Integral Ad Science, a publicly listed ad tech company with a market capitalization exceeding $1 billion, is the subject of a potential takeover by private equity, according to recent reports — but interest is wavering. ... read more

Two years after its launch, The Trade Desk’s Kokai tool has acquired a mixed reputation among the agency media buyers it was designed for. Kokai was supposed to be the DSP titan’s next shield against ... read more

While TikTok’s U.S. lifespan remains uncertain, the entertainment app is firmly focused on its future. “When I met with TikTok last week, they were talking me through their product roadmap for the rest of the ... read more

The movie bested the Apple-produced 2023 film debuts "Killers of the Flower Moon," with a $34 million opening, and "Napoleon," which came in at $30.8 million. ... read more

The movie bested the Apple-produced 2023 film debuts "Killers of the Flower Moon," with a $34 million opening, and "Napoleon," which came in at $30.8 million. ... read more

CANNES — Without a firm tether to reality, AI models risk “hallucination,” producing outputs that are plausible but ultimately unhelpful for marketers seeking concrete results. The challenge is to connect sprawling data points to deterministic ... read more

CANNES — In an age where digital platforms promise unprecedented connection, many people are feeling more st year or two.” Live events offer a starkly different value proposition, according to Maureen Murphy, EVP, client partnerships, ... read more

It has become almost impossible to browse the internet without having an AI-generated video thrust upon you. Open basically any social media platform, and it won't be long until an ... read more

The insights are more repackaging data you already know with common sense advice than deductive analysis. After nearly a decade of wearables testing, I've amassed a truly terrifying amount of ... read more

A screenshot from Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. | Image: Pocket Trap / PM Studios, Inc When I was a kid, there was a moment when it felt like everyone ... read more

Over the years, Tesla has built part of its reputation on hosting big, bold events to generate authentic hype for upcoming releases. The robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, last week ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 88, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy heat dome, and also you can ... read more

Age verification is perhaps the hottest battleground for online speech, and the Supreme Court just settled a pivotal question: does using it to gate adult content violate the First Amendment ... read more

The third and final season of the industry-defining Squid Game confidently delivers each new round of the deathly games with spectacularly brutal aplomb - but its attempts at worldbuilding are ... read more

This might be a bigger deal than the robotaxis. Tesla said it completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery from factory to customer. A video posted on X shows ... read more

The Kobo Elipsa 2E is our favorite note-taking e-reader. Kobo is discounting two of its best e-readers. The Kobo Elipsa 2E, a competitor to the Kindle Scribe, is available for ... read more

Reddit has become known as the place to go for unfiltered answers from real, human users. But as the site celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, the company is increasingly ... read more

Scorching hot days tend to hit certain neighborhoods harder than others, a problem that becomes more dangerous during record-breaking heat like swathes of the US experienced over the past week. ... read more

In the past week, big AI companies have - in theory - chalked up two big legal wins. But things are not quite as straightforward as they may seem, and ... read more

With the dawning of a new era of hybridization in the automotive industry, more and more manufacturers are integrating electric propulsion into their lineups. Mild-hybrid systems are well-established, and more ... read more

Gen Z appears caught somewhere between optimism and anxiety, favoring indulgence, spontaneity and self-care as coping mechanisms. ... read more

For years, Meta's trained its AI programs using the billions of public images uploaded by users onto Facebook and Instagram's servers. But apparently, Meta has decided to try training its ... read more

Our water, health, and energy systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack. Now, when tensions escalate - like when the US bombed nuclear facilities in Iran this month - the ... read more

The final report from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan's staff does not make any explicit recommendations, but says its "work is not done," and that it "remains vigilant" against similar ad industry self-regulatory initiatives. ... read more

If you’re looking for a webcam that works with the Nintendo Switch 2’s new GameChat mode that lets you video chat with friends and see their faces within games, it ... read more

The periscope camera on the Nothing Phone 3 — which is apparently in an odd spot. Earlier this month, I wrote about a leaked image of what was rumored to ... read more

Gaming laptops come in various shapes and sizes, though many of the heavy hitters remain thick and beefy machines that maximize cooling to get the most out of their powerful ... read more

So far, Runway is known for bringing generative AI to Hollywood. Now, the $3 billion startup is setting its sights on the gaming industry. This week, I was granted access ... read more

The Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill, backed by President Donald Trump, removes protections for unlicensed spectrum that broadens the capacity of the 6GHz Wi-Fi band. This could result ... read more

After a long week, the last thing I want to do is clean my floors (they’re seriously overdue for a cleaning). Busting out the vacuum and mopping can be tiring. ... read more

A Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Google’s carbon emissions jumped yet again as the company continues to push ahead in AI. The company’s 2025 sustainability report emphasizes that ... read more

Prime Video consumers are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit accusing the company of sharing information about their online video viewing with Amazon affiliates. ... read more

We’ve rounded up deals on all sorts of TVs, from affordable yet feature-packed models to high-end OLED panels that will really wow you. | Image: Sony Things are looking bright ... read more

As the esports industry searches for new sources of revenue, Riot Games has opened up its League of Legends and Valorant esports leagues to sports betting sponsorships. The decision will ... read more

Spotify, a service of nearly 700 million global users (including 270 million premium subscribers), is pushing to add more video content to be aligned with its music content. ... read more

Perplexity cofounder Aravind Srinivas announced a new feature that reminds users of tasks and allows them to be scheduled on WhatsApp. It's just one of many features on the horizon. ... read more

Recalibrate your relationship with phone photography. Adobe's Project Indigo is a camera app built by camera nerds for camera nerds. It's the work of Florian Kainz and Marc Levoy, the ... read more

At best, hashtags are harmless. At worst, they make your brand look out of touch with current best practices and user behavior. Don't waste strategic brainpower on them. ... read more

Building off of its designated portal for NFL content, X has announced the launch of "NFL Top 100," a short-film series aligning with the platform's evolving "video-first" model. ... read more

There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO Elon Musk – but the company also hired ... read more

The company's move comes 17 years after rolling out broadband caps, which were initially set at 250 GB per month. ... read more

Four Lessons for Democrats from the NYC mayoral primary. ... read more

With the Wear OS 5.1 update that was released last March, Google quietly introduced a new feature called Channel Sounding for the Pixel Watch 3 that could improve the accuracy ... read more

The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law requiring age verification to access adult websites, saying despite First Amendment claims, the law “only incidentally burdens the protected speech of adults.” ... read more

Research shows U.S. viewers watch an average of 24 hours of TV every week, with 66% of U.S. consumers watching TV "all or most of the time." ... read more

The Supreme Court ruled that the funding mechanism behind a key broadband subsidy program for schools and underserved areas can continue operating. In a decision issued on Friday, the Supreme ... read more

The refund itself may not arrive until next year for new applicants. Eligible Fortnite players who felt bamboozled into making unwanted purchases have been given a second chance to request ... read more

I just tried on five different outfits in about 10 minutes — or at least my AI lookalike did. That’s all thanks to Doppl, a new app that Google is ... read more

The new Place smart smoke and CO alarm from Gentex features a built-in nightlight, motion detection, and ambient temperature and humidity sensing. A new line of smoke and CO alarms ... read more

For one, Kantar BrandZ data shows a strong correlation between sustainability perceptions and purchase intent. ... read more

Universal and Blumhouse's first M3gan feature came out of nowhere with a premise so ridiculous and campy that it was hard not to be at least a little intrigued. Equal ... read more

A lot of the future of AI will be settled in court. From publishers to authors to artists to Hollywood conglomerates, the creative industry is picking a big copyright fight ... read more

Philosopher, investor and author Anders Indset often romanticizes about combining human beings with tech advances like quantum computing and artificial superintelligence. How would advertising, which depends so much on consumer behavior, change as a result? ... read more

Threads will let you temporarily block words, just like X. Threads has taken another step towards decoupling from Instagram by introducing its own word blocking filters. Instagram head Adam Mosseri ... read more

"Nautilus" brings the steam-punk era of Jules Verne to life in a retelling of Verne's novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." ... read more

Sendi Jia, a designer running her own studio between Beijing, China, and London, England, says she mainly uses AI generators like DALL-E to make fake photos for background panels or ... read more

Golf is having a cultural moment — and golf creators are taking advantage by signing more brand deals than ever. Once viewed as the territory of boomers and the rich, golf has surged in the ... read more

The Omnicom-Interpublic merger remains on track for completion later this year, following a qualified approval granted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Related Insights Advertising around Politics Here are some ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Last October, when Sam’s Club opened the doors to its first store without checkout lanes in Grapevine, Texas, chief finance officer Todd Sears was on ... read more

The latest round of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected next week (July 3), with more recent statistics indicating the upcoming numbers are unlikely to cause much positivity in the space, as the wider ... read more

Redwood Materials is repurposing old EV batteries into energy storage systems that cost “substantially less” than brand new storage projects, the company said Thursday. The electric vehicle battery recycling ... read more

During a company-wide all-hands meeting on Thursday, some of Meta's top executives were asked about the "$100 million signing bonuses" that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed they had been offering ... read more

After quietly pausing the rollout of Google Photos’ AI-powered “Ask Photos” search tool, Google is now expanding access once again and making some improvements to the feature. Google’s Gemini AI ... read more

In its second round of refunds, the FTC announced this week that it will send over $126 million to players on Epic Games' gaming platform Fortnite who were "charged for unwanted purchases while playing the ... read more

Wintour will remain as chief content officer for Conde Nast and global editorial director of "Vogue" - titles she assumed in 2020. ... read more

