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Jacob Kastrenakes

Jacob Kastrenakes

Executive Editor

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.

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Spotted on the Google stage: a giant Apple logo.

Per 9to5Mac, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian was excited to boast about Gemini’s big new customer. The upgraded Siri is still coming “later this year.”

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Jacob Kastrenakes
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Jacob Kastrenakes
The EV tax credit is gone — now the hard part begins

Guest host Jake Kastrenakes and transportation editor Andy Hawkins discuss the death of the federal EV tax credit and what it means for US automakers.

Jacob Kastrenakes
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Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
How the FCC became a weapon against free speech.

Here’s Nilay, writing about the FCC going after Kimmel: “All that talk about the media being the enemy of the people is turning into concrete legal action against publishers, broadcasters, and platforms that don’t do what the Trump White House wants.”

Oh, wait! That’s actually Nilay talking about FCC overreach back in February, just one month into the Trump administration. This Decoder episode about how we got here is a worthwhile re-listen this week.

The Trump FCC is at war with the First Amendment

Nilay Patel
Here’s the Jimmy Kimmel clip that got him pulled off the airHere’s the Jimmy Kimmel clip that got him pulled off the air
The iPhone 17 is the one to get this year

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This year’s iPhone is more useful, has more storage, and starts at the same price. What’s not to like?

Jacob Kastrenakes
The iPhone Air’s battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone AirThe iPhone Air’s battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone Air
Our first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro MaxOur first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max
Jacob Kastrenakes and Antonio G. Di Benedetto

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