The Verge debuts new tech newsletter led by Heath

The following excerpt was sent out: The Verge today announced a new weekly paid newsletter, “Command Line,” covering the product and business strategies of the most consequential tech companies, and the people driving them. Led by deputy editor Alex Heath, subscribers will get agenda-setting scoops, exclusive interviews with industry leaders, and expert-informed analysis on the tech news […]

MIT Technology Review hires Griggs as science editor

Mary Beth Griggs will join MIT Technology Review as a science editor. Recently, she was at The Verge, where she held the same post. Before that, Griggs was at Popular Science, where she worked as an assistant editor and associate editor. She also contributed to Popular Science’s website, covering stories related to natural disasters, science, […]

The Verge seeks a senior editor for tech and policy coverage

The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience. The Verge is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and […]

Rest of World hires Brandom as US tech editor

Rest of World has hired Russell Brandom as its U.S. technology editor. At Rest of World, Brandom will lead coverage of how big, U.S.-based tech firms such as Apple, Amazon, and Meta operate outside the West. He will also launch a newsletter. Brandom previously was policy editor of tech news site The Verge. He had been in that […]

Policy editor Brandom departs The Verge

Policy editor Russell Brandom is leaving tech news site The Verge for a new opportunity. He has been in that role since September 2018 and previously was a senior reporter. Brandom also worked as a staff writer at UrbanDaddy. He is a Yale University graduate.

NY Times hires Abdulkaf as a supervising audience editor

Mariya Abdulkaf has joined The New York Times’ video department as a supervising audience editor. As per the Times: “She will guide, analyze, and innovate on Video’s audience and programming strategy, both on-site and off platform. Mariya is part of the Video department’s leadership team and will be responsible for helping develop our data and […]

Cybersecurity reporter Faife is leaving The Verge

The Verge reporter Corin Faife, who covers privacy and cybersecurity, is leaving the news organization. He has been there for a year. Faife was a data reporter at The Markup. He has worked as a reporter covering technology news in London, Montreal and New York. Before joining The Markup, he was a journalist and researcher […]

The Verge unveils redesign

Technology news site The Verge unveiled a redesign on Tuesday. Editor in chief Nilay Patel writes, “Our goal in redesigning The Verge was actually to redesign the relationship we have with you, our beloved audience. Six years ago, we developed a design system that was meant to confidently travel across platforms as the media unbundled itself into article pages individually […]

Weatherbed to join The Verge as news writer

The Verge has hired Jessica Weatherbed as a news writer. Recently, Weatherbed was a computing writer at TechRadar. There, she covered creative hardware, reported news and created featured content for PC gaming, computing hardware/software, and peripherals. She worked as an acquisition marketing assistant and as an acquisition marketing executive at Future. She served as an […]

Bloomberg hires Grush as space reporter

Loren Grush will join Bloomberg News as a space reporter. Currently, Grush is a science reporter at The Verge, where she has worked for over six years. Previously, she was an assistant editor at Popular Science. She worked at Fox News Channel as an anchor’s assistant and health editor/writer. She interned at KTBC-TV Ch. 7, […]