The option to generate an Audio Overview appears beneath the “People also ask” module. Google is rolling out a test that puts its AI-powered Audio Overviews on the first page of search ... read more

Anbernic hasn’t officially released or even put its new RG Slide handheld up for preorder yet, but a handful of reviewers have recently shared their first impressions of the new console. ... read more

Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill requiring social media platforms to post "conspicuous" notices warning users of potential risks to their mental health. ... read more

Kwikset’s Halo Select smart lock. Legacy lock maker Kwikset has been producing innovative smart locks since 2013, when it released the first touch-to-open lock, the Kwikset Kevo. The company followed that up ... read more

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Google is rolling out new Gemini AI features for Workspace users that make it easier to find information in PDFs and form responses. The Gemini-powered file summarization capabilities in Google Drive ... read more

Though Disney and Pixar are about to start getting everyone hyped for Toy Story 5, the studios are already working hard on another feature. While Disney and Pixar opened their Annecy ... read more

The US Department of Transportation wants to make it easier for automakers and tech companies to deploy self-driving cars without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. In a letter sent ... read more

Steam will soon fully support Macs equipped with Apple’s in-house chips. In the latest Steam client beta spotted by 9to5Mac, Valve says the “Steam Client and Steam Helper apps now run ... read more

Core Devices is ready to ship 200 of its Core 2 Duo smartwatches to preorder customers in its beta test program. | Photo: Eric Migicovsky / Core Devices On his personal blog, ... read more

Security and financial experts have noted that Meta AI makes private conversations public when users try to post messages to its social feed without understanding exactly how the platform works. The conversations are searchable, which ... read more

The Switch 2 is a hit (and a supply chain success story). Microsoft is starting to show off its plan for the future of Xbox. And everywhere you look, there are ... read more

Snapseed now has a “Faves” tab on the toolbar. | Image: Google Google has completely revamped its Snapseed image editing app on iPhone and iPad. The change, spotted earlier by 9to5Google, is ... read more

"The New York Times" reported that the agreement (not yet finalized) would be part of a consent decree that the FTC has proposed to the holding companies in ongoing negotiations related to the commission's antitrust ... read more

Those familiar with the French police procedural "Astrid" will wonder what took somebody so long to make an English-language version. ... read more

Google has confirmed that it plans to shut down Android’s Instant Apps later this year, attributing the decision to “low” usage of the functionality. Instant Apps were introduced in 2017, and ... read more

The refreshed 2025 Tesla Model S (right) and Model X (left). Tesla is relaunching its Model S and Model X with minor changes as the EV maker struggles to address plummeting demand. ... read more

As brands and agencies confront tighter budgets and heightened expectations, the stakes are clear. Advertisers need answers to foundational questions: Was my message seen by the right people? How often? On which platforms? Was it ... read more

Don't expect to see much coverage of the Trump military parade this Saturday on major TV broadcast networks. Where to see it? Streaming - but only on a limited basis. ... read more

We’re still over a month away from the premiere of season three, but Paramount has announced that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is getting a fifth season — and that it ... read more

PCIe 7.0 is earmarked for data-heavy applications rather than consumer computing hardware. The PCIe 7.0 specification has now been released, while many of us are still waiting for PCIe 6.0 to materialize ... read more

Next week’s Cannes Lions festival in the south of France will bring CMOs, holding company execs and consultants together for the industry’s biggest bazaar. While the creative shops are there exclusively to gather up armfuls ... read more

The job market has never been easy to navigate. But right now — between tightened marketing budgets, agency consolidation and economic headwinds — it’s as convoluted as ever. Job seekers say they’re seeing hundreds of roles for ... read more

To receive this daily Cannes briefing over email, please subscribe here. If this is your first time (or if you want a refresher on what you might expect), here’s what we can tell you about ... read more

It’s no secret that retail media networks are seeing a boon in business and viewed as a bright spot in advertising. Financial institutions are chasing those dollars now, too, from the likes of Chase and ... read more

As thousands of agency folk grab their passports, sunblock and antacids to head to Cannes next week for the annual Lions fest, Omnicom has quietly hammered out its strategy and message it take to the Croisette. ... read more

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This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail In an email to employees in May, after pulling back on some diversity, equity and inclusion goals, Target’s CEO tried to reassure employees that its values ... read more

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta is paying $14.3 billion to buy 49-percent of Scale AI and hire its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to reboot its troubled AI efforts. As part of the ... read more

Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford commencement speech, and the Steve Jobs Archive has marked the occasion by uploading an HD version of the speech, publishing notes ... read more

There’s finally some good news for anyone battling multiple Thread networks while using Matter devices in their smart home — as long as you’re the patient type. According to Matter Alpha, ... read more

