Emilia David
@miyadavid.bsky.social
Senior AI Reporter at @venturebeat.com | Previously at The Verge, Insider, Venture Capital Journal, WatersTechnology | she/her | Always forgets this account exists
Nothing quite like taking a bite of your first meal of the day, then getting hit with a surprise embargo lifting in an hour and a half. I just want to enjoy my popcorn chicken
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nothing quite like taking a bite of your first meal of the day, then getting hit with a surprise embargo lifting in an hour and a half. I just want to enjoy my popcorn chicken
Not for nothing, but my lease renewal is coming up in a few months, and it's going to hit different
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Not for nothing, but my lease renewal is coming up in a few months, and it's going to hit different
Unfortunately, Phoebe Bridgers is not a match for the construction sounds happening somewhere in my building
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Unfortunately, Phoebe Bridgers is not a match for the construction sounds happening somewhere in my building
I spent almost two hours giving paperwork and my fingerprints for a visa application, reminding me that despite being a permanent resident, my passport remains 79th in the passport power ranking
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I spent almost two hours giving paperwork and my fingerprints for a visa application, reminding me that despite being a permanent resident, my passport remains 79th in the passport power ranking
I will die for Mico, but Clippy can go DIAF
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I will die for Mico, but Clippy can go DIAF
Sorry, Atlas, as terrible as Chrome can be, I'm still not convinced I'd use Atlas beyond testing it for work
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sorry, Atlas, as terrible as Chrome can be, I'm still not convinced I'd use Atlas beyond testing it for work
Airlines would make a lot of money if they offered a ticket specific for people applying for a Schengen visa. Like a special price to create dummy tickets that can be converted to real flights for an additional fee
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Airlines would make a lot of money if they offered a ticket specific for people applying for a Schengen visa. Like a special price to create dummy tickets that can be converted to real flights for an additional fee
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, where people can "chat with the browser"
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October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, where people can "chat with the browser"
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Well, the VentureBeat site is part of the AWS outage so you might've missed this story from me today venturebeat.com/ai/claude-co...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Well, the VentureBeat site is part of the AWS outage so you might've missed this story from me today venturebeat.com/ai/claude-co...
For a hot sec there, NYT Games seemed to be a casualty of the AWS outage but Connections is working again so I guess all is right in the world...oh damn, fine, I guess I'll keep writing this embargo then
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For a hot sec there, NYT Games seemed to be a casualty of the AWS outage but Connections is working again so I guess all is right in the world...oh damn, fine, I guess I'll keep writing this embargo then
The AWS outage happened too early this Monday to actually be useful aka it would've been nice to push work back a few hours
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The AWS outage happened too early this Monday to actually be useful aka it would've been nice to push work back a few hours
Before I buy Ghost of Yotei, I decided to at least get halfway through Ghost of Tsushima since I couldn't devote time to it last year when I started. Oh dear, a mistake has been made because I cannot stop playing now
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Before I buy Ghost of Yotei, I decided to at least get halfway through Ghost of Tsushima since I couldn't devote time to it last year when I started. Oh dear, a mistake has been made because I cannot stop playing now
I am so sorry for whoever is borrowing Empire of AI from QPL right after me. But I've been reading it at the same time as Moderation and I plan on not returning it on its due date today
September 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am so sorry for whoever is borrowing Empire of AI from QPL right after me. But I've been reading it at the same time as Moderation and I plan on not returning it on its due date today
Have you ever procrastinated so hard that the next day you're completely overwhelmed because you have three stories to write, pitch another story and eat something to stay alive? Yeah, me today
September 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Have you ever procrastinated so hard that the next day you're completely overwhelmed because you have three stories to write, pitch another story and eat something to stay alive? Yeah, me today
FTC seeking information on "companion AI" platforms, but interestingly, Replit isn't part of the list?
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FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions
The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to seven companies that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots seeking information on how these firms measure, test, and monitor potentially nega
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September 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
FTC seeking information on "companion AI" platforms, but interestingly, Replit isn't part of the list?
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Excited to join @oregonstate.edu and learn more how robotics and AI for robotics is advancing
Next week @oregonstate.edu is excited to welcome 14 journalists to learn from top researchers during the 2025 Robotics and AI Media Fellowship: beav.es/NfA @dpeterschmidt.bsky.social @ianrosewrites.bsky.social @harrymccracken.com @smjyoti.bsky.social @rachelcourtland.com @miyadavid.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Excited to join @oregonstate.edu and learn more how robotics and AI for robotics is advancing
While I still like the name nanobanana, it is good that we finally know that the new image model making waves on social media is actually Gemini 2.5 Flash Image and not a small banana. I want a banana sundae now
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Gemini Nano Banana improves image editing consistency and control at scale for enterprises – but is not perfect
The long awaited image editing model nanobanana from Google, now renamed Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, has finally released to the public.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
While I still like the name nanobanana, it is good that we finally know that the new image model making waves on social media is actually Gemini 2.5 Flash Image and not a small banana. I want a banana sundae now
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Sourcing request: I'm writing a story about the rise of asynchronous coding agents, and looking for people who use them. Do you like Jules or Codex? Have these helped close more tickets? Or does it feel like they're still trying to find their footing? Let's chat at miya.david@venturebeat.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sourcing request: I'm writing a story about the rise of asynchronous coding agents, and looking for people who use them. Do you like Jules or Codex? Have these helped close more tickets? Or does it feel like they're still trying to find their footing? Let's chat at miya.david@venturebeat.com
It might be a bad idea to visit DC now, but this trip has been planned for a while now, and I didn't pay for the flexible cancellation on Amtrak. So uhhhhh gorram it
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It might be a bad idea to visit DC now, but this trip has been planned for a while now, and I didn't pay for the flexible cancellation on Amtrak. So uhhhhh gorram it
Once again, I am so sorry to my neighbors that I am blasting T Swift and singing ATWTVTMV at the top of my lungs. Blame her for never taking a break and releasing new content every six months (also sorry to my editors, it's taking twice as long to write, I take singing breaks)
August 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Once again, I am so sorry to my neighbors that I am blasting T Swift and singing ATWTVTMV at the top of my lungs. Blame her for never taking a break and releasing new content every six months (also sorry to my editors, it's taking twice as long to write, I take singing breaks)
Every OpenAI livestream, I get so distracted by the interior decorating choices they make. Like very beige millennial Scandi minimalism
August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Every OpenAI livestream, I get so distracted by the interior decorating choices they make. Like very beige millennial Scandi minimalism
Big week of AI model and product releases. Unfortunately, I let social media rabbit holes win these past few nights and I am very tired to keep up
August 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Big week of AI model and product releases. Unfortunately, I let social media rabbit holes win these past few nights and I am very tired to keep up
How did I manage to go to an office in the Financial District when I lived in Harlem five days a week, and now struggle just going from Queens to Midtown two days in a row?
July 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
How did I manage to go to an office in the Financial District when I lived in Harlem five days a week, and now struggle just going from Queens to Midtown two days in a row?
This has been my Fyre Festival this week, and the most mainstream enterprise tech has been in a while www.axios.com/2025/07/18/c...
Astronomer responds to Coldplay kiss cam scandal after over 24 hours of silence
The company's slow response created space for spoof accounts, phony statements and memes.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This has been my Fyre Festival this week, and the most mainstream enterprise tech has been in a while www.axios.com/2025/07/18/c...
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Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: ‘We’re friends with Anthropic again’
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into Windsurf
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July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This whole deal is a mess and a half venturebeat.com/programming-...