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This is what caused that shocking blue glow over New York City
’ says tech industry
‘Donald’ makes the list of 2018’s worst passwords
‘Doomba’ turns your Roomba’s cleaning maps into Doom levels
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10-pound Surface Pro for gamers
11 new trailers you should watch this week
1More announces its first pair of true wireless earbuds
1More is discounting its noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones
1More’s Quad Driver wired headphones are 50 percent off until December 20th
20 expert predictions: Here’s what successful marketers will do in 2019
2018: A year in photographs on The Verge
2018: A year in The Verge illustrations
2019 mobile marketing predictions from industry veterans
3 inspiring campaigns that remind brands to be human during the holidays
3 prospecting features for Google Display campaigns
3 things sales leaders should know about ABM measurement
3 ways marketing AI will advance in 2019
4 1/2 predictions for marketers in 2019
5 techniques to make free shipping pay off in the holiday season and beyond
5G phones could cost $200 to $300 more
7 new trailers you should watch this week
700 Alexa voice recordings to the wrong user following data request
8BitDo’s wireless adapter is the best way to use a GameCube controller with a Switch
9 new trailers you should watch this week
a hole-punch display
A new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery ups the stakes for season 2
A R I Z O N A?
A shape-shifting drone suggests the future of rescue missions
a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fails to stick a ground landing
A telescope fan sabotaged an astronomy forum. He ended up in prison
according to The Verge staff
Acer’s Predator Triton 900 is a $4
adding social management features to its earned media stack
adds emoji reactions
adds lenses for dogs
After a 20 year delay
After a decade
Agencies looking to win over new CMOs should connect within 3 to 12 mos. of their start dates
Agenda alert: Adobe is keynoting at MarTech!
Aggretsuko’s holiday special nails the ups and downs of the perfect Instagram photo
AI in action
AI-equipped cameras will help spot wildlife poachers before they can kill
Aiaiai’s Pipe 2 earphones serve up a fresh flavor of USB-C goodness
Alexa can now arm your home security system — including Amazon’s Ring Alarm
Alexa is implementing self-learning techniques to better understand users
Alexa now knows how high swans fly thanks to Wolfram Alpha
Alexa’s email feature
Alexa’s stellar holiday season bodes well for smart speakers
Alienware’s updated m17 is the company’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch laptop ever
All I want for Christmas is this twerking Alexa-enabled bear
All the ABM metrics to measure for your quarterly reporting
All the news from Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee
All the science fiction and fantasy books we’re looking forward to in 2019
Alphabet’s Wing is launching a free 10-minute drone delivery trial in Finland
Amazon
Amazon ad spend up 3.5X Thanksgiving week compared to pre-holiday ad investments
Amazon advertising
Amazon Alexa is beta testing crowdsourced answers
Amazon ends Instacart partnership with Whole Foods
Amazon extends free holiday shipping through December 18th
Amazon is discounting Echo
Amazon is reportedly looking to expand its cashier-less Go stores to airports
Amazon is selling a Kindle Paperwhite and Audible bundle
Amazon just launched a mini version of its cashier-less Go store in Seattle
Amazon named top YouTube ad of the year
Amazon Prime Video is now available on Comcast Xfinity X1
Amazon sent 1
Amazon VP reaffirms: ‘No plans’ for ads on Alexa devices
Amazon warehouse workers push to unionize in NYC
Amazon’s Echo Wall Clock now shipping for $30
Amazon’s Fire TV Cube adds multi-room music and follow-up mode in latest update
Amazon’s plans for a New York office are under new scrutiny
AMP adoption
An artist on creating the retro art for a new edition of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers
An economist explains what digital technology means for the future of popular culture
an open-source UX analytics tool
and an 88-inch 8K OLED
and apocalyptic anxieties of 1998
and commentary for Avengers: Endgame
and connectivity
and feature phones are next
and filled with sugar
and her main defense is a PowerPoint
and HomeKit
and it’s going to mean layoffs
and Microsoft’s move to Chromium
and more
and none of them are phones
and now it’s cheaper than it was on Black Friday
and other licensed Disney products
and other personal information leaks online
and overzealous dental care
and smart home devices once again for the holidays
and they cost $250
and unique
and Verizon’s future
and Xbox One consoles are $100 off before the holidays
and Z-Wave support
Android Messages’ automatic spam protection has started rolling out
anti-Semitic YouTube channel
Any.do made a smart grocery list that suggests what to buy
Apple acquires artist development startup Platoon
Apple and Samsung feel the sting of plateauing smartphones
Apple Bordeaux store vandalized and robbed during French ‘yellow vest’ riots
Apple confirms some iPad Pros ship slightly bent
Apple is putting iTunes on Samsung TVs
Apple is right: 2019 will be too early to buy a 5G phone
Apple is shutting down Apple Music’s rarely-used Connect feature
Apple Music support hits Amazon Echo speakers
Apple now allows gifting of in-app purchases
Apple plans iPhone software update to reverse Chinese ban
Apple releases its first clear case to show off the iPhone XR’s colors
Apple releases new Beddit sleep tracker
Apple says cheap battery replacements hurt iPhone sales
Apple says it could miss $9 billion in iPhone sales due to weak demand
Apple says multiple TV manufacturers will support AirPlay 2
Apple stops selling iPhone 7 and 8 in its German stores following Qualcomm court win
Apple trolls CES with a giant dig at Android and Alexa privacy
Apple VP says 2018 iPad Pro ‘meets or exceeds’ quality and flatness standards
Apple Watch electrocardiogram and irregular heart rate features are available today
Apple’s HomePod at $249
Apple’s HomePod will come to China early next year
Apple’s latest government transparency report came with a slick new website
Are ad-supported tiers too much temptation for Netflix or Prime Video to resist?
Arlo’s ambitious 2019 plans include home security devices
As CES opens
As tech companies move into health care
as the real world becomes another channel
Asus announces three giant HDR gaming monitors
Asus StudioBook fits 17-inch screen into 15-inch MacBook Pro rival
Asus’ first Chrome OS tablet is for classroom use
Asus’ latest Chromebook Flip boosts the screen size and adds 8th Gen Intel CPUs
AT&T announces a better 5G Samsung phone
AT&T now supports eSIM on Apple’s latest iPhones
AT&T tries to trademark ‘Verge TV’ as if we’re going to let them get away with it
AT&T’s 5G network goes live in 12 cities — but you can’t use it yet
Audeze’s motion-aware headphones will soon recreate your head gestures in-game
Audi pulls the curtain back on its self-driving car program
August’s leaked smart doorbell actually looks like a doorbell this time
Australia’s encryption-busting law is ‘deeply flawed
Avengers: Endgame could turn Ant-Man into one of its most important superheroes
B&H Photo is selling the Home Hub and two Home Mini speakers for just $129
bad joke
Bang & Olufsen updates its Beoplay E8 with a wirelessly charging case
beating the Black Friday price
Bethesda settle lawsuit over Westworld mobile game
Bing releases Clarity
Bitcoin scammers send bomb threats across US
Black Mirror Season 5 now coming in 2019
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch could become Netflix’s secret marketing weapon
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is Netflix’s new interactive special that won’t play on everything
Blue launches $100 XLR microphone for people getting serious about their broadcasting
Branch launches cross-channel cohort analysis for app marketers
brand safety solutions for YouTube
Bridging the gap between IT and marketing to improve martech collaborations
Bruce Springsteen’s Netflix special makes this a great weekend for The Indian Runner
Budweiser
Bumblebee proves Transformers movies can actually be resonant and emotional
but it couldn’t keep YouTube’s biggest names
but it still lacks Prime Video
but it’s not ready yet
but says it’s normal
but Space Force still needs approval from Congress
but still shipped its keyboards
Byton adds another screen to its car full of screens
California mansions
causing evacuations
Caviar’s combined iPhone XS / Apple Watch fever dream could be yours for $21
CDP sector grew 23%
CES 2019: All the announcements from the biggest show in tech
CES 2019: what to expect from the biggest tech show of the year
Chained mixes virtual reality and live actors to tell a dark Christmas tale
Charter-Spectrum reaches $174.2 million settlement in New York AG’s speed fraud lawsuit
Charter’s new Spectrum app for Apple TV users doesn’t require logins
China lands a spacecraft gently on the Moon’s far side
China lifts video game ban but not for its biggest player
Chinese schools are using ‘smart uniforms’ to track their students’ locations
Cision buys Falcon.io
Cold War propaganda spread the myth that science isn’t political
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connected technology
ConsenSys plans to spin out most of its startups
Controversial ex-Uber engineer claims to have completed a coast-to-coast self-driving trip
conversions cast shadows on otherwise sunny Black Friday weekend
Counting down the new year and the most distant flyby in the Solar System
CPMs drop as click-throughs continue to climb
Cydia closes purchases for its iOS jailbreak store
D-Link gets on the 5G train with a new home router
Dark Souls-style adventure Ashen is out right now on Xbox One and PC
Data ownership is shifting so enterprises are stepping up their tech game
Declining engagement
Dell returns to public stock market after years as private company
Democratic senators have introduced a big new data privacy plan
Digital marketing in 2019: Here’s where we’re headed this year
Djay relaunched on iOS with subscription model and powerful performance features
Do men and women value online reviews differently?
