Tech journalist. Lives in Marin County, north of San Francisco. Got his start writing for his high school newspaper. When not covering tech trends, he's swimming laps, gaming on PS4, or vibe coding through the night.
OpenAI killed a ChatGPT feature hours after launch when thousands of private conversations appeared in Google search results. The rapid reversal highlights a growing tension in AI development between useful features and user privacy.
Developers are embracing AI tools faster than ever (84% adoption) but trust is crashing. Only 33% trust AI accuracy, down from 43%. The culprit? 'Almost right' code that takes longer to debug than writing from scratch.
Apple's bet on India to escape China risks just hit Trump's tariff wall. Stock down 17% as AI strategy fails while competitors soar. The company that once led tech innovation now trades at premium prices for mature-company growth.
Anthropic raised $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation after CEO admitted the company's "no bad person should benefit" policy was too difficult to maintain. The AI safety champion now takes Middle East money to compete with OpenAI.
Young Americans adopt AI at triple the rate of older adults, but most still won't use it for work despite years of tech industry promises. The gap reveals how people create their own rules for AI use, ignoring Silicon Valley's script.
Nvidia ordered 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC after Trump lifted China ban, but export licenses still haven't arrived. The regulatory limbo reveals deep splits in US policy and shows how quickly billion-dollar tech deals can hang in bureaucratic balance.
Google and Microsoft race to embed AI into browsers. Chrome adds store reviews and AI shortcuts, Edge's Copilot searches all tabs and books reservations. The real battle isn't features—it's capturing user data and building AI-powered habits.
Trump freezes AI chip export controls to smooth China trade talks, alarming security experts who warn he's trading America's tech advantage for uncertain diplomatic gains. Twenty former officials call it a "strategic misstep."
While robots boxed at China's biggest AI conference, the real fight happened between Beijing and Washington over who controls AI's future. China pushes global cooperation as the US retreats into isolation.
Your AI conversations are disappearing into the cloud. Hours of valuable ChatGPT coding help and Claude research sessions vanish when you need them most. New browser tools and export methods let you build permanent archives of your AI work.
Google's Web Guide sorts search results with AI after backlash over AI Overviews. Publishers fear traffic theft as Google seeks middle ground between traditional search and AI dominance. Could reshape how we discover information.
ChatGPT can't actually watch YouTube videos - it's just guessing based on transcript scraps. Google's Gemini accesses the actual content directly. The difference in analysis quality is massive, and here's how to exploit it.
