Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify WPP has had a hell of a year.  2025 was a nod to the good, the bad and the ugly for the agency hold co. There were financial challenges, ... read more

The Aura Aspen is one of many gift-worthy items you can still pick up for Cyber Monday. If you’re hoping to whittle down your wish list before the holiday panic ... read more

Nomad’s tracking card can help you keep tabs on your wallet if it goes missing. | Image: Nomad One of the pitfalls of Cyber Monday is getting overwhelmed by deep discounts ... read more

Hoto’s electric screwdrivers are great for working on computers and making other small repairs. | Image: Hoto Hoto makes some of our favorite tools, the kind that are not only ... read more

Govee’s speaker / smart lamp combo is down to $134.99 for a limited time. Whether you’re looking to liven up an upcoming holiday party or pick up a gift that ... read more

I kind of wish they’d called it the Z Fold Fold. Samsung is officially announcing the Z TriFold, its much-anticipated foldable with not one, but two hinges. It’ll launch first ... read more

The Powerbeats Pro 2 are available in purple, orange, white, and black. Unless you want an open-style clip bud, getting high-quality workout earbuds has become more difficult in the past ... read more

The Apple Watch Series 11 currently starts at just $329, which is its lowest price ever. Cyber Monday is usually just a repeat of Black Friday, but occasionally the annual, ... read more

One year after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, his alleged shooter, Luigi Mangione, faces charges of first and second degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, ... read more

OpenAI announced an ownership stake in the private equity investment firm Thrive Holdings, whose parent company, Thrive Capital, is one of the main investors in, you guessed it, OpenAI. While ... read more

There are deals on gaming laptops and MacBooks, as well as gaming laptops that want to be MacBooks. We’re well into Cyber Monday, and many of the same laptop deals ... read more

The most unexpected twist in Omnicom Group’s landmark merger with Interpublic Group is how many agency brands the combined company chose to keep intact, said Brian Wieser, chief executive of consulting firm Madison & Wall. ... read more

Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his position, according to an announcement on Monday. The change comes as Apple struggles to get the launch of its AI-powered ... read more

Tim Cook, please stop telling me that the AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s most advanced earbuds yet, and that I’m gonna love them. I know they have a built-in heart ... read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 and all things that orbit the console are among the hottest holiday gifts this year. Consider us surprised to not just see the $499 Mario Kart ... read more

Cox Communucations warned the Supreme Court against "turning internet providers into internet police." ... read more

Television has evolved beyond its traditional broad reach positioning to deliver the precision targeting capabilities once exclusive to digital channels, fundamentally changing how healthcare brands approach video advertising strategies. “Television is delivering the kind of ... read more

The long-held ambition for connected television advertising is finally coming into focus: recreating the immense, immediate reach of traditional linear TV, but with a new layer of intelligence that its predecessor could never offer. As ... read more

This WTF guide, sponsored by Dstillery, dives into what multimodal AI is, the many ways it can be used and how it can solve both current and future challenges for advertisers. As AI adoption accelerates ... read more

The page flipper can work on most portable devices that have a capacitive touchscreen. | Image: TeoTeeo I’ve been looking for any huge Cyber Monday deals that I might have ... read more

Marques Brownlee’s Panels wallpaper app is shutting down on December 31st, barely a year after its controversial launch. “We made mistakes making our first app, and ultimately, we weren’t able ... read more

The law will "erase people's ability to speak anonymously online and increase the risks of privacy invasions and data breaches," digital rights groups argue to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. ... read more

Microsoft is bringing back its ugly sweaters for the holiday season. After taking a break for 2024, the company has an “Artifact” holiday sweater with lots of retro iconography, as ... read more

If you’re in the mood for horror, you can catch It: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max. If you’ve been looking for a new TV show or movie to watch, ... read more

Google and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to offer a link between their cloud services, as reported earlier by Reuters. With this tool, companies can establish a private connection ... read more

What if CPG marketers had technology to identify and track purchases for a specific product and could use that data to build something similar for lookalike audiences based on AI causal analysis? ... read more

Unnest will be aligned with Havas Media Network's global data, technology, and analytics arm, CSA. The unit helps clients with digital transformation solutions. ... read more

If you’re an iPad user who prioritizes portability, you’re in luck. Amazon and Best Buy have both discounted the latest-generation iPad Mini to $349 ($150 off) in its base Wi-Fi ... read more

You know that cliche about “what keeps you up at night”? For agency buyers, it’s often procurement. Procurement teams at brands are responsible for controlling client spending and driving cost efficiencies. From a buyer’s perspective, ... read more

For many of us TV reviewers, the current pinnacle of television technology is OLED. It delivers inky blacks, incredible contrast, and pixel-level brightness control. Most of the time when we’re ... read more

The origins of table tennis have often obscured its influence - it was literally designed to be the diminutive form of tennis, after all. But the idea of "spin" first ... read more

India’s Department of Telecommunications is giving phone manufacturers 90 days to comply with an order to pre-install a state-owned app on new phones and push it to existing phones through ... read more

The "Notes on Being a Man" author discusses dating, economics, and belonging with a group of young men. ... read more