Doom is getting a 25th anniversary mod from the game’s co-creator
Dopplegänger accounts are still a powerful tool for cyberstalkers
Duet Display gets full hardware acceleration to function as a real external monitor
Duolingo redesigned its owl to guilt-trip you even harder
EA teases Dragon Age 4 at The Game Awards
Elon Musk doesn’t respect the SEC
Elon Musk is the first influencer CEO
Elon Musk says nobody is approving his tweets after the SEC settlement
Email marketing trends to expect in 2019
Email trustworthiness: Here’s how to avoid looking like spam
emergency reforms are still on the table
End of an era: all of the updates
Epic Games is getting sued for turning rapper 2 Milly’s dance into a Fortnite emote
Epic removes all Infinity Blade games from the App Store
Epic says it ‘messed up’ and removes overpowered Infinity Blade from Fortnite
Epic will let other game developers use Fortnite’s cross-platform tools for free
Essential all but confirms it’s making another phone
Essential has bought a defunct email app
Evolution of ad tech in 2019: Streaming services and content ownership
Exclusive: Amazon says 100 million Alexa devices have been sold — what’s next?
explains where all that money comes from
Facebook adds new reporting for Click-to-WhatsApp ads
Facebook and Microsoft respond to NYT report on data sharing
Facebook and ZeniMax settle legal battle over Oculus VR and stolen secrets
Facebook building evacuated after reported bomb threat
Facebook Click-to-WhatsApp ads
Facebook expands Ad Breaks to 14 more countries
Facebook fractures its secretive hardware division
Facebook gave Spotify and Netflix access to users’ private messages
Facebook is adding a web browser and Instant Games to Portal video chat devices
Facebook is expanding its video platform while reportedly slashing news show funding
Facebook is testing a shopping mode for live streams
Facebook missteps
Facebook missteps highlight what happens when you can’t trust platform metrics
Facebook rolls out Group Stories globally
Facebook shelved a feature intended to promote civil political discourse
Facebook starts testing ads in search results
Facebook Stories for Groups
Facebook suspends accounts that used disinformation tactics in Alabama’s special election
Facebook’s morale problem is getting worse
Facebook’s New York privacy pop-up was small
Facebook’s role in the French protests has polarized observers
Facebook’s year of apologies (to marketers)
Fake
fake: Epic tweetstorm targets marketing’s metrics house of cards
Faraday Future CEO’s long trail of debt is finally catching up to him
Faraday Future gets a lifeline as it settles months-long battle with Chinese investor
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cancels trip to CES amid government shutdown
FCC investigating major CenturyLink outage and 911 disruptions
FCC investigating whether carriers gave inaccurate information on rural coverage maps
FCC says ‘most’ operations will be suspended Thursday if partial government shutdown continues
Federal court freezes Faraday Future CEO’s ownership stake
financial details
Fire TV
Firefly adds mobile device-like targeting to ads on car rooftops
Firefox 64 brings better browser tab management and smart recommendations
First close-up images of NASA’s New Year’s target reveal a lumpy snowman
First Men in Black International trailer stars a fun reunion for Thor: Ragnarok fans
first party data
Five big questions about Apple putting iTunes on Samsung TVs
Foldimate’s laundry-folding machine actually works now
Following criticism
Food delivery app Deliveroo opens its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in Hong Kong
For the first time ever
foreboding adventure Below took six years to make
Fortnite adds planes and now people are playing it like Battlefield
Fortnite is getting swords
Fortnite starts two week holiday celebration with snowball launchers
Fortnite was 2018’s most important social network
Fortnite’s new block area will feature player creations
Foundryside is a cyberpunk adventure wrapped in an epic fantasy novel
Foxconn and the village: the $10B factory deal that turned one small Wisconsin town upside down
Galaxy S10 leak reveals a hole-punch display and thinner bezels
gambling accusations after YouTube controversy
Garmin introduces its first LTE-enabled smartwatch
GE launches color smart bulbs that work directly with Google Home
GE made a 27-inch smart display for above your stove that streams Netflix and Spotify
Get your sneak peek at the MarTech agenda
Giphy launched a keyboard extension and sticker maker for iOS 12 users
GM will be the second automaker to lose the EV tax credit
GM’s Cruise partners with DoorDash to test autonomous food delivery
Google adds pay for conversions bidding in Display campaigns
Google and Levi’s smart jacket can now warn you if you’re about to leave your phone behind
Google announces a new $1 billion NYC campus in Hudson Square
Google Assistant will proactively tell you if it thinks your flight will be delayed
Google Assistant will soon be on a billion devices
Google Fit adds new breathing exercise feature and home screen widgets
Google halted Chinese data collection program after Dragonfly backlash
Google is adding more parental controls to Chromebooks
