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April 8, 2026
OpenAI made economic proposals — here’s what DC thinks of them
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March 26, 2026
David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar
David Sacks, the venture capitalist and tech billionaire who'd become Silicon Valley's primary advocate inside the White House and a key architect of its aggressive AI policy initiatives, revealed ...
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March 25, 2026
Can you monitor a situation without monitors? The Polymarket sports bar tried
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March 18, 2026
Trump’s AI chief’s big Iran warning gets big time ignored
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March 17, 2026
I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters
It is day 13 of America's surprise war with Iran - by sheer coincidence, it's Friday the 13th - and I am delirious. I haven't had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I'm not allowed to bring o...
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March 11, 2026
The mysterious case of the DHS white supremacist memelord
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter that takes Verge subscribers into the smoke-filled back rooms of Washington as they become the Zyn-filled back rooms of Washington. (Although Tucker Car...
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March 5, 2026
The Pentagon formally labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
After weeks of failed negotiations, public ultimatums, and lawsuit threats, the Defense Department has formally labeled Anthropic a "supply-chain risk", escalating its fight with the AI company ove...
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March 4, 2026
AI is now part of the culture wars — and real wars
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March 4, 2026
Inside the secret meeting that led to the AI political resistance
In early January, a group of 90 or so political, community and thought leaders gathered in a New Orleans Marriott for a secret conference on artificial intelligence - so secret, in fact, that no on...
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February 27, 2026
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took it one step furthe...
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February 25, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire
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February 24, 2026
Inside Anthropic’s existential negotiations with the Pentagon
Anthropic's weekslong battle with the Department of Defense has played out over social media posts, admonishing public statements, and direct quotes from unnamed Pentagon officials to the news medi...
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February 19, 2026
It’s MAGA v Broligarch in the battle over prediction markets
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the love-hate (but mostly hate) relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington. I hope everyone got to celebrate George ...
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February 10, 2026
Bezos could have saved The Washington Post’s local news and sports reporters
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about tech politicking in the age of Trump. If you're a subscriber, you are dominant and talented, like the Seattle Seahawks. If y...
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February 6, 2026
There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post
300 journalists have lost their jobs at The Washington Post. Over 300,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions. Owner Jeff Bezos, who purchased the legendary publication in 2013, has driven hi...
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February 4, 2026
This Town, 2.0
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January 28, 2026
The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation's capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven't reenacted The...
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January 21, 2026
One year in, Big Tech has out-maneuvered MAGA populists
Welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the technology and the tech bros upending American politics and the Trump administration. If you're not a subscriber yet, and you're i...
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January 18, 2026
Why Coinbase derailed the crypto industry’s political future
January was going to be a landmark month for the crypto industry. The Senate would start negotiating the finer details of the CLARITY Act, a major law that would finally enshrine the fundamental st...
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January 13, 2026
Why the White House keeps shitposting
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the technology, broligarchs and brainrot rapidly transforming politics and civic society. Not subscribed to The Verge yet? Y...
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