It's official, Microsoft is asking employees to return to the office three days per week. Amy Coleman, executive vice president and Microsoft's chief people officer, revealed the news to Microsoft ... read more

That's according to WPP Media, which has issued an updated report on trends driving that ad industry over the next five years. ... read more

Hyundai is out with a new concept car that previews a smaller EV that could slot below the Ioniq 5. And while the design is pretty bold, and full of ... read more

These screenshots are two examples of vertical videos that Google generated using Veo 3’s updated features. Google has added support for 1080p resolution and vertical video formats to its Veo ... read more

If you’ve been eyeing a flip phone but have been put off by the price, now’s your chance to snag one at a serious discount. Motorola’s latest Razr is currently ... read more

It’s that time of year again: Apple is getting ready to reveal all of the changes coming to its latest generation of iPhones. This year’s “awe dropping” event is expected ... read more

What the human brain is best at is what AI is unable to do. And vice versa. ... read more

The Atari Gamestation Go comes with over 200 retro games. | Image: Atari Nearly two years after it was first announced at CES 2024, My Arcade’s Atari Gamestation Go handheld ... read more

On Tuesday, video advertising platform Pixability launched its own agentic product, which will help marketers more quickly identify and target scalable audience segments on YouTube. The post Pixability Introduces Agentic AI Audience Tools To Its ... read more

Don’t call it a comeback. Canon seems to be riding the TikTok digicam resurgence and is rereleasing a mid-2010s point-and-shoot — the PowerShot Elph 360 HS A. It’s mostly the ... read more

The chairman of the company, Sandeep Goyal, told Exchange 4 Media, that he was in "active discussions" with investment bankers about potential backing for a deal. ... read more

In a tough market for digital publishers, sports content remains an ad revenue MVP. And while website display ads have lost their shine for many advertisers, short-form video is still in demand. The increasing demand ... read more

Stories of the black TV experience that have long been familiar to most of us are nevertheless retold and re-illuminated with new depth. ... read more

Stern has been part of the rise of digital radio and Sirius XM since 2006, and a key draw to the service. The story evolved around his 5-year deal, ending this year and valued at ... read more

Frankenstein is one of those stories that's been retold countless times. And yet, Guillermo del Toro has managed to make a version that not only feels true to Mary Shelley's ... read more

Daily Hub aims to combine useful info with curated recommendations, but only sometimes succeeds. When Google launched the Pixel 10 line last month, it gave as much attention to its ... read more

Leaked images potentially give us a closer look at the Powerbeats Fit and its color-matched charging case. Apple teased the upcoming Powerbeats Fit last month, and now renders and specifications ... read more

Firefox will soon let you shake your iPhone to get an AI-generated summary of the webpage you’re on. The feature rolls out this week, and will operate using Apple’s on-device ... read more

Agencies are being rocked by the rise of AI. The solution? Bring on more humans. No, seriously. On Tuesday, digital agency Incubeta announced its acquisition of RocketSource, a consultancy that helps advertisers understand what drives ... read more

The 3D-printed Switch 2 mockup that started Nintendo’s dispute with Genki. Nintendo has settled the lawsuit it filed against accessory maker Genki over the Switch 2 mockup it showcased at ... read more

Microsoft and LG are partnering up to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to internet-connected vehicles. A new Xbox app will soon be available on cars that use LG’s Automotive Content Platform ... read more

Reports have been circulating for the past few weeks that recent Windows 11 updates (KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. While plenty of YouTube ... read more

The Plex media streaming platform has been breached in what looks to be a repeat of a 2022 incident that saw authentication data and encrypted passwords compromised. The company is urging ... read more

What even is the difference between a DSP and SSP anymore? Google Ad Manager (GAM), which is Google’s sell-side business, is reportedly pursuing direct deals with the buy side – the implication being that demand-side platforms, ... read more

Why is Publicis still winning?; The Dollar Shave Club gets into influencer marketing; and publishers are tossing their cultural critics aside. The post French For “Sour Grapes”; The In-House From Out Of House appeared ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling, Glossy. Fashion media is in a time of transformation. Vogue has a new editor, editorial-forward retailers are seeking bankruptcy protection, print fashion publications are falling off and digital platforms ... read more

This past weekend’s Roblox Developers Conference highlighted the platform’s rapid growth — but also the continued tension between the platform’s creators and its ad sales team. On Sept. 5 and 6, roughly 2,000 Roblox creators and ... read more

There’s rarely a dull moment in platform land but even by those standards, this year has been unusually turbulent. A new administration in Washington, rising competition, regulatory pressure and economic uncertainty have all collided to ... read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify With the rise of AI, more people are starting their online search via AI-powered chatbots like Perplexity, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and of course, Google’s Gemini. That shift in online search ... read more

On Wednesday, September 10, Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail will be hosting Retail Media Advertising Strategies, a one-day event focused on all things retail media. Stay tuned for coverage from the event. Back in ... read more

Related Insights Google on Trial Angry and disappointed, if not surprised: The ad industry reacts to the Google search remedies ruling  Read More September 2025 may prove to ... read more