An AI-generated clip produced with Runway Gen-4.5 shows a snowman dissolving in a city street. Runway claims its latest text-to-video model generates even more accurate visuals than its last. In ... read more

Kenneth Suh, Chief Strategy Officer, Nexxen For years, brands and agencies have regarded their first-party data as the ultimate asset for navigating the complexities of a privacy-first, post-cookie digital ecosystem. That perception is correct — ... read more

Seagate’s 2TB Storage Expansion Card is down to $184.76. If an Xbox Series console is your main gaming machine, you may have found yourself running out of storage and having ... read more

AI has opened more sophisticated methods for digital marketers to reach intended audiences with targeting signals and data once unattainable. The goal for advertisers is to run media strategies and cross-channel campaigns with assistance from ... read more

Instead of conventional media planning and buying services, the new Omnicom Media positions itself as "designing ecosystems for growth." ... read more

Paramount's current total viewing share, per Nielsen's monthly distributor index, would jump to an average 14.2% by adding all of WDB. Currently it is an 8% average share. With the merger, Paramount will top leading ... read more

Today, I’m talking with Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM. IBM is a fascinating company. It’s still a household name and among the oldest tech firms in the US. Without ... read more

GE’s Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is $424.15 for Cyber Monday. GE’s Profile smart indoor smoker can help pitmasters stave off the winter cooking blues, and it’s $424.15 ($275 off) at ... read more

Pope Leo XIV probably isn't the first person you picture when conversation turns to Artificial General Intelligence doomsday scenarios. But last month, AGI researcher John-Clark Levin found himself inside the ... read more

I have a lot of headphones that come through my home every year — and I mean a lot. Many of them are at the higher end of most people’s ... read more

Both companies' main media brands remain intact, while creative brands DDB and FCB are being retired. ... read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for the first time at Walmart. Plenty of Nintendo Switch games and Switch 2 accessories have gone on sale for Cyber Monday, but ... read more

Today is the final deadline for sharing any Agency of the Year nominations based on innovations, vision and industry leadership. ... read more

While watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on NBC last Thursday, it was possible to be awestruck by the business side of this iconic annual event. ... read more

For years, lawmakers at the state and federal levels have tried a variety of measures aimed at making kids safer on the internet, from kids-tailored design standards to age verification ... read more

The 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is down to $599 for Cyber Monday. While Walmart continues to sell the 2020 M1 MacBook Air for $549, Best Buy is upping the ante ... read more

Madison Lawrence Tabbey was scrolling through X in late October when a post from a Wicked update account caught her attention. Ariana Grande, who stars in the movies as Glinda, ... read more

Zillow has stopped publishing climate risk ratings for sales listings that show the likelihood of properties being impacted by extreme weather, The New York Times reports. The feature introduced by ... read more

Netflix has removed the ability to cast shows and movies from phones to TVs, unless subscribers are using older casting devices. An updated help page on Netflix’s website, first reported ... read more

December is kicking off with a bang. Cyber Monday is today, and it’s one of your last chances to score major deals before the holiday rush plows us all over. ... read more

Differin, which produces over-the-counter gels and patches to treat acne, wanted to connect with teens experiencing breakouts for the first time. But the brand knew it needed to reach these users authentically. The post Why ... read more

YouTube is more transparent than CTV. Let that sink in.  In 2025, the fastest-growing segment in programmatic media is now less transparent than the walled garden we have spent the last decade criticizing for opacity. ... read more

More Better Ads For all the talk of “enshittification” on the web thanks to advertising, evidence suggests that increased ad loads don’t always repel consumers. That was the argument put forth by US District Judge ... read more

Publishers’ traffic has dipped since AI tools arrived — and the fallout isn’t limited to audience or ad revenue. It’s now weighing on the media mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, making deals harder to price ... read more

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Publishers are fresh off of third-quarter earnings and gearing up for a new year — which means it’s time ... read more

For all the gloom and doom talk about how agencies are becoming more irrelevant to the new ways marketers are going to market, there still seems to be an appetite to get into the agency ... read more

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. OpenAI is rolling out a new AI-powered shopping tool inside ChatGPT that researches products online, reads reviews and compares options according to users’ specific needs ... read more

"Zootopia 2" posted the best result ever for an animated film and the fourth best for any Hollywood-produced movie. ... read more

The Google Pixel Buds come in several colors, but why would you choose anything other than purple? When the deals are flying fast and furious, it can be easy to ... read more

Anker’s portable charger is about the size of a soda can and can charge multiple devices for less than $90. If you’re planning to head out of town for the ... read more

Morrow County, Oregon is home to mega farms and food processing plants. But it’s also home to several Amazon data centers. And now, some experts believe, that combination is leading ... read more

LOS ANGELES — Advertisers demanding lowest-cost CPMs while publishers reduce yield creates a destructive cycle that undermines premium content production and ultimately eliminates quality advertising environments that benefit no one. “That race to the bottom ... read more

You can snag a pair of Amazon’s Alexa-enabled smart glasses for an all-time low price this Cyber Monday. The last thing I need is a new Amazon Echo smart speaker. ... read more

