Elizabeth Lopatto
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Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
why is Nvidia propping up a company that seems doomed? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
pour one out for the big boy
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
pour one out for the big boy
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Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
okay I have one more thought about the nuzzi thing. the sheer volume of name dropping she engages in suggests to me that I must be very talented to get to where I’ve gotten while knowing essentially no one famous and I intend to be insufferable about it for at least a week
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
okay I have one more thought about the nuzzi thing. the sheer volume of name dropping she engages in suggests to me that I must be very talented to get to where I’ve gotten while knowing essentially no one famous and I intend to be insufferable about it for at least a week
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my salvo in the annual '______ Is A Christmas Movie' war is 'The Apartment' (1960)
dir: Billy Wilder 📽️
dir: Billy Wilder 📽️
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
my salvo in the annual '______ Is A Christmas Movie' war is 'The Apartment' (1960)
dir: Billy Wilder 📽️
dir: Billy Wilder 📽️
will no one rid me of these accursed star wars
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
will no one rid me of these accursed star wars
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Happy anniversary to those who celebrate www.todayintabs.com/p/turn-that-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happy anniversary to those who celebrate www.todayintabs.com/p/turn-that-...
great moments in American tourism www.nbcnews.com/news/world/a...
American Student Ends Up Trapped in Giant Vagina Sculpture
Firefighters embarked on an "extraordinary rescue mission" when an American exchange student got his leg trapped inside a giant vagina sculpture.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
great moments in American tourism www.nbcnews.com/news/world/a...
comrade kristol is still breaking my brain. (no offense to comrade kristol, who is correct.)
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
comrade kristol is still breaking my brain. (no offense to comrade kristol, who is correct.)
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Pretty impressive that through this entire scandal and press blitz, RFK Jr. hasn't lost focus on his life's work of shortening the life expectancy of the average American and endangering the lives of children.
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pretty impressive that through this entire scandal and press blitz, RFK Jr. hasn't lost focus on his life's work of shortening the life expectancy of the average American and endangering the lives of children.
every once in a while rusty outdoes himself www.todayintabs.com/p/let-s-see-...
Let's See What's Going On Down At The Piss Factory
Our "we're not Enron" memo is raising many questions which are already answered by our memo.
www.todayintabs.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
every once in a while rusty outdoes himself www.todayintabs.com/p/let-s-see-...
pitching a story to my editors working title "I have a lot of ideas about Bon Scott"
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
pitching a story to my editors working title "I have a lot of ideas about Bon Scott"
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Jeeves would like a treat
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Jeeves would like a treat
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I'm at the Luigi Mangione hearing today in New York. This week is focused on whether some key pieces of evidence are admissible in court. Follow along at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/83488...
Luigi Mangione has entered the courtroom.
We’re more than an hour and a half behind the scheduled start time for the hearing in New York. Mangione was allowed to wear street clothes today, which elicited wall-to-wall news coverage last month....
www.theverge.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm at the Luigi Mangione hearing today in New York. This week is focused on whether some key pieces of evidence are admissible in court. Follow along at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/83488...
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Zevon’s last live concert getting released on the 5th. Looks like the Case of You cover is already out as a preview.
omnivorerecordings.com/shop/edmonto...
omnivorerecordings.com/shop/edmonto...
Warren Zevon — Epilogue: Live At The Edmonton Folk Festival – Omnivore Recordings
omnivorerecordings.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Zevon’s last live concert getting released on the 5th. Looks like the Case of You cover is already out as a preview.
omnivorerecordings.com/shop/edmonto...
omnivorerecordings.com/shop/edmonto...
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Rewatched Great Escape on my last flight and I think we don’t talk enough about James Garner’s unreal drip
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Rewatched Great Escape on my last flight and I think we don’t talk enough about James Garner’s unreal drip
I fear angus young hasn't gotten enough credit for inventing "goblin mode" in 1974
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I fear angus young hasn't gotten enough credit for inventing "goblin mode" in 1974
Jeeves would like a treat
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Jeeves would like a treat
have come up with a new dumb project for myself: what is the best ac/dc song and why is it "down payment blues"? for this project I will be listening to all of the ac/dc that matters (sorry to brian johnson who seems like a very nice man) and will eventually report back. probably.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
have come up with a new dumb project for myself: what is the best ac/dc song and why is it "down payment blues"? for this project I will be listening to all of the ac/dc that matters (sorry to brian johnson who seems like a very nice man) and will eventually report back. probably.
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I think it is nice that as soon as I walk in the door and sit down, the cat needs to walk all over me to make sure I'm still all there
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I think it is nice that as soon as I walk in the door and sit down, the cat needs to walk all over me to make sure I'm still all there
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I wrote about Oura's security and privacy practices earlier this year for this.weekinsecurity.com, and found:
• Oura rings *don't* end-to-end encrypt users' health data;
• Oura *can* access its users' data;
• Oura told me that the company *has* received U.S. government demands for users' data.
• Oura rings *don't* end-to-end encrypt users' health data;
• Oura *can* access its users' data;
• Oura told me that the company *has* received U.S. government demands for users' data.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I wrote about Oura's security and privacy practices earlier this year for this.weekinsecurity.com, and found:
• Oura rings *don't* end-to-end encrypt users' health data;
• Oura *can* access its users' data;
• Oura told me that the company *has* received U.S. government demands for users' data.
• Oura rings *don't* end-to-end encrypt users' health data;
• Oura *can* access its users' data;
• Oura told me that the company *has* received U.S. government demands for users' data.
I'm grateful for everyone who enjoyed my work this year, even more grateful that it upset all the right people, and am most grateful, as always, to the bagpipes in "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qk...
AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top [Official Music Video], Full HD (Remaster, Resync and Upscale)
YouTube video by Enhanced Music Videos
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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'm grateful for everyone who enjoyed my work this year, even more grateful that it upset all the right people, and am most grateful, as always, to the bagpipes in "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qk...
clearly I am on one. time to go for a run!
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
clearly I am on one. time to go for a run!
one of the weirdest things about working at The Verge is that sometimes I'm characterized as The Big Bad Mainstream Media and sometimes I'm just a punk with a blog, depending on what suits the speaker. anyway, I beg you all to recognize "the media" is a bunch of gossips who often hate each other
The media's so invested in keeping the AI hype train steaming along that they're trying to blame a person who sees it as a bubble and is shorting as such as the cause of the inevitable burst? Wiiiild!
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
one of the weirdest things about working at The Verge is that sometimes I'm characterized as The Big Bad Mainstream Media and sometimes I'm just a punk with a blog, depending on what suits the speaker. anyway, I beg you all to recognize "the media" is a bunch of gossips who often hate each other