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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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Christopher Nolan approves of people watching his films on tiny screens.

“I’m very much in favor and in awe of the easy access that we have now to films to be able to immerse ourselves in films and film history,” he told 60 Minutes.

Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
Google has taken a side in the Spotify disco ball debate.

Pixel users can now AI-generate disco ball-style icons for their entire phone. Haters, shield your eyes.

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Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
The Vergecast is going live right after I/O.

Join us on the live stream as soon as Google’s keynote wraps up. Hayden Field and I will be in the studio to talk over the biggest announcements, which I’m going to make the bold prediction right now probably involves a lot of AI. Tune in and post your thoughts in the live chat.

Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
Secret Service rushed Trump from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Shots were reportedly fired at the event. Trump later posted on Truth Social that a shooter was apprehended and that he wants the event to continue.

Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
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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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.

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