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Kari Paul is a west coast based technology reporter for Guardian US

April 2026

  • A composite image of a young woman with a social media text superimposed saying 'Off subject, have you had your thyroid checked?' and a hand holding a phone with the TikTok logo.

    Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters’ help

    TikTok users increasingly say the app has steered them toward diagnosing medical problems not yet identified

August 2025

  • people sit at a cafe

    There’s an app for that: finding a sunny cafe in Paris, the city of light

    Jveuxdusoleil (‘I want sun’) taps into a key part of Parisian culture: drinks on the terrasse, as many fear the extinction of the bistro

June 2025

  • tiktok logo on exterior of building

    ‘It’s thieving’: impersonators steal elderly people’s TikToks to hawk mass-produced goods

    Fraudsters are manipulating content of older adults as ‘sadness bait’ to push sales. The videos are going viral

February 2025

  • A mother looks on from the kitchen as two pre-teen boys use a smartphone in the living room.

    Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?

    The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up

December 2024

  • A composite of someone getting there DNA sample taken orally and a British flag.

    Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British

    I gave away my genetic information to a now imploding company for results that inspired nothing but ambivalence

August 2024

  • Moonlight, an app for tarot card reading

    ‘Software for witches’: tarot readers fight rampant online impersonation with their own tech

  • Screenshot of Facebook webpage with Hebrew words and yellow heads.

    Meta struggles with moderation in Hebrew, according to ex-employee and internal documents

  • Elon Musk with Trump at White House

    US politics live with Chris Stein

    Trump rehashes vitriol and falsehoods in rambling talk with Musk – as it happened

  • small island made up of hill of red rock, with some green covering, next to a bridge

    No water, no power, hordes of birds: who will buy San Francisco’s $25m private island?

  • Advertisers axe corporate responsibility scheme after lawsuit from Musk’s X

  • Elon Musk says ‘no choice’ but for X to shut San Francisco HQ

  • What’s ahead for Kosa, an online safety act for minors, as it reaches US House?

  • Apple beats earnings forecast despite decline in iPhone sales

July 2024

  • A bold mural with black-and-white images of people, including Kamala Harris, among rays of color.

    Kamala Harris’s home town cheers historic White House run: ‘She’s going to do it’

  • A young middle-aged white man with dark brown hair, smiles and waves, spotlit on a dark

    Elon Musk v California: what exits of X and SpaceX mean for the Golden state

  • President Joe Biden faces increased pressure from Democrats to exit the 2024 race.

    US politics live

    More Democrats call for Biden to exit 2024 race as president vows to return to campaign trail – as it happened

  • SpaceX’s headquarters

    Elon Musk says X and SpaceX will move from California to Texas

  • Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

  • ‘I’m not going anywhere’: Biden holds Michigan rally as calls to quit persist

  • Saudi Arabia to host first ‘Olympics Esports Games’ in 2025

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