The iPhone 17 is the one to get this year
For a while now, choosing the standard iPhone has meant missing out. It's not just that you missed out on classic "pro" features like a more powerful processor or a telephoto lens - it's that you missed out on core make-your-phone better stuff. Stuff like the Dynamic Island or the Action Button or a screen […]
Apple iPhone Air review: statement piece
The iPhone Air is as much a statement as it is a phone. It says something about the person using it: that they don't mind giving up a few things for a phone that's meaningfully thinner and lighter. That they can give up all those extra cameras on the back and just live with one. […]
The hunger strike to end AI
On Guido Reichstadter's 17th day without eating, he said he was feeling alright - moving a little slower, but alright. Each day since September 2nd, Reichstadtler has appeared outside the San Francisco headquarters of AI startup Anthropic, standing from around 11AM to 5PM. His chalkboard sign states "Hunger Strike: Day 15," though he actually stopped […]
Apple’s future MacBook Pro might have a touchscreen
The next generation of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops could be the first to feature a touchscreen display, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The change could apply to OLED MacBook Pro models that are expected to enter production by late 2026, Kuo reported on X, and will incorporate a “touch panel using on-cell touch […]
Garmin’s new Bounce watch for kids doubles the price, not the features
Garmin announced a new version of its Bounce smartwatch for kids that first debuted in 2022 with tracking and communication features powered by an LTE connection. The Bounce 2 introduces a new design and upgrades that include two-way talking instead of just voice messaging. It looks less like a kids watch now, but the limited […]
The Wacom One, now one size bigger
Wacom has introduced a new 14-inch creative display tablet to its entry-level product line for students and hobbyists. The Wacom One 14 is a smidge larger than the One 12 and One 13 touch pen display tablets that Wacom launched in 2023, providing a bigger digital canvas for users to sketch, edit photos, and sculpt […]
Business Insider reportedly tells journalists they can use AI to draft stories
Business Insider has told journalists they can use AI to create first drafts of stories and suggested it won’t notify readers that AI was used, according to Status, a newsletter covering the media industry. The policy makes the outlet one of the first to formally allow such extensive use of the technology. The AI guidelines […]
Can Luigi Mangione get too big to jail?
The first people in line on Tuesday, I was told, started camping out on the sidewalk two days ago. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, was due in court at 9AM ET for a hearing in one of three concurrent criminal cases against him. And this […]
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will stop talking about suicide with teens
On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was attempting to balance privacy, freedom, and teen safety - principles that, he admitted, were in conflict. His blog post came hours before a Senate hearing focused on examining the harm of AI chatbots, held by the subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism and featuring some […]
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by gamer brainrot
Editor's note: This issue of Regulator was sent to subscribers prior to the release of the indictment against Tyler Robinson. Though we have more hints about Robinson's motives, what follows is still accurate about the videogame-referencing memes being a red herring. Hello and welcome to Regulator. For a moment, the fatal shooting of conservative activist […]