Google is ending Play Service support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Google is selling the Home Hub and two Home Mini speakers for just $129
Google is shutting down Allo
Google Lens can now recognize a billion items
Google Maps can now direct you to Lime scooters and bikes
Google Maps’ new For You tab of personalized recommendations launches on iOS
Google now allows its Chrome browser to remove all ads from ‘abusive’ sites
Google Photos doubles limit for Live Albums
Google Photos no longer offers unlimited storage for unsupported video formats
Google releases Chrome 71 with features to block abusive ads
Google relents and transfers Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
Google still has no answers for YouTube’s biggest problem
Google tout digital assistant stats that highlight respective market strengths
Google Translate now offers gender-specific translations for some languages
Google will let Android users donate directly to nonprofits through the Play Store
Google wins dismissal of facial recognition lawsuit over biometric privacy act
Google’s appearance before Congress will mark a turning point for its CEO
Google’s Chromecast returns to Amazon
Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper and read Lego bricks
Google’s project to control gadgets with touchless hand gestures is moving forward
GoPro CEO Nick Woodman on how the company is coming back into focus
GoPro will move some manufacturing out of China because of Trump’s trade war
Grammarly tops YouTube’s TrueView for Action 2018 leaderboard
Gravy’s ‘location data forensics’ seeks to identify
Gris is like a stunning animated movie that you can play
Groupon voted top YouTube’s 6-second bumper ad of the year
Hackers are taking over Chromecasts to promote PewDiePie’s channel
Hacking and phishing will increase in 2019: What digital marketers need to know
HDMI 2.1
Here are the best last-minute gifts you can buy
here’s how
here’s what to watch in 2019
Here’s why Nike’s Colin Kaepernick gamble wouldn’t work for Under Armour
Here’s your exclusive insider look of SMX West
Hertz plans slightly speedier rentals using facial recognition and fingerprints
hilarious
HMD’s budget Nokia 8.1 comes with Android Pie and an HDR-equipped display
Holmes & Watson’s failure shows how the world is changing for cinematic comedy
Honor 10 Lite review: a little tinkering unlocks a lot of potential
How Alaska fixed its earthquake-shattered roads in just days
How an upstart hacker collective is fighting back against misinformation in 2019
How and why we redefined the kilogram
How bitcoin grew up and became big money
How Congress missed another chance to hold big tech accountable
How deaf researchers are reinventing science communication
how do I get my product visible in Amazon search in 2019?’
How Kevin Hart tweeted himself out of a job hosting the Oscars
How marketing and sales alignment can better drive the buyer journey
How scientists are studying dreams in the lab
How Searching star John Cho became convinced computer screen movies weren’t just gimmicks
How The Verge makes video reviews
How to set up eSIM on the Apple iPhone XR and XS
How to use Google Duplex to make a restaurant reservation
How to vaccinate your data from potential exposure
How to watch as NASA sends a spacecraft past a rock at the edge of the Solar System
HP’s Omen 15t gaming laptop is fast
Huawei announces Nova 4 with hole-punch display and 48-megapixel camera
Huawei demotes two employees and cuts their pay after tweeting from iPhone
Huawei’s CFO is being accused of fraud
Huawei’s CFO is granted bail by Canadian court but will be closely monitored
Huawei’s new MateBook 13 sets its sights on the MacBook Air
HubSpot: We’re now focusing on being a platform vendor
Hulu’s OTT ad marketplace
Human rights groups press Google on China plans ahead of Pichai testimony
Human vs machine intelligence: how to win when ‘duplicate’ content is unique
Hundreds of German politicians’ chats
Hyped AR startup Blippar crashes into financial reality
Hyperloop startup Arrivo is shutting down as workers are laid off
Hyundai’s Kona EV has great range and costs as much as the average car
I’m tired of waiting for water to boil
IAB podcast compliance program
IAB Tech Lab rolls out podcast measurement compliance certification program
IAB’s in-app ad viewability
IAB’s in-app ad viewability and measurement SDK hits 2 billion devices
IBM points to Director of Marketing Data as ‘hottest new role’
Idiots with drones have shut down the UK’s second largest airport
IMAX is shutting down its virtual reality arcade business for good
In 2018
In a world first
In season 3
in-app advertising
including Chrome Extension support
Initiative CEO calls out Facebook
Instagram
Instagram briefly switched to a horizontal feed and people freaked out
Instagram CPCs
Instagram is bringing voice messaging to your DMs
Instagram is helping save the indie bookstore
Instagram is testing Creator Accounts for high-profile influencers
Instagram Stories’ question stickers can now be used to share music
Instead of making a new phone
Intel unveils Foveros 3D chip stacking and new 10nm ‘chiplets’
intercom
Into the Spider-Verse Christmas album is real and streamable
iPad
is back at B&H Photo
Is this Xiaomi’s folding smartphone?
