Mat Honan ✅
@mathonan.com
Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
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In 2021, I reported on an internal meeting at Facebook about discussions to put facial recognition on new smartglasses. One of their execs complained about the coverage and said the co would have a "very public discussion" about the tech.
They never did. And now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
They never did. And now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
In 2021, I reported on an internal meeting at Facebook about discussions to put facial recognition on new smartglasses. One of their execs complained about the coverage and said the co would have a "very public discussion" about the tech.
They never did. And now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
They never did. And now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
I feel like I should get out ahead of this episode to note that I regret my actions and have nothing but respect for the startup community. It was wrong of me to attempt to sabotage @evrat.bsky.social's startup and I won't do it again
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Bonus Episode: Kyle vs. the World
Podcast Episode · Shell Game · S2, E9 Bonus · 37m
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February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I feel like I should get out ahead of this episode to note that I regret my actions and have nothing but respect for the startup community. It was wrong of me to attempt to sabotage @evrat.bsky.social's startup and I won't do it again
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
Just gonna go out on a limb here and speculate that the institution could, in fact, have a better owner.
Days after overseeing cuts to a third of the Washington Post’s newsroom, Publisher Will Lewis announces he’s stepping down
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Just gonna go out on a limb here and speculate that the institution could, in fact, have a better owner.
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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hallo, I am hiring again! - SF Digital Services is looking for a new Engineering Director careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374...
This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
Engineering Director - Digital Services (0932)
The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco. The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Visio...
careers.sf.gov
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
hallo, I am hiring again! - SF Digital Services is looking for a new Engineering Director careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374...
This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
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* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW PRESSURE ACROSS RETAIL MERCHANT PORTFOLIO, PARTICULARLY AMONG LOWER AND MIDDLE-INCOME CONSUMERS
* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW DECELERATION IN SEVERAL HIGH-GROWTH VERTICALS, SPECIFICALLY IN TRAVEL, TICKETING, CRYPTO, AND GAMING IN Q4
@reuters.com #$PYPL
* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW DECELERATION IN SEVERAL HIGH-GROWTH VERTICALS, SPECIFICALLY IN TRAVEL, TICKETING, CRYPTO, AND GAMING IN Q4
@reuters.com #$PYPL
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW PRESSURE ACROSS RETAIL MERCHANT PORTFOLIO, PARTICULARLY AMONG LOWER AND MIDDLE-INCOME CONSUMERS
* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW DECELERATION IN SEVERAL HIGH-GROWTH VERTICALS, SPECIFICALLY IN TRAVEL, TICKETING, CRYPTO, AND GAMING IN Q4
@reuters.com #$PYPL
* PAYPAL CFO SAYS SAW DECELERATION IN SEVERAL HIGH-GROWTH VERTICALS, SPECIFICALLY IN TRAVEL, TICKETING, CRYPTO, AND GAMING IN Q4
@reuters.com #$PYPL
I l u npr but gtfo of here with this question
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I l u npr but gtfo of here with this question
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While AI is all over the stages at Davos, Trump is dominating the side conversations.
All anyone wants to talk about at Davos is AI and Donald Trump
While AI is all over the stages, Trump is dominating the side conversations.
www.technologyreview.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
While AI is all over the stages at Davos, Trump is dominating the side conversations.
This is incredible
it should not surprise anybody who follows my work that I wrote a bunch more songs last year. (Peter Balkan was written in 2024.) Here's one we're releasing early in honor of Bob Weir. Enjoy -- we're donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society. themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/track/going-...
Going to Fennario, by the Mountain Goats
track by the Mountain Goats
themountaingoats.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is incredible
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“Emergency workers found Renee Good with an irregular pulse after they removed her from her vehicle, and shortly after, she had no pulse, according to an incident report from the Minneapolis Fire Department.”
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
“Emergency workers found Renee Good with an irregular pulse after they removed her from her vehicle, and shortly after, she had no pulse, according to an incident report from the Minneapolis Fire Department.”
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
This is the Ted Cruz-iest Ted Cruzing paragraph I think I’ve ever read
(Via www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...)
(Via www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...)
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is the Ted Cruz-iest Ted Cruzing paragraph I think I’ve ever read
(Via www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...)
(Via www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...)
I wrote about hyper scale AI data centers for our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, why they are so amazing, and why everyone hates them
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/14/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/14/1...
Data centers are amazing. Everyone hates them.
In these politically divisive times, there’s one thing we all agree on—we don’t want a giant data center in our backyard.
www.technologyreview.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I wrote about hyper scale AI data centers for our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, why they are so amazing, and why everyone hates them
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/14/1...
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Think you have to retire the phrase “immigration crackdown” when every major violent spectacle — at least those the news is choosing to highlight — involve US citizens screaming “Check my ID!”
As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents, business owners and immigrant workers. trib.al/zVm2mk5
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Think you have to retire the phrase “immigration crackdown” when every major violent spectacle — at least those the news is choosing to highlight — involve US citizens screaming “Check my ID!”
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welcome to the cbs evening new
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
welcome to the cbs evening new
Hopefully if we continue to fervently beat on it, this dead horse is going to get up and ride again.
sfstandard.com/2026/01/12/r...
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City Hall’s plan to reopen the Great Highway to cars is looking bad
Tuesday is the deadline for Supervisor Alan Wong to formally introduce his proposal, but he appears to be struggling to line up enough support.
sfstandard.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Hopefully if we continue to fervently beat on it, this dead horse is going to get up and ride again.
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In the early days of the pandemic my older kid got into the Grateful Dead. In 2021 we went to see Dead & Co. at the Hollywood Bowl. I have so many good memories of Dead shows dating back to when I was a teenager, but that was maybe my favorite. I loved getting to share that with my kid. RIP Bob Weir
January 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
In the early days of the pandemic my older kid got into the Grateful Dead. In 2021 we went to see Dead & Co. at the Hollywood Bowl. I have so many good memories of Dead shows dating back to when I was a teenager, but that was maybe my favorite. I loved getting to share that with my kid. RIP Bob Weir
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In the video in the post, you can see that the officer can clearly get out of the way of the vehicle, at first doesn't, pulls his firearm and continues to shoot as the driver has already driven past him. bsky.app/profile/bnon...
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In the video in the post, you can see that the officer can clearly get out of the way of the vehicle, at first doesn't, pulls his firearm and continues to shoot as the driver has already driven past him. bsky.app/profile/bnon...
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NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
Important news out of the Midwest from @ceodonovan.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Technology can’t kill this popular Midwestern bar game
Pull tabs, legal in Minnesota and a few other states, have been a cherished Midwestern tradition for nearly 50 years.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Important news out of the Midwest from @ceodonovan.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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every part of this video needs to be saved on a radiation-proof thumb drive for future civilizations to study the end-stage humanity experiment
Kick streamer Clavicular banned from platform after running over a person lying on his Cybertruck.
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
every part of this video needs to be saved on a radiation-proof thumb drive for future civilizations to study the end-stage humanity experiment
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
It’s @antonioregalado.bsky.social’s annual Worst Tech of the year list. Cornucopia of options in 2025.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
The Cybertruck, sycophantic AI, and humanoid robots all made this year’s list of the biggest technology failures.
www.technologyreview.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It’s @antonioregalado.bsky.social’s annual Worst Tech of the year list. Cornucopia of options in 2025.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...