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This research is based on unique data collected from our proprietary audience of publisher, agency, brand and tech insiders. It’s available to Digiday+ members. More from the series → Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. There are a lot of questions in this year’s upfront market negotiations: Will ad prices come down after last year? How will TV networks and streaming platforms price sports inventory? How will Amazon and Netflix play into the allocation of upfront dollars? Here’s two more: How many marketers are actually planning on spending in this…

Android phones are getting a fun and personal way to customize how you appear on calls thanks to a new feature rolling out in the Google Phone app. Known as Calling Cards, this option lets Android users design and share a personalized visual identity that appears during phone calls. Instead of a simple caller ID or small profile picture, users can now set a full-screen image along with custom fonts and colors that define exactly how their calls look to others. Once the feature becomes available, Android users will see a prompt at the top of the Phone app’s Home…

Rumors about a new range of laptops powered by Nvidia‘s ARM-based processors have been circulating for more than a year. Early reports pointed to Lenovo as the first manufacturer set to launch these machines, but more recent leaks suggest Dell could beat it to the punch. Now, a fresh report from Taiwan offers a clearer idea of when Nvidia-powered laptops might finally arrive. According to DigiTimes, sources familiar with Nvidia’s roadmap have revealed that the first laptops featuring the N1X chip, aimed at retail buyers, could hit the market in the first quarter of 2026. Three more models are set…

TJX, parent company to off-price leaders like TJ Maxx and Marshalls, reported 3% sales growth during its Q1 fiscal 2026 meeting on Wednesday. “The availability of merchandise we are seeing is outstanding, and we are in a great position to take advantage of the plentiful opportunities that the marketplace is offering,” Ernie Herrman, CEO and president of The TJX Companies, said during the call. “We are confident in our ability to navigate the current tariff and macro environment in the short term. Importantly, our vision for long-term growth, profitability and market share opportunities remains the same.” TJX operates across nine…

If you have ever dropped your phone on concrete and felt your heart sink before you flipped it over, I understand you. I distinctly remember the anxiety I felt the moment I dropped my brand new iPhone Air and the elation that followed when the device survived.  That split second of panic is something Corning has spent years trying to engineer away, and Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 is the company’s best answer yet. The new material promises significantly improved drop protection for modern smartphones. What makes it special? What makes this special is that Corning developed this glass not only…

Alongside the new Razr Fold, Motorola unveiled a new mid-range smartphone during MWC 2026 (Mobile World Congress). The Edge 70 Fusion brings a compelling set of features aimed at buyers who want a big screen, good battery life, and a rugged build without a premium price tag. What does it offer? On the front, it sports a 6.78-inch quad-curved OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 1.5K resolution, and HDR10+ support. With a peak brightness of 5,200nits, you can expect great legibility even under direct sunlight. Durability was definitely a focus with this phone, featuring an IP68 + IP69 rating…

Food and beverage brands are introducing new products that aim to address the questions raised by consumer usage of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy. At the same time, they’re beginning to borrow from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in their media choices.Danone is experimenting with “patient portal” digital out-of-home investments alongside a battery of other digital channels it’s deploying to debut a new product aimed squarely at health-conscious consumers. According to CMO Linda Bethea, Danone launched Oikos Protein Shakes this month backed by media spending on paid search, paid social, digital display, influencer marketing, retail media and connected…

Generative AI is getting good at making the dead talk. The newest critique isn’t about whether it sounds real. It’s about what happens when a person’s voice, face, and emotional presence get rebuilt into something that can be reused. In a 2025 paper in New Media and Society, researchers Tom Divon and Christian Pentzold call this “spectral labor.” The concept frames AI resurrection as a form of posthumous production, where a person can keep “working” through their data after death. That can happen without consent, and without any clear guardrails. “What we resurrect may not be what we remember, but…

Motorola used its moment at MWC 2026 (Mobile World Congress) to officially release its latest foldable flagship. With the new Razr Fold, the brand has built a notebook-style foldable. But unlike certain Razr flip models that brought foldable tech with approachable price tags, the Razr Fold enters the foldable segment at a premium price point. So despite the high anticipation for a budget foldable, Motorola isn’t chasing affordability this time around. Official pricing and availability you should know During the major tech event, Motorola announced the Razr Fold’s official pricing, placing it squarely in the ultra-premium range. In Europe, the…

The company is developing a sleek AI companion device, born out of its acquisition of former Apple designer Jony Ive’s design firm, with plans to ship 100 million units, according to The Wall Street Journal. If it takes off, OpenAI could become as ubiquitous as the smartphone. But moonshots like this aren’t cheap. OpenAI isn’t printing money, it’s torching it. The company told investors it won’t turn a profit until 2029, and expects to lose $44 billion along the way, per The Wall Street Journal.  That’s where advertising comes in. It’s one of the few high-margin businesses that can absorb…