Five hundred new brands have made deals with the NHL year-over-year - with finance (up 8%), business services (18%), and automotive brands (8%) accounting for one-third of the new sponsorship money. ... read more

To boost its strategic position in the social commerce sphere, Pinterest will feature high-performing creator content originally posted on influencer shopping platform LTK. ... read more

President Donald Trump's warning that protesters of Saturday's US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with "very heavy force" threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters ... read more

Apple is aiming to launch the upgraded Siri that it originally previewed at WWDC 2024 in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4, according to Bloomberg. At WWDC last year, Apple showed off ... read more

"The nation's teens are in the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis precipitated by behavioral addiction to social media apps like Snapchat," Florida argues in papers filed Wednesday. ... read more

The AI ad was inspired by GTA IV. If you’ve been on social media lately, you might’ve seen the unsettling AI slop videos showing AI-generated people in wild scenarios or just speaking ... read more

Bose includes the option to turn off touch controls on its upgraded QuietComfort Ultra earbuds. | Image: Bose Bose has announced upgraded QuietComfort Ultra wireless earbuds with better adaptive ANC that can ... read more

Living with colorblindness feels like you're constantly being pranked by the world in subtle, irritating ways. The other day, I was booking a flight on Kayak, trying to figure out which ... read more

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Meta’s geothermal ambitions are growing with a new agreement to support projects in New Mexico.  It announced the deal with XGS Energy today, a company developing next-generation geothermal technologies that make ... read more

These days, we are all dealing with huge amounts of information, from meeting notes to social media, to photos and videos, to whatever else we've collected - and we are all ... read more

Folks should stop trying to shoehorn financial market methodologies into advertising products and services. ... read more

Samsung Ads' "GameBreaks" is expanding its portfolio of interactive mini-games. Four new gaming titles will soon be available. ... read more

On Thursday afternoon, many people with smart home setups connected to Google Home / Nest, or who are trying to stream music on Spotify, are coming up empty. All I’m seeing ... read more

Lawmakers in California advanced a bill that would revise the state's 58-year-old wiretap law in ways that could discourage lawsuits over online tracking. ... read more

Influencers on affiliate shopping platform LTK may soon get access to a huge new audience: Pinterest users. Under a new partnership announced today, high-performing image posts on LTK will automatically be ... read more

The latest edition of iOS Doing Android Things. Apple announcing Android features years after Google shipped them is a tale as old as time, but that doesn't make it any less fun ... read more

Garmin announced the $799 Venu X1 fitness watch today. It offers a  2-inch square AMOLED screen and seems like a shot at the Apple Watch Ultra 2, given its similar square ... read more

And for its next trick, DC Studios is expanding its new cinematic universe with a series focused on Mister Miracle. During its presentation at this year’s Annecy Film Festival, DC studios ... read more

Basis Technologies has overhauled its platform and data system to simplify ad planning and buying across programmatic, publisher direct and social channels. ... read more

I love finding deals on devices that pull double duty, as it feels like it’s stretching my dollar even further. That’s why Google’s discounted TV Streamer (4K) caught my attention this ... read more

Reddit is introducing some new features for comments, including the ability to share comments as posts, a comment insights tool to track things like upvotes and views, and comment drafts, according ... read more

The battle for consumer attention is increasingly being waged in unconventional spaces, and for one major airline, the sky itself presents a fertile ground for media and commerce innovation. A year after launching its media ... read more

If you've been waiting for a chance to get your hands on Nintendo's GameCube Controller for the Switch 2, now's your moment. It's back in stock for $64.99 from the My ... read more

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In addition to steady gains from "Thursday Night Football," MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Morton expects rising business from a new NBA contract in the fall of 2025. ... read more

The new leadership team will support innovations that are beginning to gain strength across the ad industry, including AI, commerce media, the creator economy, CTV and measurement. ... read more

Apple’s days of blocking you from watching video through CarPlay appear to be coming to an end. The upcoming iOS26 update will allow people to project video from their phones onto ... read more

Get ready for more Silent Hill. As part of its Press Start online presentation on Thursday, Konami announced that it’s remaking the original Silent Hill in partnership with Bloober Team, the ... read more

Users can tap on the green bubble above Notes profile icons to see the full song and artist name. Instagram is making it easier for users to express themselves through music, reels, ... read more

Microsoft is launching Copilot Vision for Windows today, an extension of its AI assistant that lets you share your screen or apps so that Copilot can do things like coach you ... read more

I feel like a broken record, but I've been writing for more than a year that the next Xbox console will be more PC-like. Now, I think Microsoft just teased its ... read more

Steam's June 2025 edition of its Next Fest is going on now through June 16th, and the event is packed with great-looking demos for games coming to PC. Seriously, it seems ... read more

