Jordan Novet
@jordannovet.bsky.social
Technology reporter @cnbc.com in San Francisco. jordan.novet@nbcuni.com
"Chateau Montelena’s website now is getting three times more traffic from AI chatbots than from Yelp." www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
Millennials and Gen Z are using AI for Napa winery recommendations. Is it any good?
Some wineries have been pleasantly surprised by how younger generations are using AI to plan trips to Wine Country.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Chateau Montelena’s website now is getting three times more traffic from AI chatbots than from Yelp." www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
"Less than half of current AI projects had generated more in returns than they had cost, respondents said." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ceos...
Exclusive | CEOs to Keep Spending on AI, Despite Spotty Returns
Teneo’s annual survey finds 68% of chief executives plan to increase AI spending in 2026.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Less than half of current AI projects had generated more in returns than they had cost, respondents said." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ceos...
"What was meant to be a reflective, thought-provoking discussion on slavery and human resilience was flattened into copy-paste commentary." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"What was meant to be a reflective, thought-provoking discussion on slavery and human resilience was flattened into copy-paste commentary." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
why did i ever get rid of my Game Gear www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
why did i ever get rid of my Game Gear www.bbc.com/news/article...
developers might be into Claude, but it's not a smash hit with teens www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
developers might be into Claude, but it's not a smash hit with teens www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
wonder if many countries will require US travelers to submit social media histories before visiting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
wonder if many countries will require US travelers to submit social media histories before visiting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
guessing it's a no for Aptos too
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
guessing it's a no for Aptos too
Reposted by Jordan Novet
A nice piece on algorithmic pricing worth your time.
A question I got frequently when I led BLS was why the agency went into stores and didn’t just collect prices online. My answer, “prices online are often different than in the store, so we do both” often surprised people.
A question I got frequently when I led BLS was why the agency went into stores and didn’t just collect prices online. My answer, “prices online are often different than in the store, so we do both” often surprised people.
Same product. Same store. Same time. But on Instacart, different customers may see different prices.
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A nice piece on algorithmic pricing worth your time.
A question I got frequently when I led BLS was why the agency went into stores and didn’t just collect prices online. My answer, “prices online are often different than in the store, so we do both” often surprised people.
A question I got frequently when I led BLS was why the agency went into stores and didn’t just collect prices online. My answer, “prices online are often different than in the store, so we do both” often surprised people.
"Shawn Arita, a senior research economist at North Dakota State University, estimates crop producers will lose between $35 billion and $43 billion on what they just harvested this fall, as the trade war with China is not their only problem." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Trump Promises Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Fallout From His Trade War
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Shawn Arita, a senior research economist at North Dakota State University, estimates crop producers will lose between $35 billion and $43 billion on what they just harvested this fall, as the trade war with China is not their only problem." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
"Born to a poor Polish-Jewish family in Toronto on Feb. 28, 1929, Frank Goldberg showed an aptitude from an early age for what would become his life’s craft. ... He adopted the new surname Gehry in an effort to avoid the antisemitism of postwar Los Angeles" www.wsj.com/style/design...
Frank Gehry, Architect Whose Eccentric Exteriors Earned Acclaim, Dies at 96
Postmodernist was hailed for designs of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Born to a poor Polish-Jewish family in Toronto on Feb. 28, 1929, Frank Goldberg showed an aptitude from an early age for what would become his life’s craft. ... He adopted the new surname Gehry in an effort to avoid the antisemitism of postwar Los Angeles" www.wsj.com/style/design...
something new in Salesforce earnings. the company hasn't renamed itself, but it did rename its subscription and support revenue categories
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
something new in Salesforce earnings. the company hasn't renamed itself, but it did rename its subscription and support revenue categories
honestly every AWS service needs a mascot
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
honestly every AWS service needs a mascot
leg day before going to Vegas for a conference? what was i thinking
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
leg day before going to Vegas for a conference? what was i thinking
"He has 708 tech investments, including at least 449 stakes in companies with ties to artificial intelligence that could be aided directly or indirectly by his policies, according to a New York Times analysis of his financial disclosures." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"He has 708 tech investments, including at least 449 stakes in companies with ties to artificial intelligence that could be aided directly or indirectly by his policies, according to a New York Times analysis of his financial disclosures." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
loved going to Tekserve
David Lerner, a true mensch, dies at 72. One of the founders of Tekserve, Manhattan Repair/Sales for Macs.
Reading thru the comments, what an incredible soul. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
Reading thru the comments, what an incredible soul. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
loved going to Tekserve
Reposted by Jordan Novet
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Tech giants are increasingly facing community backlash as they select places to build mammoth AI data centers.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
"The Times has uncovered nearly 50 cases of people having mental health crises during conversations with ChatGPT. Nine were hospitalized; three died." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"The Times has uncovered nearly 50 cases of people having mental health crises during conversations with ChatGPT. Nine were hospitalized; three died." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
"Epic Games shifted a $10 million Fortnite project to Google Cloud after AWS failed to provide enough quota for Bedrock, according to the document." www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-ca...
Amazon's AI capacity crunch and performance issues pushed customers to rivals including Google
Amazon is seeing huge demand for AI cloud services. Keeping up with this demand has been a challenge, though.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Epic Games shifted a $10 million Fortnite project to Google Cloud after AWS failed to provide enough quota for Bedrock, according to the document." www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-ca...
tens of billions in capex but they still keep showing you ads for products you've already purchased
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
tens of billions in capex but they still keep showing you ads for products you've already purchased
this website has got a way to go in the US www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
this website has got a way to go in the US www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
transfer of risk www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
transfer of risk www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jordan Novet
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Microsoft hearts Anthropic now
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Microsoft hearts Anthropic now
how long will it take for Anthropic to spend $30 billion on Azure
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
how long will it take for Anthropic to spend $30 billion on Azure