Going forward, Wieser says, ongoing concerns over tariffs will raise risks for the U.S. economy and the ad marketplace - especially digital platforms. ... read more

Whether it's a castle vibe or something cozier, the platform is encouraging a new way to shop. ... read more

AMD’s FSR 4 AI upscaling and frame-generation technology can now be enabled for “most games that support FSR 3.1 with DirectX 12,” the company says in the patch notes for ... read more

Nintendo has notched another victory in its crusade against piracy. Last week, a Washington District Court judge ordered Ryan Daley to pay Nintendo $2 million and stop selling modded Switch ... read more

TikTok has announced that its user base in Europe is steadily growing - with 5 million more active users vs. this time last year. "More than 200 million people across Europe now come to TikTok ... read more

Snapchat's new "Imagine Lens" marks the company's first generative AI lens dictated by free-form text prompts, and provides another potential reason for users to pay for Snap's subscription offerings. ... read more

Google made three major updates to its Gemini-powered products on Monday: The Gemini app now accepts audio files; Search can handle five new languages; and NotebookLM creates reports in the ... read more

Signal is launching its first paid feature: the ability to make secure, end-to-end encrypted backups of your media history older than 45 days and of your text message history for ... read more

Advertising analytics company Adalytics is urging a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by DoubleVerify, which claims it was defamed by an Adalytics report regarding invalid traffic. ... read more

On Monday, PubMatic became the second sell-side platform to file a follow-on antitrust lawsuit against Google. The post PubMatic Is Suing Google For Monopolistic Behavior, The Second Such SSP Case appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Anthropic has updated its privacy terms after allegations of copyright infringement by its AI assistant Claude. Anthropic used shadow libraries, online repositories and databases of books, articles and other content were used to train its ... read more

It’s been five years since Polestar first introduced the Precept, a concept car that the electric automaker described as “a manifesto of things to come; a declaration.” Well, come they ... read more

An old screenshot of Nova Launcher. | Image: Nova Launcher After nearly everyone working on the Nova Launcher, one of the most recognizable names in Android launchers, was laid off ... read more

The ad industry is still smarting from last week’s news of a laissez-faire set of court-ordered remedies after Google was found guilty of operating a monopoly in the search ad market. Well, the frustrated masses ... read more

Despite the rise of e-commerce, brick-and-mortar locations still offer opportunities for connection and conversion. These physical spaces offer opportunities to drive brand awareness, encourage product trials, and, crucially, facilitate conversions, according to Sean Crawford, managing ... read more

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But ... read more

A new group of whistleblowers are coming forward to allege that Meta is restricting research into how its virtual reality offerings could negatively impact kids and teens, The Washington Post ... read more

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday granted the Trump administration's emergency request to block FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter's reinstatement. ... read more

The lawsuit is the second by an ad exchange since a judge ruled in April that Google had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and tools used by websites to sell ad space. OpenX Technologies filed the ... read more

The lawsuit is the second by an ad exchange since a judge ruled in April that Google had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and tools used by websites to sell ad space. OpenX Technologies filed the ... read more

The 2025-2026 college football season kicked off last week. If you want something to do while you wait for your favorite team to hit the field every week through the ... read more

After a seed round last June, Josh Walsh wasn’t looking to raise more funding this year for BranchLab, the data science startup for health care marketers that he co-founded in early 2024. But then he ... read more

Dish parent company EchoStar is selling wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for around $17 billion, the companies announced on Monday. SpaceX says it will use the spectrum to create the “next ... read more

Highly visual platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat often intensify body surveillance, body shame and dissatisfaction with appearance. ... read more

There are a few major components to The New York Times’ digital subscription growth strategy: reaching new subscribers, improving retention, and increasing subscription revenue. The strategy in the immediate is centered around a new subscription ... read more

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Hank Green, cofounder of Complexly, where we make SciShow, Crash Course, and a bunch of other educational YouTube channels. I’m also an author, ... read more

The best part of going to a film festival is finding something new. Sure, it's great to find out that movies you're excited about are in fact good - I've ... read more

"Libraries matter more than ever," says New York Public Library president Anthony W. Marx. "Libraries are a great tool for sharing information that is trustworthy." ... read more

A reported statement from CBS News last week said: "In response to audience feedback over the past week, we have implemented a new policy for greater transparency in our interviews. 'Face The Nation' will now ... read more

Out with the old iPhone, in with the new. There's probably a lot of market research out there by fancy people who analyze consumer data trying to answer one question: ... read more

In "The Girlfriend" on Amazon Prime, Robin Wright plays a wealthy mother who has a creepy relationship with her grown son. ... read more

The surprising $83 million U.S./Canada opening for "The Conjuring: Last Rites" made it the third-biggest horror movie in box-office history. Strong franchise interest and word-of-mouth enabled Warner Bros. to spend only $9.1 million on national ... read more

Analysis of August mega-investment rounds showed late-stage funding indicates no signs of slowing for AI-supported companies across the advertising space. Neither do investments in AI-based startups. ... read more

August mega-investment rounds showed late-stage funding has no signs of slowing for AI-supported companies across the advertising space. Either do investments in AI-based startups. ... read more