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA – As the advertising marketplace grows more complex, “convergence” has become both a buzzword and a necessity, said Chance Johnson, chief commercial officer of Nexxen, during a conversation with Beet.TV contributor ... read more

These slimline earbuds can help side-sleepers get more shut-eye. Anker’s seriously small Soundcore Sleep A20 sleepbuds can be nabbed for $108 right now at Amazon, their best price since they ... read more

Take a walk. I have a tendency to space out. A lot. Whether it's staring out the window on Amtrak or pausing at work to fixate on a blank spot ... read more

If all you want is a way to talk to ChatGPT, you're practically spoiled for choice - there are countless ways to chat with the bots, and seemingly countless new ... read more

Neuralink patient Brad Smith uses his webcam connected to his mind-controlled computer to see the world to his left and right. | Photo: Jeven Dovey and Jake Viramontez / Insta360 ... read more

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on internet culture, follow Stevie Bonifield. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' ... read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 107, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're having a lovely and long ... read more

Black Friday might officially be over, but that doesn’t mean the deals have simply evaporated. As we turn our attention to Cyber Monday, many of our favorite deals are still ... read more

"Zootopia 2" posted the best result ever for an animated film and the fourth best for any Hollywood-produced movie. ... read more

Is there anything quite like the satisfying snap of folding prongs? Earlier this year, I decided to level up my travel game and invest in a charger to bring on ... read more

Fujifilm knows how to commit to a bit. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Fujifilm’s unusual X Half elicited a lot of feelings from photographers when it came out ... read more

What time is it? Time to look freaking cool. Last year, I wrote that you do not need a black Apple Watch Ultra 2. It was simply a color refresh, ... read more

I’m working late, because I’m a writer. Need espresso. | Image: Delonghi Before I went to Italy on vacation, I was fine with instant coffee and my electric kettle. I’m ... read more

The 9A will likely be replaced by a new model this spring, but when has Dad ever cared about keeping up with trends? Not to generalize, but the Google Pixel ... read more

Sleek looks on a slick deal. | Image: KTC H27P3 5K monitor has some formidable specs for a fair price. Apple’s Studio Display has its shortcomings, especially when you consider ... read more

Go gold!! For the savings!!! I am not The Verge’s foremost smart home expert, but I sure do love my fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat. (As does our actual senior smart ... read more

If you were planning to gift someone an Apple product, we have a big roundup containing the biggest Apple Black Friday deals. However, if you aren’t exactly sure what kind ... read more

The Razer Blade 16 is discounted in various configurations, now as low as $1,600. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the absolute best moments of the year to buy a ... read more

The Epix Pro is 50 percent off! Every deals holiday, I break my brain and eyeballs scrolling through endless lists of smartwatch models so you don’t have to. Garmin has ... read more

People don’t like not being able to identify AI-generated music. Streaming service Deezer ran an experiment recently, with the help of research firm Ipsos. The finding - that 97 percent ... read more

The Rapid Power Pro power bank is currently $149 ($30 off). The Desktop Charger that lets its recharging speeds soar to 320W isn’t discounted, though. | Image: Thomas Ricker / The Verge ... read more

I’m so salty this wasn’t available when I decided to splurge two years ago. | Image: Amazon I’m a skincare dork. So much so that two Black Fridays ago, I ... read more

If you’re someone who’s constantly on the move, yet you want the tools to help you feel comfortable anywhere you post up to do work, I have a recommendation: Logitech’s ... read more

This custom-built desk is only part of a fascinating (if crowded) office space. As senior editorial coordinator, Sarah Smithers wears a lot of hats here at The Verge. “The simplest ... read more

Skylight’s 27-inch Calendar Max is on sale for $499.99. Keeping track of multiple people’s schedules is tough, especially if the folks you live with have different calendars for work, school, ... read more

Have you ever looked at The Washington Post and thought, "Why is a billionaire allowed to use his massive wealth to influence and punish editorial decisions at one of the ... read more

Black Friday is technically a thing of the past, but many of the best deals we told you about yesterday — including deep discounts on AirPods Pro 3, the Pixel ... read more

In June of this year, Honda launched and landed a prototype, 20-foot-long reusable rocket at its research facility in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. Though the company is known mainly ... read more

Hey, I got my SIM card. Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's ... read more

Black Friday is packed with plenty of great Apple deals, but one of the most notable is the current discount on the latest MacBook Air. Right now, you can buy ... read more

The Aura Aspen makes it easy to upload and share photos of loved ones — including your pets —from just about anywhere. Since its release earlier this year, we’ve constantly ... read more

It’s nowhere close to the fastest pre-built, but it’s a good deal during a time when components aren’t as cheap as they usually are. | Image: iBuyPower If you were ... read more

Ice cream in December? Oh hell yeah. Ninja’s Creami Scoop & Swirl ice cream maker is 20 percent off for Black Friday, dropping it to a new all-time low of ... read more

If you’ve been eyeing Sony’s most advanced noise-canceling headphones, you can already save $61. You can find deals on many of our favorite tech devices and gadgets year-round. But Black ... read more