YouTube is getting “hundreds” of full classic Sesame Street episodes beginning in January 2026. Once the episodes are available, “YouTube will have the largest digital library of Sesame Street content,” ... read more

To help its users showcase and share favorite gameplay moments, Roblox is testing a new short-form, TikTok-like video feed called "Roblox Moments." ... read more

In what’s potentially the first major payout to creatives whose work was used to train AI systems, Anthropic has reached an agreement to pay “at least” a staggering $1.5 billion, plus ... read more

EU regulators fined Google $3.5 billion (EUR2.95 billion) for breaching competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services. ... read more

To help advertisers make use of its updated ad offerings this holiday season, X has introduced a marketing hub featuring educational resources and new stats. ... read more

Showrunner — the startup that wants to “revolutionize” the entertainment industry by charging people to prompt up AI-generated videos featuring copyrighted IP — is working on a new project to ... read more

Ryan Jones, marketing manager at UK-based SEOTesting, has been providing valuable insights on LinkedIn during the past few days. ... read more

A lower court ruling holding Cox responsible for subscribers' copyright infringement "will be disastrous for Internet access, broadband deployment, and the digital economy," US Telecom--The Broadband Association, CTIA--The Wireless Association and others tell the Supreme ... read more

The just-fully-announced Legion Go 2 will be the first handheld outside of Asus that’s confirmed to get the new Xbox full-screen experience (FSE). Lenovo spokesperson Jeff Witt tells me ... read more

The European Commission has waged a €2.95 billion (~$3.5 billion) fine against Google for “abusing its dominant position” in advertising technology. In its announcement, the Commission claims that Google’s alleged ... read more

In writer / director Julian Glander's new animated sci-fi feature Boys Go to Jupiter, a young gig worker named Billy 5000 (Planet Money's Jack Corbett) hoverboards his way through life ... read more

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to strike down a lower court ruling that reinstated Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the agency. ... read more

If you want to stay alert while running or biking, the Nothing Ear Open are a worthwhile alternative to classic in-ear cans. That’s because the company’s first pair of open-style ... read more

The rumor mill just churned up a purported render of Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Edge, and it only adds to speculation that the super-slim phone will look like the upcoming iPhone ... read more

Several of the most powerful business leaders in the country gathered around a table last night to fawn over President Donald Trump for his AI policies. “You and your policies ... read more

Carr founded performance marketing agency Noise Digital, which he has continued to oversee since its acquisition by Havas in 2023. ... read more

Exit 8. Greetings from Toronto, Canada! I'm braving long lines and busy streets for the next week or so to attend the Toronto International Film Festival, better known as TIFF, ... read more

Boox isn’t quite ready to reveal everything about its next Palma e-reader, but we got a sneak peek. | Photo: Jess Weatherbed / The Verge It wasn’t on public display ... read more

The new Eero Signal could have saved me a lot of headaches when I was dealing with regular internet outages at my home last year. See, Signal automatically detects when ... read more

How to maximize your return on ad spend? Step 1 is to shift your programmatic budget to prioritize private marketplaces. ... read more

President Trump has secured billions in corporate commitments to drive development of an AI infrastructure. On Thursday, Hitachi Energy in the U.S. announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in an electric grid infrastructure ... read more

President Trump has secured billions in corporate commitments to drive development of an AI infrastructure. On Thursday Hitachi Energy in the U.S. announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in an electric grid infrastructure ... read more

Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if Tesla shareholders approve a new pay package that was just put forward by the company’s board. Musk would need to ... read more

Newsmax accuses Fox of imposing a "no-carry" agreement with pay TV distributors who agree to carry "right-leaning news channels." ... read more

I've been thinking ahead to Apple's big event next Tuesday. I'll be sitting in Apple's Steve Jobs theater, ready to live blog. Tim Cook will pop out for a brief ... read more

Can AI help "smooth over" discussion on abortion, racism, immigration, or Israel-Palestine? Columbia University sure hopes so. The Verge has learned that the university recently began testing Sway, an ... read more

I wrote that no one should buy MSI and Intel's original handheld gaming PC. I literally called it an embarrassment, and the company blacklisted me after that. MSI stopped pitching ... read more

Bose will now let you turn the ANC off on its new QuietComfort Ultra headphones, boosting battery life to up to 45 hours. | Image: Bose Bose has announced a ... read more

This year's IFA seems to be all about putting one piece of tech inside another piece of tech. Motion sensing inside of light bulbs. Projectors inside of party speakers. And ... read more

A new, interactive mapping system released this week by the IAB mixes and matches scenarios for the use - and outcomes - of AI across advertising's ecosystem. It's a start. ... read more

OpenAI is on track to start mass production of its own in-house artificial intelligence chips for the first time next year, according to a report from the Financial Times.  Unnamed ... read more

Users can customize the color temperature of the lights on the Reolink TrackFlex floodlight Wi-Fi. Reolink has announced the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi at IFA 2025, the security tech provider’s new ... read more

There are several dummy units of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 17 Air (right) on display at IFA 2025. Apple’s launch event for the iPhone 17 ... read more

