Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, was updated over the weekend with instructions to “assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased” and “not shy away from ... read more

When Musk asked his followers on X last week whether it was time to create a new political party, 80% answered "yes." ... read more

The limited-edition, light-up cover is activated by a push button and is powered by a hidden battery pack. ... read more

Adalytics is out with another summer blockbuster, of sorts. For at least a year, Adalytics has observed creator accounts on YouTube eluding the platform’s IP and rights monitoring tech to distribute movies, shows and live ... read more

In June, Google unveiled Offerwall, a tool to help publishers monetize content. ... read more

In a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It ... read more

Since its launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been notoriously difficult to buy, with many retailers selling out of their allotted stock within minutes. Luckily, there’s good news: starting at ... read more

Four especially historic spaces in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, will become AR-rendered scenes revealing "an iconic dance of the era," harkening back to the Royal Academy of Dance, founded in 1661 by ... read more

Four especially historic spaces in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, will become AR-rendered scenes revealing "an iconic dance of the era," harkening back to the Royal Academy of Dance, founded in 1661 by ... read more

Following President Trump's third motion to postpone a U.S. ban of the app, TikTok is developing a new version strictly for American users with a new group of buyers in mind, according to The Information. ... read more

Following President Trump's third motion to postpone a U.S. ban of the app, TikTok is developing a new version strictly for American users with a new group of buyers in mind, according to The Information. ... read more

"The state may not selectively burden otherwise-lawful speech in the name of protecting privacy," a federal appellate court said. ... read more

"The state may not selectively burden otherwise-lawful speech in the name of protecting privacy," a federal appellate court said. ... read more

Lindsay Kaplan, CEO and co-founder of Chief, "just about had a nervous breakdown" after asking ChatGPT to help her write something creative. The outcome was unexpected. ... read more

President Donald Trump plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from South Korea and Japan. The levy will go into effect on August 1st, which is when ... read more

One thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn on notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to ... read more

People hold signs as they gather in a protest outside a Tesla dealership in Lisbon against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on March 9th, 2025. | Photo: AFP via Getty Images ... read more

Last September, after successfully suing Google for running an illegal app store monopoly, Epic Games sued Samsung, too - alleging the phonemaker of illegally conspiring with Google to undermine third-party ... read more

Amazon Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, July 8th, but you don’t have to wait until then to pick up Apple’s latest pair of AirPods at a discount. Right now, the AirPods ... read more

NetChoice seeks to block an Arkansas law prohibiting social media platforms from using algorithms that could "cause" a user to buy drugs, attempt suicide, develop an eating disorder, or become addicted to social media. ... read more

A bigger, more powerful Switch means bigger, more intensive games that take more time and money to make. But as development costs skyrocket across the industry, Nintendo seems to have ... read more

A five-year collaboration between Clear Channel Outdoor and Kantar shows how out-of-home can increase performance for campaigns to fill gaps in other media channels. ... read more

Hoping to recapture the popularity of the Barbie movie that grossed over $1.44 billion worldwide, toy maker Mattel has announced that Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct its upcoming live-action ... read more

The investment was made (through Dentsu Ventures) as part of a $25 million Series B funding round led by Prosperity7 Ventures. ... read more

It should've been a simple fix when I left my hat in the back of an Uber. Instead, it became a police case file. ... read more

A climate change activist was arrested after spray-painting Apple’s 5th Avenue store as part of a protest against Big Tech’s “climate hypocrisy.” Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged ... read more

It’s summertime, which means it’s time for our annual grilling episode. In years past we’ve talked to the leaders of Big Green Egg, Traeger, and Blackstone, and it’s always fascinating ... read more

Outthink, don't outspend. While scenario-based media planning isn't a new concept, increasing volatility is making it more of a competitive necessity. ... read more

Before Paramount Global and Disney-ABC reached $16 million and $15 million settlements with their respective lawsuits from the Trump Administration, other media and technology money was exchanged with Trump. ... read more

Samsung announces several updates to its SmartThings smart home platform. Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked this week, Samsung is announcing several new features coming to its smart home platform, SmartThings, including ... read more

A blockbuster-like $32.3 million was spent in national TV advertising, per estimates from EDO Ad EnGage - the highest national TV ad spend of the year for a theatrical film so far. ... read more

A blockbuster-like $32.3 million was spent in national TV advertising, per estimates from EDO Ad EnGage - the highest national TV ad spend of the year for a theatrical film so far. ... read more

Wade said on his LinkedIn profile that he'd "been considering what's next and, as WPP prepares for a change of its own, it felt like a good moment to do something new." ... read more

A commentary delivered by CBS anchorman John Dickerson about Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump was itself an example of how free speech can be constricted under pressure from a strong-armed source. ... read more

Destiny: Rising, the mobile-exclusive sci-fi RPG shooter set in Bungie’s Destiny universe, will be released for iOS and Android on August 28th. The launch date was announced by Chinese developer ... read more

