Nilay Patel American editor and journalist
Nilay Patel () is an American editor and blogger who has been editor-in-chief of technology news website The Verge
Career
Patel had his first blogging job at Gapers Block , a Chicago -centric blog. He joined Engadget [ 1] [ 2] Engadget along with a few co-workers to start The Verge .[ 3] The Verge to join sister site Vox [ 4] The Verge as editor-in-chief,[ 5] Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg .[ 6]
Patel is a co-host of The Vergecast ,Webby Award for best technology podcast.[ 7] Decoder [ 8] The Verge [ 9] Version History .[ 10]
Patel has appeared on a number of news channels, including MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Fox News , CNN , CNN International , NPR , Sky News , NHK , G4TV , and TWiT .[ 11]
Patel coined the term "Google Zero " to criticize the direction of search engines like Google Search integrating LLM tools like AI Overviews , which scrape media outlets for content and reduce click-through web traffic .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
References
1 2 "Why news sites benefit from having writers with legal backgrounds" . Poynter Institute . 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-12-23 .↑ "Engadget: Articles By Nilay Patel" . engadget .↑ Southcott, Chris (2014-07-25). "Beyond The Verge: Joshua Topolsky leaves Vox Media for Bloomberg, while Nilay Patel returns as EIC" . techgeek . Retrieved 2015-08-19 . ↑ Swisher, Kara (2014-03-23). "Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com" . Re/code . Retrieved 2015-08-19 .↑ "Nilay Patel becomes Editor-in-Chief of The Verge, Dieter Bohn is Executive Editor" . Vox Vox Media . Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .↑ Abbruzzese, Jason (2014-07-24). "Josh Topolsky on Leaving The Verge and His Future at Bloomberg" . Mashable . Retrieved 2015-08-19 . ↑ "Nilay Patel Managing Editor" . Vox Vox Media . Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013 .↑ Nilay Patel (27 October 2020). "Decoder with Nilay Patel: Welcome to Decoder" . The Verge . Retrieved 12 June 2024 . ↑ Pierce, David (2025-09-22). "We're launching a new show!" . The Verge . Retrieved 2025-12-20 . ↑ "Version History" . The Verge . 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-20 .↑ "Nilay Patel Profile and Activity" . The Verge . 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-13 .↑ Patel, Nilay (2024-05-30). "Google Zero is here — now what?" . The Verge . Retrieved 2025-08-22 . ↑ Allyn, Bobby; Ruwitch, John (2025-07-31). "Online news publishers face 'extinction-level event' from Google's AI-powered search" . WBOI - NPR News & Diverse Music in Northeast Indiana . Retrieved 2025-08-22 . ↑ Lieb, Athena Chapekis and Anna (2025-07-22). "Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results" . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 2025-08-22 .
