Jake Kastrenakes
jake--k.bsky.social
Jake Kastrenakes
@jake--k.bsky.social
executive editor @theverge.com, the best site on the internet
new verge series just dropped let's goooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXX...
What happened to hoverboards? | Version History
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October 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
come work at the @theverge.com! we're hiring a senior video producer to help us make the best tech videos on the internet job-boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/job...
Senior Video Producer, The Verge
New York, NY or San Francisco Bay Area
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September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
these might actually be the start of something.

@vicmsong.bsky.social got a first look at the new ray ban smart glasses with a screen, controller by a wristband that detects finger movements www.theverge.com/tech/779566/...
I regret to inform you Meta’s new smart glasses are the best I’ve ever tried
I am agog, I am aghast, are smart glasses truly good at last?
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September 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Verge's iPhone reviews are here! First up @allisonjo1.bsky.social with the iPhone Air, a very impressive phone with... some battery concerns www.theverge.com/tech/779588/...
Apple iPhone Air review: statement piece
Light as a feather.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🚨 another hot new newsletter from @theverge.com! @vicmsong.bsky.social is gonna be in your inbox every week writing spiraling existential thoughts about wearables, ai, and the relentless quest to make ourselves healthier with numbers

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Welcome to Optimizer, our relentless quest to live a smarter, healthier life
In which Senior Reviewer Victoria Song asks: Does this tech make life better?
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September 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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August 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
. @theverge.com has everything you need on the new Pixels:

PIXEL 10/10PRO hands on: www.theverge.com/hands-on/761...
The Google Pixel 10 and 10 Pro come with magnets, a new chip, and AI everywhere
The Google Now dream is alive.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
. @alexeheath.com sat down with Sam Altman for a big, spicy interview:

-Altman says they "totally screwed up" some of the gpt5 rollout
-He thinks they'll overtake IG + FB in web traffic
-OpenAI has "better models" they can't offer!?
-Altman has stopped using Google

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Sam Altman on ChatGPT 5 backlash and the future of OpenAI
The CEO of ChatGPT thinks we’re in an AI bubble.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
musk doesn't realize he's already getting a sweetheart deal from apple — no other company gets to promote hitler or deepfake nudes in the app store! www.theverge.com/news/757941/...
Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Says the man accused of rigging X to his benefit.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
💥 the first issue of @tinanguyen.bsky.social's REGULATOR is out now with a dive into the disastrous negotiations between trump and chipmakers www.theverge.com/regulator-ne...
Trump screwed over Nvidia’s Chinese sales, then let them happen
Plus: Mia Sato talks about the Trump merch economy.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Their weakness: watermelons.
A few weeks ago I got to visit an Ocado site where online orders are packed by robots, and they're getting better at it every day
Inside the automated warehouse where robots are packing your groceries
Your last online order might have been packed by a robot
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August 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
love a midnight surprise scoop from @alexeheath.com in command line: sam altman gets in the mix on huge payouts to keep ai researchers www.theverge.com/command-line...
OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus
It’s good to be an AI researcher.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Very excited to have our first column from @jank0.bsky.social and Lowpass on the site. Starting off with a banger about Google's struggle in the TV business www.theverge.com/lowpass-news...
Google TV’s uncertain future
Google isn’t very good at selling ads for its own smart TV platform, Google TV.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Another scoop from @tomwarren.co.uk in NOTEPAD on @theverge.com: safety concerns with Grok 4 are preventing Microsoft from distributing it widely www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Grok 4 is going into private preview, for now
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August 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🚨 another big launch day at @theverge.com

introducing...
REGULATOR by @tinanguyen.bsky.social
THE STEPBACK by @mfortki.bsky.social

and I'm very excited to be partnering with @jank0.bsky.social to bring issues of LOWPASS to the site, too! www.theverge.com/bulletin/719...
Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters
We’re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM