Brian X. Chen

Brian X. Chen

@brianx.bsky.social

New York Times tech columnist, dog photographer, recovering bagel addict

7,290 Followers 40 Following 10 Posts Joined Apr 2023
5 months ago
Preview
Apple’s New AirPods Offer Impressive Language Translation The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives.

Apple’s new AirPods are one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives, Brian X. Chen, who covers consumer technology for The New York Times, writes. nyti.ms/41Uy3zC

42 10 9 5
6 months ago
Preview
Inside the Democrats’ Campaign Spam Machine KQED's Forum · Episode

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

@stanford.edu's @adambonica.bsky.social and @nytimes.com's @brianx.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about the system behind campaign fundraising texts, how it works, who profits and why changes could be on the horizon.

🔗: buff.ly/Xe6KY5N

0 3 0 0
7 months ago
Preview
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.

Parents have debated the risks and benefits of publishing pictures of their children online for decades. But with A.I. apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, “sharenting” is far riskier than it was just a few years ago, the columnist Brian X. Chen writes.

74 33 11 5
9 months ago

Tech execs could teach a masterclass on weak writing. It’s not enough to call an operating system powerful; instead, they have to say it’s “stunningly powerful.” Stunningly replaces shockingly as the adverb that only techies use. “Magical” has yet to be dethroned by another meaningless adjective

2 0 2 0
10 months ago

Last of Us Season 2 is some of the best television to air since Breaking Bad. Just phenomenal. We’re only on episode 2 and the show has already exceeded the game in terms of storytelling.

9 0 0 1
11 months ago

Well, that was definitely the weakest season of White Lotus. The next (and hopefully final) season should be about the PR team for the hotel franchise.

6 0 0 0
11 months ago

Given recent events, now is the best time to watch Princess Mononoke remastered in 4K on IMAX. Saw it last night and it was absolutely stunning even though I’d seen the movie at least a dozen times.

3 1 0 0
11 months ago
Preview
The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most (Gift Article) The Snoo. The Nanit. The Hatch Rest. Many lists of baby gear mandate certain items, but our columnist wondered if it would be better to chuck those lists out.

I’m back from paternity leave! My column this week is about “best baby gear” lists and how we should ignore them because there is no best baby gear www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/t...

9 0 1 0
1 year ago

the CDC should add “can dial 911 on dad’s Apple Watch” to the list of developmental milestones for 8-month-old infants

3 0 0 0
1 year ago
Preview
1 Dead and Dozens Ill in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots The outbreak, which has sickened nearly 40 people, has been tied to multiple brands of recalled organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, officials said.

Add me to the list of people who got food poisoning recently from these organic carrots www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/w... I’m mostly disappointed because carrots are the least exciting snack to get sick over

22 1 2 0
1 year ago

Is this place suddenly cool? Just noticed the influx of new followers.

18 0 3 0
2 years ago
Post image

Our corgi Max is so devious about getting double breakfasts that I had to resort to sending this photo to my wife each morning

13 0 0 0
2 years ago
Post image

Italian restaurant gave the dogs meatballs and their minds were blown

25 1 4 0