The Guardian’s Kai Wright refuses to buy a new phone
Kai Wright is the co-host of Stateside with Kai and Carter over at the Guardian. But Wright has…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama
Less than 24 hours after news broke that OpenAI would stagger its next model release at the request…
Hiltzik: Alan Greenspan, Fed chair whose policies gave us the Great Recession
Noah Cross, the archvillain of the movie “Chinatown,” had the definitive line on how old age brings respectability.…
Why corporate AI super PACs spent $27 million on a local election
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers chronicling the misadventures of their favorite tech overlords…
Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
At 9PM ET on the night of May 28th, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sat on the…
Federal grant delays could jeopardize essential disability services, research
The countdown has started. Robert Gould has 73 days before federal funding delays ruin decades of his institution’s…
I spent a year trying to figure out if the Trump phone is a scam
From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone…
Slovenia’s new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against Israel
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia’s new conservative government abolished an entry ban on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two of…
WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free
Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival…
Affordability czar targets Mediciaid ‘gimmicks’ at hospital conference
Tara covers the business of health care. Her stories focus on hospitals, doctors, and how their business practices…
The trade-offs of a universal health care system
The moment the cannula infiltrated, time split in two. In one world, I was an American pediatric emergency…
Telehealth “drive thru” care is transforming weight loss, hair loss treatment, and more in the US
A generation or two ago, when Americans had an important but nonemergency medical need, many of them would…