Apple has introduced new App Store changes in the EU in an attempt to avoid being further penalized under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). On Thursday, the company ... read more

The IAB says the "Gaming Measurement Framework" will give advertisers metrics for display, video, audio, and custom gaming ad formats to provide a greater understanding of which campaign outcomes are measurable and where and how ... read more

Ever been racing to meet a deadline only to realize your coffee’s gone cold again? The Ember Mug 2 self-heating smart mug keeps your drink hot so you can stay focused without ... read more

"The state seeks to erect barriers to speech that cannot withstand the rigorous scrutiny that the Constitution requires," a federal judge ruled Thursday. ... read more

BBC will study audience consumption and may add long-form features. ... read more

Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start testing its new aggregated gaming library on the Xbox app for Windows, and it's now starting to show up for testers ... read more

Microsoft is still updating the Xbox 360, nearly 20 years later. Earlier this week some devoted Xbox 360 users booted up their aging consoles to find that Microsoft had updated ... read more

If you step outside the industry echo chamber for even a moment, you'll notice something: People have been trying to avoid advertising for decades. ... read more

Meta did not infringe copyright by training Llama on books written by Sarah Silverman, Junot Diaz and other authors, a judge ruled Wednesday. ... read more

Comcast is changing its Xfinity plans nationwide to make them simpler – and it’s dropping data caps so that the plans have truly unlimited data. The company announced today that ... read more

Why would Putin bomb a packaging factory? Crippling Ukraine agriculture is the answer. ... read more

The update aims to make it easier to use Gemini as a personal assistant without sacrificing your data privacy. Android users will soon be able to let Gemini control device ... read more

Delta Camera recreates the low-res aesthetic of the Game Boy Camera. | Image: Riley Testut Riley Testut, the developer behind the robust Delta emulator app for iOS, announced a new ... read more

Staying cool during the summer is about more than comfort; being overly hot can accelerate the aging process and be the difference between life and death. The NIH has guidance ... read more

Screen activities include streaming TV, work-related computer use and social media scrolling. ... read more

The online purchase "funnel is collapsing and becoming a tunnel," a Microsoft spokesperson said, a phrase he heard at Cannes Lions. ... read more

CEOs would be nothing without the labor of their (typically) underpaid employees, and the unfairness of that reality seems to be what’s causing all the chaos in director Yorgos Lanthimos‘ ... read more

Google is bringing an AI Overviews-like feature to another product: YouTube. The video streaming platform may now show an “AI-powered search results carousel” when some YouTube Premium members in the ... read more

Google is launching a new AI function in Sheets to help you generate text to fill out parts of your spreadsheet. The feature, powered by Google Gemini, can reference specific ... read more

Melinda Spence, head of measurement and insights, Activision Blizzard Media At a time when audience attention is increasingly difficult to hold, brands that incorporate gaming into their omnichannel strategies enjoy a significant advantage. A robust ... read more

It’s been nearly a year since a faulty CrowdStrike update took down 8.5 million Windows-based machines around the world, and Microsoft wants to ensure such a problem never happens again. ... read more

Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign in November always felt a little too early. If you ask a friend or family member what an Xbox is, the response is ... read more

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its ... read more

The new Insta360 Flow 2 offers up to 10 hours of battery life and can even be used to charge your phone. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced a new ... read more

The BBC wants to make people in the US pay for its content. The public broadcaster announced on Thursday that it will start offering US-based users an $8.99 per month ... read more

First, Amazon MGM secured creative control of the James Bond IP, then it brought Amy Pascal and David Heyman in to produce a new feature about the iconic spy. Now, ... read more

Intel is shutting down its business dedicated to making processors for cars. In a memo seen by The Oregonian, Intel tells workers that it plans to lay off “most” employees ... read more

Offerwall, a monetization tool for publishers and developers in Google Ad Manager, rolled out Thursday in general availability to help publishers generate revenue while providing audiences with choices to access content. The product has been ... read more

Offerwall, a monetization tool for publishers and developers in Google Ad Manager, rolled out Thursday in general availability to help publishers generate revenue while providing audiences with choices to access content. The product has been ... read more

I've been testing the $269 Bose SoundLink Plus, which is the company's latest portable Bluetooth speaker. It's durable, attractive, and designed to join you wherever you go, thanks to solid ... read more

The Dell 14 Premium (left) and Dell 16 Premium (right) look just like their XPS forebears. After scrapping its XPS branding earlier this year, Dell has now launched two of ... read more

If advertisers want to connect with consumers this holiday season based on several new trends, they may want to rethink their media-buying strategies. ... read more

Is reality still reality when it is "augmented" reality? ... read more

"Maybe you could organize your plants like this," my friend's text message said, with an attached photo of white pots of plants floating midair in front of a huge, sunny ... read more

The Elevated Journey app provides guided audio content designed to help drivers stay focused and peaceful behind the wheel. ... read more