Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Calibri is too woke for the State Department I guess Calibri isn’t Marco Rubio’s type. | Image: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images The US State Department is turning back to an old typeface in its latest quest to tear up anything related to diversity or accessibility. In an internal document seen by Reuters and The […]
Both sides of the aisle hate the AI moratorium
Both sides of the aisle hate the AI moratorium Hello and welcome to Regulator. If you’re a subscriber, you are stalwart and true, and if you’re here from the internet, prove your chivalry and worth by subscribing to The Verge here. (And if you’re David Sacks: we said what we said.) As of Tuesday, President […]
Google is powering a new US military AI platform
Google is powering a new US military AI platform The Department of Defense is announcing its own “bespoke” AI platform, GenAI.mil, and Google Cloud’s Gemini will be the first AI tool available on it, according to a press release. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (who has dubbed himself Secretary of War, though the name has […]
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images More than 230 groups including Food & Water Watch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Greenpeace are demanding a pause on the construction of any new data centers in the […]
Trump says Nvidia can sell more powerful AI chips to China
Trump says Nvidia can sell more powerful AI chips to China Nvidia has received White House approval to start exporting its H200 AI GPU chips to “approved customers” in China and other countries, according to President Donald Trump. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said the deal comes with “conditions that allow for […]
Google Zero is under investigation by the EU
Google Zero is under investigation by the EU Google is under investigation by the European Union over concerns that it breached competition rules by imposing restrictions on web publishers and YouTube creators to gain an unfair advantage over other AI companies. Concerns outlined by the European Commission include using content from web publishers for features […]
ICEBlock developer sues Trump administration over App Store removal
ICEBlock developer sues Trump administration over App Store removal Joshua Aaron, the developer of the ICEBlock app, is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi, US Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem, acting director of ICE Todd Lyons, White House “Border Czar” Tom Homan, and other federal officials over the Trump administration’s “unlawful threats” made against Aaron and […]
Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads
Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads Meta will soon give Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union the option to limit personalised ads, in an effort to comply with the bloc’s tech rules. The European Commission announced that the new advertising options will be rolled out in January 2026, […]
X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million
X cuts off the European Commission's ad account after being fined €120 million Friday, the EU slapped X with a €120 million fine (about $140 million) for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). It was the first time that a company had been hit with a penalty for running afoul of the law. Elon Musk […]
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
Trump Mobile's refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal 2023’s iPhone 15 is the most recent that Trump Mobile offers. It’s been well established that the Trump Phone doesn’t exist. But that isn’t the only phone Trump Mobile sells. It also offers a range of refurbished Apple and Samsung handsets that you can buy right […]