- Meta releases the biggest and best open-source AI model yetImage: Nick Barclay / The Verge Back in April, Meta teased that it was working on a first for the AI industry: an open-source model with performance that matched the best private ... read more
- Tandem drifting Toyotas show how AI might help drivers on slippery roadsImage: Toyota Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Stanford are plugging AI into two Supras that pull off Formula Drift-style tandem driving — but they’re looking for something more important than style points. ... read more
- We’re at a make-or-break moment for US climate goalsPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks during a climate event at the White House complex on November 14th, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images Greenhouse gas emissions ... read more
- New Yelp Ad Formats Strengthen CTVYelp's features and updates - aimed at national advertisers and businesses with multiple locations - began rolling out Tuesday. ... read more
- GM ditches Cruise’s custom-designed driverless carThe Cruise Origin in 2020. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge General Motors told reporters on Tuesday that it has indefinitely suspended production of its self-driving Cruise Origin robotaxi, reports The ... read more
- The Mayor Showcases Ted Danson's Charm In 4 Consumer Cellular SpotsThe agency won creative AOR duties in March and just debuted its first client work. ... read more
- Angry Miao’s new $559 mechanical keyboard has Game Boy vibesThe gray model may lack some of the Game Boy’s vintage vibes like the other colors on offer, but the design homages are there once you look close. Between the Analogue Pocket ... read more
- Inside the global computer crashPhoto: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg via Getty Images It all started with a configuration file. A seemingly routine update, the kind that happens hundreds of times a year to millions of computers ... read more
- Are you being exploited by AI-powered surveillance pricing?Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Nearly a decade ago, Uber revealed that customers are more willing to pay surge prices when their phones are about to die. That data point sparked ... read more
- Netflix: On The Right Advertising Path… Even If It's Slow Moving?Spencer Neumann, Netflix chief financial officer, says ad spend won't be a "primary driver" of growth until later this year or next year. ... read more
- Adobe rolls out more generative AI features to Illustrator and PhotoshopIllustrator’s new Generative Shape Fill tool allows users to fill a selected shape with scalable generated images. | Image: Adobe Adobe is introducing some new tools and generative AI features to its ... read more
- Cadillac’s extra-long, extra-yellow EV has a fridge in the back seatImage: Cadillac Cadillac has a new convertible concept EV that’s longer than some SUVs, has giant pillar-to-pillar infotainment screens, and can keep you cool for the summer with a refrigerator in the ... read more
- The soon-to-be-released Motorola Razr Plus flip phone is already $100 off
- Declining Biden Was Providing Too Much Ammo For GOP AdsThe more Biden appeared on TV since the Waterloo of the debate on June 27, the more the Trump campaign's trove of negative Biden clips multiplied. ... read more
- Netflix, YouTube Dominate Aggregate Growth In JuneWalt Disney - the industry leader in this June index - fell to a 10.8% share from 11.4% in May, while YouTube moved up to 9.9% share and Netflix rose to an 8.4%. ... read more
- Amazon’s Prime Video is making it easier to find what’s free to watchImage: Amazon Amazon’s Prime Video is fixing one of the most frustrating things about its interface. Its redesigned UI comes with a new tab dedicated to all the content included with your ... read more
- VEEP VS. VEEP: High Stakes Thrilla Gets Less VanillaThe ascension of Harris recalibrates the battle, from the thrilla in vanilla (though Trump also puts some orange tones in there) to a fight between what's perceived as backward- and forward-moving forces. ... read more
- The newest Roomba can wash its own mop and will work with MatterThe Roomba Combo 10 Max is the company’s first robot vacuum with a charging dock that can wash the bot’s mop as well as empty its bin and refill its mopping tank. | ... read more
- Wiz rejects Google’s $23 billion takeover in favor of IPOWiz reportedly abandoned the deal over antitrust and investor concerns. | Illustration: The Verge Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion takeover bid from Google’s parent, Alphabet, breaking off what ... read more
- Warner Bros. Discovery Matches Amazon's NBA Deal: Industry ExecsIn a statement, WBD's TNT Sports group said: "We have reviewed the offers and matched one of them." ... read more
- Bacardi Takes A Sober And Serious Approach To Customer Data CollectionBacardi doesn’t have a digital marketing strategy, per se. And that’s because digital is the rum brand’s marketing strategy, said Laila Mignoni, Bacardi’s global VP of marketing and creative excellence. “We still buy TV, of ... read more
- How Can ID Bridging – The Foundation Of Our Space – Suddenly Be a Bad Thing?The controversy regarding ID bridging in the bidstream can only be one of two things: confusion over how the ecosystem has evolved or overvigilance at the expense of publishers who are under attack like never ... read more