Microsoft has finally crossed an important milestone for Windows 11, months ahead of Windows 10’s end of support cutoff date. Stat Counter, spotted by Windows Central, now lists Windows 11 ... read more

With two days until the official launch, more details have leaked about the trio of foldable phones Samsung is about to reveal. The latest leak details the screens, storage, batteries, ... read more

A UK-based early-stage startup called Paapi, which just closed its pre-seed funding round last month, is building a platform to help advertisers with privacy-safe ad measurement. If your first thought was, “Wonder if they’re named ... read more

Brands are being constantly barraged with the message that agentic AI is the future of advertising. But marketers are struggling with the question of how much power to put in the hands of a machine. ... read more

For much of the digital advertising era, the industry has raced to the bottom on price and quality. But in the past five years, more advertisers have been explicitly incorporating media quality into their measurement ... read more

Call It ‘Don’t Invest’ Microsoft is undergoing its second round of massive layoffs in as many months, Bloomberg reports. The details on the latest round are still unknown, but Microsoft Advertising was keenly affected by ... read more

As holding companies look to acquire each other to get even bigger, and private equity firms seek out independent agencies to buy and merge with others, there’s another direction some agencies have taken: the ESOP ... read more

The first half of the year brought no shortage of bluster: Amazon gunning for DSP dominance, Google locked in an antirust staring contest, publishers scrambling to offset traffic losses to generative AI, and Publicis staking ... read more

Marketers are waking up to the sea changes in consumer behavior triggered by the emergence of “zero-click” AI search. Some are moving faster than others, though. B2B advertisers and brands that use a direct to ... read more

As Yahoo’s creator program matures, the company is increasingly evolving from a publisher into a creator platform in its own right. Yahoo launched Yahoo for Creators, a creator publishing platform, in March 2024. In the ... read more

For most of the last 50 years since the upfront was an integral part of marketers’ plans to advertise on TV, the buying bonanza usually wrapped up business between TV sellers and buyers before the ... read more

Even with the TikTok divest-or-ban law officially in effect since January, the app has only shut down service in the US for one day. Now, The Information reports that an ... read more

Google is being pressured by a group of independent publishers in the U.K. to stop "misusing web content for Google's AI Overviews in Google Search." ... read more

Grab your grill, your hot dogs, and your sparklers because it's time to celebrate… Summer Games Done Quick 2025. The annual speedrunning charity marathon benefitting Doctors without Borders is back ... read more

MiQ is set to showcase new ad formats and the transformative power of AI at the upcoming Beet Retreat Berkshires 2025, July 20 to 22. Lara Koenig, VP, global partnerships, MiQ, said the company plans ... read more

CANNES – Given all the tension surrounding consumers’ and brands’ expectations about customer experience and personalization, LiveRamp is betting that privacy-first approaches will separate winners from losers, particularly in the data collaboration space. “We see ... read more

CANNES – Retail media is reshaping how brands connect with consumers, fueled by AI, identity-driven targeting and growing integration between digital and physical environments. That was the consensus among executives from Uber Advertising, Albertsons Media ... read more

Here at this website, my colleagues and I follow our beats closely, from wearable tech and laptops to influencer culture and federal policy. Last year, I asked a bunch of ... read more

It doesn’t look like anything special, but it is. The world of Chromebooks has its MacBook Air. Lenovo's latest Chromebook Plus 14 is an Arm-based thin-and-light with good specs, ... read more

The Z Fold 6 brought us “improved flatness.” I don't often get asked about the phones I'm testing when I'm out and about, unless it's a folding phone. Then I ... read more

It's been an agonizing wait for more Deltarune. The first chapter of the episodic, parallel story to Toby Fox's acclaimed RPG Undertale came out nearly seven years ago. But the ... read more

As exciting as it is to see how electric technology redefines automotive transportation, it's just as exciting to see how it alters what we already have. In the aftermarket, EV-converted ... read more

In response to a complaint by the Independent Publishers Alliance, Google responds that new AI capabilities allow users to ask more questions. ... read more

In May, we learned that the development of a sequel to the Cyberpunk 2077 game is moving forward at CD Projekt Red, and today, at the Anime Expo 2025 event, ... read more

The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive ... read more

The Ploopy Knob controller can double as a desktop fidget toy. | Image: Ploopy Ploopy has announced another desktop accessory called the Ploopy Knob that can function like a control ... read more

Once upon a time in America, there was a tyrant. And Congress rejected him totally. The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. ... read more

I walked into Blackdot's tattoo studio in Austin's east side on a sweltering May afternoon. After shaking my sweat-soaked hand, founder and CEO Joel Pennington led me up into an ... read more

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been given the thinner, sleeker glow-up we expected, if leaked hands-on photos are any indication. The trio of images posted by leaker @Jukanlosreve ... read more

The new Fairphone 6 is smaller and more modular than older models in the series, but it’s just as repairable. The phone picked up a perfect score in iFixit’s teardown ... read more

Tiny, but still holds the biggest phones. Bicycle phone mounts have been a regular part of my life in bike-obsessed Amsterdam ever since 2008, when I got my first phone ... read more

