Silicon Valley is rallying behind a guy who sucks
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers that covers the political intrigue and power struggles between Big Tech and Big Government. Subscribe here for a weekly dispatch…
How Apple’s walled garden protects ICE
Hello and welcome to Regulator. Of all the strange, unintended consequences stemming from major lawsuits, I never thought that the Trump administration’s power to force Apple to remove ICE-tracking mobile…
Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’
Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don’t hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street…
TikTok, #freedom edition
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Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service
An image of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is projected on a screen ahead of his public memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21st, 2025. |…
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by gamer brainrot
Editor’s note: This issue of Regulator was sent to subscribers prior to the release of the indictment against Tyler Robinson. Though we have more hints about Robinson’s motives, what follows…
How the Democrats keep copying the MAGA influencer playbook (and failing)
Hello and welcome to Regulator. Today, I will attempt to regulate my own apoplexy. Recently, Wired published an article revealing the existence of a secret Democrat influencer incubator that trained…
AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter…