Shira Ovide

Technology Journalist

Covering tech's
real-world effects.

I'm a technology correspondent 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

Selected Work

The Washington Post · 2025

Signal Becomes the Hottest App in Government — at the Cost of Transparency

Page One · Tech Friend newsletter

The Washington Post · 2025

Breaking Down the Math on an Internet-Famous Sweater

A visual explainer on tariffs · Tech Friend newsletter

The Washington Post · 2025

Why A.I. Companies Rebranded the Word "Factory"

Tech Friend newsletter

The New York Times · 2022

Elon Musk's Acquisition of Twitter

On Tech With Shira Ovide

Bloomberg Businessweek · 2018

Amazon's Unlikely Dominance

Gerald Loeb Award finalist · Feature-length essay

Experience

The Washington Post Jan. 2026 – Present

Technology Correspondent

Covering a new beat on A.I.'s effects on the U.S. economy, work, and American institutions — what it means for jobs, power, and everyday life.

The Washington Post Oct. 2022 – Jan. 2026 · New York

Writer, The Tech Friend Newsletter

I helped develop and launch an online and email newsletter guiding readers through personal technology with clarity and skepticism of tech-speak. The email edition achieved one of the Post's highest open rates.

The New York Times Jan. 2020 – Sept. 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 Oct. 2015 – Jan. 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 – Oct. 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 and I care about how technology and our use of it shapes the world we live in — in both seen and unseen ways.

I'm a sucker for data nerdery and in my spare time I enjoy bird watching and exploring New York City by bicycle.

Contact

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