The old “Under $20,000” banner has been replaced with “Mid Twenties.” | Image: Slate Auto Slate Auto’s American-made electric pickup — the one with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen — ... read more

As brands step up their podcast marketing spend, podcast companies are putting on more live events to meet the growing demand. In 2024, SiriusXM dipped its toes into live podcast events for the first time, ... read more

This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. In 2025, influencer marketing is nothing new. Nevertheless, some major big-box retailers just launched creator programs in response to the evolution of how people interact ... read more

The most frequently curated content on the White House Wire, the Trump administration's attempt to aggregate pro-Trump "real news" from across the right-wing media, doesn't come from Truth Social, Breitbart, ... read more

You want your games to play the smoothest they possibly can - but sometimes, screen technology gets in the way. That's why some of the latest TVs and handhelds feature ... read more

A Freedom of Information Act request has produced letters that the US Department of Justice sent to Google, Apple, Amazon, and several other companies in order to assuage their concerns ... read more

TikTok has announced a content deal with "Tomorrowland," a Belgian electronic music festival that touts 7.2 million TikTok followers. The fest often sells out quickly, attracting 400,000 attendees, famous DJs and elaborate stage designs. ... read more

One name is popping up a lot across tech startup social media right now, and you might’ve heard it: Soham Parekh. On X, people are joking that Parekh is single-handedly ... read more

Meta Platforms' monopoly in the "personal social networking services" market enabled the company "to increase ad load and reap supracompetitive profits," the FTC argues in new court papers. ... read more

The Republican-controlled US Congress has passed a budget bill that includes cuts to social programs like Medicaid and more funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside provisions that discourage ... read more

A gym that's suing Meta Platforms for allegedly overcharging advertisers by $4 billion, should not be able to obtain evidence from the tech company until the judge rules on its bid to dismiss the lawsuit, ... read more

E Ink’s new ePaper touchpad could draw less power than LCD or OLED alternatives. | Image: E Ink E Ink has developed a new touchpad for laptops featuring the same ... read more

What's happening in Ukraine and Israel is akin to the run-up battles to World War II. ... read more

The deal includes the Paramount Plus Premium plan, which combines Paramount Plus and Showtime content. If you’re looking for an affordable way to kick off your July 4th weekend, Paramount ... read more

Whether you’ve still got the original band that came with your Apple Watch, or if you’re hungry for more band color options, Woot has a bevy of bands available at ... read more

Netflix was on top of the leaderboard for the sixth year in a row, followed by ABC, Amazon Prime Video, CBS and Fox. ... read more

The best screens for screen time. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now. And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone ... read more

If there's one hallmark to Trump's presidency that we're finding most difficult it's that no matter what he does, it always comes with an extra layer of gleeful cruelty and dickishness. ... read more

The FTC’s consent order for the impending OMG/IPG mega-merger prohibits the two agency holding companies from blocking ad spend to publishers on the basis of politics and ideology. The order is part of a wider ... read more

“Right now, the people who create recorded music do it for free, but any money that changes hands goes into the pockets of Daniel Ek.” On Monday, the long-running indie ... read more

Execs at two The Brandtech Group agencies wanted to make it easy for brands to gain visibility into the ways that large language models perceive them - and how their products compare with competitors. ... read more

Execs at two The Brandtech Group agencies wanted to make it easy for brands to gain visibility into the ways that large language models perceive them - and how their products compare with competitors. ... read more

CANNES — AI is transforming the media landscape, but for publisher Future the combination of data, editorial expertise, and passionate communities is creating new opportunities for both consumers and brands. “AI is definitely reshaping the ... read more

Pretty much everything you liked and disliked about the Whoop 4.0 is true of the Whoop 5.0 and MG. The tragedy of a niche product is if it sees any ... read more

Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch ... read more

Apple’s latest 14-inch MacBook Pro is on sale in various colors and configurations. Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day kicks off on July 8th; however, if you want to get a head ... read more

At 468-pieces it’s no where near as elaborate as Lego’s buildable Pac-Man machine, but this 6-inch tall Arcade Machine set will only set you back $39.99 when it launches on August 1st, 2025. The machine ... read more

Cleveland Kitchen taps AI and a risque slogan to push its lightly fermented pickles into 15,000 stores -- and disrupt a crowded category. ... read more

Paramount's CBS News has agreed to release a full transcript of any future interviews of eligible Presidential contenders. At the same time, Paramount does not acknowledge - as part of the settlement - any journalistic ... read more

Apple finally showed us a good use case for its AI at WWDC 2025. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple's AI capabilities have been less than impressive to ... read more

This image is a display concept that Samsung showed off in March, but the leaked trifold design is pretty similar. Samsung may have inadvertently given us a first look at ... read more

In a 92-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, RFK Jr. drilled down on his vision for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Artificial intelligence - arguably, ... read more

Other holidays get a big hug and a kiss from TV, but not the one that celebrates the birth of our nation. ... read more