- Big Brands Pivot To Indie Agencies; Sports And Digital Drive Record Growth For NBCUSome brands are turning away from larger media agencies in favor of smaller, independently run shops. Plus, licensing sports content is Reddit’s next revenue diversification play. The post Big Brands Pivot To Indie Agencies; Sports ... read more
- Nike eyes marketing moment at the Olympics, as industry execs sound off on the brand’s challengesThe Olympic Games is undeniably a major brand marketer moment. And lately, marketers have been eyeing everything from women’s sports to Formula One races as opportunities for growth, making sports marketing more competitive than ever. ... read more
- GoDaddy shifts gears: CMO Fara Howard talks about-face from provocative Super Bowl ads to focus on small businessesSubscribe: Apple Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify GoDaddy has been known for its irreverent and racy spots with models — perhaps, most notably, its Super Bowl ads featuring former professional race car driver and ... read more
- Marketing Briefing: How the Democratic presidential election upheaval will impact the political ad marketThe political advertising ripple effects of Sunday’s presidential race shakeup are already being felt. With President Biden dropping out and quickly backing Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination ahead of the Democratic National Convention ... read more
- New entrants make media mix modeling faster and more accessibleIn the never-ending quest to answer the famous Wanamaker question — I know half my advertising is working, I just don’t know which half — media mix modeling was hailed for years as a possible ... read more
- Ad world is relieved but skeptical about Google’s decision to keep cookies in ChromeGoogle has just announced that it won’t get rid of third-party cookies in Chrome. Ad executives are left wondering if they can finally stop stocking up on antacids. The pivot, revealed yesterday, caught many by ... read more
- Google Alternate Third-Party Cookie Strategy: Reactions From Anger To ReliefSome ad execs were relieved to learn that Google's approach to third-party cookie deprecation would not be an all-or-nothing strategy that still prioritizes consumer privacy, while others were angry. Google plans to keep third-party cookies ... read more
- Snapchat Partners With Lincoln Center for Immersive AR Sculpture ExhibitSnapchat has partnered with Lincoln Center to help artists bring their sculptural works to life via the company's custom location augmented reality lens technology. ... read more
- Tech billionaires can’t build their ‘California Forever’ city yetApparently AI-generated artwork that was first used to promote California Forever’s city. | Image: California Forever California Forever tech billionaire-backed plan to build a new city 60 miles away from San Francisco ... read more
- Slack introduces iPhone widgets to make work more inescapableSlack introduced its first three iPhone and iPad widgets today. | Screenshot: Slack Today Slack introduced the first four widgets for the iOS version of its mobile app. Three of them are ... read more
- Intel says it has found the issue causing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs to crashIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Intel says it has found the source of the widespread instability issues affecting its Core 13th and 14th Gen processors. In an update on Monday, ... read more
- CrowdStrike CEO to testify about massive outage that halted flights and hospitalsImage: The Verge CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz was called to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee over the major Windows outage spurred by a faulty update that brought flights, hospital procedures, ... read more
- Google’s next streaming player looks nothing like the ChromecastImage: 9to5Google Google is seemingly about to move on from the HDMI dongle design of all its past streaming devices in favor of a more conventional set-top box. 9to5Google has published images ... read more
- Google’s plan to turn off third-party cookies in Chrome is dyingIllustration: The Verge Google is putting the brakes on a change that would have made it more difficult to track users across different web sites to serve them targeted ads. After years ... read more
- Free update makes Cowboy e-bikes better climbers and more efficientYes, the Cowboy Cross comes in “zune brown.” | Image: Cowboy Cowboy is rolling out a free over-the-air update to its single-speed, belt-driven e-bikes that promises to flatten steeper hills while also ... read more
- Google, Meta Compete Over Ray-Ban Smart Glasses PartnershipGoogle has approached EssilorLuxottica about integrating its Gemini AI into future smart glasses, according to reports from The Verge, ... read more
- Judge Sides With Google In Fight Over Health DataA federal judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit alleging that the company's analytics tool collected sensitive data from health care sites. ... read more
- Google To Keep CookiesGoogle said Monday it will scrap its years-long efforts to eliminate third-party cookies on Chrome, and will give users a choice on how and when to protect their privacy. ... read more