Ogilvy Group Global CEO Devika Bulchandani is being appointed COO of WPP and Laurent Ezekiel is succeeding her as CEO of Ogilvy Group. He will also serve as Executive Sponsor for WPP Open X, which ... read more

A new, very dark cop show coming to HBO on Sunday is made with the proficiency that has become common in the production of TV shows today, but to what end? ... read more

Withings announced at IFA 2025 today that it’s revamping the operating system of its ScanWatch 2 smartwatch. Called HealthSense 4, the update adds new algorithms for 35 health metrics as ... read more

Google’s new Nest Cams look a lot like its old ones. Google is its own worst enemy: the company appears to have leaked three upcoming Nest smart home products in ... read more

Microsoft is giving away Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions to all US college students. This subscription gives students free access to Microsoft’s Office apps and the Copilot AI assistant integration for ... read more

Google has announced a pretty major upgrade to the convenience of the translation built into Circle to Search on Android, which will now continue translating as the content on-screen changes. ... read more

The OnePlus 13 will likely be the last OnePlus phone to feature a Hasselblad logo. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced on the company’s user forums today that its five-year partnership ... read more

Windows Mixed Reality headsets in 2018. | Image: Getty Images Windows Mixed Reality headsets were left in a non-functional state last year, after Microsoft suddenly discontinued the platform with its ... read more

Retail media is on fire. And it seems like every company wants to fan the flames. For several years, Marriott dipped only a cautious toe in the commerce and retail media space. “It’s an attractive ... read more

Qualcomm is joining forces with BMW on a new driver-assist system that will allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel on approved roads. Qualcomm, which supplies infotainment, driver-assist, ... read more

For years, BMW has been teasing its forthcoming next-generation “Neue Klasse” electric vehicle platform, complete with better batteries, better range, and an all-new “superbrain” with enhanced computing power. Today, the ... read more

Oh my! | Image: Honda Honda is bringing back the sporty Prelude as a technology-packed 200-horsepower hybrid to tug at nostalgia strings. It’s the first new Prelude in 25 years ... read more

It’s like a weird robotic dinosaur that can mow your lawn. Plenty of autonomous lawnmowers have been showcased or introduced at this year’s IFA event in Berlin, but only one ... read more

The Timekettle W4 AI look like a supersized pair of wireless earbuds. | Image: Timekettle Timekettle has announced a new pair of real-time translation headphones called the W4 AI Interpreter ... read more

Lenovo’s Legion Go was a polarizing handheld gaming PC, and that won’t change as the company officially announces its successor today: the new Legion Go 2 is slightly bigger, heavier, ... read more

Lenovo Thinkpad P16 Gen 3. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Lenovo Lenovo has decided that IFA is the ideal time to show off its most powerful (and most ... read more

This is what going 90 looks like on a laptop. Lenovo has made laptop screens that roll, flip, and go transparent, and now for IFA 2025 it’s announcing a new ... read more

Laptop stands are a dime a dozen, but this one adapts to you. It also “dances.” Lenovo’s Smart Motion Concept laptop stand, announced at IFA 2025, automatically raises and lowers ... read more

Lepro TB1-Pro AI table lamp. | Image: Lepro We’re all used to having our lights respond to verbal commands at this point. But normally, there’s a middleman passing our commands ... read more

There’s bigger fish to fry before broadcasters and streamers get bogged down in questions about QR codes and remote controls. Namely: How do TV studios guarantee that the products featured in these new made-for-TV shoppable ... read more

Enjoy this weekly comic from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …  The post Comic: Revenge Of The Data Nerds appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Nike revamps its iconic slogan; CBS is on its way to becoming a conservative news outlet; and software company Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company for $610 million. The post Cut Out The Tag; Of ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling, Glossy. You may soon see more of Vegamour on your LinkedIn feed — but not because the hair-care brand is going on a hiring spree. Instead, Vegamour is ... 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 Earlier this week, Judge Amit ... read more

Sponsorship rates are on the rise in 2025, and creators say a newfound culture of pay transparency is helping fuel the jump. Creators’ sponsorship rates have climbed — sometimes doubling in the past year — with ... read more

Many LGBTQ+ publishers saw a slowdown in ad spend earlier this year, but one publisher is emerging as an outlier, thanks to new ownership, more sales resources and its focus on sports coverage. Vox Media ... read more

Roku had a 21.4% share of TV viewing in July for all its apps on its streaming platform compared to the 18.4% share of TV viewing of broadcast TV via non-Roku devices, including cable and ... read more

If you are still treating incrementality testing as an occasional exercise, you are leaving money and growth on the table. ... read more

Midjourney allegedly generated these images of Batman and the Joker. | Image: Warner Bros. Discovery via Midjourney Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney over claims the AI startup “brazenly dispenses ... read more

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are among the companies committing to help prepare Americans for a world dominated by AI technology at a White House event on AI education Thursday. First ... read more

Instagram has introduced a native iPad app that allows users to experience the social-media network on a larger screen with a focus on Reels. ... read more

