Executive Editor
Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge's executive editor. He has been with the publication since 2012 as a reporter, editor, and very occasional video host.
Judge Aileen Cannon bucked precedent and found that the special counsel leading the prosecution had been illegally appointed. The ruling can be appealed, but it puts another huge blockade in the case over whether Trump improperly held onto caches of classified documents and carelessly stored them at his Florida resort.
[The New York Times]
The CEOs of Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all posted comments over the past hour wishing for Trump’s recovery and criticizing the use of violence.
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The platform is promoting trending topics including “staged” and “#falseflag” — the kinds of conspiracy theories that other major social networks might moderate away.
Musk gave his endorsement to the former president following the apparent shooting at an event in Pennsylvania. Bloomberg reported yesterday that Musk had donated a “sizable amount” to a political group supporting him.
Customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK can now buy Apple’s VR headset. It’s the second wave of international expansion, following China, Japan, and Singapore last month. When the headset launched in February, it was exclusive to the US.
Improve your workflow by getting distracted and bouncing a virtual ball around your screen instead of doing whatever it was you were supposed to be doing.
BuzzFeed sold off Complex earlier this year, and now it’s shopping around First We Feast, the network behind the hit hot wings show. Its initial ask was for over $70 million, according to Bloomberg. “After months of talks,” there’s still no buyer — and BuzzFeed urgently needs the cash.
Lots of folks on X seem to think Sydney Sweeney is using a piracy service called Flixtor, as NME reported. I’m not immediately seeing that interface there — or anywhere else. Any ideas?
NPR looked into how digital tags are changing the supermarket — and making it easier to change prices:
“If it’s hot outside, we can raise the price of water and ice cream. If there’s something that’s close to the expiration date, we can lower the price — that’s the good news,” said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst.