Shira Ovide

Technology Journalist

Covering technology's
real-world effects.

I'm a journalist at The Washington Post, where I cover A.I.'s effects on the U.S. economy, work, and American institutions. Previously, I wrote the Tech Friend newsletter at The Post and On Tech With Shira Ovide at the New York Times — the paper's first daily technology newsletter.

Shira Ovide

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The Washington Post · March 2026

See which jobs are most threatened by AI and who may be able to adapt

The Washington Post · Feb. 2026

Americans don't like AI. Can Super Bowl ads change their minds?

The Washington Post · 2025

Tech dudes keep talking about AI "factories." What the heck does that mean?

The Tech Friend newsletter

The Washington Post · 2025

Signal is the hottest app in Washington — at the cost of transparency

Why government workers and their bosses adopted the favorite app of spooks and kooks

The Washington Post · 2025

The math doesn’t work anymore for the internet’s favorite $50 sweater

Visualizing the impact of trade policy changes on a single garment

The New York Times · 2022

Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk

On Tech With Shira Ovide

Bloomberg Businessweek · 2018

How Amazon become corporate America's nightmare

Feature-length essay in a package that was a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award in commentary

Experience

The Washington Post Jan. 2026 – Present

AI Correspondent

Covering a new beat on AI's effects on the U.S. economy, work, and American institutions.

The Washington Post 2022 – Jan. 2026 · New York

Writer, The Tech Friend Newsletter

I helped develop and launch an online and email newsletter empowering readers to make technology work for them and not the other way around. The email edition achieved one of The Post's highest open rates.

The New York Times 2020 – 2022 · New York

On Tech With Shira Ovide Newsletter

I was the inaugural writer for the Times's first daily technology newsletter, combining a strong personal voice with sharp analysis and reporting on Big Tech, the digital divide, and corporate power.

Bloomberg Opinion 2015 – 2020 · New York

U.S. Technology Columnist

I wrote three to five data-driven columns weekly on corporate strategy, the Big Tech backlash, and bursting tech bubbles. I was named a finalist for the 2019 Gerald Loeb Award in commentary.

The Wall Street Journal 2008 – 2015 · San Francisco / New York

Technology Reporter · Lead Writer, Deal Journal · Media Reporter

I reported on cloud computing's rise, the end of the Steve Ballmer era at Microsoft, Twitter's growth, and the fallout from unprofitable startups.

About

I've been a technology and business journalist for 20 years. I focus on how technology and our use of it shapes the world we live in — in seen and unseen ways. I've been a finalist for the Gerald Loeb award and been recognized by SABEW's Best in Business awards.

In my spare time, I enjoy bird watching and exploring New York City by bicycle.

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