Ryu in Street Fighter 6. The new Street Fighter movie, which has been in the works since 2023, now has a cast and a release date. The film hits theaters ... read more

Despite its slimmer frame, the Galaxy S25 Edge still offers all-day battery life. If you’ve ever wished your phone didn’t protrude so much while in your pocket, then the Samsung ... read more

California Crane School can't proceed against Google and Apple for allegedly conspiring to avoid competing in the paid search market, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. ... read more

When players take the field at the start of the NFL season, many will be sporting the new, subtly different F7 Pro helmet, which some have speculated might be the ... read more

Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to the indie smash hit Hollow Knight, is finally out, and according to Silksong’s credits, the game features the voice of Eric Barone, the creator ... read more

There is no breakup of Google's businesses, not even into separate subsidiaries. ... read more

The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) is adding a handful of executives to its agency and brand councils which advise on the organization’s strategy and agenda.   New members of the Agency Council ... read more

Around six years ago, a new rallying cry rippled through Washington: "Break Up Big Tech." It was a slogan emblazoned on campaign posters, uttered at congressional hearings, and beginning, ... read more

Meta is adding a new feature to let you add a bunch of extra text to Threads posts — no screenshots of text blocks required. Starting today, Meta is rolling ... read more

Darth Vader’s lightsaber is about to become someone’s prized possession. It’s up for auction alongside a bunch of other iconic movie props, as spotted earlier by The New York Times. ... read more

The flagship Horizon 20 Max projector can pump out 5700 ISO lumens of brightness. | Image: Xgimi The new Horizon 20 lineup of 4K Google TV projectors from Xgimi targets ... read more

It's no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to sell its Copilot AI assistant to businesses. The steep pricing has put many businesses off paying extra for Microsoft's AI services, ... read more

A shot of the HushJet Purifier Compact snapped at IFA 2025. Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a ... read more

Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the "Subtle movements" ... read more

The doors to IFA 2025 at Messe Berlin don’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but several companies have already announced new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades as Europe’s ... read more

The biggest global TV ad spenders on average now allocate just 38% of their ad budgets to TV, while smaller brands' ad spend is around 9%. ... read more

This year, football season kicks off with a twist: Following tonight's season opener, YouTube will stream the NFL's first Friday game of the season - a face-off between the Los ... read more

Google is running a search monopoly, but the remedies are light. How will this decision affect advertisers and competitors? Plus, Google Ad Manager is acting like a standalone SSP, a move that appears connected to ... read more

A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting the data of millions of people even after they disabled tracking, as ... read more

Ogilvy's new creative extends 2022's "Let's create" campaign. ... read more

Every year, I sit in these fancy amphitheaters and watch the biggest names in tech promise how their latest phone, smartwatch, app, chatbot, or doohickey will make our lives better. ... read more

Niko and Noa are AI-powered pets. It was inevitable that AI would be everywhere at IFA this year, but the smart home is where we’re really seeing action. SwitchBot, known ... read more

SwitchBot’s new AI Hub can interpret events captured by its cameras and use them to trigger events. AI could bring the smart home closer to the Star Trek dream: a ... read more

One of the top civil rights organizations in the US is putting the tech industry "on alert," issuing a call to action for communities to demand more accountability from companies ... read more

Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong’s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, ... read more

In 2019, Apple Arcade launched with roughly 70 premium mobile games that had no ads, no in-app purchases, and no sex or violence. Some of the games in the initial ... read more

Amazon’s satellite internet service, Project Kuiper, will partner with JetBlue to provide in-flight Wi-Fi starting in 2027. It’s Project Kuiper’s first deal with an airline as it aims to keep ... read more

Remedies in the federal search antitrust case against Google landed with a thud earlier this week. Most publishers and ad industry pundits were sorely disappointed. “United States. v. Google LLC turned out to be pretty mid,” ... read more

A jury in San Francisco determined Wednesday that Google should pay $425 million for allegedly collecting mobile analytics data after users attempted to prevent the company from doing so. ... read more

Real men use electric chainsaws in temperatures down to -25C (-13F). | Image: Bluetti Bluetti’s at IFA 2025 with the world’s first portable power station built around a sodium-ion battery, ... read more

Ecovacs’ latest mopping robovac may not need to take charging breaks while cleaning your home. The company says its new Deebot X11 Omnicyclone uses GaN-enabled fast charging to power up ... read more

We’ve covered OpenAI on Decoder in several ways this summer, from how it’s navigating the AI talent wars to how people are starting to feel attached to ChatGPT. Next week, ... read more

Govee has some colorful new ideas for how a light strip can decorate your home. Its latest, the Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism, puts three lights in every bulb along the ... read more

The Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro will be available sometime in late September. Govee has launched a new TV backlight kit for folks who like to add immersive lighting that ... read more

The deal includes both the Essential and Premium plans. If your plan to combat the post-summer blues is binge-watching TV shows, movies, and sports, Paramount Plus is offering a great ... read more

The Nxtpaper 5G Junior ships with a choice of blue or orange case included. TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it’s taken the company ... read more