AI and Crypto Czar David O. Sacks speaks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education at the White House. | Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue. (It's basically House of Cards, but for nerds.) Not a subscriber yet? You really should become one, and to save you a Google search, here is the direct link to do so! And d...
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Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.
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Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. In a video deposition shown during the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial on Wednesday, Murati said Altman falsely stated that OpenAI's legal department determined a new AI model did not need to go through the company's deployment safety board. "As you understand it, was Mr. Altman telling the truth when he made that statement to you?" Murati was asked in the dep...
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SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company that also houses his AI company, xAI, is considering spending $55 billion, at least initially, to build a semiconductor factory in Texas, according to a filing with Grimes County.
The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
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We’ve rounded up the top ways you can use Google’s AI Mode, Search Live and Shopping to help your plants thrive.
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While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.
Match Group said that it's slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools "cost a lot of money."
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri's AI features.
Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week.
Leaders from Coinbase, M13, and Mignano Law Group talk about how M&A is an early-stage strategy at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register to hear this live.
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Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone.
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A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.
ARK Invest shares on AI Agents. @ARKinvest (ARK Invest): "Some takeaways from $SHOP 's earnings call: > AI-driven traffic is up 8x YoY; AI-powered orders are up 13x; new buyer orders are converting ~2x higher vs other channels. > Catalog-powered AI search converts 2x higher vs general AI relying on scraped/outdated web data. > Agentic"
ARK Invest shares on AI News & Insights. @ARKinvest (ARK Invest): "Last week, @RobinhoodApp reported Q1 results with softer-than-expected transaction revenues. In our view, the bigger story was and is Gold, Robinhood's $5/mo subscription tier and—increasingly—the gateway to its ecosystem. @GrousARK & @varshikaARK on the 'Gold'en opportunity" | @ARKinvest (ARK Invest): "In our view, the tension between bearish price action and bullish on-chain undercurrents is the defining feature of Q1. The report covers our full framework including on-chain metrics, derivatives data, macro signals, and quantum risk."
Want real human feedback related to your search results? Google’s AI now fetches it for you. | Image by Google / The Verge Google is updating its AI Search features to make it easier for users to find information from sources they know and trust. One of the more notable changes introduces "a preview of perspectives" from firsthand sources like social media, Reddit, and other web forums, effectively linking your search queries with online conversations around similar topics. Google says this...
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Microsoft's LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, took on an expanded role at the company as head of Office last year, and he's now getting more responsibilities as part of the latest leadership reshuffle inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that the Microsoft Teams organization is moving to report to Roslansky, who will now lead a new Work Experiences Group at Microsoft. The changes are part of a broader reshuffle triggered by Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft's experiences and devices ...
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