Why the White House keeps shitposting
Why the White House keeps shitposting Screens at the White House display AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President Donald Trump. | Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about […]
Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule
Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier’s 60-day unlocking requirement, as reported by Ars Technica. Following this decision, Verizon must follow a looser set of guidelines set by the CTIA wireless trade […]
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ‘rug pull’ as his NYC Token crashes
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto 'rug pull' as his NYC Token crashes Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk, Adams’ “NYC Token” hit a $580 million market capitalization at its peak […]
New York wants to regulate Roblox
New York wants to regulate Roblox New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform that has often flown under the radar: Roblox. As progress in Congress has stagnated, states have become the primary drivers of internet reforms meant to protect kids, including age […]
Trump’s fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation
Trump's fundraisers asked Microsoft for its White House ballroom donation The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House’s $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Democrat-led letter questioning Big Tech’s involvement in the ballroom’s construction, Microsoft counsel Karen Christian writes that […]
X accuses music publishers of ‘weaponizing’ DMCA takedowns
X accuses music publishers of 'weaponizing' DMCA takedowns X is suing music publishers and their trade group, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), accusing them of attempted coercion in their ongoing battle over licensing, as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. The Elon Musk-owned platform accuses music publishers of colluding with the NMPA to “coerce […]
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores. The fact that it hasn’t […]
The latest on Grok’s gross AI deepfakes problem
The latest on Grok's gross AI deepfakes problem The launch of an AI image editing feature on xAI’s Grok has caused chaos on X after it was used to generate a flood of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. As Hayden Field wrote, “screenshots show Grok complying with requests to put real women in lingerie and make them […]
I can’t find the Trump phone at America’s largest tech show
I can't find the Trump phone at America's largest tech show Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it’s nowhere to be found at CES 2026. […]
The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing
The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video – depicting the […]