys on social media, which is noteworthy given the amount of organic use of social media by political campaigns. ... read more
- Utah governor signs new laws requiring parental consent for under-18s to use social mediaSocial media companies have until March 1st, 2024, to comply with or appeal Utah’s new regulations. | Image: Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP Utah has enacted controversial restrictions that will ... read more
- Elon Musk reportedly tried and failed to take over OpenAI in 2018Image: Getty Now here’s a path not taken: according to a new report from Semafor, Elon Musk tried — and failed — to take over ChatGPT creator OpenAI in 2018. Musk ... read more
- NBCU Plots Movie Comeback For OCD Detective MonkThe Adrian Monk detective character is being revived for a Peacock TV movie, "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie." ... read more
- Meta’s new hand tracking feature almost feels like touching the futureMeta’s promotional art for Direct Touch. | Image: Meta Meta is testing what could become a foundational upgrade to its Quest VR headsets: a way to tap and scroll on virtual elements ... read more
- A first look at using iMessage from a PC with Microsoft’s Phone Link appImage: Microsoft Microsoft is gradually rolling out an updated Phone Link app that finally lets you couple an iPhone to a Windows PC. I got access to the new Phone Link version ... read more
- What to bring on your next 2,600-mile walkImagine this but around 10 times grander. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or anything like it takes a lot of research and gear. So what would a research and weight-obsessive tech writer ... read more
- Hulu Has Too Many AdsHulu might have a tolerable frequency rate, but it also has a much higher ad load than many of its streaming service competitors. The post Hulu Has Too Many Ads appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more
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- The TV Identity Web Takes Shape; Why “Fund” Is A Four-Letter WordHere’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tubi Or Not Tubi Fox-owned Tubi recently made its first ping on Nielsen’s radar with 1% of US The post The TV Identity ... read more
- TikTok’s CEO faces bipartisan skepticism in first Congressional hearing on security concernsAs TikTok’s chief executive made his first appearance in front of Congress, U.S. lawmakers made it clear that other Big Tech companies are also still very much in the hot seat. On Thursday, TikTok CEO ... read more
- L’Oreal uses social listening, in-house teams to tap into beauty trends ‘at the speed of culture’L’Oreal is doing more social listening this year to follow beauty trends as they emerge and move quickly to figure out how its many brands can tap into these trends. To accomplish this, the beauty ... read more
- Digiday+ Research deep dive: YouTube holds strong as a reliable marketing channel for agencies and brands
- Short-form video needs better monetization, creator funds aren’t the way to do itCreator funds seemed like a pat on the back from social media platforms to creators; a way for them to say “well done for your great content, here’s your reward, we’ve got you”. But that ... read more
- Newsletter publishers say they continue to see uptick in revenue despite advertising slowdownAt a time when larger media companies are feeling the pressure of the economic downturn and advertising slowdown, publishers that center around producing newsletters say they are growing their subscribers to those emails and the ... read more
- Pringles goes all in on social to put college athletes front-and-center for ‘March Mustache’ campaignWhile March Madness is most associated with television and streaming, Pringles is turning to social media — particularly Instagram — to leverage some of the college athletes playing in the basketball tournament. The chip brand ... read more
- PayPal’s bringing its passkey logins to AndroidImage: PayPal Android users should soon be able to log in to PayPal’s website using passkeys, the password-free login system that’s being pushed by Apple, Google, Microsoft, the FIDO alliance, and more. ... read more
- The House GOP Takes Alvin Bragg’s BaitThe Republican probe of the New York district attorney is bad law and worse politics. ... read more
- Apple Reportedly Poised To Spend $1B Annually On Theatrical MoviesApple plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies in theaters, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple is amping up its efforts in entertainment production and distribution, with an increasing focus on ... read more
- Apple Reportedly Poised To Spend $1 Billion A Year On Theatrical MoviesApple plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies in theaters, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple is amping up its efforts in entertainment production and distribution, with an increasing focus on ... read more
- Twitter claims ‘legacy’ blue checkmarks will start to disappear on April Fools’ DayIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has announced that it’ll start “winding down” its legacy verified program and removing “legacy verified checkmarks” starting on April 1st, and is telling users ... read more
- Janet Yellen’s Blurred Lines on Bank DepositorsAre all deposits insured or not? Only she seems to know. ... read more
- Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Be an Unmitigated LossThe proposal, floating around Washington and state legislatures, would create more loopholes than it closes and chill investment. ... read more
- Why Ford Can Afford to Lose Billions on EVsFederal subsidies and gasoline-powered trucks make the business too big to fail. ... read more
- Republicans Take the Bragg BaitThe House GOP probe of the New York prosecutor is bad law and worse politics. ... read more
- Stanford Law Rediscovers Free SpeechThe dean instructs student hecklers on the First Amendment. ... read more
- Honesty Is an Antidote to DismayWhen leaders lie and cheat, we question the system and ask whether we are fools. ... read more
- Dominion’s Weak Case Against FoxVictory for the plaintiff would severely weaken the First Amendment protection all news media enjoy. ... read more
