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The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’

‘There are two Teslas,’ attorney Brett Schreiber told us. ‘There’s Tesla in the showroom and then there’s Tesla in the courtroom.’ by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 7, 2025, 11:00 AM UTC ‘There are two Teslas,’ attorney Brett Schreiber told us. ‘There’s Tesla in the showroom and then there’s Tesla in the courtroom.’ by Andrew J.… Continue reading The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’

Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

Google Search head Liz Reid says traffic remains ‘relatively stable’ despite the popularity of AI Overviews. Google Search head Liz Reid says traffic remains ‘relatively stable’ despite the popularity of AI Overviews. by Emma Roth Aug 6, 2025, 5:31 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto,… Continue reading Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

Welcome to Regulator

A weekly newsletter from The Verge about the latest battles between Big Tech and Big Government. A weekly newsletter from The Verge about the latest battles between Big Tech and Big Government. by Tina Nguyen Aug 6, 2025, 3:46 PM UTC Tina Nguyen Tina Nguyen is a Senior Reporter for The Verge, covering the second… Continue reading Welcome to Regulator

Jeff Buckley died young but is immortalized in a new documentary

Entertainment The director of ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,’ Amy Berg, tells The Verge about discovering a trove of voicemails the musician left for his mother. The director of ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,’ Amy Berg, tells The Verge about discovering a trove of voicemails the musician left for his mother. by Robyn Kanner Aug… Continue reading Jeff Buckley died young but is immortalized in a new documentary

Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

The new lightweight open model is also coming to macOS soon, through Microsoft’s local foundry efforts. The new lightweight open model is also coming to macOS soon, through Microsoft’s local foundry efforts. by Tom Warren Aug 6, 2025, 10:55 AM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering… Continue reading Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

Chevy Silverado EV smashes world record for longest drive on a single charge

Transportation Electric Cars GM claims it has surpassed the current record holder for longest EV drive on a single charge held by Lucid Motors. GM claims it has surpassed the current record holder for longest EV drive on a single charge held by Lucid Motors. by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 5, 2025, 2:00 PM UTC… Continue reading Chevy Silverado EV smashes world record for longest drive on a single charge

Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites

Perplexity disguised its AI crawlers and rotated its IPs to get around restrictions, according to Cloudflare. Perplexity disguised its AI crawlers and rotated its IPs to get around restrictions, according to Cloudflare. by Emma Roth Aug 4, 2025, 5:51 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto,… Continue reading Cloudflare says Perplexity’s AI bots are ‘stealth crawling’ blocked sites

Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

Transportation The automaker is challenging the state’s partial ban on direct sales, arguing that it favors some companies — like Tesla — over others. The automaker is challenging the state’s partial ban on direct sales, arguing that it favors some companies — like Tesla — over others. by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 4, 2025, 5:07… Continue reading Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit