In Regulator's latest issue, I speak to Charlie Bullock at the Institute for Law & AI about the draft executive order that would have punished states for writing and enforcing their own AI laws, and its "chilling effect on state legislation."

www.theverge.com/column/82993...

Update: the stadium is completely packed to the rafters

Since it's Sunday, the morning seems to be doubling as church service. Two Christian rock bands have played already. There is a really big wooden cross at the back of the stadium near the entrance.

Hello from Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona. I'm live from the floor of State Farm Stadium.

The service won't start for another two hours, but lines to get in are backed up for miles. The only word I can give for inside the stadium is "megachurch."

Some personal news: I’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.

Here's a description of the panel (Friday 8/15 at 2:30 PM), which accurately depicts our beats, but not the full extent of our interpersonal nihilism lololol

Apparently if you buy a jar of beef tallow at the Steak n Shake booth at the Bitcoin Conference, you get this free hat. But you HAVE to buy a jar of beef tallow to get the hat.

NEWS from the Bitcoin Conference: @Coinbase CPO Faryar Shizad announced that they will be a “major sponsor” of America250,the committee organizing Donald Trump’s 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Guess who was listed as “Conversation: TBA” at this Y Combinator event in DC