February, 2026

February, 2026

This magazine plays Tetris — here’s how
The world’s first playable gaming magazine? Tetris has been immortalized in a playable McDonald's plastic chicken nugget, a playable fake 7-Eleven Slurpee cup, and a playable wristwatch. But t...

America desperately needs new privacy laws
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the dire state of tech regulation, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our...

Retro camera shootout: Camp Snap Pro vs. Flashback One35 V2
Fun vibes. Okay-ish photos. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge There's been a surge of interest over the last few years in inexpensive digital cameras. Younger folks are snapping up ol...

As it ramps up push to fund AI bets, Meta makes a new play for agencies
Meta may be automating more of the tasks agencies once handled but it’s not ready to sideline them altogether. The tech company is pitching a new agency team to independent agencies, according to...

Zero-click reality is rewriting the rules of search for brands
Worries over whether the changing dynamics of search marketing will affect major brands have finally reached the boardroom. In several earnings calls this month, executives at high-profile advertis...

Media Buying Briefing: Dentsu’s new CEO on how he’s going to grow the business again
While the world of marketing and media keeps a close eye on the Big Three holding companies — can Publicis keep up its impressive winning streak? How else can Omnicom wring value out of the IPG acqu...

Walmart Connect’s full-funnel ambitions come into focus, with Amazon in its sights
Walmart Connect doesn’t seem to want to just be seen by the market as the best retail media network anymore, but a top overall ad business. There are already indicators of this new posturing: Wal...

Walmart says AI users build 35% bigger baskets than others
This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Walmart customers who use the company’s Sparky AI-powered shopping assistant have an order value that’s about 35% higher than ...

In fighting a whistleblower suit, WPP put its own account of media agency trading on the public record
The $100 million whistleblower lawsuit Richard Foster filed against WPP last November is back in focus. New court filings — including WPP’s motion to dismiss and exhibits that place Foster’s own...

Anthropic Debuts Security Tool as Cybersecurity Stocks Fall
Cybersecurity software stocks fell last week after Anthropic unveiled a new security feature for its Claude model. That’s according to a report Friday (Feb. 20) from Bloomberg News, which...

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