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Image: Matt Smith Any monitor can be used for PC gaming, but a display built for productivity will likely leave you underwhelmed. Limited contrast, blurry motion, and slow refresh rates still hold basic productivity monitors back in games. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of excellent gaming monitors available at a wide range of price points—and the …

Best gaming monitors 2025: 9 displays that will do your games justice Read More »

If you ask someone in ad tech what makes an ad “quality,” chances are they’ll fire off a familiar answer: “Viewable.” “Human.” And just like that — it’s case closed. But consider this claim: The above barely scratches the surface. Yes, for years, these two metrics — human and viewable — shaped how advertisers measure, …

Ad quality isn’t a checkbox — it’s a context Read More »

Vibe marketing used to be a punchline. OpenAI is turning it into a product strategy. That probably wasn’t the intent when CEO Sam Altman rolled out a slate of updates at the company’s first developer conference in two years earlier this week, but the subtext was hard to miss: OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be the …

Vibe marketing was a joke – until OpenAI got involved  Read More »

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Google all had seats at the table alongside 35 publishers at the IAB Tech Lab’s LLM working group in NYC last Thursday. The clearest action point: the initiative has shifted to weekly meetings as it races to find standards on how AI uses and pays for content.  More than 70 companies …

From walls to frameworks: Publishers and tech giants push weekly talks on AI content use Read More »

At this year’s Advertising Week, the ascendance of content creators within both the ad industry and wider culture is on full display. Creators are everywhere at Advertising Week 2025 — from a range of creator-led sessions culminating with an onstage live taping of “Hot Ones,” to an Adobe-sponsored $25,000 creator pitch contest, to a session that …

Advertising Week Briefing: Creators emerge as the industry’s new power brokers Read More »

Amazon shouldn’t struggle to draw interest. Other players have sold out; NBC Universal has lined up 170 advertisers across its coverage, including Kia, Wingstop and American Express. Over 70% have bought across streaming and linear. This month, betting app FanDuel was unveiled as the first sponsor of Amazon’s Prime coverage. It’s no surprise that a …

How FanDuel’s Amazon Prime NBA sponsorship extends beyond the court logo Read More »

Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. We put a lot of deals in front of you during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, covering many of the categories we typically feature day-to-day on the …

Here’s what Verge readers are buying during October Prime Day Read More »

Nothing’s Ear 3 buds remind me more than anything else of the Ear 1, the company’s first product. Not because the design is similar (though it is) or because the sound is similar (it’s gotten a fair bit better, in fact). No, I’m reminded of the Ear 1 because both sets of earbuds share a …

Nothing Ear 3 review: work in progress Read More »

The best Chromebook deal of Amazon’s October Prime Day event doesn’t actually boast a huge discount. But still it’s one of the best prices of the year for what you’re buying. The Lenovo IdeaPad 3i Chromebook is on sale for $169.99 at Amazon, just 10 percent off. Yes, our list of the best Chromebook deals …

The best Prime Day Chromebook deal actually has the lousiest discount Read More »

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros 4K video with a wide field of view Reliable PoE connection with 24/7 recording AI detection for people, vehicles, and pets Cons Requires the $400 ProSecure NVR to function Installation involves drilling and cable runs No Apple Home support Our Verdict The Eufy PoE Turret Security Camera E41 delivers …

Eufy PoE Turret Security Camera E41 review: 4K, local AI, no fees Read More »