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Ben Goggin

Deputy Technology Editor

I'm an award-winning journalist covering technology and the internet at NBC News. In addition to overseeing the work of a team of reporters, my own reporting focuses on child safety online, internet subcultures, online extremism and new influence.

I'm an award-winning journalist covering technology and the internet at NBC News. In addition to overseeing the work of a team of reporters, my own reporting focuses on child safety online, internet subcultures, online extremism and new influence.


Latest from Ben Goggin

15d ago

Microsoft outage takes down Starbucks mobile ordering, causing chaos for baristas

An IT glitch affecting Microsoft cloud computing services around the world has also halted the ability to order Starbucks through its mobile app.

Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man

The man who authorities said attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania was a member of a local gun club and worked as a dietary aide at a nursing facility.
20d ago

Conspiracy theories about the Trump rally shooting flourish online

Conspiracy theories, false claims and unsupported assertions exploded online Saturday after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Fact-checking Biden and Trump's claims at the first debate

Trump made a series of misleading claims on topics ranging from Jan. 6 to terrorism to taxes at the first 2024 presidential debate, while Biden flubbed some facts.

OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot repeated a false claim about the presidential debate

Two of the most popular generative AI products, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, regurgitated false information about Thursday’s presidential debate just hours after it first appeared online and was debunked.

Trump quickly surpasses the Biden campaign on TikTok

In less than three days, Donald Trump’s TikTok account has far outpaced the Biden campaign's — an early indication of the strength of the former president's brand on the Gen Z-tailored social media platform.
72d ago

A Tesla owner says his car’s ‘self-driving’ technology failed to detect a moving train ahead of a crash caught on camera

A Tesla car in Full-Self Driving mode appeared to fail to detect a moving train and stop on its own, ahead of a chaotic accident caught on video.
76d ago

Airbnb carbon monoxide detector mandate would be 'very hard,' CEO says

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company is working to address customer complaints and safety issues but that there are limitations on what it can do to keep customers safe from issues like carbon monoxide poisoning.
103d ago

Did TikTok videos inspire a teen’s suicide? His mom says she found graphic evidence

Months after Jennie DeSerio’s son died by suicide, she picked up his phone and went through his TikTok account. The content he'd been served horrified her.
127d ago

Big Tech companies reveal trust and safety cuts in disclosures to Senate Judiciary Committee

In new disclosures to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Big Tech companies revealed the details around deep cuts made to trust and safety departments across the industry in recent years.