nilay patel
@reckless.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
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.
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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
It has 290 views and the YouTube algorithm immediately served this to me after so I know everything I need to know
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It has 290 views and the YouTube algorithm immediately served this to me after so I know everything I need to know
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.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Unfortunately, no one can be told how insane Tizen is. You have to see it for yourself
I would - I use one every day. But they are expensive and lots of other cama have come out since I bought mine
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I would - I use one every day. But they are expensive and lots of other cama have come out since I bought mine
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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.”
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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...
I mean X is suing the labels, there is no way anyone is playing ball on licensing www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elon-musks-x...
Elon Musk’s X sues music publishers, alleges industry ‘collusion’
X’s lawsuit points to successful licensing agreements between the NMPA plus Roblox and Twitch as evidence of an alleged ‘extortionate scheme’
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I mean X is suing the labels, there is no way anyone is playing ball on licensing www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elon-musks-x...