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Maya Chen
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Maya Chen

Senior Technology Correspondent · @mayachen
Maya covers artificial intelligence, developer tools, and the economics of software. Previously a machine learning engineer, she writes about technology from the inside out, more interested in how systems work than in how they're marketed. Her reporting focuses on the gap between AI hype and AI reality.

Stories by Maya

Technology

The Quiet Revolution in Small AI Models

Technology

The Friend Graph Problem Nobody Solved

Business

Ad Networks Ranked: What Pays Publishers in 2026

Opinion

Scale Is Not a Strategy

Science

CRISPR Cures Are Going Mainstream. The Price Tag Is the Problem.

Technology

The Battery Breakthrough That Changes Everything About EVs

Technology

Inside the Ransomware Economy: A $20 Billion Criminal Industry

Culture

AI Tutors Are in Classrooms Now. Teachers Have Opinions.

Technology

Passkeys Are Replacing Passwords. Here Is What Changes for You.

Technology

GPT-6 Doesn't Answer Questions Anymore. It Builds You Tools.

Technology

OpenAI Published 722 Math Papers in One Day. 25 Medalists Are Pushing Back.

Technology

Microsoft's $2,599 AI PC Bets You'll Pay Double to Run AI Locally

Technology

The AI Agent Workforce Has Arrived. Companies Are Hiring Software Instead of People.

Science

The Longevity Bet: Why Billions Are Flowing Into Reversing Aging

Technology

Your Encrypted Data Is Being Stockpiled for the Quantum Future

Technology

The Internet's Master Key Changes Tomorrow. Almost Nobody Will Notice, and That Is the Point.

Science

A Millisecond Flash From the Young Universe Just Doubled the Fast Radio Burst Distance Record

Technology

Anthropic's AI Filed a False Homicide Tip. It Took Two Months to Notice.

Technology

Your AI Agent Needs a Handshake. Meta and Sierra Just Proposed One.

Science

Seven Light-Years Away, a Failed Star Has Weather. Webb Just Watched It Change.

Technology

Qualcomm Just Agreed to Pay Huawei. The Patent Balance of Power Flipped.