1. Inside the White House shitposting machine
Source: https://www.theverge.com/column/861476/trump-memes-venezuela-ice-shooting
Summary: Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the technology, broligarchs and brainrot rapidly transforming politics and civic society. Not subscribed to The Verge yet? You should! It can materially improve your life. Last week was a grim reminder that no matter what sort of horror is being perpetrated or how many […]
2. WeatherTech founder might be the newest US consumer protection official
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/861560/weathertech-founder-david-macneil-federal-trade-commission
Summary: President Donald Trump made an unconventional pick for his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission: WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil. MacNeil founded the company, which makes weather-resistant car floor mats, in 1989, according to its website, and he owns 100 percent of the company. WeatherTech has made it a mission to keep its manufacturing […]
3. New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/new-york-governor-clears-path-for-robotaxis-everywhere-with-one-notable-exception/
Summary: New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.
4. I tested several cases for the Switch 2 and these are the best
Source: https://www.theverge.com/reviews/691319/best-switch-2-cases
Summary: You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a protective case. To me, it’s freeing. Sure, it can take away from the slick design. But using a case relieves me of the worry that the console will accumulate tons of little scratches, or worse. I’ve tested several types of […]
5. The Bone Temple turns 28 Years Later into a terrifying crisis of faith
Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/859756/28-years-later-the-bone-temple-review
Summary: Because there was such a long gap between the releases of 28 Weeks Later and 28 Years Later, it was surprising to hear that writer-director duo Alex Garland and Danny Boyle already had plans for their latest collaboration to be the first chapter of a new horror trilogy. Sony seemed keen on fast-tracking the pair's […]
6. Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/861531/defiance-act-senate-passage-deepfakes-grok
Summary: The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), would let victims sue the individuals who created the images for civil damages. The bill passed with unanimous […]
7. The best phone to buy right now
Source: https://www.theverge.com/22163811/best-phone
Summary: Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now. And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone just want something familiar that works better than the device they’re replacing. If that’s your MO, then you’re sure to find something reliable in my recommendations below. But even if you’re looking for something a little more extra, […]
8. Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/861475/anthropic-ai-c-suite-internal-incubator-labs-team-mike-krieger
Summary: Mike Krieger, the Instagram co-founder who joined Anthropic two years ago as its chief product officer, is moving to a new focus at the AI startup: co-leading its internal incubator, dubbed the "Labs" team. The Anthropic Labs team started in mid-2024 with just two members; now, the company has decided to expand it, with a […]
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