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@toddhaselton.bsky.social

Deputy editor, reviews and commerce, at The Verge

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Canโ€™t wait for Tinaโ€™s newsletter to launch โ€” there has been a huge effort behind the scenes from a ton of folks to bring new options to our Verge subscribers.

06.08.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Marina and the team have been working for weeks to launch this โ€” sign up now to get the first issue this weekend!

06.08.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters Weโ€™re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.

We have two new newsletters launching for subscribers. A ton of work went into these โ€” check them out!

06.08.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters Weโ€™re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.

We got you something. Today weโ€™re debuting three newsletter offerings just for our distinguished, venerated subscribers.

๐Ÿ“œRegulator by @tinanguyen.bsky.social
๐Ÿ“บLowpass by @jank0.bsky.social
โ—€๏ธThe Stepback byโ€ฆ everyone

Hereโ€™s how it breaks down ๐Ÿงต

06.08.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters Weโ€™re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.

I've got some news: Lowpass is partnering with The Verge www.theverge.com/bulletin/719...

06.08.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please subscribe to a newsletter I'm editing for @theverge.com. Every Sunday, our writer of the week will break down one story, going deeper on what they know best. It just might be your new shared obsession. www.theverge.com/the-stepback...

06.08.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Some personal news: Iโ€™m back in the newsletter game.

The Verge and I are proud to announce the launch of Regulator, a weekly newsletter for Verge subscribers that covers the fights between Big Tech and Big Government.

06.08.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

No need to MAHA. We are already there.

25.07.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taste testing battery-flavored tortilla chips Slightly better than an actual 9V battery

Chips that taste like 9V batteries

25.07.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I tried Gemini on the Pixel Watch โ€” hereโ€™s what itโ€™s like And yes, it can set timers.

Allison with Gemini on the wrist:

25.07.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I โ€˜fooledโ€™ Samsungโ€™s new antioxidant feature with a Cheez-It Apparently, cheddar has carotenoids.

Some great stories today on The Verge by @vicmsong.bsky.social @allisonjo1.bsky.social @dompreston.com

25.07.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Verge is getting way more personal with following feeds Choose which topics and authors you want to see.

Love this and think our readers will, too.

22.07.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Senior Reviewer, TVs & Audio, The Verge Remote (US Only)

Weโ€™re hiring. Apply. job-boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/job...

10.07.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a set of knockoff headphones taught me about headphones โ€” and knockoffs How much better is $500 better?

love this from @davidpierce.xyz

24.06.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Cook chose poorlyโ€™: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store โ€œApple sought to secure its illegal revenue stream from every angle.โ€
01.05.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Apple sure has had a rough 2025 ๏ปฟIt reports earnings on Thursday, when we may get some details on how it plans to handle Trumpโ€™s tariffs.
01.05.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Metaโ€™s ChatGPT competitor shows how your friends use AI What if Instagram only showed people talking with AI?

Meta is releasing a standalone mobile app for its ChatGPT competitor, Meta AI.

A Discover feed shows interactions that others (including your IG/FB friends) are having with the assistant. Meta tells me the goal is to show โ€œpeople what they can do with it." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

29.04.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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