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Verne Kopytoff
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Verne Kopytoff is a former senior editor at Fortune. He was previously a technology reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and a contract reporter covering technology at the New York Times. He has also written for TIME and MIT Technology Review. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and bachelor’s degrees in art and art history from the University of California at Riverside. He is based in San Francisco.

Amid the negative headlines, it’s easy to forget the tech industry can still amaze and do good too
NewslettersAmid the negative headlines, it’s easy to forget the tech industry can still amaze and do good too
By Verne KopytoffAugust 9, 2024
Microsoft’s fast-growing AI business isn’t fast enough for Wall Street
NewslettersMicrosoft’s fast-growing AI business isn’t fast enough for Wall Street
By Verne KopytoffJuly 31, 2024
This week’s tech selloff shows Wall Street is getting nervous about businesses betting the bank on AI
NewslettersThis week’s tech selloff shows Wall Street is getting nervous about businesses betting the bank on AI
By Verne KopytoffJuly 26, 2024
Mira Murati
TechOpenAI’s Mira Murati fires back at Elon Musk for describing her company’s new partnership with Apple as ‘creepy spyware’
By Verne KopytoffJune 11, 2024
Apple’s WWDC is crucial to the company showing it can still compete in the one area that matters
NewslettersApple’s WWDC is crucial to the company showing it can still compete in the one area that matters
By Verne KopytoffJune 7, 2024
Do shake-ups at 2 high-profile AI companies signal more to come? 
NewslettersDo shake-ups at 2 high-profile AI companies signal more to come? 
By Verne KopytoffMarch 26, 2024
Elon Musk’s X tries to prove that pivoting to video is a smart strategy rather than a punchline
NewslettersElon Musk’s X tries to prove that pivoting to video is a smart strategy rather than a punchline
By Verne KopytoffJanuary 10, 2024
Elon Musk’s futuristic brain-chip startup Neuralink gets FDA approval for human testing that it says ‘represents an important first step’
HealthElon Musk’s futuristic brain-chip startup Neuralink gets FDA approval for human testing that it says ‘represents an important first step’
By Verne KopytoffMay 25, 2023
Elon Musk says he has chosen a new CEO for Twitter and it’s a woman
TechElon Musk says he has chosen a new CEO for Twitter and it’s a woman
By Azure Gilman and Verne KopytoffMay 11, 2023
Elon Musk shares rare regrets for brutally mocking a disabled former Twitter employee: ‘I would like to apologize’
TechElon Musk shares rare regrets for brutally mocking a disabled former Twitter employee: ‘I would like to apologize’
By Verne KopytoffMarch 7, 2023
Legal cannabis sales are on a bad trip in the latest reckoning for the once-booming industry
RetailLegal cannabis sales are on a bad trip in the latest reckoning for the once-booming industry
By Verne KopytoffMarch 1, 2023
‘I can’t answer that’: Chatbot ChatGPT is supposed to stick to the script when it comes to ‘tricky topics’ like hate, violence, and sex
Tech‘I can’t answer that’: Chatbot ChatGPT is supposed to stick to the script when it comes to ‘tricky topics’ like hate, violence, and sex
By Verne KopytoffFebruary 17, 2023
Cannabis products in jars.
RetailElon Musk takes his marijuana friendliness to the next level as Twitter pitches itself as a home for cannabis ads
By Verne KopytoffFebruary 15, 2023
More people say they’re worse off under Joe Biden than any president in 37 years. His State of the Union speech detailed his plan to make things better
PoliticsMore people say they’re worse off under Joe Biden than any president in 37 years. His State of the Union speech detailed his plan to make things better
By Verne KopytoffFebruary 7, 2023
Marijuana in see-through containers is displayed for sale
RetailCannabis chain once worth $1.7 billion and called the ‘Apple store of weed’ is now nearly failing as the once-hot pot industry faces a major reckoning
By Verne KopytoffFebruary 6, 2023
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