- One of the rarest NES games of all time goes up for auction todayOnly 26 copies of this gold-finished cartridge were ever produced. | Image: Goldin Starting tonight, Goldin will be auctioning off one of the rarest Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges of all time. Nintendo ... read more
- Boring In SightMaybe politics is headed toward boring. Maybe not. Either way, brands beware. Brands should to take a step back from activist politics and causes. Not abandon important values, but embrace them as a way of ... read more
- X Blasts User's Bid To Revive Battle Over Ad-Targeting BlunderX Corp. wants a federal appeals court to reject an attempt to revive claims that the company violated an "anti-pretexting" law by asking users to provide contact information for security purposes, then harnessing that information ... read more
- X Battles Washington State User Over Ad-Targeting BlunderX Corp. is urging a federal appellate court to reject a Washington state resident's attempt to revive claims that the company violated an "anti-pretexting" law by asking users to provide contact information for security, then ... read more
- Reddit Heats Up Major Sports League Partnerships With Ads, Fan PostsDeals with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR and PGA Tour will bring Reddit more sports highlights and ads as deals for licensed clips allow it to make money from fan posts. ... read more
- After years of uncertainty, Google says it won’t be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in ChromeAfter much back and forth, Google has decided to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. Turns out all the fuss over the years wasn’t in vain after all; the ad industry’s cries have finally ... read more
- Google Says It Might Not Deprecate Cookies In Chrome After All (?!)Apologies for not putting more of a disclaimer on that headline, and further apologies to anyone who spit their coffee out onto their laptop. But you read it right: Google is seriously considering plans to ... read more
- How advertisers are moving from cookies to a multi-ID landscapePatrick Roman Gut, senior vice president, head of new business, Adstra For decades, online advertising has relied upon a consistent, ubiquitous identifier: the cookie. Yet the cookie’s days are waning. Even though Google has delayed ... read more
- Ad-Driven Analytics Business Secures $1M Seed Funding, Focuses On AIElly Analytics, a technology startup that tracks data across a user's entire funnel, has secured $1 million in seed funding led by Altair Capital and PTV Ventures. ... read more
- America’s long Street Fighter drought ends with a win at Evo 2024Photo: Evo / Stephanie Lindgren Evo 2024 wrapped up late Sunday night with Victor “Punk” Woodley beating Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Street Fighter 6. With his victory, Woodley became the first ... read more
- After Proposed Vivendi Spinoff, Bollore Group Could Own 40% Of Havas Voting RightsVivendi issued an update today on its proposed split into multiple independent companies and Havas would be listed on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange while remaining a French "resident" for tax purposes. ... read more
- My iPad runs Windows XP now, and it’s all I ever wantedYep, still bad at Minesweeper. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge Apple recently approved a new emulator app called UTM SE that enables your iPhone or iPad (or Vision Pro!) to ... read more
- Biden gives states billions of dollars for EV chargers, heat pumps, and other green techPennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at Tioga Marine Terminal on October 13th, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Photo: Getty Images With the US facing the prospect of another four years of former ... read more
- Retailers Embrace Data Collaboration to Fuel Retail Media Growth: LiveRamp‘s Kevin DunnCANNES — As the idea of leveraging first-party’s data grows in prominence, retailers, which have a direct relationship with their customers, look to be in a good position. Now the rise of clean room technology is ... read more
- AI Is Priceless For Mastercard Marketers GuerinCANNES — Mastercard’s marketers have long favored an experiential approach to branding. Now they are adding artificial intelligence into the mix. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Cheryl Guerin, EVP of ... read more
- Rivian’s sporty R3X will be the first R3 to hit the streetsImage: Rivian Rivian’s R3X electric SUV will arrive before the base model, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says on today’s episode of Decoder. Even though Scaringe still doesn’t provide an exact date when ... read more
- The Amazfit GTR 4, our favorite fitness tracker, has hit a new all-time low priceAlong with being an excellent fitness tracker, Amazfit’s GTR 4 is a good smartwatch with a sharp OLED display. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge From the Apple Watch ... read more
- EU threatens to fine Meta for saying Facebook is ‘free’Illustration: The Verge The European Union says it has notified Meta that its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram might violate consumer protection laws. The EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) ... read more
