Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’?
Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to 'improve Wi-Fi'? Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’? The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed to The Verge. According to The New York Times, it’s using Starlink to […]
CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work
CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can't work CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work Terminated employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been brought back to work in response to a judge’s order — sort of. Probationary employees (a class of […]
Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs
Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump's tariffs Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have on their businesses. I’ve written […]
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left Evan Feinman is out as the director of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, reports ProPublica‘s Craig Silverman in a Bluesky post today. BEAD aims to bring high-bandwidth internet to underserved areas of America, much of which is […]
Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in free fall
Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in free fall Briefly, here’s what’s up with Tesla over the past few weeks: its stock is down more than 50 percent since December; Tesla sales in California are plummeting; Cybertruck deliveries are reportedly paused because the vehicles are falling apart; protesters are demonstrating outside Tesla showrooms […]
Why Trump can’t be trusted with Congress’ new anti-deepfake bill
Why Trump can't be trusted with Congress' new anti-deepfake bill Why Trump can’t be trusted with Congress’ new anti-deepfake bill On today’s episode of Decoder, I’m talking to Verge policy editor Adi Robertson about the Take It Down Act, which is part of a long line of bills that would make it illegal to distribute […]
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral In a TikTok video from CNN that has been viewed more than 3 million times since late February, the voice of a voter in Roswell, Georgia, pierces through a town hall event held by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA). “Tyranny is rising in the White House, and a man […]
A Trump official has been moonlighting as a fashion influencer
A Trump official has been moonlighting as a fashion influencer On February 11th, as thousands of civil servants wondered whether they’d have a job — or whether their federal agencies would exist at all, as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk took a wrecking ball to the federal government — McLaurine Pinover had other things […]
FCC chair asks if YouTube TV ‘discriminates against faith-based programming’
FCC chair asks if YouTube TV 'discriminates against faith-based programming' FCC chair asks if YouTube TV ‘discriminates against faith-based programming’ Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr wants to know whether YouTube TV has a policy that “discriminates” against faith-based channels. In a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Carr cites […]
Judge orders DOGE to release records on an ‘expedited basis’
Judge orders DOGE to release records on an 'expedited basis' Judge orders DOGE to release records on an ‘expedited basis’ Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must comply with a request to disclose its internal records. In a ruling on Monday, US District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote that DOGE is likely covered […]