Is vaping better than smoking? Scientists studied pee to find out
it happened to LiveJournal
It’s getting easier to get FDA approval — just ask Natural Cycles
It’s post-holiday return season: How marketers can make the best of it
Jabra’s excellent truly wireless headphones are $50 off at Best Buy and eBay
Jack Black is launching a new YouTube channel mostly dedicated to gaming
Japan’s latest home robot isn’t useful — it’s designed to be loved
JBL’s Android TV soundbar with Google Assistant gets spring release date
Jivox adds visual journey maps
Juul
KitchenAid’s new Smart Display can survive your messy cooking
Klipsch brings Google Assistant and Alexa support to its smart sound bars
Kylie Jenner returned as online queen in 2018 after disappearing for nearly a year
L’Oréal’s newest prototype detects wearers’ skin pH levels
Lady Gaga teases an anime cyborg at her Las Vegas concert
Last year’s iPad Pro is more affordable than ever at B&H Photo
launches Watch globally on desktop
Leading crypto wallet adds Bluetooth support for mobile bitcoin access
Leaked video reveals new Nokia 9 PureView with five cameras
Learn how to build more emotionally engaging experiences with a personalized data strategy
leaving China and other issues behind
less than 24 hours after the first one
LG is taking a long time to roll out the latest big Android update — just like always
LG will show a ‘capsule-based craft beer’ machine at CES next month
LG’s 2019 TV lineup includes Alexa
LG’s rollable TV will reportedly be an actual product in 2019
like keyboards and mice for your PC
LinkedIn co-founder says he unknowingly backed disinformation effort in Alabama Senate race
LivePerson’s Maven bot platform puts conversational AI in customer agents’ hands
localized social marketing
Logan Paul and KSI look to stop pirates of boxing rematch
Logitech angers users with Harmony update that breaks some home automation setups
Logitech pulls 180
London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports have purchased their own anti-drone systems
Long-awaited survival game Below is out next week
Looks like Apple’s making its own modem to compete with Qualcomm
LuMee’s new phone case lights up to club beats
Luxury loot box sponsorships are tearing YouTube apart
Lyft is offering $2.50 rides to grocery stores for DC residents with limited food choices
Machine learning could help figure out what pooped on your produce
Magic: The Gathering is getting a pro league with $10 million in prizes
MakerBot’s new 3D printer shows how much it’s changed in nine years
MapleStory players finally get to fight their biggest villain
Marketers say Time Well Spent movement isn’t influencing social media plans
Marketing Day: Ad agency CEO calls out Facebook
Marketing Day: Amazon adopts viewability standard
Marketing Day: Amazon holiday ad spend
Marketing Day: Chrome ad blocker
Marketing Day: Cision buys Falcon.io
Marketing Day: CMO tenure report
Marketing Day: Expert marketing predictions
Marketing Day: Facebook video Ad Breaks expand
Marketing Day: Facebook’s ad tests
Marketing Day: Google Display adds pay per conversion
Marketing Day: Groupon voted YouTube’s top bumper ad
Marketing Day: Media buyers react to NYT Facebook report
Marketing Day: Smart speaker marketing
Marketing Day: Top 2018 YouTube TrueView ads
Marketing Day: YouTube ad targeting for TV
Marketing Land
Marketing Land - Internet Marketing News
Marketing tools can be leveraged by sales teams
Marketo announces new entry-level certification for marketers
Marketo certification for marketers
Mars orbiter sends a picture-perfect postcard back to Earth
MarTech 2018 agenda
Matrix’s PowerWatch 2 needs no charger
McLaren and OnePlus kick off exclusive partnership with McLaren OnePlus 6T
Merkle launches bidding platform tailored for Amazon sponsored brand ads
Microsoft has been hiding $10 gift cards in newsletter emails
Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chrome and bringing it to the Mac
Microsoft reveals more Edge details
Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: form meets function
Microsoft to silence Cortana during Windows 10 setup
Microsoft’s Halo-themed prosthetic arm will make kids feel like Master Chief
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox is codenamed Anaconda
Millions of smartphones in UK and Japan reportedly taken offline by Ericsson equipment issue
Millions of smartphones were taken offline yesterday by an expired certificate
minimize fraud in programmatic bidstreams
mixed reports on AMP adoption
Mophie’s battery pack case for the new iPhones lets you use wired headphones
Mophie’s new USB-C PD battery packs are an expensive way to get faster charging
more
motion sensor
MoviePass will launch three new subscription plans in January
MrBeast
Mystery Brand responds to scam
NASA spacecraft confirms successful flyby of distant Solar System object
NASA’s latest asteroid target had a wet and wild history
NBA and more in its ‘Best of 2018’ list
Nearly one year after Hawaii missile fiasco
Nemeio’s e-ink keyboard lets you customize every key
Netflix is testing an instant replay feature
Netflix releases first Punisher season two teaser
Netflix removes Patriot Act episode in Saudi Arabia following government complaint
Netflix says over 45 million accounts watched Bird Box — here’s what that means