Two AI-generated  figures from the production of Critterz. OpenAI is on a mission to show Hollywood that generative artificial intelligence can deliver results and is throwing its weight behind an ... read more

Anyone familiar with the AI slop on Pinterest should recognize how unnatural that hair is. I opened TikTok while visiting Germany last week and stumbled across a Vodafone ad being ... read more

It hasn’t been the greatest year for the Ford F-150 Lightning, with sales so far this year down nearly 10 percent as compared to last year. In the hopes of ... read more

Uber and one of its many robotaxi partners, Momenta, will test fully driverless cars in Germany next year. The news comes as Europe continues to lag behind the US and ... read more

When Ours, a telehealth service for couples counseling, launched in 2020, it wasn’t planning to eventually pivot to a health care-focused customer data and privacy compliance platform. But that’s exactly what happened – and it ... read more

With the razzle-dazzle portion of the upfronts long over, the ad industry is now learning the impact of those presentations. Early indications forecast softer upfront deals than in years past, but what we’re seeing is ... read more

Despite the dip, the ad drew some 40 billion impressions and helped Sweeney's signature jeans sell out within a week of the campaign's launch. ... read more

Google can’t stop catching fines in Europe; Roblox game developers might finally get a cut of a revenue; and eBay is getting into the AI game. The post Antitrusts Across The Atlantic; Measuring Ad Revenue ... read more

For better or worse, Snap had a rough ride during its second quarter earnings last month. But creators seem to be where the platform still sees a glimmer of hope. “We are seeing that more ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Glossy American Eagle has become the loudest voice in the denim wars. The brand’s high-profile campaigns with Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce have drawn 40 billion impressions, ... read more

As more creators sign CTV licensing deals, they are using their newfound television presence as a bargaining chip in negotiations with potential advertisers. In recent months, CTV channel operators from Samsung TV Plus to Tubi ... read more

Rising CTV ad spend, investment in retail media networks and a retreat to safe bets like paid social amid an unstable economy are some of the biggest storylines occupying the marketing foreground right now. In ... read more

No one can deny that Publicis has ruled the holding company roost since at least the start of the pandemic. The French holding company invested in data, ad-tech, mar-tech and other acquisitions that have rounded ... read more

Chevrolet's "The Heartbeat of America" performed in the 90th percentile for likeability and the 86th percentile for desire, and also scored above the auto norm for attention and relevance, per iSpot.tv. ... read more

Until very recently it wasn’t clear what usage limits were placed on Gemini at the various tiers. Thankfully Google has finally updated its Help Center article detailing “Gemini Apps limits ... read more

But the News/Media Alliance hails the $3.5 billion antitrust fine against Google. ... read more

Hurtado previously worked at 'The Nation,' heading several podcast and video projects. ... read more

General Motors is going to be scaling back production of the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, as well as the Chevy Bolt EV as it expects sales of electric vehicles to ... read more

The Toronto International Film Festival is almost like a preview of the movie slate for the next few months — and this year I’m watching as much as possible to ... read more

Everyone basically agrees: if you want people to transition from polluting gas guzzlers to electric cars, you have to make them more affordable. The luxury EVs, with their big battery ... read more

Demand for more granular control over media placements and audience reach is intensifying, pushing the concept of supply-side curation to the forefront. This requires a new level of cooperation, according to one agency executive who ... read more

When director Rian Johnson introduced the new Knives Out film on the third day of TIFF 2025, he exclaimed: "we're going back to church." By that he meant that Wake ... read more

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things at the intersection of environment and technology, follow Justine ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 96, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, has your inbox been as busy as ... read more

A few years ago, artist Modern Biology became a viral sensation when he posted videos of himself controlling a modular synth with mushrooms on TikTok. Pocket Scion gives anyone similar ... read more

No Other Choice. At my second day at TIFF 2025, the longest line I saw wasn't for a movie: it was for the Criterion Closet. The space is housed in ... read more

The RVSolar System living its best vanlife. | Image: Bluetti It only took three years, but Bluetti is following EcoFlow’s lead with a fully integrated power system of its own to ... read more

When I was 16 years old, I wrote my first fanfiction. It was a crossover fic where the cast from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy gave the anime dog ... read more

A screenshot from Panic’s Herdling game. | Image: Panic / Okomotive Herdling is a slow game about herding fuzzy animals through a vibrant natural world. That may not sound particularly ... read more

Pencils down. Asking the Pixel 10 to be more than what it is feels greedy. Google's non-Pro Pixel is priced fairly at $799, which is significantly less than the $999 ... read more

If you wanted a sense of the current relationship between the tech right and the populists, you had to be sitting in Breakout Room C on the first day of ... read more

The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai is the first robot vacuum mop from the company and the first to use a multifunctional dock. The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the company's first ... read more

"Point-of-care media operates within a closed network, preserving patient trust," says marketing association. ... read more

Eddy Cue deserves a raise. As the executive overseeing Apple's services division, he's highly incentivized to protect the tens of billions of dollars a year that Google pays to ... read more

Reports indicate that the firm has undertaken a massive study for Israel and is poised to win a U.S. contract to poll Americans on vaccine views. ... read more