- The Verge’s 2024 back-to-school gift guideImage: Pamela Guest for The Verge Equipping a student for school, especially campus life, takes more than some composition books and a few No. 2 pencils. Continue reading… ... read more
- Rivian CEO says CarPlay isn’t going to happenRivian R1S, without CarPlay. | Image: Rivian Despite Apple’s claims that most consumers will only consider purchasing vehicles that support CarPlay, Rivian says it still doesn’t have any plans to adopt the ... read more
- Here’s a 12,000mAh power bank cosplaying as a Super FamicomNow you’re playing with 12,000mAh of power. | Image: Ayaneo Ayaneo’s Retro Power Bank isn’t the most powerful portable charger, but it is the first to wrap a 12,000mAh lithium battery in ... read more
- Man convicted for ‘sextortion’ of more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, and TikTokCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images A Nevada man was sentenced to 65 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sextorting more than 100 children on ... read more
- The Shokz OpenRun Pro are selling at their best price for a few more hours
- Is Alphabet Adjusting To Google As Its Biggest Competitor?Alphabet will release earnings Tuesday, and advertisers will be listening for information on how the rollout of AI Overview in search will impact businesses. ... read more
- Is Alphabet Earnings Adjusting To Google As Its Biggest Competitor?Alphabet will release earnings Tuesday, and advertisers will be listening for information on how the rollout of AI Overview in search will impact businesses. ... read more
- Reddit’s NFL, NBA deals bring more sports highlights — and adsIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit has struck deals with major sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and the MLB, as the company looks to boost revenue following its move ... read more
- Programmatic Companies Wrestle With ID Bridging And What Counts As FraudIn January, the Chrome browser removed third-party cookies for 1% of users, to facilitate testing of the Privacy Sandbox – and a new controversy was born. This small change precipitated a major crisis among DSPs, ... read more
- Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says too many carmakers are copying Tesla
- All Eyes On Biles As NBC Paris Olympics Start On FridayFor viewers in the U.S. and possibly around the world too, gymnast Simone Biles is the main attraction of the upcoming Olympics on NBC. ... read more
- AI terminology, explained for humansImage: Hugo J. Herrera for The Verge Articles today are filled with AI jargon. Here are some definitions to get you through. Continue reading… ... read more
- Apple TV Plus budgets come under close scrutiny from top execApple’s illustrious original programming may face tighter budgets. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is known to spend billions of dollars on its Hollywood projects, but that could be ... read more
- Kerel Cooper Exits Group Black To Join Contextual Ad Tech Vendor GumGumAfter more than two years leading ad sales at Group Black, Kerel Cooper has left to take on the CMO role at contextual intelligence platform GumGum. The post Kerel Cooper Exits Group Black To Join ... read more
- Solving For Google’s Signal Deprecation Is Not A Future-Proof Privacy StrategyDuring a panel at the recent Cannes Lions, Tracy-Ann Lim, chief media officer at JPMorgan Chase, put it simply: “Winter is coming from a data privacy standpoint.” In late April, Google delayed third-party cookie deprecation ... read more
- Google In The Quittin’ Biz; Can Outbrain Escape Content Recommendation?Web links that use the Google link shortener will soon no longer work. Plus: Outbrain is in advanced talks to acquire or merge with Teads. The post Google In The Quittin’ Biz; Can Outbrain Escape ... read more
- Digiday+ Research: Publishers anticipate having more time with third-party cookies than marketersInterested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. The timeline on which Google will officially kill the third-party cookie is anyone’s guess at this point. According to ... read more
- Immediate deepens CMP strategy, slashes ad tech partnerships for sharper data governanceConsent management platforms at Immediate aren’t just about ticking boxes for data laws. They’re the compass steering strategic partnerships: helping decide who stays and who gets the boot among ad tech partners dropping cookies on ... read more
- The Guardian moves closer to being a reader-supported business as it launches new cooking appThe Guardian is accelerating toward being a reader-supported business instead of a traditional ad business with the launch of its new globally available cooking and recipe app, Feast. “We’re in a transition of our revenue ... read more
- Media Buying Briefing: What Naylor’s exit from Netflix means for streaming overallA quick look at the state of video viewing in the U.S. shows that streaming continues to be the place that’s attracting more viewers week after week. In June, for example, streamers attracted more than ... read more