Netflix stops offering in-app subscriptions for new and returning customers on iOS
Netflix warns against Bird Box challenge as dangerous trend goes viral
Netflix will release a new Ghost in the Shell anime in 2020
Netflix’s Series of Unfortunate Events has a beautiful conclusion
Neutrogena will 3D print custom face masks based on buyers’ skin measurements
New Game of Thrones
New Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer showcases humongous monster showdown
New Stranger Things season 3 teaser includes official episode titles
New York City cops will fly a drone over the New Year’s Eve celebration at Times Square
night light
Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ad
Ninja became Twitch’s first mainstream star
Nintendo Switch includes free gift card
Nintendo’s NES Classic and SNES Classic are going out of production
Nintendo’s NES controller for the Switch is a great but pricey way to play 8-bit games
No Man’s Sky developer Hello announces its next game
not a dark one
NPR wants to know what podcast ads you skip
Nvidia announces mid-tier RTX 2060 GPU for $349
Nvidia will bring G-Sync support to some FreeSync monitors
Nvidia’s first 65-inch 4K HDR gaming display arrives in February for $5
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 graphics with ray tracing are coming to laptops
NYCLU sues ICE over changes to immigrant risk assessment algorithm
Official AMP plugin for WordPress released
Officially licensed Star Wars keycaps are here
OMD as top media agency of 2018
One Kickstarter campaign allegedly had $100
One of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s games is available to play right now
one of the best deals this year
OnePlus will have a 5G phone with the Snapdragon 855 on EE next year
Online shopping revenues will reach $126 billion by December 31
Opera launches a cryptocurrency wallet in its Android browser
or Android phone
Our 11 favorite new podcasts of 2018
Paid social requires sharpening your blade in 2019
Pandora beats Spotify to offline playback on the Apple Watch
Pandora launches podcasts with personalized recommendations
performance
Persona 5’s Joker is the first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character
Petcube 2 lets you use Alexa to fling treats at your pets
PewDiePie fans hack the Wall Street Journal
PewDiePie gives shout out to hateful
Pillowfort wants to be the Tumblr alternative
PlayStation VR has had a quietly awesome year
Pokémon Go’s PvP Trainer Battles are now live
Police use cameras and fake Amazon boxes with GPS to catch thieves
post-holiday return season
Postmates has created a robot to speed up and automate its deliveries
Product pages are the new packaging: Think beyond lower prices to win online
PUBG mobile has as many players as Fortnite
Publishers using real-time data can help their bottom line
Qualcomm wins court injunction banning Apple from importing older iPhones in China
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 promises big improvements to AI
R2-D2
Ralph Breaks the Internet’s directors say the Gord character came from a weird
Razer gets into the gaming monitor game with the 27-inch Raptor display
Razer teases first Xbox One mouse and keyboard
Razer’s Raiju mobile controller is now available to order
RCS: What it is and why you might want it
Repair your reputation: Displace mugshots with your family photo album
report claims
Republicans pushed Pichai about bias allegations
responses to NYT’s Facebook report
retail in 2018
Retail in 2019: Store evolution
Riding in Waymo One
Ring security lights all but confirmed by FCC filing
Robinhood backtracks on checking and savings feature
Rudy Giuliani accuses Twitter of bias for hyperlinking text
Russian election meddlers started an anti-masturbation hotline
Russian search giant Yandex is releasing an Android phone
Samsung angers hypebeasts by partnering with fake Supreme brand in China
Samsung begins Android Pie rollout for Galaxy S9 in Europe
Samsung is reportedly making a budget Bixby-powered smart speaker
Samsung joins the serious PC gaming fight with the new Notebook Odyssey
Samsung upgrades the Notebook 9 Pen with a new 15-inch option
Samsung will support Alexa and Google Assistant on 2019 TVs
Samsung’s 2019 TVs will support input devices
Samsung’s 75-inch MicroLED 4K TV is a huge step into the future
Samsung’s A8s is its first phone with an Infinity-O hole-punch display
Samsung’s curved 49-inch gaming monitor now comes in QHD resolution
Samsung’s new space-saving monitors can stand flat against a wall or cubicle
Samsung’s stylish The Frame and Serif 4K TVs will soon come in more sizes with better picture quality
Satechi’s new USB-C hub solves the iMac’s backward port problem
saw first major acquisitions in second half of 2018
say AI researchers
says Adobe
says he’s advising clients to pull ads
says OnePlus CEO
Sega brings Genesis classics like Sonic and Streets of Rage to Amazon’s Fire TV
Several Nintendo Switch games are discounted at GameStop and Target
Shopping ads for the small budget: Here’s what to expect in 2019
Simplehuman made a new mirror that can be both a lamp and Google Home speaker
site content to its resume
Skullcandy launches its first truly wireless earbuds
Smart Reply is coming to Hangouts Chat to wreak havoc on your workplace culture
SMX West Early Bird rates expire Saturday – book now!
