Jacob Kastrenakes

Brooklyn, New York

Executive Editor at The Verge

deputy editor @verge / covering tech, creators, news. he/him. contact me: https://t.co/cNkmmvN2fd

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Futureproof

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

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How artists are responding to AI

1 week ago | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

AI tools are flooding the culture ecosystem — and no corner of the arts space is immune. In this series, we’re looking at the ways artists are embracing AI, pushing back on it, or trying their best to find an equilibrium with a new technology that’s both sweeping and destabilizing. We talk to perfumers questioning the looming automation of scent creation, fanfic writers pushing back on archive scrapers, and illustrators replacing the AI that once replaced them. The tech isn’t going away.
Trump Mobile is a bad deal

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

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Trump Mobile is a bad deal

1 week ago | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

TechThe debut plan is overpriced for mobile coverage and loaded with questionable extras. The debut plan is overpriced for mobile coverage and loaded with questionable extras. Jun 16, 2025, 4:05 PM UTCImage: Trump MobileJacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Trump Mobile launched this morning with a single prepaid wireless plan and the promise of nationwide coverage for $47.45 per month.
Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store

3 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store

3 weeks ago | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

NewsAn Appeals Court rejected Apple’s request to block an order enabling external links. An Appeals Court rejected Apple’s request to block an order enabling external links. Jun 4, 2025, 9:53 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Apple will have to continue allowing web links and external payment options in the App Store after its request to halt a judge’s order was rejected today by a higher court.
‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store

1 month ago | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

Tech /AppleIn a scathing ruling, a federal judge explains how Apple repeatedly chose the worst option for developers, undermining her injunction on anticompetitive conduct. In a scathing ruling, a federal judge explains how Apple repeatedly chose the worst option for developers, undermining her injunction on anticompetitive conduct. May 1, 2025, 12:04 PM UTCImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesJacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor.
‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store

1 month ago | technewstube.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
It’s hard to know what Nintendo has in store.

2 months ago | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

The rapid succession of announcements and reveals from the company over the last few weeks has been surprising and indicative of its idiosyncratic nature. And while it might seem random, the weeks full of museum openings and alarm clock launches are likely part of a very calculated strategy.
Enough with the sign-outs.

Feb 14, 2025 | theverge.com | Jacob Kastrenakes

Posted Feb 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM UTCEnough with the sign-outs. No seriously, we were annoyed by that bug, too. A bunch of you flagged that our site kept signing you out of your commenting accounts this week. Our product team got on the case and pushed out a fix a little while ago. You should now stay logged in day-to-day — let us know if you run into any other big issues.