- 'Twisters' Spins Out $80M In Third-Biggest 2024 Film OpeningThe movie was third-biggest theatrical domestic film opening weekend of this year, after Disney's "Inside Out 2" ($154 million) and Warner Bros. "Dune: Part Two" ($82 million). ... read more
- Is Monks Being Dressed Up For Sale?Last week's announced makeover follows a Wall Street Journal report back in March that S4 received multiple acquisition offers including one from Stagwell. ... read more
- Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 phones won’t come with Samsung Messages in the USPhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 will not ship with the Samsung Messages app pre-installed in the US, according to 9to5Google. Those ... read more
- NotchNook gives MacBooks their own Dynamic IslandA Mac app for true notch-heads. | Image: NotchNook There’s a new app for Macs called NotchNook that transforms the notch on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro into, basically, the iPhone’s ... read more
- Why Democrats May Be The Author Of Their Own DemiseIf Kamala Harris' nomination is contested, her chances of being elected will be slim to none. The choice of a popular running mate, e.g., Mark Cuban, may or may not be enough to counter history. ... read more
- President Biden drops his re-election bidCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker President Joseph R. Biden has dropped his re-election bid. Biden announced his decision with a letter posted to social media ... read more
- CrowdStrike outage: Photos, videos, and tales of IT workers fixing BSODsImage: The Verge The CrowdStrike outage that hit millions of Windows machines on Friday has left IT workers scrambling to get their organizations’ computer infrastructure back up and running. Images and stories ... read more
- The all-seeing AI webcamImage: Samar Haddad for The Verge On the infinite list of possible uses for AI, “getting selfie advice from a Kylie Jenner voice clone” seems both completely off-the-wall and also pretty inevitable. ... read more
- CrowdStrike has a new guidance hub for dealing with the Windows outageImage: The Verge CrowdStrike has published a new “Remediation and Guidance Hub” that collects details related to its faulty update that crashed 8.5 million Windows computers across the globe on Friday. ... read more
- By endorsing Trump, Elon Musk is gambling with Tesla’s futurePhoto by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Within 30 minutes of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Elon Musk did what he had previously promised not to do. ... read more
- Let The Mass Deportations BeginTrump vowed to "begin the largest deportation operation in history" if elected -- which would send shockwaves through the U.S. economy. ... read more
- Suunto’s new headphones finally made me appreciate bone conductionThe Suunto Sonic (left) and Wing give Shokz some real competition. Usually, I’m all about the bass for workout headphones, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Suunto ... read more
- Two new must-have Android appsHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 46, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you like silly gadgets, and also you can ... read more
- Microsoft releases recovery tool to help repair Windows machines hit by CrowdStrike issueImage: The Verge Microsoft has released a recovery tool that’s designed to help IT admins repair Windows machines that were impacted by CrowdStrike’s faulty update that crashed 8.5 million Windows devices on ... read more
- The Gamma PS1 emulator for iOS gets Multitap support and better audioGamma supports Dual Shock controls now. | Screenshot: Gamma The Gamma PS1 emulator has gained a number of significant updates since it launched as one of the first console emulators for iPhones ... read more
- How to make it easier to use your phone one-handedIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge There are going to be times when you’ve only got one hand free to use your phone. You may be walking the dog, carrying groceries, ... read more
- CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says MicrosoftImage: The Verge CrowdStrike’s faulty update caused a worldwide tech disaster that affected 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday, according to Microsoft. Microsoft says that’s “less than one percent of all Windows ... read more
- Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami combines tower defense strategy with the heart of community organizingImage: Capcom Despite its confusing trailers, Kunitsu-Gami is a highly stylized and pleasantly challenging ‘maiden defense’ game. Continue reading… ... read more
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- A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen timeThe DC-1 is very much an outdoor tablet in a world filled with indoor tablets. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive ... read more
- This $1,695 smart bassinet’s best features are now behind a premium subscriptionImage: Happiest Baby The Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best features of its app locked behind a new $19.99 monthly premium subscription. The ... read more
- DJI Power 1000 review: with great power comes many donglesA new approach to power stations that does more than fast-charge (select) DJI drones. Continue reading… ... read more