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? You should! It can materially improve your life. Last week was a grim reminder that no matter what sort of horror is being perpetrated or how many … Read more
The awards season marathon continues on: Tonight, the 2026 National Board of Review Gala takes place at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Hosted by journalist Willie Geist, the ceremony is celebrating excellence in filmmaking—across categories such best picture, best director, and of course, best actor and actress, among others. Naturally, a starry crowd … Read more
But get away Lidia does, and, finally free of paternal authority, she’s out of control: drinking and taking drugs, partying hard, flunking out, targeting a gentle guitar-playing boy named Phillip (Earl Cave) for a hearts-and-flowers romance even as she mocks and berates him. She goes to rehab, marries Phillip, gets pregnant, leaves him, and moves … Read more
Late last year, we drove BMW’s new iX3. It’s the first of a series of electric BMWs to use a newly developed platform, known as the “Neue Klasse.” Later this year, we’ll see the first fully electric version of the 3 Series when the i3 sedan debuts. And next year, BMW enthusiasts will finally find … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Netflix is preparing to amend the terms of its nearly $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery to make it an all-cash offer, in order to fend off Paramount’s hostile bid and speed up the … Read more
NBC The NYPD is upping Detective Jake Griffin’s workload: “Law & Order: SVU” newcomer Corey Cott has been promoted to series regular, Give Me My Remote reports. Detective Griffin was introduced to viewers in the “SVU” Season 27 premiere, appearing in a total of seven episodes since. … Read more
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Strive’s stock fell about 12% on Tuesday after the asset manager announced an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific, a transaction that will significantly expand its Bitcoin holdings. The company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, said on Tuesday that it has secured shareholder approval for the acquisition, which would add Semler Scientific’s 5,048.1 Bitcoin to Strive’s … Read more
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NBC Jim Rockford is back on the case: NBC has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the classic ’70s detective show “The Rockford Files,” TVLine has learned. The new “Rockford,” penned by “Sons of Anarchy” veteran Mike Daniels, is billed as “a contemporary update on the classic series of the same name.” In … Read more