nilay patel
@reckless.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
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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...
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
www.theverge.com
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)
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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
Unfortunately, no one can be told how insane Tizen is. You have to see it for yourself
Samsung makes a great TV. But these two things drive me up the wall and wish I'd bought LG.
www.theverge.com/tech/877396/...
www.theverge.com/tech/877396/...
Why I wish I hadn’t bought my Samsung OLED TV
Wish someone warned me about the software.
www.theverge.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Unfortunately, no one can be told how insane Tizen is. You have to see it for yourself
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(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive.
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Bezos could have saved WaPo’s sports and local journalists. He laid them off instead.
“The equation isn’t adding up.”
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive.
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Incredible @miasato.bsky.social dive into Epstein's intense SEO and reputation cleanup operation, which waged constant war on Google Search and Wikipedia www.theverge.com/report/87608...
Jeffrey Epstein’s digital cleanup crew
“i want the google page cleaned,” Epstein wrote in 2010.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Incredible @miasato.bsky.social dive into Epstein's intense SEO and reputation cleanup operation, which waged constant war on Google Search and Wikipedia www.theverge.com/report/87608...
Everyone knows it! Decoder this week was a good one www.theverge.com/podcast/8752...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Everyone knows it! Decoder this week was a good one www.theverge.com/podcast/8752...
We’re all looking for the guy who did this
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
We’re all looking for the guy who did this
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OpenAI’s supposedly ‘leaked’ Super Bowl ad with ear buds and a shiny orb was a hoax
OpenAI’s supposedly ‘leaked’ Super Bowl ad with ear buds and a shiny orb was a hoax
Keeping it real fake.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
OpenAI’s supposedly ‘leaked’ Super Bowl ad with ear buds and a shiny orb was a hoax
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in the final timeout, the Super Bowl commercials Voltron into a mega-ad for sweeping regulatory oversight of tech, healthcare, and finance
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
in the final timeout, the Super Bowl commercials Voltron into a mega-ad for sweeping regulatory oversight of tech, healthcare, and finance
this is such a tiny room lol
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
this is such a tiny room lol
Fine. I will be the CEO of the Washington Post
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Fine. I will be the CEO of the Washington Post
It’s not a viable market product in a market where big tech platforms control distribution and tip the scales towards an endless supply of teenagers working free.
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
High-quality journalism is not a viable market product. If you want consistent high-quality journalism, you need some kind of subsidy.
ANY billionaire could set up the WaPo as a high-quality journalism outlet, accept that it's not going to make money, & simply subsidize it. Nothing stopping them.
ANY billionaire could set up the WaPo as a high-quality journalism outlet, accept that it's not going to make money, & simply subsidize it. Nothing stopping them.
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It’s not a viable market product in a market where big tech platforms control distribution and tip the scales towards an endless supply of teenagers working free.
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
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BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
BREAKING GADGET NEWS www.theverge.com/gadgets/8751...
This is the Trump Phone
And it’s releasing - maybe - next month.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING GADGET NEWS www.theverge.com/gadgets/8751...
It is perpetually baffling how stupid legacy publications think their audiences are
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It is perpetually baffling how stupid legacy publications think their audiences are
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
One of the reasons I think brand deals are so weird and icky is that like the entire creator economy is propped up by AG1 and no one can say the obvious thing: it’s nonsense! @vicmsong.bsky.social dives in (gift link!) www.theverge.com/column/87469...
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
“Clinically backed” isn’t the endorsement you think it is.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
One of the reasons I think brand deals are so weird and icky is that like the entire creator economy is propped up by AG1 and no one can say the obvious thing: it’s nonsense! @vicmsong.bsky.social dives in (gift link!) www.theverge.com/column/87469...
Insanity
"Health officials in New Mexico are warning against consuming raw dairy products after a newborn baby in the state died from a listeria infection that they say was likely contracted when the baby's mother drank raw milk during pregnancy."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria
While the New Mexico Department of Health said it can't pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother's drinking raw milk during pregnancy.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Insanity
One of the funnier things that happens when you clip podcasts a bunch is total context collapse and people reacting with outrage at asking the CEO of Docusign how 7,000 people are structured
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
One of the funnier things that happens when you clip podcasts a bunch is total context collapse and people reacting with outrage at asking the CEO of Docusign how 7,000 people are structured
I realize I run a tech publication and I could chase this down but I’m sure you all know: is there a humidifier I can clean by just chucking the important bits in the dishwasher? Two little kids means we run them 24/7 and the Levoit ones we have are like constant biohazard zones
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I realize I run a tech publication and I could chase this down but I’m sure you all know: is there a humidifier I can clean by just chucking the important bits in the dishwasher? Two little kids means we run them 24/7 and the Levoit ones we have are like constant biohazard zones
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I wrote a feature story about rogue streaming boxes for The Verge: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
Everyone is stealing TV
Fed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.
www.theverge.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I wrote a feature story about rogue streaming boxes for The Verge: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
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Streaming services are costlier every year, and you need to sign up for multiple services just to catch your favorite sports team every time they play.
As viewers become more fed up, more have embraced rogue streaming boxes.
Read more from @jank0.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
As viewers become more fed up, more have embraced rogue streaming boxes.
Read more from @jank0.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Streaming services are costlier every year, and you need to sign up for multiple services just to catch your favorite sports team every time they play.
As viewers become more fed up, more have embraced rogue streaming boxes.
Read more from @jank0.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...
As viewers become more fed up, more have embraced rogue streaming boxes.
Read more from @jank0.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/streaming/87...