Journalist / Editor

Nilay Patel

Editor-in-chief of The Verge. Host of Decoder and The Vergecast. Lawyer turned tech journalist known for incisive interviews with tech CEOs and deep understanding of platform regulation.

Known For

The VergeDecoder podcastThe Vergecast

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Biographies as Substitute Mentors

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Courage Is a Learnable Skill

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Efficiency Gains Create Systemic Fragility

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Environment Shapes Behavior More Than Willpower

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Physical Exercise Is the Single Most Effective Lifestyle Intervention

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False Information Spreads Faster and Further Than Truth

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The Hedonic Treadmill — Happiness Returns to Baseline

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Meaning Comes from Responsibility, Not Happiness

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Misaligned Incentives Override Capability

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Close Relationships Are the Strongest Predictor of Life Satisfaction

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Return on Luck

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Focus Only on What You Can Control

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The True Self vs. False Self — Childhood Adaptations That Persist Into Adulthood

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Episodes

#We unfolded the iPhone DuoSep 11, 2026 #We play a brutal quiz of our gadget memoriesAug 24, 2026 #Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trendAug 21, 2026 #Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5: Our first impressions | The Vergecast LivestreamAug 12, 2026 #It's time to panic about AI safetyJul 31, 2026 #You can't ignore Google Zero anymoreJul 24, 2026 #Apple's plot to crush OpenAIJul 17, 2026 #Proton's CTO: No company is going to jail for youJul 16, 2026 #Netflix is turning into YouTubeJul 10, 2026 #The video game disc is deadJul 2, 2026 #Of course Meta thinks gambling is the futureJun 26, 2026 #Version History: Harmony remoteJun 19, 2026 #Snap's Specs look good on nobodyJun 18, 2026 #Siri is good now??Jun 12, 2026 #Your biggest questions from Apple's WWDCJun 10, 2026 #This is your laptop... on AIJun 5, 2026 #The post-search Google era beginsMay 22, 2026 #Everybody wants to rule the AI worldMay 8, 2026 #How to win — or lose — DecoderApr 30, 2026 #THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATIONApr 23, 2026 #The Vergecast, 2026 EditionApr 21, 2026 #The 'AI is inevitable' trapApr 17, 2026 #Can You Trust Sam Altman with the Future of AI?Apr 1, 2026 #The TV Industry Reinvention: Sony, TCL, and the Streaming WarsApr 1, 2026 #Sony, TCL, and the Future of the TV IndustryMar 25, 2026 #OpenAI's Plan to Make Money Through AdsMar 20, 2026 #Ranking Apple's 50 Best ProductsMar 15, 2026 #Ranking Apple's 50 Best ProductsMar 10, 2026 #Samsung Galaxy S26: Privacy Display and Agentic AI in AndroidFeb 25, 2026 #Samsung Galaxy S26: Privacy Display and Agentic AIFeb 20, 2026 #Razer's AI Companion: CES 2026 Live InterviewJan 10, 2026 #Decoder Q&A: How I Make DecisionsDec 22, 2025 #The Year in Tech 2025: What MatteredDec 19, 2025 #YouTube vs Netflix: The Battle for AttentionNov 1, 2025 #AI Is Finally Killing Email (For Real This Time)Oct 10, 2025 #Meta Ray-Bans: The AI Glasses That Actually WorkSep 25, 2025 #How Obsidian's Biggest Fan Became Its CEOAug 20, 2025 #AI Assistants Compared: Siri vs Gemini vs Copilot vs ClaudeAug 15, 2025 #Climate Progress: The Data Story Nobody is TellingJul 15, 2025 #Apple's AI Problem: Why Siri Is Still BehindJun 20, 2025 #Is AI Killing Media? A Publisher's PerspectiveJun 20, 2025 #WWDC 2025: Apple's AI Catch-Up PlanJun 10, 2025 #Google I/O 2025: Gemini EverywhereMay 30, 2025 #The Streaming Wars 2025: Who Is Winning?May 15, 2025 #AI and Copyright: The Legal Battle That Will Define the IndustryMay 10, 2025 #Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-On: First ImpressionsApr 20, 2025 #Nintendo Switch 2: The Console That Breaks the RulesApr 15, 2025 #Inside the FCC: Tech Regulation Under the New AdministrationMar 25, 2025 #FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Tech RegulationMar 20, 2025 #MWC 2025: The Phone Design RevolutionMar 5, 2025 #Apple Vision Pro: One Year LaterFeb 5, 2025 #The TikTok Ban: What Happens Next?Jan 17, 2025 #The TikTok Ban and the Future of Platform RegulationJan 15, 2025 #CES 2025: The AI Hardware ExplosionJan 10, 2025 #Hank Green and Dropout CEO Sam Reich on the future of internet videoNov 19, 2024 #The AI Industrys Enterprise PivotOct 18, 2024 #Tubi CEO Anjali Sud on why free streaming could winSep 10, 2024 #Grok's deepfake problem and AI platform liabilityAug 27, 2024 #Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on infrastructure in the AI eraAug 6, 2024 #Puck CEO Sarah Personette on building a media company for insidersJul 16, 2024 #The TikTok ban bill: what it means and what comes nextApr 23, 2024 #Apple at 50: The State of Apple HardwareApr 5, 2024 #What motivates Mark Zuckerberg these days?Apr 5, 2024 #The AI monetization cliffFeb 20, 2024 #Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan live at CESJan 12, 2024