Richard Lawler

Senior News Editor

Richard Lawler joined The Verge as Senior News Editor in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. He’s been a tech blogger since before the word was invented, and will never log off.

Richard LawlerOct 28

“It doesn’t work.”

Now that Apple’s touchscreen MBP is here, let’s roll back to what Steve Jobs had to say about touch on laptops.

Richard LawlerOct 28

Swiping around on the new touchscreen MacBook Pro.

Antonio walks us through Apple’s PROLED laptop; check out our full first impressions right here.

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics

Richard LawlerOct 26

X has another new head of product.

After Nikita Bier’s one-year stint in the role, Peter Sellis, formerly of Ustream, Snap, Discord and Microsoft, is leading the app formerly known as Twitter.

I’m joining the team at @X to lead Product. I am a huge believer in @SpaceX ‘s mission to extend human consciousness to the stars, so it’s time to make shitposting multiplanetary. X is the best way to find out what’s happening in the world right now and talk about it. The team has been working tirelessly to make X a better place and product for the people who love it, and many have noticed the recent momentum. My goal is to help accelerate that momentum for our community, new users, and businesses globally by continuing to make this product beautiful and useful. We are twenty years in, but it truly feels like X’s next chapter will be our greatest. I look forward to your ideas and feedback; I’m sure the replies will be measured and magnanimous.

Screenshot: Peter Sellis (X)

The NBA’s response to gambling scandals is to add more gambling partnerships

Richard LawlerOct 26

Richard LawlerOct 22

Larry and David Ellison got $1 billion from Elon Musk for their Warner Bros. takeover.

Semafor reports that, along with other investors like board member Laurene Powell Jobs, “Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance, according to people familiar with the matter, providing a much needed financial injection as the company looks to cut costs and bolster its stock price.

Sound familiar?

Exclusive: Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison’s Skydance

[Semafor]

Cyberpunk 2077’s update for Edgerunners 2 brings mods to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox

Jay Peters and Richard LawlerOct 21

Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit

Richard LawlerOct 20

Who slowed down Ukraine’s Starlink? Trump and Musk call not-it.

After Ukraine said a Starshield slowdown had interrupted its military operations, Elon Musk claimed any limits “are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.” Then the president told reporters, “It wasn’t me... and I don’t think it was Elon.”

Now WSJ sources are pointing the finger back at Musk, with some claiming “Musk acted unilaterally.”

Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

[Wall Street Journal]