SMX West preview
Snapchat goes full circle
Snapchat launches Lens Challenges akin to TikTok
Sony promises better face identification through depth-sensing lasers
Soulja Boy is selling his own video game consoles
SoundCloud’s new integration with Serato is a missed opportunity
SoundMagic adds USB-C to its budget earbuds
Space Command is coming back
SpaceX moon tourist scores most retweeted tweet ever with promise of free money
Sphero discontinues its BB-8
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors on the film’s gorgeous style
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is dazzling
Sprint will pay $330 Million to New York in tax fraud settlement
Starbucks expands delivery to 2
Stay up late to watch ULA launch a secret satellite with its most powerful rocket
Steam’s winter sale kicks off with deals on Just Cause 4
Stranger Things season 3 arrives in July
Strategies & Tips
stream a devilishly clever horror short from Destroyer director Karyn Kusama
Study finds 61 percent of electronics reviews on Amazon are ‘fake’
Successful marketing teams tackle this challenge
Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s music collection turns your Switch into a giant MP3 player
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s spirits mode turns Nintendo’s fighter into an RPG
T-Mobile now supports eSIM for iOS
T-Mobile offers Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch deals for the New Year
T-Mobile’s TV service delayed to 2019 because TV services are hard to make
Targus made a backpack with a wireless charging pocket
Taylor Swift tracked stalkers with facial recognition tech at her concert
TCL’s excellent 6-Series 4K TV is only $499.99 at Best Buy
tech adoption and what it will take to win
tech news
Teens are turning away from cigarettes and alcohol and toward vaping
Tesla adds Oracle founder Larry Ellison to board of directors
Tesla allows people in Europe and China to start configuring Model 3s
Tesla cuts vehicle prices by $2
Tesla drops prices in China after the government suspends tariffs
Tesla’s competition for the Model Y is growing quickly in China
the ‘Stylish TWS’
The 10 best apps for new iPhones
The 10 best apps for your new Android phone
The 10 best comics of 2018
The 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display for $160 is a great value
The 13 best sci-fi books to check out on your new Kindle
The 13 biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2018
The 20 best TV series of 2018
The 40 games we can’t wait to play in 2019
The 48-megapixel phones are coming
The 8 best games for your new iPhone
The all-electric Polestar 2 will be the first car with Google’s native Android Auto
The art behind the gorgeous indie game Gris
The Asus ROG Mothership is a 17-inch
The best apps and games for all of your new tech in 2018
The best deals for your last minute holiday gift shopping
The best gifts to buy with your holiday gift cards
The best memes of 2018
The best of 2018 in entertainment and pop culture
The best tech of CES 2018: what happened next
The best way to understand omnichannel is to work backward
The biggest thing missing from Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s horror story about a career in games
The biggest video games
The Black Mirror card game isn’t soul-crushing enough to reflect the show
The Bloodhound SSC ‘rocket on wheels’ is out of funding and almost out of time
The brand storytelling genius of the Coca-Cola Santa
The Falcon is a cute 8-inch laptop that folds into a janky tablet
The FBI is now investigating fake anti-net neutrality comments
The five emoji skin tone options don’t accommodate a diverse world
The Free Music Archive will live on
The Galaxy S10 could be Samsung’s last flagship with a headphone jack
The Game Awards has made its peace with what it can and can’t do
the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service
The government shutdown is driving users to illegal router settings
The Haunted Island: a Frog Detective Game is a farcical tale of ghosts
The Last Campfire
The latest iOS update makes it easier to flip the camera during FaceTime calls
The latest iPad is $100 off at Walmart and Amazon
The latest iPad is up to $80 off at Target and Amazon
The long
The LSAT is going digital exclusively on Microsoft Surface Go tablets
the LUMAscape is one hand clapping
the Mi Mix 3
The Moon has a far side
The new Young Justice has grown up alongside its heroes
The PlayStation Classic has already been hacked to run games off a USB drive
The problem with studies saying phones are bad for you
The Reddit detectives are hard at work decoding Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
The Star Wars Archives is a monster behind-the-scenes book
The story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ deal
The top streaming apps for your new TV
The true impact of conversion rate optimization and why it matters to you
The UE Boom 2 is an excellent portable speaker that you can still get in time for Christmas
The Verge 2018 tech report card: AI
The Verge 2018 tech report card: AR and VR
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Google
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Microsoft
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Nintendo
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Samsung
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Snap
The Verge 2018 tech report card: SpaceX
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Streaming music
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Tesla
The Verge 2018 tech report card: The US government
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Twitter
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Uber
The Verge 2018 tech report cards
The Verge holiday 2018 gaming guide
The year in Fortnite
These faces show how far AI image generation has advanced in just four years
This app will show you your Apple Music listening habits for 2018
This awesome homemade jukebox is controlled by swipeable song cards
This black Microsoft Surface Pro 6 deal includes a Type Cover for $999
This cable lets you charge your Surface Pro or Laptop from a USB-C battery
