What I Cover

I write about large technology companies and the influential people who run them. I have reported in-depth pieces on companies including Meta, Twitter, TikTok and Apple, and often team up with colleagues for investigative stories. I am interested in the companies and people who have power and who use that power to shape society, business and politics. For years, I have critically covered powerful figures including Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and Elon Musk as they built their business empires and increased their influence. I also write about startups or other movers and shakers in tech. I’m always attracted to a good yarn.

My Background

I’ve covered the tech industry for more than a decade. I started my career at Forbes magazine as a reporter on the wealth team, which compiles the annual billionaires list. I then moved to cover tech startups and companies as a staff writer based in San Francisco. After that, I joined BuzzFeed News where I dug deeply into companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter. My coverage of Facebook with colleagues garnered a 2019 Mirror Award and a 2020 George Polk award for business reporting. I joined The Times in 2021.

Kate Conger, my colleague at The Times, and I wrote a book “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” about the billionaire’s topsy-turvy takeover of the influential social platform. The book comes out in September 2024.

Journalistic Ethics

As a Times journalist, I share the values and adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook. I’m committed to protecting my sources and writing fairly and accurately about the companies I cover. I do not invest in tech companies or accept gifts from businesses or individuals who might appear in my articles. I do not pay for information or interviews.

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