nilay patel
@reckless.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Why won’t the mainstream media cover the most impactful product category of the last decade
party speaker spotted at an old folks home.
possibly the most loved tech of our time.
possibly the most loved tech of our time.
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Why won’t the mainstream media cover the most impactful product category of the last decade
There is no greater evidence that the people who make software have gotten completely divorced from the people using software
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
There is no greater evidence that the people who make software have gotten completely divorced from the people using software
also it's fine to just love tbpn, if what you want is a new riff on cnbc that's much younger guys with great hair reading tweets and the literal print wall street journal the market has provided for you! we will do party speakers + fcc dunks at the highest possible levels instead
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
also it's fine to just love tbpn, if what you want is a new riff on cnbc that's much younger guys with great hair reading tweets and the literal print wall street journal the market has provided for you! we will do party speakers + fcc dunks at the highest possible levels instead
I promise that when there's interesting consumer tech we will always go crazy for it but damn all the dorks on X want tech coverage to be breathless coverage of ai causing b2b saas drama and it's so so boring
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I promise that when there's interesting consumer tech we will always go crazy for it but damn all the dorks on X want tech coverage to be breathless coverage of ai causing b2b saas drama and it's so so boring
Here's the excellent story by @kattenbarge.bsky.social on the connections between Jeffrey Epstein and 4chan culture which prompted Poole to issue comment: www.theverge.com/tech/877903/...
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
4chan combined things the sex trafficker loved, like white supremacy and misogyny, and he was close to alt-right figures who drew from it to influence the world stage.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Here's the excellent story by @kattenbarge.bsky.social on the connections between Jeffrey Epstein and 4chan culture which prompted Poole to issue comment: www.theverge.com/tech/877903/...
You know it's bad when Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan, is reaching out to tell us on the record that Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with the creation of /pol/ --> www.theverge.com/tech/879132/...
February 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
You know it's bad when Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan, is reaching out to tell us on the record that Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with the creation of /pol/ --> www.theverge.com/tech/879132/...
don't put wifi cameras in your house! doesn't matter what system, they are all targets and you won't pay attention to them like the cameras on your phones and laptops to notice if they behave weirdly
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
don't put wifi cameras in your house! doesn't matter what system, they are all targets and you won't pay attention to them like the cameras on your phones and laptops to notice if they behave weirdly
Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
no i mean the research shows people will more readily accept a worse outcome if they perceive the process is more fair, and a huge part of fairness is feeling heard. for them, that is "better"!
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
no i mean the research shows people will more readily accept a worse outcome if they perceive the process is more fair, and a huge part of fairness is feeling heard. for them, that is "better"!
Better is perceptual on both sides! The most complicated part of the whole thing
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Better is perceptual on both sides! The most complicated part of the whole thing
That right there is the episode
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
That right there is the episode
A lot of people might prefer faster cheaper biased judges that will just listen to you as much as you want…
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A lot of people might prefer faster cheaper biased judges that will just listen to you as much as you want…
I don’t have any control over the ads, they keep trying new formats
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I don’t have any control over the ads, they keep trying new formats
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The Justice Department's top antitrust enforcer is out just weeks before it's set to go to trial against Live Nation over its alleged entertainment monopoly. Semafor recently reported that Slater had been sidelined in negotiations over the case. www.theverge.com/policy/87816...
Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial
The agency is in charge of monopoly cases against Apple and Google, too.
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The Justice Department's top antitrust enforcer is out just weeks before it's set to go to trial against Live Nation over its alleged entertainment monopoly. Semafor recently reported that Slater had been sidelined in negotiations over the case. www.theverge.com/policy/87816...
clarebear was the moderate choice. if i said alito you'd be hugging chatgpt tight
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
clarebear was the moderate choice. if i said alito you'd be hugging chatgpt tight
okay that's why people say they prefer the AI! literally an entire long interview with someone who ran the court system there unpacking it all. you can listen, watch, or read it at your leisure
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
okay that's why people say they prefer the AI! literally an entire long interview with someone who ran the court system there unpacking it all. you can listen, watch, or read it at your leisure
sure, let me know when the revolution comes, in the meantime millions of people have to resolve disputes every day
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
sure, let me know when the revolution comes, in the meantime millions of people have to resolve disputes every day
lol sure but it turns out people do not actually trust the american justice system -- and in particular the old racist judges so obviously embedded within it
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
lol sure but it turns out people do not actually trust the american justice system -- and in particular the old racist judges so obviously embedded within it
Your choices are AI or Clarence Thomas. Who is less biased?
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Your choices are AI or Clarence Thomas. Who is less biased?
this is 100 percent the argument here -- the AI is perceived to be a more fair listener than an 80-year-old judge who obviously hates you
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
this is 100 percent the argument here -- the AI is perceived to be a more fair listener than an 80-year-old judge who obviously hates you
I mean, are the weird old dudes that dominate the bench not actually biased?
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I mean, are the weird old dudes that dominate the bench not actually biased?
Talked to the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court about why studies show people prefer AI judges — they ALSO perceive human judges to be biased in lots of ways and the AI at least makes them feel heard. A complicated one -> www.theverge.com/podcast/8772...
The surprising case for AI judges
Inside the creation of the AI Arbitrator, a new automated system for dispute resolution created by Bridget McCormack and her team at the AAA.
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Talked to the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court about why studies show people prefer AI judges — they ALSO perceive human judges to be biased in lots of ways and the AI at least makes them feel heard. A complicated one -> www.theverge.com/podcast/8772...
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i went to minneapolis and wrote about what i saw (a massive, robust mutual aid network that is ultimately just a bunch of regular people) and what i didn’t see (thousands of people who are terrified to leave their homes)
ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
Scenes from a city under siege
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February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
i went to minneapolis and wrote about what i saw (a massive, robust mutual aid network that is ultimately just a bunch of regular people) and what i didn’t see (thousands of people who are terrified to leave their homes)
the man spent years putting up this literal street sign while announcing products that made apple the biggest and most beloved tech company and no one learned anything
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
the man spent years putting up this literal street sign while announcing products that made apple the biggest and most beloved tech company and no one learned anything
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Incredible, on-the-ground reporting from @gabydvj.bsky.social. It's easy to embrace the triumphalist "Minnesotans fought back" narrative, but the reality is that the Trump administration has done long-term damage
ICE may have lost the battle for public opinion, and its operation may be hampered by local pushback, but it has succeeded in one respect: It has instilled terror in Minnesota’s immigrant communities, forcing them into the shadows.
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: buff.ly/eSAhblK
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: buff.ly/eSAhblK
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Incredible, on-the-ground reporting from @gabydvj.bsky.social. It's easy to embrace the triumphalist "Minnesotans fought back" narrative, but the reality is that the Trump administration has done long-term damage