This Ford dog kennel uses noise-canceling tech to take the fear out of fireworks
This free online tool uses AI to quickly remove the background from images
This is a terrific weekend for alternate realities
This is the OnePlus 6T McLaren edition
This is the pop culture that helped us survive 2018
This map lets you hear what the world sounds like without humans
This smart light switch does it all — voice assistant
This tank of a phone has lasted me a week on one charge
This weekend
Tidal launches My Mix playlists that are curated by humans and machines
Tidal will make ‘Master’ quality recordings available to Android users soon
Tile partners with chipmakers to embed its location tracking services from the start
Tim Cook says Apple set Christmas Day activations record for iPhones in US and Canada
To kick off CES 2019
tortured quest to make Google unbiased
TP-Link unveils its first family of Wi-Fi 6 routers
Track the colors of your 2018 Instagram photos with this new web app
trailers
Tumblr is back in Apple’s App Store following adult content ban
Tumblr porn vanishes today
Tumblr’s adult content ban means the death of unique blogs that explore sexuality
Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall — after all
Twitch is giving more creators money
Twitch re-bans streamer charged with assault after briefly letting him come back
Twitter is relaunching the reverse-chronological feed as an option for all users starting today
Twitter recognizes Heinz Ketchup
Two DSPs add out-of-home programmatic inventory
Two unlikely cops are paired up to solve murders in a war-torn Tokyo in Ninth Step Station
Two years on
Uber manager raised concerns about self-driving program just days before fatal collision
Uber’s new Jump e-bikes are easier to charge and harder to vandalize
UK police are testing facial recognition on Christmas shoppers in London this week
UK police arrest two in connection with Gatwick Airport drone shutdown
uncredited holiday video
US adds more sanctions on Russian election hackers and ‘troll farm’
uses body heat and solar power
vacations to Indonesia
Vergecast: 5G phones
Vergecast: iPhone sales drop and CES preview
Vergecast: Sundar testifies
Verizon offers emergency first responders discounts on unlimited plans
ViewSonic’s new Elite gaming monitors are compatible with multiple RGB lighting ecosystems
Vivo’s new Nex has a second display and ‘Lunar Ring’ on the back
Vizio returns to CES with its most advanced 4K TV ever and support for Apple’s AirPlay 2
Voice messages will be great once they come with accurate transcriptions
voice-based AI
Voice-based AI means brands must take an omnichannel approach with consumers
Volkswagen’s mobile charging station will help solve a key problem with EVs
Voyager 2 enters interstellar space
VR storybook game Luna is even more mesmerizing on Magic Leap’s headset
Vuzix starts selling its AR smart glasses for $999
Walmart adds Art.com to its list of acquisitions to take on Amazon
Walmart’s new gaming PCs struggle with the basics
Want to create better experiences and brand loyalty? Lean on your data
Want to understand your marketing stack better? Enter the 2019 Stackie Awards
Warner Bros.
Washington Redskins reportedly backed out of Huawei Wi-Fi deal because of government concerns
Watch Blue Planet II this weekend along with scientists on Twitter
Watch the brilliant Geminid meteor shower celebrated by today’s Google Doodle
Watch the first trailer for the Hellboy reboot
Watching a Breath of the Wild speedrunner collect Koroks is mesmerizing
Watchmen footage airs during Golden Globes
We went on a fake Mars mission in Hawaii
Wear OS gets a Dark Sky app that will surely save the platform
weird
What Amazon Advertising’s big 2018 advancements will mean for 2019
What Google’s CEO told Congress about China — and what he didn’t
What’s in your bag
When algorithms go wrong we need more power to fight back
When influencing becomes deadly
where only one spacecraft has gone before
which is still investigating Tesla
while Bolt sales stumble
Why content marketers don’t want instant gratification
Why defining the boundary of space may be crucial for the future of spaceflight
Why every multi-store brand needs a ‘localized social marketing’ strategy
Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year
Why smarter SSPs would be a boon to publishers and advertisers
Why some marketers say Cyber Week is just too long
Why Spider-Man is my game of the year
Why the dark
Why we can’t stop debating whether Facebook sells data
Why we don’t have a hangover cure yet
Why we might want the school day to start later
Why zombies are so hilarious
will un-break third-party Harmony home automation
Windows 10 is now more popular than Windows 7
Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now available for everyone to download
Windows Sandbox is a safe new way to run untrusted .exe files
with more optimistic stories
Without marketing strategy
works from 1923 will finally enter the public domain tomorrow
Xiaomi demos a 5G version of its latest flagship
Xiaomi is bringing three more products to the US
Xiaomi’s new Mi Play features a circular camera notch and an affordable price
Yakuza 0
Year in Review: Top 10 digital marketing expert columns of 2018
You can buy a wearable camera to track your social life
You can now buy Apple’s $29 USB-C fast chargers
You have another chance to save on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
Your Mac’s speakers can make movies and music sound 3D with this app
YouTube ad campaigns target ‘TV screens’ by default
YouTube bans Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes for copyright infringement
YouTube brings its trending charts to the YouTube Music app
YouTube creators blindsided by major network’s collapse
YouTube crowns Amazon with top ad
YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted
YouTube intros call-to-action ad extension
YouTube sunsetting call-to-action overlays in favor of new ad extension
YouTube users may see ‘noticeable decrease’ in subscriber count as company tackles spam
YouTube’s viral philanthropist
YouTuber builds glitter bomb that farts on unsuspecting package thieves
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