Ben Goggin
@bengoggin.bsky.social
deputy tech editor, NBC News — online investigations, extremism, child safety — tech/politics/culture
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https://linktr.ee/bengoggin
My newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/bgoggin
benjamin.goggin@nbcuni.com bgoggin@protonmail.com
Snowy Thanksgiving in Minnesota 🦃
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Snowy Thanksgiving in Minnesota 🦃
Really risking it all the be edgy… she opens the podcast by saying “I’m such a fan honestly”
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Really risking it all the be edgy… she opens the podcast by saying “I’m such a fan honestly”
If it took them this long to get ChatGPT to stop using em dashes, it definitely makes you wonder how long it will really take to address issues like encouraging suicide
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If it took them this long to get ChatGPT to stop using em dashes, it definitely makes you wonder how long it will really take to address issues like encouraging suicide
Going through old emails… we were talking about the same stuff 10 years ago
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Going through old emails… we were talking about the same stuff 10 years ago
House Dems release emails that seemingly show Epstein claiming Trump spent hours with victim at Epstein’s house.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
House Dems release emails that seemingly show Epstein claiming Trump spent hours with victim at Epstein’s house.
Debra Messing sharing CPAC posts is wild considering the Nazi presence at CPAC last year
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Debra Messing sharing CPAC posts is wild considering the Nazi presence at CPAC last year
My second New York City Marathon exceeded my expectations in every way.
What really made it for me this time was the community — met so many people that I only knew from online, or from phone interviews, and got so much support from complete strangers. It really gives me hope!
What really made it for me this time was the community — met so many people that I only knew from online, or from phone interviews, and got so much support from complete strangers. It really gives me hope!
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My second New York City Marathon exceeded my expectations in every way.
What really made it for me this time was the community — met so many people that I only knew from online, or from phone interviews, and got so much support from complete strangers. It really gives me hope!
What really made it for me this time was the community — met so many people that I only knew from online, or from phone interviews, and got so much support from complete strangers. It really gives me hope!
For interview requests, please reach out to my Ring doorbell
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October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For interview requests, please reach out to my Ring doorbell
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Niche fan communities will go wild for this list www.runnersworld.com/news/g691784...
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Niche fan communities will go wild for this list www.runnersworld.com/news/g691784...
Charlie Kirk being a Barb was not on my 2025 bingo card
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Charlie Kirk being a Barb was not on my 2025 bingo card
Ahead of Trump's pardon of Binance founder Chanpeng Zhao, Binance's newly hired lobbyist Charles McDowell met with the president and Trump Jr. at the Charlie Kirk medal of freedom ceremony.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ahead of Trump's pardon of Binance founder Chanpeng Zhao, Binance's newly hired lobbyist Charles McDowell met with the president and Trump Jr. at the Charlie Kirk medal of freedom ceremony.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/...
AWS outage added red bell pepper to my lunch 7 times
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
AWS outage added red bell pepper to my lunch 7 times
United Healthcare website also having issues
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
United Healthcare website also having issues
AWS outage seemingly takes down Medicare website during open enrollment...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AWS outage seemingly takes down Medicare website during open enrollment...
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Carb loading for the Twin Cities marathon on Sunday — got to try Diane’s Place, Food and Wine’s best restaurant of 2025. Was so good 🤤
October 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Carb loading for the Twin Cities marathon on Sunday — got to try Diane’s Place, Food and Wine’s best restaurant of 2025. Was so good 🤤
I feel like Brands will not be happy about Sora 2 lol
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I feel like Brands will not be happy about Sora 2 lol
Historic things happening on Sora
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Historic things happening on Sora
First thing I see when I open the Sora explore page? Tons of MLK Jr and JFK deepfakes 🤔
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
First thing I see when I open the Sora explore page? Tons of MLK Jr and JFK deepfakes 🤔
OpenAI’s Sora mascot is basically like Baby Yoda for Big AI. Reputation issue? Slap a cute thing on it!
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
OpenAI’s Sora mascot is basically like Baby Yoda for Big AI. Reputation issue? Slap a cute thing on it!
These Sketchers ads are not going over well with New York City subway riders
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
These Sketchers ads are not going over well with New York City subway riders