Helen Havlak

As Google turns 25, The @verge will be examining the influence of Google Search on our culture -- and the existential crisis it faces now. Here's @reckless to kick it off: theverge.com/23712602/googl… And @pierce on AMP and Google's influence over the media: theverge.com/23711172/googl…

President Joe Biden wanted Gigi Sohn to fix America’s internet — what went wrong? theverge.com/2023/7/20/2380…

Some exciting news: my newsletter is now on The Verge’s website for subscribers! Here’s last week’s issue on the headset wars, featuring my trip to Apple HQ to try the Vision Pro and more from inside Meta’s big all-hands: theverge.com/2023/6/9/23758…

Great report from @MiaRSato: The SEO arms race has left the web drowning in garbage text, with customers and businesses flailing to find each other theverge.com/23753963/googl…

Yesterday I took the Dyson Zone out in the horrible air as a mini test. It wasn’t what I expected but then again, I’m not sure what I expected to find either. My thoughts, experience and concerns: theverge.com/23753850/dyson…

Here is what Meta’s upcoming Twitter competitor looks like. The company is talking to Oprah and other celebs about being early users. "We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run”theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754…

in this week’s newsletter: the coming culture clash with Google’s DeepMind + Brain merger, and this past week in AI news theverge.com/subscriptions/…

What makes a place home, come Hell or High Water? I'm proud to share a new podcast I'm hosting about living with disaster. Our team at @voxmedia @audible_com poured our hearts into these 6 episodes. It goes live Apr. 13, but u can check out the trailer now audible.com/pd/Hell-or-Hig…

You, me, and UI: a @Verge special issue exploring many of the ways designers run the world theverge.com/23632230/desig… Featuring: An infuriating color quiz! theverge.com/c/23589074/col… A mini doc about the Apple Lisa computer! youtube.com/watch?v=pcYX-2…

This week in Command Line, an @alexeheath scoop from "a big meeting inside TikTok after its high-profile DC hearing, where its top lawyer laughed out loud at the prospect of a US ban" theverge.com/subscriptions/…

During an internal meeting today, Meta execs laid out the company’s next 4 years of AR and VR hardware plans. They include 3 new Quest models, AR glasses in 2027, and a “neural interface” smartwatch alongside a paired-down pair of smart glasses in 2025: theverge.com/2023/2/28/2361…

New: When news broke that CNET was publishing AI-written stories, readers had a lot of questions. But CNET staff are in the dark, too. Red Ventures, which owns CNET, is following a lucrative SEO marketing play. And it's at the expense of the journalism: theverge.com/2023/1/19/2356…

And of course, follow the story by subscribing to two excellent newsletters -- @CaseyNewton and @ZoeSchiffer's Platformer: platformer.news @alexeheath's Command Line: theverge.com/subscriptions/…

New from @ZoeSchiffer @CaseyNewton and @alexeheath for The @verge and @NYMag: an inside look at the first 90 days of Elon's "extremely hardcore" Twitter theverge.com/23551060/elon-…

90 days inside Elon's chaotic Twitter takeover, by @ZoeSchiffer @alexeheath @CaseyNewton, published in partnership with our friends at @NYMag. Also, there is an Elon net-worth-o-meter lol theverge.com/23551060/elon-…

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use it for their own ends — then one made himself the CEO. @ZoeSchiffer , @CaseyNewton , and @alexeheath report, in collaboration with @verge trib.al/FezDnWP

Some fun news: I’m starting a newsletter! It’s called Command Line, and it’s going to be the home for my reporting about the most influential and interesting tech cos. You can find out more and subscribe here: theverge.com/2023/1/5/23539…

The @verge is hiring a Senior Editor for tech policy! Come work with incredible reporters like @thedextriarchy and @kellymakena to shape the future of our coverage: boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/…

Great interview with Valve from @StarFire2258 about all things Steam Deck and the future ahead. Valve even wants to do a Steam Controller 2 theverge.com/23499215/valve…