The recalled power bank was sold several years ago through sites like Amazon, Newegg, and eBay. | Image: Anker Anker has issued a recall for its PowerCore 10000 power bank (model A1263) ... read more

At Cannes next week, Amazon Web Services will demonstrate to brands, agencies and publishers how personal multichannel campaigns can become when supported by AI. ... read more

Google developed a new AI-based model for tropical cyclone forecasts. Google is using a new AI model to forecast tropical cyclones and working with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) to test ... read more

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The iPad Mini is no longer the biggest tablet you can fit into a mobile gaming controller (without breaking it a little). Razer’s new $199.99 Kishi V3 Pro XL can accommodate ... read more

John Deere will have to fight the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit, which accuses the company of increasing repair costs by making farmers use its network of authorized dealers to fix ... read more

Discounts have been tough to find on the 11-inch iPad Air with the M3 chip (the 2025 model), but there’s a good one happening on every color available at Amazon and ... read more

This WTF guide, sponsored by Index Exchange, explores what sell-side decisioning is, how it is reshaping the programmatic supply chain and how both publishers and marketers can benefit from applying inventory, audience and quality insights ... read more

"Marriott Media" will utilize 237 million guest member first-party data to target travelers across digital and physical media locations, including in-room media centers and programming. ... read more

Snapchat has launched a new subscription tier that offers access to a wider selection of lenses and augmented-reality experiences. The Lens Plus subscription costs $8.99 per month and will include lenses ... read more

Tubi‘s next move to expand its streaming catalog sounds like a win for the indie movie set. Today, Tubi (which is owned by Fox) announced that it is partnering with Kickstarter ... read more

Dentsu this morning announced a deal making it the first holdco to integrate AI-enabled programmatic ad platform MiQ's Sigma platform "at the strategic center" of its media practice. ... read more

The new MoGo 4 projectors now feature a base that can swivel 360 degrees for more flexibility. | Image: Xgimi Xgimi is sticking batteries into the latest versions of its compact MoGo ... read more

The US taxpayer is going to be on the hook for all the soldiers, tanks, and planes that appear in Donald Trump's military parade. But several major tech companies are paying ... read more

Meta is suing a company that advertised generative AI apps on its social media platforms that enable users to “nudify” people without their consent. The lawsuit against Joy Timeline comes after ... read more

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WPP Media estimates content creators and distributors will more than double their global ad take to $376.6 billion by 2030. This year, these revenues from advertising, media/brand deals and sponsorships will increase by 20%. ... read more

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Almost two-thirds of survey respondents said they use their TVs to watch platforms like YouTube and Twitch. ... read more

The XE5 may be larger than its predecessor, but with the right lens it’s still quite compact. Fujifilm is announcing the X-E5, a new $1,699.95 mirrorless camera due out in August. It ... read more

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Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Marketers, ad executives, publishers, tech companies — pretty much every conceivable member of the ad industry — they’re set ... read more

Pinterest is going all-in on programmatic, and its newest hire is the tell. Chip Jessop, Amazon’s former director of global accounts and North America ad tech sales, joined the visual search platform on May 27 ... read more

This week’s Media Briefing looks at Reddit becoming a top referral channel for some news publishers (although the audience coming from the social media platform isn’t big enough to replace declining search referrals). ... read more

The folks at independent agency Known have always done things a little differently. Digiday first wrote about Known as having built an Iron Man suit it would put to use for clients, developed under the ... read more

The decision to leave was already on the table. For months, senior marketers at one of WPP’s clients had grown frustrated with the holding company’s pace of change. WPP had been trying – streamlining teams, ... read more

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has already used AI to replace himself during earnings reports, and now Klarna is using AI to clone him another way: through an AI-powered phone hotline. The ... read more

Snapchat is expanding the functionality included in its basic and premium subscription offerings by prioritizing its most unique in-app features, AR experiences and lenses. ... read more

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Earlier this year, Google shipped a Pixel 4A update to some owners that lowered battery life to mitigate overheating risk, and soon, it’s going to do the same for the Pixel ... read more

Snap plans to launch its newly developed AR smart glasses in 2026, ahead of Meta's Orion AR glasses. Snap is now entering a highly competitive market, with anticipated AR wearables being developed by tech giants ... read more

Every morning, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez says she checks her email "to see if I'm going into work." At a time when the federal workforce has been slashed by Elon ... read more

A TrillerTV subscriber is asking a federal appellate court to reconsider her claim that the company violated a video privacy law by allegedly sharing information about her viewing history with Meta. ... read more

A TrillerTV subscriber is asking a federal appellate court to reconsider her claim that the company violated a video privacy law by allegedly sharing information about her viewing history with Meta. ... read more

Messaging and activations will span Amazon platforms, including Prime Video advertising for the movie, with the theme "Anyone Can Be Super." ... read more