- Christian Colleges Can Be Good for JewsRising anti-Semitism and radical ideologies elsewhere make them a viable option. ... read more
- The Wrong Indictment Against TrumpStormy Daniels wasn’t an offense against America. Focus on Georgia and the Jan. 6 riots instead. ... read more
- Alvin Bragg’s WhirlwindImagine a new Trump Justice Department if politicians are fair game for prosecution. ... read more
- Congress seems more determined to ban TikTok than everTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appears before Congress to defend the platform against a ban. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, seemed to arrive at ... read more
- Heinz Builds 'Shrinking' Island On Fortnite, Highlights Soil DegradationHeinz hopes it will appeal to gamers ages 18-34 while informing them about the brand's regenerative and sustainable practices on its tomato farms. ... read more
- Utah Restricts Teens From Using Social MediaUtah's new social media law is "one of the worst we've seen," the advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation said. ... read more
- Is Jack Dorsey going to get blown up by Hindenburg Research?Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge How’s our favorite Bitcoin maxi Jack Dorsey doing? Well, the short sellers at Hindenburg Research published an absolute barn-burner of a report alleging widespread fraud ... read more
- Reddit Continues To Update Ad PlatformReddit on Thursday made it easier to set up and run ad campaigns across its platform as the company continues to grow its global ad business. ... read more
- FTC Proposal Would Require Newspapers To Accept Online CancellationsThe FTC's proposed "click to cancel" rule would force companies to allow consumers to cancel an subscription via an online mechanism, assuming they also signed up online. ... read more
- Marketers Rate Sales Lift As Most Important Advertising IndicatorTop-line results are considered more significant than other metrics such as return on ad spend and audience reach. ... read more
- Twitter Blue subscriptions roll out globally, despite missing many promised featuresIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge People all over the world can now pay for Twitter, as the company has announced that its Twitter Blue subscription service is now available globally. While ... read more
- Congress Grills TikTok CEO On Privacy, Content Moderation"Americans' data is not safe, and Big Tech is doing nothing to protect it," Rep. Greg Pence (R-Indiana) told TikTok CEO Shou Chew. ... read more
- Talking About TV: Most Talk YouTube — Especially Younger ViewersGoogle's YouTube now captures 7.9% of all video viewing on U.S. televisions, more than any other streamer. ... read more
- Wind energy is recovering from a 2022 slumpAerial view of an offshore wind farm on July 2nd, 2022, in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province of China. | Photo by Yao Feng / VCG via Getty Images The wind energy industry is ... read more
- New Metric Measures How Videos Perform Based On When They Were UploadedTubular Labs has announced a new measurement capability for how videos perform according to the hour of day they were uploaded. Customers will now be able to determine what time of day social video generates ... read more
- Banks Aren’t Busting the Economy, Politics Is Busting BanksAntigrowth policies on Main Street mean Wall Street can’t earn money the old-fashioned way. ... read more
- Diversity and Free Speech Can Coexist at StanfordWe have to stop blaming, start listening, and ask ourselves: Is the juice worth the squeeze? ... read more
- OpenAI is massively expanding ChatGPT’s capabilities to let it browse the web and moreIllustration: The Verge OpenAI is adding support for plug-ins to ChatGPT — an upgrade that massively expands the chatbot’s capabilities and gives it access for the first time to live data from ... read more
- Apple’s plan to spend $1 billion per year on movies means more theatrical releasesDua Lipa and Henry Cavill in Argylle. | Image: Apple CODA aside, Apple TV Plus has yet to really become synonymous with hit movies the way the company clearly wants it to. ... read more
- I gazed into the Genesis GV60’s ‘Crystal Sphere’ and found joyImage: Patrick George “All electric vehicles drive the same.” That’s a criticism I hear pretty often lately, especially from car enthusiasts who are none too happy to lose things like engine noises ... read more
- Most CTV Ads Miss The Frequency 'Sweet Spot'Streaming ads' pod position, audio, length, context and more also impact attention levels, finds in-depth study. ... read more
- Sonos plans Move (Gen 2) portable speaker for second half of 2023Don’t expect Sonos to drastically change the design of the second-gen Move. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge It’s fixing to be a very busy year of new hardware from ... read more
- Finally, you can put an AMD processor in the Framework LaptopTwo Frameworks enter... | Image: Framework Framework has announced the 2023 edition of its modular 13-inch laptop. The big news is that not only is there a 13th-Gen Intel configuration for sale, ... read more
- Framework announces Laptop 16 — and promises ‘holy grail’ of upgradable graphicsThe secret: this laptop has a removable butt. | Image: Framework It’s been four years since Dell promised the Alienware Area-51m would be a truly upgradable gaming laptop — and nearly ... read more
- This $39 Cooler Master case turns your old Framework Laptop parts into a tiny PCCase in point. | Image: Framework Framework CEO Nirav Patel, leader of the first company to fulfill the promise of a truly modular laptop, doesn’t just want you to buy new parts ... read more
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has moral choices that feel true to the storyImage: Daedalic Entertainment It is a shame Andy Serkis never won an award for his work as Gollum in the Peter Jackson-helmed The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The way he managed ... read more
- Space Tourism Is Ready For LiftoffWell, at least a conference about it is, next month in Los Angeles with sessions on funding trends in space tourism and "Greening The Galaxy." ... read more